Am I Ivy League Material?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying to two ivy's (Brown, Dartmouth) and am curious about this because it's a longshot. What do you all think, since most people in my community think that I have a good shot for some reason? I want the bias to no longer be there.</p>

<p>Info:
Low-income
Hispanic
First in Family to go to College</p>

<p>Academics:
Weighted GPA: 4.03
Unweighted GPA: 3.69
GPA 3.3 my first semester freshmen year, but has been rising over time. GPA went from a 4.5 to a 4.1 my Junior year, though, because of an overwhelming amount of extracerriculars.</p>

<p>AP's:
AP Euro 10th grade: 4
AP English 11th grade: 5
AP US History 11th grade: 5
AP Biology 11th grade: 3
AP Government 12th grade
AP Physics 1 12th grade
AP Calculus AB 12th grade
AP Psychology 12th grade
AP Macroeconomics (Test only, self studying)</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT 2030 highest score, the following are both scores (CR: 640, 620/ Math: 710, 750/ Writing: 600, 660)
SAT Math 1: 620
SAT Bio Molecular: 600
SAT Math 2 Pending
SAT Bio Ecological Pending
SAT
ACT: 32 highest score, the following are both scores (CR: 32, 33/ Math: 33, 31/ Writing: 32, 33/ Science: 32, 33)</p>

<p>Honors:
1. Principal Honor Roll, 10-11
2. Tiger Woods Foundation OC-CAN Scholar, 11, 12, Post-graduate
3. Top 8 from Anaheim High in Local Chemist Olympiad Competition, 10
4. AP Scholar with Honor, 11
5. Finals - Track, Hurdles, for the 110 meters and 300 meters.9, 10.</p>

<p>Extracerriculars:
1. Bros, Bros is a brotherhood to send minority students to college. I have completed 125.5 community service (CS) hours in this club. Senior Rep 9-12
2. Project SAY, PSAY is meant to raise one's leadership skills.This includes public speaking, community service, and sports. I completed 37.5 CS hours in this club. 9-12
3. Raising Student Voices and Participation, Raising Student Voices & Participation has students host summits that involve the whole school to come up and plan a change for their campus. 11-12
4. UC Irvine Pre-Med Mentorship Program, It is meant to get students better acquainted with the health profession and to conduct research on a medical issue, where I chose anorexia. 11th grade
5. Orange County Community Congregation Organization, A non-profit who tries to raise the voter turnout among minorities who don't vote and who attempt to get legislation pass that would lead to more of a Democratic City/State. 12th Grade
6. National Honors Society-Treasurer, Event Planner, NHS serves to honor those students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship and service. I was Assistant Treasurer in 11th grade. 10-12
7. California Parks and Recreation Society, I provided a one hour presentation on stress and time management to a group of students and adults. 11th grade
8. ASB - Public Relations, Class of 2015 Treasurer, I was in charge of the supplies and advertisement. I was also in charge of all financial issues of Prom. I completed 32.5 CS hours in ASB.
9. Tiger Woods Foundation – OC-CAN Scholar, Scholar, A selective program for high-achieving students with an emphasis on college access and success. 11-12
10. California Scholarship Federation, CSF seeks to recognize students living in the state of California who possess high academic standards. 10-12</p>

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<p>Might be a longshot with SAT/ACT scores and GPA but Dartmouth is really the most unpredictable you might still get in there. @wencito</p>

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<p>Unlikely due to your low GPA and Test scores, but being a URM and a first gen college student definitely helps. Not to dishearten you (and not that this is an indicator of all admission results) but I was denied last year to Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Penn, Duke, Stanford and USC with a 3.75 GPA and a 2150 SAT.</p>

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<p>no… you’re mid-tier college material. You can probably get in to most state schools, but probably non of the top schools or Ivies…</p>

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<p>People on CC tend to overexagerate. Just look up the schools you want to attend and check their admission stats. Your SAT is very decent and your ACT is even Better. Ivies might be hard but you still have a good shot at other good schools. According to CC if you don’t have a 2380 SAT you suck, but when you realise admissions are holistic, and when you check out percentiles and admission stats you understand that’s not true. I’m not saying you’ll get into harvard, but i’m saying that most opinions on this forum are often unbalanced. Stay motivated.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>Thank you meriks for your words of encouragement. I’m aware of the insanity of CC. I didn’t actually think kids like these actually existed, but I got into a fly-in program for Amherst and met some of the kids like this. Kids who won state competitions, kids who had done internships under their mayor, kids who just seemed amazing. I remember a girl found out that she got a 2350 on the SAT and acted like it was no big deal.
But hey, I can only hope, right?</p>

<p>Thank you everyone else for your input!</p>

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<p>Anything is possible, but it is the longest of long shots. You have applied to a number of other schools, some of which match your stats and some of which your stats are on the high end, right?</p>