Any chance at Ivies??????????

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've posted a few times in other threads, but I generally don't ask about Ivies. I just wanted to know if I had any shot.</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethn: White
Grade: Junior</p>

<p>Objective:
Class Rank: Only given decile, top 10% out of like 240
GPA UW: 3.7
GPA W: 4.4
Course load: Only junior in 3 APs, soon to be only senior in 4.
APs: Junior: Calc AB, Eng Lang and Comp (self-study), US History, Phys B (not taking exam).
Senior: Stats, Bio, Eng Lit, Spanish, Chem (taking a weekend course at MIT), Calc BC (self-study), POSSIBLY Psych (am taking an honors course, self study the rest).
Senior Year Course Load: I broke my schools three AP limit (first since institution of rule):
AP Stats, AP Spanish, AP English Lit, AP Bio, Psychology H1, Religion
SATs: CR: 770, M: 790, W: 760, T: 2320
SAT IIs: None yet taken: Planning on taking: Lit, Math II, Spanish, and US History</p>

<p>Subjective:
Clubs: Math Team, Academic Decathalon (Captain), Amigos (volunteer program), joining SADD next year, NHS
Sports: Varsity Tennis Team Captain
Volunteer at Local Food Pantry/Community Center
Bolunteer at Local Hospital
Work at Cold Stone Creamery :D
Have had a job at Stop and Shop</p>

<p>Essays: Should be really good, I already have topics planned out.
Recs: Should be really good as well.</p>

<p>So, do I have any chance at/should I bother applying to any Ivies. Also, I am a Massachusetts Resident:</p>

<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
UPenn
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Brown</p>

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<p>I think that you have a good chance at some of the lower ivies like Cornell, but the upper tier ivies are all basically crapshoots. Not being in the top 5% is probably not helping either. SAT looks like it is on target however.</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/695607-wrong-me-fall-love-these-schools-chance-me-tell.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/695607-wrong-me-fall-love-these-schools-chance-me-tell.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your SAT looks great, as is your Weighted GPA, UW’s a little weak, do you think you’ll get it up a little by the end of the year?
EC’s look solid, which ones are you most passionate about?
I think you have a decent shot at some of the lower Ivy’s, but the top ones will be tougher with your UW since they have so many who are first in the class and/or 4.0’s.</p>

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<p>Yeah my UW GPA is terrrrible because my sophomore year I missed 38 days of school, had 11 tardies (for appointments, not just being late in general), and got dismissed early 8 times (again, appts). This was due to an anxiety-driven medical problem that plagued me for the first 3/4 of my sophomore year. I plan on briefly mentioning this in my app.
As far as not being in the top 5% of my class goes, for the reason above^^, I probably am not in the top 5%, but even if I were I wouldn’t know. My school only reveals deciles (top 10%, top 20%, etc), so all I get is my decile, which is first.
Thanks! Anyone else have an opinion. And also, what is considered a “low” Ivy?</p>

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<p>I would say the lower Ivy’s are kinda considered Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown and Penn, but I don’t think it’s an official term</p>

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<p>Haha yeah the term “low Ivy” is very oxymoronic. I really would like to go to Columbia, so if I were to apply ED would I have a shot?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>don’t dream of the ivies. if you do, they may crush you.</p>

<p>you sound very competitive, but please tell me you have other schools in mind.</p>

<p>and are you applying to all the ivies for any reason other than to apply to all the ivies? pick schools which have what you want, man.</p>

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<p>Haha no I’m not actually applying to them all. The ID name is a misnomer. I am planning on applying to maybe 2, 3 tops (mostly because top kids at my school are encouraged to apply). I’m looking at schools like Boston University, Boston College, johns hopkins, georgetown, tufts. I have an extensive list lol. This was just to see what my chances at an Ivy would be.
I would never apply to just ivies! You think I’m nuts lol?!</p>

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<p>you had me going there…</p>

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<p>Haha do you think anyone would do that? Unless you’re like the valedictorian of Andover or Exeter, that would be soooo stupid. So anyone with chances?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>I think you honestly have a shot at Columbia, dartmouth, penn, and cornell. I think with the GPA they will be tough but you never know. Its worth applying for sure.</p>

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<p>OKay thanks. So, should I apply ED to Columbia, or is my chance not high enough so that would be a waste of an ED?</p>

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<p>I think Penn or Cornell ED might be your best bet, but Columbia is def worth a shot.</p>

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<p>Okay yeah i was thinking Cornell, but I don’t want to go there enough for ED. I’m debating between Columbia and Hopkins for ED.</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmmp</p>

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<p>Seriously, anyone?</p>