Can I get into Ivys?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi this is my first post so idk really how to format it but here it goes.</p>

<p>I'm a junior in hs atm.I go to a good public high school in Chicago Area.
and here are my stats atm</p>

<p>*=weighted
8th Grade:
Algebra 1 (A/A)</p>

<p>Summer:
*Honors Geometry (B+/A)</p>

<p>Freshman year:
*Honors Chem (A-/A)
*Enriched English (A/A)
Spanish 1 (A/A)
Woods 1/Ceramics 1 (A/A)
*Honors Algebra 2 (A/A)
Gym (A/A)
Cultures of the world (A/A)
Lunch </p>

<p>Sophmore year:
<em>Honors Biology (A/A)
*Honors Physics (A/A)
*Honors Pre Calc/ Trig (A/A)
Speech/</em>Honors Print Visual Media (B+/B+)
Drivers Ed (doesnt count)
Spanish II : (A/A)
*AP Gov (A-,5)
Gym (A/A)
Lunch</p>

<p>Summer:
*Special Topics: American Presidency (B+)</p>

<p>Junior year:
<em>AP US History (B+/--)
*AP Physics C (A-/--)
*AP Computer Science (A-/--)
Gym (A/A)
*AP Calculus BC (A-/--)
Lunch
*AP Chemistry (A-/--)
*English Literature/</em>AP Language (A/--)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Math Team
-Muslim Student Association
-Volunteer at Senior Center
-Internship at Fermi National Lab?
-Volunteer at Hospital
-Job at parkdistrict (teaching kids to play sports)
-Tutoring</p>

<p>GPA:
Weighted 5.0 Scale: 4.5</p>

<p>ACT:
33+ (aiming for 36)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math: 800
Chemistry:780+
Physics:760+</p>

<p>So this is what i have right now. I plan on taking 6 AP Classes during senior year and getting As and 5s on all my AP tests. </p>

<p>Right now if i was to apply to IVY Leagues (Harvard,Yale, Stanford, Brown, Columbia) to MIT and CalTech, and Northwestern and UChicago. what are my chances? What i am really shooting for is UChicago/Northwestern but i want to apply to IVY also.</p>

<p>I want to go into science, contemplating Medicine. </p>

<p>What Are My Chances right now?
if i get all 5s on the rest of my AP tests and As?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Also my highschool is a very good highschool and i am atleast top 5% of my class and rank atleast 50 out of 1000+ of my class (this is a guess since my school doesnt rank anymore but I am one of the few students that are taking all 6 ap classes during junior/senior year)</p>

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<p>Well, this is mostly speculative since you don’t really have any test scores, yet. But I am going to go ahead and say that you don’t have great chances at the very top schools. To be honest, you have very weak extra-curriculars; you don’t have any leadership positions nor d you have any national (or any) academic awards. Your general involvement seems quite low as well.</p>

<p>If you want to improve your chances, do something. Try to get a lab position where you can work on a science project to submit to competitions or try to make it to the USABO or USNCO. </p>

<p>HYSM are high reaches.
Caltech is a high reach.
Brown is a reach.
Columbia is a reach.
UChicago is a reach.
Northwestern is a low reach.</p>

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<p>Ty for answering. The reason I haven’t been that involved is due to the fact that I am the first person to be graduating from HS in the US. Both my parents went to college in India and over there the only thing that matters is test scores. I have been raised with the mindset that only grades/ tests matter. I only realized in Sophomore Year that ECs are actually a big factor. Since then I have been trying to get more involved. If I am going into a science field (most likely pre-med) what are good options for EC?</p>

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<p>Robotics Club, Intel, Science Olympiad for science-related EC.</p>