<p>Hey so I am mostly looking for an answer to whether or not I am on the right track for getting into ivy leagues and other schools near that quality (I'm especially interested in Harvey Mudd and Stanford on the west coast). Currently I am only a sophomore, so I know a lot can change, but from what I will say do you think I have an ok chance and if not what areas do I need to improve on and what types of schools should I be applying too? (These are quite realistic predictions)
Weighted is in brackets
•Freshman unweighted 3.5(3.5)
•Sophomore unweighted 3.7(4.1)
•Predicted Junior UW 3.7 (4.3)
•Predicted Senior UW 3.7 (4.5)
•Predicted 11 AP's throughout
•I got an 1850 on the sat when I took it in eigth grade so when I take it as a junior I expect to get around 2300
•Possible Hispanic national merit but I'm not sure
•150 community service hours by the time I graduate doing daily house building for the poor in Mexico (15 min away from me)
•part of Model United Nations club at school that always goes to state, possible officer by senior year
• part of future world problem solvers club that wins state and goes to nationals every year, likely officer by senior year
•I play academy soccer, basically breeded to go pro practicing 22 hours a week and I might be able to play d1 college soccer but for the sake of this let's say I get injured by the end of highschool
•I go to one of the top 3 highschools in Southern California and one of the best in the country
•Legacy at Stanford </p>
<p>With all of this, which is quite likely except possibly Hispanic national merit scholar and d1 soccer, what are my chancesof getting into ivy level schools specifically Stanford? What do I need to add or do differently? If I don't have a big chance with the ivy's, what is the level of schools that I should be applying to and what are some good examples?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Also I forgot to say I am positive that I want my undergrad degree in either chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or a type of engineering. I have experience interning at a scrips research lab doing work in the field of biochemistry</p>
<p>Also something that could effect it, I am only in the top 20% or so of my class I don’t know the exact number but this is about it… It is quite hard to get top 5% in my class as I would say about 15-20% of kids go to ivy, Stanford, or similar schools</p>
<p>Too early to tell. don’t predict, just spend your time studying. </p>
<p>Yes thank you for replying I know it is quite early but I am fairly certain that these are around what my achievements will be… and I am wondering what to expect if I graduate on my expected path</p>
<p>Your SAT is something you should probably increase. Saying you got an 1850 in 8th grade so a 2300+ is justified when you’re a junior is misguided. It is extremely difficult to get 2300+. Its not impossible, but hard. Your score will only get higher if you spend time trying to improve your scores. Many people spend months on SAT studying and get only a 10 point increase, others spend the same time and increase their score by 200+. That being said, a 450+ increase is incredibly difficult. </p>
<p>Same for Hispanic National Merit, getting whatever required on the PSAT isn’t an easy task. PSAT and SAT scores are generally pretty close (PSAT*10 = SAT, SAT/10 = PSAT). So based on your score, you should expect a 185-200. AFAIK, California’s scores are generally much higher than the national scores for things like National Merit. That being said, your URM status will benefit your admissions chances, but they aren’t automatic acceptances. </p>
<p>In the end, based on your current stats, you’d have a low chance of acceptance (SAT score is holding you back). You still have time, so study up! </p>
<p>it’s impossible to predict, anything can happen. i remember my freshman year, i had my entire life planned out. things come up. things change. work hard, stay focused on your goals. even if everything goes as planned, nothing is guaranteed.</p>
<p>Don’t count your chickens:
Based on our son’s experience, it’s a crapshoot for you because you are predicting grades and scores. You don’t actually have the scores and grades to ask for chancing. For our son, this is what happened.
Stanford legacy: waitlisted then rejected
NM Winner-$2500 per year, with a score of 2370. It’s not that easy to get a high score on the SAT.
NHRProgram Scholar, not one cent in funding, paper fluff
Eagle Scout, winner of various private monetary awards (none for being URM)
URM-didn’t help one bit-You’re in California right? Have you not noticed any other Hispanic kids around that are athletes and in the top 5% of the class? It’s not that big a deal in California to be a URM. Everyone is marking “hispanic” category.<br>
State senator’s awards for academics, Scouts, athletics, ad nauseum.
Why are you so dead set on only applying for the ivies?</p>
<p>Yes this is very true that nothing can be sure since there is still so much left for me to do. But as for SAT I mean I would think it would improve significantly from middle school. At least a bit. When I took it then I hardly even knew a lot of the math formulae that is needed to calculate certain things that I know now. Also a lot of the vocabulary was unfamiliar then, and I have studied quite a fair bit, I took the PSAT about three weeks ago that my school offered and I would be surprised by anything lower than a 2150. Next year I take the PSAT for real. In my mind the thing holding me back is my GPA, unweighted it’s only a 3.7 so far and I couldn’t see it improving much more. Weighted I could easily pull it up to a 4.3 or 4.4 but I’m worried this is still not enough. If I shouldn’t be considering ivy’s, what types of schools should I be considering? </p>