What are my chances?

yaintime21
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:10:33 +0000

ACT obviously needs some work, nice class rank and GPA though. But aim for a 34 to make the grades credible (some schools do grade inflation…).

And yeah, from what you listed the ECs seem a little weak. You say “significant ECs” though, which leads me to guess that you’re in some random clubs for breadth and you focus on your tennis/business/charity/music for depth. And, agreeing with Communist101, you really need some awards for music. Do you play music at school or just at home, as a hobby sorta thing? Also, you need to make it obvious that you, not your parents, established the business/charity. You’re applying for FA, which implies that your parents are probably working at their jobs, not making Johnny look good for Harvard. And if your business/charity has an income/donation that is substantial, then all the better.

Overall, I think Yale and Princeton and such are reaches, so be sure to have some safeties. jshain summed the whole thing up pretty nicely.

And thanks for chancing me…