<p>Yeah, but knowing your region is quite helpful. e.g. Those stats from North Dakota would make an auto-admit no matter what while being from say NYC or Bay Area Cali would definitely make it not an Auto-Admit.</p>
<p>Hm, Southern California Right? We'll be in the same pool then.</p>
<p>and any place in Cali, even with those stats, is not an auto-admit. You got as good a chance as any though.</p>
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<p>I'm sorry to you, dashboard, since I'm about to blast chance threads in general and I do not mean to blast you personally and specifically, except when I actually do.</p>
<p>Chances threads for high tier schools are absolutely pointless, unless you have a 0.0 GPA and 600 SAT score and are therefore an auto-reject. When your stats are good (and yours are basically perfect), why do you need to ask what your chances are? Your chances are the same as everyone else's and no one on this board knows for sure what that is. So basically all you're getting is a bunch of people who are or were in the same situation as you telling you what they think and what they think doesn't matter since they aren't in admissions.</p>
<p>You're going to apply anyways I assume so it doesn't matter what your chances are, or what we think your chances are. It's not like you're going to say, "Oh, I have perfect scores, grades, great ECs, and presumably good essays, but I'm not going to apply because drbigboyjoe said I didn't have a shot." And if you do say that, then you probably should not have applied anyways. So basically, these threads become obnoxious because all people are really looking for is reassurance that they're good enough. You don't need reassurance from other people. You can give it to yourself (or at the very least, your parents can).</p>
<p>To answer you specifically: your chances? Who knows.
How can you improve? You can't... just keep doing what you're doing.
Are your stats enough? It's all you can do. If you don't get in, there's nothing you could have really done differently.</p>
<p>dashboard -- Why don't you try thinking about what people are telling you before you react defensively?</p>
<p>No, your stats alone are not enough to get you in at Yale, Harvard, or a few other colleges. They are enough to get you in almost anywhere else. They are enough to let you go to college for free at a lot of places, even if you could afford it.</p>
<p>Your stats plus your ethnic background also probably aren't enough, but I suspect they get you a lot closer. You have also done the kinds of things that high-achieving high school students do. You are not going to have trouble being accepted to any number of great colleges. You know that already.</p>
<p>So what can you do to improve your chances at the handful of schools where they aren't already 100%? Just what people said: forget your stats, forget your resume. Concentrate on who you are, really, and what exactly you want. And then on how to communicate that effectively. YOU will be choosing among colleges, so do some work and make some choices, and then communicate why you made that choice. It will be very effective if you do it well. </p>
<p>Those things were completely missing from your posts here, which provoked a completely predictable negative response. Also, get your recommendations lined up, and make certain they will be from people who really like you, and won't describe you as arrogant or grade-grubby. Your recommenders should know what your goals are and what your thinking is, so that the story they tell is consistent with the rest of your application.</p>
<p>Finally, learn to tread a little more lightly. This admissions stuff is serious, and makes people anxious and crazy. It's easy for students to feel inadequate and threatened. It doesn't help when some kid who has EVERYTHING going for her goes "Me! Me! Me! Me! Pay attention to me!" It's insensitive, and a little arrogant, and people getting a whiff of those qualities in you would be one of the top reasons why Yale could reject you despite all your advantages.</p>
<p>drbigboyjoe right on!</p>
<p>dashboard,</p>
<p>i didnt mean to harass you, but you asked for opinions and i presented mine. (it's hard to convey tone online, but i'm saying this nicely in my mind as i type it, fwiw)</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>drbigboyjoe,
i completely agree with you, although I just did one and it sounds insanely hypocritical. Chances threads are super-pointless, but so are a lot of things in life, such as love, school, and ivy-league. But why do we pursue them? Who knows.
And as for me, i know it doesn't help that I'm not only from a uber-competitive school in SoCal (where I know at least 20 ppl apply to H each year) but also that I'm Azn. Guess I'll rely on luck now, or that I miraculously win the IMO this year.
How's the Bengali cultural scene at Yale?</p>
<p>Did you just compare love and education to a chance thread? Is this for real? This site can be infuriating and I think this thread exemplifies why.</p>
<p>^Okay, fine, education isn't pointless. I was only responding to a poster who responded on my thread that chance threads were pointless, and tried to illustrate that other things in life are pointless, too (I didn't necessarily mean it was those things that I listed...you took me WAY too literally, dude) :)</p>
<p>Don't apply this year. Apply next year. Full 4 yrs high school looks better. Plus, this year will have more applicants. You will have higher chances for next year and likewise I will have higher chances this year.</p>
<p>dashboard - what school are you from? I'm curious as Most of the famous schools in Cali are Bay Area ish. I don't hear of many from SoCal.</p>
<p>OneKing: Think a little bit, why don't you? There are lots of rich, smart people in Los Angeles -- as many or more as there are in the Bay Area. Lots of them came from the East, and went to prestigious colleges. Do you think that they're not sending their kids to high-powered schools?</p>
<p>JHS- That's quite a rude comment. I know there are lots of rich, smart people in LA, although I would beg to differ about whether LA has as many or more than the entire Bay Area. Where is your proof that a lot of them came from the East? There are more Hispanics in LA than there are Caucasians. I suppose one must assume that the Hispanics originate on the East Coast of America, I presume. I'm merely curious over what supposedly extremely prestigious school she supposedly went to. I meant to say that most of the famous schools I have heard of are in the Bay Area. I would like to know what they are in SoCal.</p>
<p>OneKing: Gracious, I never said my school was "extremely prestigious." I live in a university town, and as you can imagine, there are many Azns who decide to apply to top-tier schools each year. Some have good stats, others don't. We're not Monta Vista High School, if that's what you're asking.</p>
<p>Oops, sorry. My mistake.</p>
<p>i have a question- how is your gpa 4.0/4.73? i dont doubt you're number one, but it just seems a little peculiar.</p>
<p>class of '10? nah, dont bother applying :)</p>
<p>van_sant: I wasn't thinking about applying. I haven't accomplished enough yet.
Oh, and as for my GPA, I don't see why that's peculiar. Often the vals at my school end up with 4.8 GPAs by the time they graduate.</p>
<p>i think van_sant might think that the GPA is 4.0 out of 4.73. The OP meant a 4.0 UW, 4.73 W.</p>
<p>My friends, I sense a lot of tension on this thread! Rude comments; excessively pointless attention to small, minor details- in this case, someone reads something and attacks dashboard; etc. I think that what she is asking is perfectly legit. I think you are doing very well, and I hope you have success. And a side note: As an unbiased viewer, I think that lots of the attacks and unkind comments made towards dashboard were uncalled-for and somewhat rude, and sounded like they were meant in just the way. Only my opinion though :D</p>
<p>Dashboard, you are hilarious. I don't even know what to say to you</p>