<p>MrsHarvard, Please don’t lose sleep, because with your credentials, you will certainly be admitted to excellent schools. There are, however, many, many fine colleges and universities other than “HYPMS.”
Use what are probably your excellent research skills to discover some more options, instead of obsessing about a few places.</p>
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<p>My school send 1-2 people to the Ivies each year, but they aren’t exactly the valedictorians either. In fact, one person at my school last year got into Harvard with ~2000 SAT and was asian, which was extremely surprising. </p>
<p>And the only reason I’m only at the top 4% is because I had to go to Hong Kong for around a month because my father was about to pass away (and sadly he did end up dying…); I missed a whole bunch of stuff that first semester sophomore year because of that event (and not surprisingly, I also got my only Bs in my entire highschool life that semester.</p>
<p>Are my chances really bad now? You guys make it sound like I’m screwed already. I don’t want to live being a failure the rest of my life…</p>
<p>That’s extremely ignorant of you to say that you will be a failure in if you don’t go to HYPMS. There are no guarantees. You seem like the typical asian applicant, so like everyone else said, your chances don’t seem anywhere close to guaranteed.</p>
<p>Wow. Really?
I don’t want to live being a failure the rest of my life…</p>
<p>Seriously. Think about what you just said there. I don’t want to live being a failure the rest of my life… Meaning that not going to HYMPS. You just called 96-99% of people in the US failures. That sort of attitude will certainly will not get you into any of those schools.</p>
<p>When people say there are more than 5 good schools in the country, they mean it. Its not to demean you or anyone else.</p>
<p>You aren’t guaranteed anywhere. Get over it, apply and you’ll do fine. 3.9 UW is good to get into a lot of good schools. How do you know HYMPS is perfect for you? </p>
<p>I’m noticing an unfortunate negative trend in thinking HYMPS are the only places where you can get a good education. Get out of thinking/acting “normal” and just be yourself (and youll do great)</p>
<p>Mrs.H:</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your father. Your GC can explain your ‘grade drop’ which is positive.</p>
<p>There are a lot of schools that would LOVE to have a student with your test scores – and even pay big money for you/them, but HYSPM doesn’t much care once you get above 750. Test scores will not get you in, unlike many other countries. But again, even if you were Val/Sal, the odds are still long for HPSSM. In addition to gpa+test scores, successful applicants also have great ECs.</p>
<p>Also, are you an international? If so, that makes a difference as well.</p>
<p>The point really is, at those five schools everybody’s chances are bad. Lots of people have worse chances than you, but unless you’re Malia Obama, your chances as HYPMS are still not very good. (And Malia’s still too young to be a credible candidate quite yet.)</p>
<p>Like the others, I urge you to look at the scores of other top-notch colleges and universities in this country where you can get everything you can get at Princeton, except an orange-and-black muffler.</p>
<p>^Agreed. I know many people have been very harsh on this thread, but the reality is that when in comes to HYPSM, there are virtually no guarantees (unless you have some major hook, but how many of us have those anyways?). I will tell you that based on test scores and ECs alone, you do seem like a “qualified applicant” but then again, certainly not all qualified applicants end up getting accepted.
And just to reiterate, you are NOT a failure if you do not go to HYPSM. Don’t ever think that. There are many more top schools and always remember that success ultimately depends on YOU and what you choose to take out of the college that you do end up attending. That being said, I do wish you best of luck on college admissions next year!</p>
<p>There are no guarantees. Absent any other information other than what you provided, I would guess that you have between a 30% and 40% chance - that is a lot better than the vast majority. You have to write a great personal essay. A 2300+ will certainly get you a look, but what will they see when they look?</p>
<p>Try to relax and get some sleep - maybe go to a movie.</p>
<p>No guarantees. Don’t turn into one of those people (sounds like it’s a little late, though) who base their entire life around where they get into college. Time to face reality a bit.</p>
<p>True. Nothing is guaranteed at the top schools.</p>
<p>As the other users have said before, there is no “guarentee” unless you’re the president’s son or something along that vein lol. Your stats are amazing, but somewhat typical for HYPSMC sadly, and it’ll take more than test scores to get accepted. </p>
<p>Standardized test scores and GPA show the adcoms that you’re capable of success at their college. What you do with your life outside of academics shows them that you have something to bring to their university and makes them want to have you as a part of their student body. I guess what I’m saying is that if you’re trying to get into HYPSMC through academics alone, just don’t. It’s impossible. I daresay that ECs matter much more than academics when it comes to HYPSMC once you pass a certain threshold.</p>
<p>best of luck</p>
<p>Okay. So does a 30% chance at getting into at least one of the HYPMS sound realistic for me? I just want one number, one percentage I can hold on to, so that if I get rejected I won’t cry my tears out because i’ll be expecting it. Godd, i’m so stressed i’ve turned insane.</p>
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<p>Your odds for MIT in particular are pretty good, based on your SAT II scores. MIT strives to build a nearly gender-balanced class, but receives many more applications from males than females, so about 9% of the males get accepted and 17% of the females. With your strong scores, I’d put you at maybe a 40% acceptance chance just at MIT alone, assuming you have a strong math and science background in your high school classes. You might also consider CalTech, which is sometimes included in the extended HYPSMC group.</p>
<p>Overall, you’re probably 50-50.</p>
<p>Here are some great schools to consider that aren’t Ivies: (Not saying that you can’t get into Ivies, just saying, the competition is stiff, and these schools are great and they don’t have <10% admissions rates.</p>
<p>WashU
USC (you’d get good scholarship consideration here)
UCLA
Northwestern
UChicago
Duke
Georgetown
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>@OP: these colleges are also really great and prestigious, do some research and start to compile a college list together. You need reaches, matches, and safeties. Example=Syracuse University is a safety, USC is a match, and Harvard is a reach.</p>
<p>with those scores and GPA, without knowing anything else about your ECs, I can say that yes, you do have about 30% chance of getting into one of the five. but you know what, I also think you’re a ■■■■■.</p>
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<p>if you’re not, then I apologize. your posts just scream to me you’re the same type of person who come to CC during decision time to put up those “I’m Mexican/black/whatever and I got into harvard with a 1500 blah blah” kind of posts, MrsHarvard.</p>
<p>you have got great scores.just write an excellent essay and you will get in.</p>
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<p>In general, HYP prefers depth of involvement over *breadth[/]. So, 30% seems awfully high based on what little you posted.</p>
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<p>MrsHarvard, I advise you invest in the true purpose of an education and look beyond the name brand. In the end, an Ivy League undergraduate education isn’t going to define your path as much as what you put in will.</p>
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<p>some of the admitted are strong in the “depth” aspect while others are more on the “breadth” side. it’s not one way over the other really.</p>
<p>lol, am I still the only one who thinks the OP is a ■■■■■?</p>
<p>why am i a ■■■■■? on the previous post that you referenced to, i was just giving the OP advice: obviously a one time 2400 is better than a superscored 2400 (at least in my eyes). jesus.</p>