<p>Ok, so my top choices for college are NYU, Yale, Middlebury, Stanford, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Brown.</p>
<p>I go to a competitive public school in the Midwest, one of the top 5 in the state. </p>
<p>Summer before freshman year:
Graphic Design (1 semester): A
Art (1 semester) A</p>
<p>FRESHMAN YEAR
H. Geometry A-/A-
H. Biology A-/A-
English A/A
H. Spanish A-/A
H. World History A/A</p>
<p>SOPHMORE YEAR
Al-trig A/A
English A/A
H. Spanish A/A
AP Economics A/A
Marketing/ Health (semester courses) B+/A</p>
<p>Summer Before Junior Year:
H. Chemistry: A/A</p>
<p>JUNIOR YEAR
Pre-Calc A/A-
AP English A-/B+
H. Spanish A/A
AP US History B+/B
AP Psychology A/A
AP Studio Art A/A</p>
<p>SENIOR YEAR (prospective)
AP Calc AB
AP English
AP Spanish
AP Biology
AP Studio Art
Chinese</p>
<p>My weighted GPA is a 5.46/5.00 (5.00 = all As all average level while 6.00= all As all honors)</p>
<p>ACT: 33
SAT US History: 790
SAT Literature: 750</p>
<p>My ECs are:
Started a literary magazine
selected to represent US in an international business competition
Exchange to Ecuador and separate Exchange to Spain
selected to represent my school at a leadership conference
founded a charity programs (mostly fundraising)
write for an independant teen magazine
And I'm a leader of some activities and stuff (debate, matheletes, newspaper, charity things) and I'm on Model UN.
Not sure if this is factored into it, but I've won awards in both activities and outside, mostly essay contests.</p>
<p>The ACT is a little low for the Ivies...and weighted GPA is not all that matters, what is your unweighted GPA? I would calculate it, but I really dont have the energy. </p>
<p>As you stand now I would say that all the ivies are moderate reaches. A good senior year can put them at only slight reaches.</p>
<p>Aranyria, your choices are all very high, high reaches for anyone. Even if you were #1 or 2 in your class and had perfect test scores, these are not the type of schools that you have on your list without some others that are very likely for you. Look for a school that is sure to take you that you like very much. THat is the hardest part of making a list. It is soooo easy to just pick through those names that roll off everyone's tongues. It's more difficult to find a school that is very likely to take you that you like and to focus admissions there. Perhaps something that you can know you are in on an early or rolling basis would make it a good safety. Once you are comfortable with a school or two like that, then go to town on your reaches. There is something desperate and unattractive about applicants that have nothing but high reaches on their lists that oozes out in interviews and essays. Someone secure with himself with a good solid school in hand makes a much better candidate.</p>
<p>I agree with cptofthehouse. They are all reaches and you definitely need other schools. The other thing is that you might have to apply to all the ivies to get into one or two of them...that's a lot of App fee $$$ even if you dont have any other schools on your list...and that'd be dumb (to not have any other schools on the list). </p>
<p>I would probably add:
(depending on major...which is what for you?)
U. Chicago
Duke
Boston College
and probably a couple others to round things out.</p>
<p>Right, as I said in my first post, the colleges I listed are my top choices--not my matches. I am applying to others, I just wanted some evaluation on those in particular.</p>
<p>On paper, just the facts, you are a competitive candidate for the Ivies. However, that definitely isn't even close to a garuntee. About 7500 are competitive in grades, ECs, etc. for the ives, but they only accept around 1200. It's definitely hard to say the chances, but you have done all you can. Just make sure your personality shines in your interview and in your application.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that. I would say that the standardized scores could go up to help a little bit. I think simply b/c they are higher reaches doesnt mean that they are impossible at all...or that you "dont really have a shot." I think instead it means that its going to be a reach and any little thing you can do to help it you should, but otherwise have some good backup schools that you are 99% happy to go to and enjoy your senior year!</p>
<p>Think about it this way, statistically speaking, you only have around a 45% chance of being rejected by all 8 Ivies :) (assuming 10% acceptance rate for each, since I'm too lazy to actually calculate each one out)</p>