Am I reaching too far?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, here are my stats so far:</p>

<p>GPA : 3.92 WGPA: 5.1
SAT : 2140 M:680 R:730 W:730 (11 on essay)
*ACT : 30 (should I even submit this??????)
SAT II : US History: 730 Literature: 690 (Hope to retake lit and break 700)
Rank: 22/716 (Almost top 3%; my school IS RIDICULOUSLY COMPETITIVE; Public school; Nationally ranked and known by Ivies for sure)
Info: White Hispanic Male from South Florida
AP : All 4's on APUSH, Human, World, Psych, Lang
Schedule:</p>

<p>Freshman:
-AP Human
-Bio Honors
-English I Honors
-Algebra II Honors
-Journalism
-PE (required by state)
-Spanish II</p>

<p>Sophomore:
-Trig Honors
-AP World
-English II Honors
-International Relations Honors
-Spanish III Honors
-Chemistry Honors
-Debate Honors</p>

<p>Junior:
-AP Psych
-APUSH
-Pre-Cal
-AP Physics
-AP Lang
-Spanish IV
-Contemporary Literature Honors</p>

<p>Senior:
-AP Gov
-AP Lit
-Astronomy Honors
-AP Spanish Lang
-AP Calc AB
-AP Stat
-Teacher's Assistant Honors</p>

<p>Clubs: SHS (Vice-President; member for 3 years), NHS (3 years), EHS (3 years), Debate Club (one year), Best Buddies (one year)
Sports: Varsity Track (four years), Cross Country (four years member and varsity two years and I will be CAPTAIN next year)
EC's: Piano for 10 years, Boys choir for 9 years (MANY Leadership spots held; Head Choir Boy, Full Chorister, Procter), Full Chorister for the choir (earned through a rigorous music theory course that is college-level)
Service: By deadlines I will have 800+ service hours, mostly accumulated by volunteering with the Boys choir, I typically proctor the younger boys, NHS caroling at Nursing Homes (Organized and ran by me), Special Needs Kids I visit with everyday, tutoring middle schoolers and high schoolers
Summer: I typically tour the world with the choir, performing at international venues (some community concerts some professional), I proctor the younger boys at music camp every summer and teach them music theory</p>

<p>SO that being said, am I reaching too far with the following schools?
I plan to attain a business management or communications degree (depending on the school)
-NYU Tisch
-USC
-UPenn Wharton*
-Georgetown MSB*
-Stanford
-Yale
-Princeton
-UChicago
-Cornell*</p>

<p>*=My top three</p>

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<p>No, but you need to add some safeties and matches</p>

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<p>Those are quite a reach for you, but you never know.</p>

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<p>@dancingqueen237 oh trust me I have a list of safety schools as well, these are just my reach colleges.
@billcsho even as an URM? I figured that would qualify me somewhat as a potential candidate. Care to elaborate on how I could improve?? Thank you!</p>

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<p>How the hell did NYU Tisch and Wharton end up on the same list?</p>

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<p>You’re definitely not reaching too far with these schools. Yes, they are difficult to get into, but you’re just as qualified as any other competitive applicant. I’d advise you to retake the SAT and/or ACT, shooting for at least 2250 on the SAT and at least 34 on the ACT. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>@whenhen OOPS my mind slipped when I typed that, yes definitely Stern but thanks for the constructive feedback from the rest of you guys!</p>

<p>EDIT: These are my REACH schools, I have a bunch of safeties not to worry.</p>

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<p>Your scores are at around 25% for top Ivies and Stanford. Being URM would definitely help. Your EC is good and that would help too. Good luck.</p>

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<p>@billcsho Thank you for your input, greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>the fact that you are White Hispanic is definitely an advantage.</p>