Any chance to get into an Ivy?

Hi everyone! I’m a newby here :slight_smile: I’m an International student (from Italy), and I’ll apply to college this fall.

I already took two SAT subjects, math I and Latin (scored 630 and 710) + TOEFL (100 - I did pretty bad on the writing 'cause I ran out of time, so I’m taking it again in less than two weeks). I still have to take the october SAT, but I’m aiming for 2100+.
My grades are pretty high: I go to a “classical” high school, which is kinda the hardest one here where I live, and I have a GPA of 8.56 out of 10. I attended summer programs abroad every year since when I was fourteen, and the last two of them were at Yale and Brown University; I’ve been doing ballet since I was 5 (even though not at a competitive level), I swim and this year I took the lifeguard licence, I love reading and I’m a member of the jury for a pretty important Italian literary award, I write reviews for our local theatre’s website etc etc. The point it: I don’t have a job and I’ve never done voluntary work. I’ll start doing some with the red cross, but only the preparation course is gonna be 1 month long and I don’t know if I’ll be able to put it into my early application - for the job, instead, I’d love to find one but it’s not exactly easy in my country’s economic situation haha.

I have just a rough idea of where I’ll apply, aka I will probably add more universities/remove some of the ones listed here, but basically they’re Cornell, Brown, University of Pennsylvania UChigago, Boston University, American University @ Washington and Richmond. I know that some of them are more selective and some others less, but is there a chance that I’ll get into one of those Ivies?

Scores and ec’s not good enough for any ivy’s, sorry.

Good enough for Richmond for sure. They really like international students, so that will give you a definite edge. Not good enough for the Ivies (your ECs and SAT II scores just aren’t quite enough). You’re a perfect match for American.

Ciao, come stai? Secondo me, frequentare un’universitá Ivy non sará facile - inoltre, puo essere piú difficile per una studentessa straniera. I think your stats make all Ivies a reach, however, you seem like a good candidate a BU and American. Good luck! In bocca al lupo!

Can’t believe it. I’m also a “Liceo Classico” student and applying to US colleges. I’m aware of the competitiveness that makes getting into a great American university so hard, yet I think you’ve great chances to get in . I’d be happy to talk with you about the app process so feel free to PM me :slight_smile: