<p>Ok well that really changed my perspective on life. But not to be rude but why are you asking for chances if you already know the answer? I ask for them just because this is an alternative to facebook. CC is where I spend my time when I’m bored haha. Btw your still a great applicant!</p>
<p>^^ I wanted input on the more subjective things. People’s opinions on those have ranged a lot, though, from “decent” ECs and coursework to “really weak” ECs and course-load.</p>
<p>Oh thats cool!</p>
<p>What does that even mean?</p>
<p>Swingtime is right. I think you may have misunderstood my previous posts – if you have enough interest in HYP to spend $70-90 and a few hours on their applications, apply to them. Don’t be discouraged from applying to them only because you think they would be impossible to get into (certainly, they are still very high reaches, simply because they are for everybody). I just assumed you were interested in them since you originally asked for “chances” on them. However, the longer this thread goes on, the more it is apparent that you really aren’t interested in them because you don’t think they would be a good fit for you. If that’s the case, then no, don’t apply to them.</p>
<p>Overall, your application is strong. I feel that you already know your strengths and weaknesses: your strengths being your objective stats, your weakness being your EC activities (though they aren’t massively weak – it’s just that they aren’t extraordinarily strong). Penn, UChicago, and Cornell may be a little less competitive than HYP, but they are still tremendously difficult to get into. Thus, chances are simply impossible to even estimate, especially given your unique profile. In my opinion, the most any of us can really say about your chances is that you will be a competitive applicant. If you want an idea about where you might fit in, go to the College Confidential subforums for each of those schools and look at the results threads for previous years.</p>
<p>As Swingtime states, make sure to take the essays seriously. Indeed, just pay attention to all of his (or her) advice all around – he is offering very reasonable posts about teacher recommendations, essays, etc. Good luck!</p>
<p>@redhuntinghat It is more based off of the IB test scores than SAT’s.</p>