Chance a not-so-top student for top schools

<p>Gender/Ethnicity: Asian Male</p>

<p>Grades--
GPA: 4.00 UW, 4.79 W
Class Rank: 4/260</p>

<p>AP Classes--
Biology(5), Calculus BC(5), US History(5), English Language(3)</p>

<p>Senior Courseload -- AP Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning and Deduction (college class), AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Government, Calc and Analytic Geometry III (college class)</p>

<p>Test Scores--
SAT I (superscored): Writing(720), Reading(710), Math(800) -- Total(2230)
SAT II's: Bio(720), Chem(720), Math 2(800)</p>

<p>EC's--</p>

<p>World Cultures Club (11, 12) -- Not much to say here except participation :P
Math Team(11, 12) -- Competed on a regional level, took AMC but didn't qualify for AIME. My instructor says I have a good shot at AIME this year though.
Math Tutor (11, 12) -- Tutor in Algebra II, PreCalc, Calc, etc. 2-4 hrs/week, 15 weeks per year
Religious Stuff-- About 10 hrs/week year round
Sunday School -- Assistant teacher, 3-4 hrs/week, 32 weeks per year </p>

<p>Awards--</p>

<p>National/English/French Honor Societies and Mu Alpha Theta
Minority Academic Excellence Award (State level, won it all four years of high school)
AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Misc--
Essays: Pretty good, both of my AP English teachers liked them.
Recs: Should be very good, I picked teachers who really liked me and my counselor just so happens to know me well despite all of the other students she has to deal with.</p>

<p>Applying to: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke, and UNC(in state)</p>

<p>bump anyone?</p>

<p>0% chance at all</p>

<p>since you’re in-state, UNC is pretty definite. duke i don’t know about. and the other three are pretty tough for anyone… you might want to toss in another safety or two</p>

<p>chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/814456-chances-ill-reciprocate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/814456-chances-ill-reciprocate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>save the $$, dont bother applying</p>

<p>another bump</p>

<p>you lack any real great ECs. no real chance at HYPS
Duke is a high reach</p>