<p>I would say that you are on track for everything but the EC’s and the SAT scores. If you could incorporate your living experiences in different nations into your essays, it’d be killer. You should post your schedules from freshman/sophomore year so we can see the classes you took and the AP scores you got. Your ethnicity may help a little, but only a little.</p>
<p>Your “significant ECs” aren’t that spectacular. Anyone could just be in the club to put it on their essays, but unless those ECs gave you powerful moments that could be explained in your personal statement, I would try to work on that. I mean they are very good, but just not Ivy-league good. USC/UCLA/UCB seems like a good match for the track you are on now.</p>
<p>As for the SAT’s, don’t believe these people. I know the SAT was specifically designed to resist change in a student’s score, but at the end of my sophomore year I got a 1670 on the SAT I (while I was sick and right after AP week, but that shouldn’t matter too much), and four months later, I got a 2130 on the test. I still plan to retake for 2250+ though. Good luck and I’m sure you can do it!</p>
<p>Chance me too: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/963572-chance-average-asian.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/963572-chance-average-asian.html</a></p>
<p>Edit: as to IBfootballer’s latest post: he is right, I’ve seen very strong (as in incredibly strong) applicants turned away from the Ivies/MIT/CM, since these are reach schools for virtually anyone unless you are a complete god in a field. No high-end school is safe for anyone, ever. You might get lucky and get accepted to a few of those top ones, but UCLA/UCB/USC seem good for you if you don’t get accepted.</p>