Any chance getting to Ivies?

<p>GPA: 3.56 UW
SAT: 800 M, 750 CW, 750 W
SAT IIs: 800 IIc, 780 Ic, 800 Physics
Rank: Top 50</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/sports:
Math club
Cross country 4 years
Math tutoring
Baseball 2 years
Participated in Siemans competition</p>

<p>I know I really havnt done much and I REALLY slacked off my first two years of highschool. My Junior year GPA is a 4.0 or close to it and I really went all out on the SATs. Do I have any chance whatsoever of getting into an Ivy League school if my essays and recommendations are amazing?</p>

<p>top 50 out of what?</p>

<p>Do you have a chance, yep! But you need to try to get a little more competitive -_-</p>

<p>You better be able to write a truly kick-ass essay (though this is true for all applicants), and I really doubt your GPA gets that much better senior year.</p>

<p>I'd put your chances at around 15%, at best.</p>

<p>"top 50 out of what?"</p>

<p>Somewhere around 500-550.</p>

<p>BTW, thanks for the responses.</p>

<p>With your rank I'd say you had a decent shot/slight reach at some of the less selective ivies, and fairly big reach at the most selective (HYP) since you're around the bottom of the top 10%. They're just conjectures, though. Great SATs.</p>