Another IVY Wanna Be

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>(Applying to Cornell, Columbia, UPenn, Princeton, Lehigh and NYU)</p>

<p>I'm applying regular decision, so I know it'll be harder for me, but any chances?</p>

<p>SAT- 1500/1600, 2260/2400
Verbal-780
Math-720
Writing-760</p>

<p>Biology M -720
US History - 750</p>

<p>GPA - 4.304 Weighted (Valedvictorian's is 4.4)
Rank - 4/379</p>

<p>(Both of these should go up)</p>

<p>APs
US History-4
Biology-5
English Composition-4</p>

<p>I'll be taking Spanish, Literature, and Calculus in the spring.</p>

<p>I have one of the toughest class loads, considering my school only offers a total of 8 APs and virtually no honors or accelerated courses. (I know, it sucks. Hence why even weighted is so low. (I've never gotten a B in high school, these just no grade inflation in my school.)</p>

<p>EC-
Marching Band (WW captain)
Jazz band, concert band, pit orchestra, small ensembles
Varsity Softball
Winterguard (captain)
National Honor Society (VicePres), Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Lots of community service, including peer tutoring and the bronze and silver award for girl scouts. Oh, and I'm a white female from a middle class.</p>

<p>Edit: I'm applying for philosophy/political science. I really want to be an attorney general in the future, or even a state prosecutor. Something that combines a public position with law. (So yeah, law school is definately in the future.) I'd also really like to continue music in college, its something that I've been passionate about all through high school, so if anybody can mention any other schools which really put emphasis on their music programs that be great.</p>

<p>So any comments? I know this is probably the norm for who applies to the ivies, but maybe I have a 50/50 chance with a good essay?</p>

<p>(I'm totally spamming this post, sorry about that.)</p>

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<p>Your EC's are a bit weak. I'd say you're a match for Cornell or NYU. Just write a really great essay.</p>

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<p>Oops I mean reach/slight reach for Cornell.</p>

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<p>NYU: Reach
UPen: Reach</p>

<p>I have a small feeling of you reaching Princton.</p>

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<p>... don't listen to that, you're absolutely in at NYU and you'd get a lot of money if you applied for it. </p>

<p>Anyway, ECs are a little weak but Cornell is a decent match, Columbia and Penn are reachy and Princeton is a longshot. You should apply to all of those schools, though.</p>