Capable of Ivy league???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Race: Asian
State: Minnesota
Academics:
Junior at a strong school in minnesota
Unweighted GPA: 3.94 , ranked 6th in class of 465
Weighted: 4.34, ranked 1st in class
Have taken Honors College Calculus I through III at the University of Minnesota, so i finished high school math in middle school.
PSAT: only 217 but I should be a semi-finalist
SAT: 2240 CR 700 M 800 W 740
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 US History, 760 Chemistry
Most rigorous courseload possible (trust me, have finished all school's AP classes, and have taken the advance/honors/accelerated version of every class if available)</p>

<p>Employment</p>

<p>Hospital Volunteering: 140 hours
Library Volunteering: 25 hours
Created and lead a quartet to play at nursing houses: 100 hours</p>

<p>Unpaid internship/researching at the University of Minnesota (3 days a week, 9 hours a day, estimating 270+ hrs of researching experience)</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>Varsity math team
Varsity science olympiad team
Minnesota Youth Symphony (played in both the 2nd and 3rd highest levels of 4 levels)
School's chamber orchestra 2 yrs (not a class, our conductor selects a few people to play with him)
National Honor Society
Volunteering
The U of Minnesota Math Program
JV Cross Country Running
JV Track and Field</p>

<p>Honors and Awards</p>

<p>Science Olympiad:</p>

<p>2nd Place in 2008 National Science Olympiad competition, 9th place too
1 Sliver medal at Regionals
Three 1st place wins and two 2nd place wins in Invitational Competitions
No state win though...really wierd.
Trying to get captainship, was junior captain...but since already math team capt, rarely if ever does anyone get dual captancies (coach of math team and SO are same) still hoping</p>

<p>Math Team:</p>

<p>27th in the State High School League
2nd Place in my division
MVP at my school</p>

<p>Math League: 5nd Place in state this yr, 3rd place last yr, MVP both yrs</p>

<p>State-wide Math Competition at a nearby university: 1st Place of about 1000 competitors this yr, 5th place last yr</p>

<p>Another state-wide competitions at a university: 4th place last yr, top 5% freshman yr</p>

<p>Passed AMC every yr since 9th grade and has taken the AIME every year. Highest score on the AIME was a 9</p>

<p>Captain nxt yr</p>

<p>Sports: A few JV medal nothing very impressive</p>

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<p>anyone? please chance</p>

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<p>Well, which Ivies are you applying to? Or do you want us to just chance you for all of them...?</p>

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<p>basically harvard, princeton, stanford, mit, cal tech, columbia, cornell, upenn and brown. thanks.</p>

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<p>Honestly, it's a crapshoot. You have virtually perfect stats, and there is absolutely no way in hell that I could tell you your chances of getting into each of these schools... but I'll try to use my psychic powers to predict: (actually, I'm a pretty good guesser)</p>

<p>Harvard: no
Princeton: yes
Stanford: no
MIT: yes
Cal tech: yes
Columbia: yes
Cornell: yes
U Penn: yes
Brown: no</p>

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<p>In at MIT and CIT. Unsure of others.</p>

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<p>wow, those are not the chances I thought they would be. My SAT scores isn't all that high :(
Good(and bad) news lol i got my new transcript, my GPA unweighted fell to 11.889, but I'm ranked 4th now, but still 1st for weighted
Do you really think MIT and CIT I have a good shot for, cause MIT, CIT, and stanford were my top picks.</p>

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<p>No one can really tell you your chances for HYPSM because they get thousands of applicants who all have your great stats (or better) but can only accept so many.</p>

<p>That said, I think you have a decent shot at MIT because they tend to look at math/science accomplishments more. That doesn't mean it isn't a reach though.</p>

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<p>I agree, you should have a good chance at MIT/CIT just based off the obvious dedication to math you've shown in your EC's. I think you should be in at some of the lower ivies, too, like Cornell. For the high reaches like HYP, no one can really know for sure.</p>

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<p>do my SAT I and SAT II scores hurt me? Like should I retake them?</p>

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<p>The SAT I and II scores aren't too bad, but have you considered taking the ACT. You have a good shot of doing well on it.</p>

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<p>Is it better for me to retake the SAT I and hope for above 2300, or take the act?</p>

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<p>I just wanna say that you and me got the exact same SAT grades.....</p>

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<p>(SAT Reasoning)</p>

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<p>and guy way above......where do you get off saying that he doesnt have a chance at Harvard but he has one at Princeton </p>

<p>admissions there are basically the same its by chance if he gets into one but not the other...</p>

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<p>How is this a "guaranteed" at MIT and CIT?</p>

<p>You're competitive, but there are no guarantees you'll get in -any- of those high-ranking schools. It -is- nice to see that you also have interests in sports and the arts - the range of interests may help you. Be sure to emphasize this in your essays and exude a really encouraging personality. It'll reaffirm your leadership skills and the fact that you're doing most of these things out of enjoyment, not enslavement for admissions.</p>

<p>Best of luck =) I'm an MIT'12 and remember perfectly what it was like to be in your shoes a year ago, so any questions please ask - I may not know everything but I'll help when i can.</p>

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<p>but what are my chances?</p>

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<p>ok chances, even. bring up your SAT.</p>

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<p>bump, anyone else?</p>

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<p>im not gonna say anything about your college chances</p>

<p>but your extra curriculars are looking strong</p>

<p>esp. becuz you have lots of awards and recognitions.</p>

<p>wouldn't be surprised if you got into your top picks</p>