Chance a soulless applicant for top schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I'd like to hear your opinions on my chances to get into some of the ivies. My main concern is whether or not my above-average numbers can offset my unremarkable extracurriculars and lack of visible, non-academic passion.</p>

<p>Academics
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2400
[</em>] SAT II:
800 Chem
800 World History,
800 Math II,
800 Physics,
760 Spanish,
760 US History
(not planning to report last 2, please let me know if you think this is a good idea)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/~400
[<em>] AP:
Haven't gotten junior year scores back yet: numbers in parentheses are conservatively projected based on APPass
World History: 5
Macroeconomics: 5
Calc AB: (5)
Physics C: E&M: (5)
Physics C: Mech: (5)
Chem (Self-study): (5)
Bio (Self-Study): (5)
US History (Self-Study): (5)
English Language (Self-Study): (4)
Spanish Language (Self-Study): (4)
[</em>] IB: Taking IB Classes Junior and Senior years (hence low number of AP Classes actually taken)</p>

<p>So that's alright so far; things kind of go downhill from here</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
[list]
All year quantities calculated for senior year.
Math Team: Captain (4 years, 2 as Captain)
Science Club: Founder and President (2 years)
Varsity Tennis (4 years)
NHS: President (2 years)
Spanish NHS: President (2 years)
Beta Club: Event Coordinator (3 years)
Newspaper: News Editor, Copy Editor (3 years, 2 as editor)
I also bike, write, and watercolor, but I do those independently, so I can't quite list them. Perhaps I can work those into my essays?
[/ul]</p>

<p>Community Service
[ul]
By the end of senior year, I will have:
84 hours from Beta Club
36 hours from NHS
I also organize our school's participation in our local food bank, as well as our volunteer interactions with a local elementary school.
[/ul]</p>

<p>Skimpy, I know.</p>

<p>[ul]
Awards
Also sad. I haven't done anything beyond the state level
[<em>]I was accepted into a prestigious, government-paid summer camp for my state (Georgia Governor's Honors Program)
[</em>]I won a state prize for an article I co-wrote for the school newspaper in sophomore year
[<em>]I got first place in my state in a Spanish competition.
[</em>]I will also be an NMS Semifinalist (at least) and an AP national scholar (very likely)
[/ul]</p>

<p>Prospective Schools
[ul]
[<em>]Safety:
UGA
[</em>]Match:
GA Tech
Emory
UNC Chapel Hill
[li]Reach:[/li]HYPS
Duke
Brown
Columbia
[/ul]</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this!</p>

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<p>BTW, sorry for formatting errors. I accidentally posted this thread early and wasn’t able to finish fixing everything before the 20-minute limit expired. Sorry!</p>

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<p>Those extracurriculars are NOT weak. You’re president of 3 clubs and captain of another. You should have a good chance of getting into Duke, Brown, and Columbia. You should also consider applying early to one of the HYPS, as it would slightly boost your odds of getting in.</p>

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<p>For the record, if you don’t live in North Carolina then UNC chapel hill is more of a reach than Duke. You will get into your safety and “matches” which might be more safety like based on your test scores (very impressive btw). You have a shot at all of those schools but HYPS & Brown are still reaches. They are for everyone. I would say you have a fairly good shot at Duke and even Columbia (high match/low reach)!</p>

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<p>If OOS, UNC is about as high of a reach as Vanderbilt, which, in turn, is lower than Duke. But it is true that many OOS admits at UNC are cross-admits at Duke.</p>

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<p>Damn, those test scores are incredible! Given nice letters of rec/decent application essays, I’d say you pretty much have a place anywhere.</p>

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<p>@Catria: </p>

<p>Yes, I have several friends who have been accepted to both Vandy and Duke but rejected from UNC ( we live in Indiana) because of the OOS regulations of North Carolina. (82% rule).</p>