What are my chances of getting into these schools?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hey, I’m a junior in high school and the schools that I’m looking at are Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Duke, Emory, Dartmouth, and UPenn. I go to an independent school with 90 other kids in my grade, most of whom will be applying to the same schools I am. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Sex-female
Ethnicity-Chinese American
Location-Louisiana
GPA-4.17 (4 is an A and a 4.33 is an A+)
Rank-our school doesn’t rank</p>

<p>I haven’t taken the real SAT yet, but my practice SAT scores were around the 2200s…once, I got a 2320. Usually I get perfect/near perfect verbals and writings with math scores in the mid 700s. </p>

<p>Curriculum-our school offers APs and we are allowed to take as many as we can fit into our schedule, starting from junior year. Last year, as a sophomore, I was only allowed to take one AP, which was AP Euro. I also took Honors Chem and have been in the honors math track since seventh grade. I took Honors Pre-Cal last year (Honors Geometry as a freshman). My junior schedule is as follows:
English (our school doesn’t offer an AP English, but it is that in everything but name…I will also be taking the AP Literature exam)
AP US
AP French
Chinese III
Honors Calculus (I will have finished Calc BC and Physics BC by the time I graduate)
AP Bio
Choir (I will have been in the choir for six years by the time I graduate)
Beginning Dance</p>

<p>I have taught for the Breakthrough Collaborative since I was a freshman, tutoring on Wednesdays after school and teaching on Saturdays occasionally. (It’s a program that offers tutoring and classes to public school students)</p>

<p>I debate and have won awards at the local level and the state level. I devote most of my Saturdays to this, travelling to many places including Chicago. </p>

<p>I am a regular cast-member of a local television show and have been since I was a sophomore. I tape once a month. </p>

<p>I co-founded my school’s first GSA, which required me to defend the merits of the organization to the school Executive Committee. </p>

<p>I was in the cast of my school’s productions of Godspell and the Laramie Project. For the latter, I was able to work with the renowned artist-in-residence, Greg Pierotti. </p>

<p>I re-chartered Mu Alpha Theta for my school and am a member of Quiz Bowl. However, the clubs that I really display leadership in are the GSA and debate.</p>

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<p>Oh, I also forgot to mention that I volunteer at a hospital during the summers. I also go to debate camp. Next summer, I hope to return to camp and get a medical internship at the same hospital.</p>

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<p>Also, I have work experience in that I worked as a camp counselor at a summer camp freshman summer. How weak is this?</p>

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<p>I’ve gotten a French National Laureate medal and certificate every year since seventh grade. I’ve always placed in the top three nationally. I’ve been published every semester in our school’s literary magazine, which is the oldest magazine in the state, having been published annually since the early 1900s.</p>

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<p>I also forgot to mention NYU, UNC, and Georgetown as possible schools of interest.</p>

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<p>Harvard 35%, Yale 40%, Columbia 50%, Duke 55%, Emory Accepted, Dartmouth 50%, UPenn 55%, UNC 70%, Georgetown 65%.</p>

<p>NYU: Yuck not chancing worst school ever lol (terrrrible social life…my best friend went here this past year and HATED it…luckily is transferring to Emory)</p>

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<p>Would it help that, after Hurricane Katrina, I evacuated to Durham and lived there for five months? In terms of Duke, at least?</p>

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<p>^the fact that you were in DURHAM, itself, probably won’t help. but your experience could definitely be a telling one to the admissions officers :)</p>

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<p>Go to the very first post to see my view on affirmative action.</p>