Would Harvard Take Someone Like Me?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Can anyone assess my honest chances of getting into schools such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn, Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins and Ohio State? I think my list may include to many schools where I have no chance. </p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT 2: 720 Lit, 740 Bio, and the next one coming up
Rank:13/485
GPA: 3.88 UW 5.55 W
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Took 11 APs: English Lang,English Lit, Art History, Comp Sci A, Chemistry, US History, Physics B, Calculus AB, European History, Biology, Comp Sci AB
Work Experience: I worked at Wal mart for two summers</p>

<p>My Ecs: Soccer (9th-10th)
Debate (10-12th)
Tuba Player (9th-12th)
Research (9th-11th)-I worked independently on various things but my most recent one (and most successful involved studying how ionizing radiation affects the length of telomeres of Arabidopsis during DNA replication.</p>

<p>Soccer:
3rd Place in district
1st Place in district</p>

<p>Science Awards</p>

<p>Outstanding Science student in School District x 3
My research was published in Dynamic Patterns of Research-an amateur science journal
5th Place in American Institute of Biosciences Competition -Regional
Genzyme Corporation Research Award
3rd Place Cleveland Science Fair</p>

<p>Tuba
9th
Cleveland Musical Showcase Outstanding in Division Award
Outstanding Tuba Performance x 2
Orlando Musical Showcase Participant</p>

<p>CX and Congress</p>

<p>10th
Qualified for state in CX debate x 2
My team got 4th at the state competition
1st place Ohio State University Forensic Tournament
National Forensic League Distinction Honor
State Quarterfinalist in Congress
4rd Place in District for Congress
5th Place District in congress
National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor</p>

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<p>You have really solid stats…especially all that science nonsense (I only say that because I’m hopeless at science, but thats awesome! Good work :))</p>

<p>Anyways here you go:
Harvard, Yale, Princeton…got a shot, but reach…I definitely wouldn’t say these are no-chance schools, especially with your independent research. A 34 is pretty darn good also.
Columbia…high match
UPenn…high match
Duke…match, probably in
Cornell…match
Johns Hopkins…match, good shot
Ohio State…in</p>

<p>Chance me back if you get a chance: [thread=832526]Chances for Ivies, LACs, and Bears, oh my! [/thread]</p>

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<p>John Hopkins-match/low reach
Ohio State-in
all the Ivies- reach (sorry I need to go to sleep now, I’ll think about it tomorrow when I have time.)</p>

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<p>I don’t think I should chance other people, I mean I am not experienced enough to even assess my own chances.</p>