Am I Aiming Too High??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I am a indian male currently wondering about my chances at:</p>

<p>UCLA
CAL
Stanford
MIT
Harvard
Yale</p>

<p>GPA:3.71
Weighted: 4.39</p>

<p>SAT: 1530
SAT II: Writing 740 Math IIC 800 Chem 800</p>

<p>Ive taken 11 APs</p>

<p>AP Calc Ab (5)
AP US history (5)
AP English (4)
AP CHem (5)
AP Psych (5)</p>

<p>Currently taking 6 APs</p>

<p>EC:
track 9-12
soccer: 9-10
cross coutnry: 11-12
MUN 9-12
President of Red Cross Club
AYSO Referee
Over 100 hours of community service
Scholar Athlete 9-12
Golden State High Honors Award for Algebra and Geometry</p>

<p>Solid essays and recs.</p>

<p>I appreciate your comments!</p>

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<p>Don't expect to get into all of those schools; no one ever knows if they're going to get into HYPSM. UCLA and Cal should be alright for you, however. Are you in-state for those two?</p>

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<p>Yeah i live in california</p>

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<p>any other comments?
PLEASE!</p>

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<p>wow, dang smartazz! u got sum good stats!</p>

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<p>Yeah I can't find any reason why you won't</p>

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<p>UCLA-match
CAL-match
Stanford-slight reach
MIT-reach
Harvard-reach
Yale-reach</p>

<p>the list is fine, just add some more safeties</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the comments.
Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I have a friend that has similar stats to you, his SAT is a little higher, and so is his GPA(at least unweighted) and he's applying to the same schools as you. I would say you have a good chance at all of the schools on your list.</p>

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<p>Here's the thing, there are alot of apps like you. So you might get in, but there is also a very strong likelihood you might not. I personally know 3 valedictorian 1600 apps who didnt get into any of those. Your ECs and GPA are good but not amazing. The good news, in the long run the other Ivies provide essentially the same grad placement, recruitment, and alumni networks and you have a better shot at them. I would make sure to apply to at least a few of the other Ivies, depending on what type of school you want. Also check out the LACs, Swat, Williams, Amherst. All of these schools are very different experiences than CAL and you should look into them.</p>

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<p>lakers1787:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match
UCB: Match
Stanford: Reach
MIT: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Yale: Reach</p>

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<p>What ivies would i have a better chance to get accepted?</p>

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<p>the rest of them (except princeton)</p>

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<p>There's nothing to keep you out of the Ivies and Stanford. It's just your job to show them why they should let you IN. I'd say, you'll get rejected from two of the four reaches, and accepted at two of the four, just a guess. I highly doubt that you'll get into all of them.</p>

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<p>ivies...theyre all different though, you should probably learn which you like before just applying for the name.</p>

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<p>no with a 1530 you should reach for community college.</p>

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<p>Definatly not MIT. 1530 is way too low. Try the SAT's again.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the comments!</p>

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<p>I actually have pretty much identical stats- same GPA, most of the same EC's, etc. As far as I can tell, your sports involvemet and AP scores should be a boost at the admissions table, but there is nothing especially brilliant about your record, which means schools like Harvard and MIT wont be especially excited. You wouldbe competitive at the UC's, and schools like Carleton, Swarthmore, Middlebury, etc.</p>

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<p>What type of brilliant stats are schools like MIT looking for?</p>