Ch-ch-ch-chance! Thanks. :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I'm a Junior.
I'm aiming for ivy league.
I'm also interested in schools such as Rice, WashU, etc.</p>

<p>I am also Asian.... haha.........</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA - 4.0 unweighted. lots of AP classes though, pretty hardcore course load. 12 APs by end of senior year.
Class Rank - top 5% unweighted. likely top 3% or something weighted.
SAT I - 2310 / CR 750 / M 780 / W 780
SAT II - Math II 790. 4 more to come
AP - Euro (5) - a ton more APs to come. hopefully good ones. :)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Speech and Debate (leadership position) - state qualifier x 2
Art Club (leadership position)
commissioned to do art, art published in book! (kind of a joke but still legit)
Violin (orchestra in and out of school, all-state orchestra... good but not outstanding)
National Honor Society
Lotsa tutoring
Literary magazine board (leadership position)
Club Swimming (national age group record for relay, but only did it frosh year) </p>

<p>Leadership:
some captain and president positions
National Youth Leadership Forum
HOBY leadership conference</p>

<p>Volunteer:
200+ hrs at local hospital, art for local charity event, etc..</p>

<p>Awards:
umm.. National merit finalist hopefully? I am far above the cutoff for my state.
Hopefully something for taking a ton of AP test (8 by the end of this year)
nominated for national teacher councils writing award
some not very legit art awards</p>

<p>Prospective Major: Architecture
**will be attending RISD pre-college program for architecture</p>

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<p>Advice for senior year extracurriculars, scholarships, academics and awards?</p>

<p>What are my chances for the following:
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
WashU
Rice
and top tier in general?</p>

<p>THANKS SO MUCH. :)</p>

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<p>Definitely prime material for any college.</p>

<p>What YOU need, is passion in a specific field so that you can pour your heart out on the ESSAY which will MAKE or BREAK your chance @ any college listed above.</p>

<p>Essay is the most important thing for you.</p>

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<p>Thanks! it’s just very hard to tell when so many people with such great stats aren’t getting into top tier schools. it’s pretty crazy nowadays.</p>

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<p>Geez. You look amazing across the board. You have a good chance at all of your schools!
However since you’re mostly applying to Tier 1 schools (or only applying to Tier 1, from the looks of your list, which looks like it’s all Ivy League+ Washington U in St. Louis) it’s basically a “luck of the draw” with them. ie some you will get in, others you won’t.</p>

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<p>Your stats all look great, but just be careful that you have some safeties on your list. These schools are unpredictable and it’s good to have a few sure things as backups (you could probably get great merit aid from them too).</p>

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<p>There is something missing on your resume that many Ivy students have.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I have some safeties that I will be applying to but I’m more curious about the top schools because those are definitely more “luck of the draw.” </p>

<p>@ geekorathletic - and what exactly is that thing that most ivy students have which you say I am missing? :slight_smile: Hahah I am aware that I need something more “outstanding” that sets me apart but if you are referring to a specific element, then I would love to know…</p>

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<p>Compare your resume to past results of accepted Ivy students, then you should be able to see it.</p>