Chance at MIT, Caltech and Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am currently a junior in high school

SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Did not take
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35M 31 E 32 R 33 S)
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 (36 M 32 E 32 R 34 S)
SAT II (subject, score): Math Level 2 800
Physics 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t have GPA system
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t have ranks either; but mostly top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses): Taking the IB diploma program- Predicted 42/45
Math HL - 6
Physics HL - 7
Chemistry HL -7
Economics SL - 7
Spanish SL - 6
English SL - 7

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Varsity Football (soccer) for 4 yrs
Varsity Athletics for 4 yrs ( state level athlete)
Varsity cricket for 3 yrs
Math club
Economics and entrepreneurship Club, 11th and 12th grade ( Organised 2 TED talks by inviting top executive officials for the club)
Model United Nations 11th and 12th grade
Visual arts and music club
Photography and Travel
Can speak 4 languages fluently
Also played the Violin for 7 yrs

Job/Work Experience:
Internship at a technology firm
Worked at a research institute with a professor during the summer

Volunteer/Community Service:
Organised a Fund-Raiser for a charity
Volunteered at an orphanage and old age home for 3 yrs
Travelled to Northern India for volunteer service; (part of a group)

Additional Accomplishments/Awards:-
Have 2 research papers published and made a research portfolio
Won the school Science fair in 10th grade
Won a Robotics competition held by IIT, in 11th grade
Finalist at Genius Olympiad
Several awards in Quiz competitions
International Award for Young people (IAYP) gold award
Got distinction for scoring 90%+ in 2 online Edx courses

Do you think I have a good/decent chance of acceptance to any of these universities?
btw I’m an International student

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Can anyone please take the time to chance me!!!

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MIT is extremely tough for internationals ( 3 % acceptance approx). You have higher chances at harvard and Caltech. Your stats are great, your
EC’s are also amazing. I think you have a better chance than most, you’ll just need that extra bit of luck to get in. You fit the profile for these schools, but they’re reaches for everyone.

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Caltech will be equally tough as well. You are Indian, yes? It is an overrepresented minority, so that puts you at a disadvantage. Also, financial aid will be tough, so you would need to be willing to pay $60k per year.

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The college with the highest SAT scores from BUSINESS INSIDER August article. 1. Caltec 2300 2. Harvard 2260 3. Princeton 2255 3. Yale 2255 3. U. Chicago 2255 6. MIT 2235 7. Washington U. 2220 8. Columbia 2215 8. Vanderbilt 2215 10. Franklin Olin 2214 11. Stanford 2210 12. Northwestern U. 2200 13. Harvey Mudd 2195 13. Pomona 2195 15. Dartmouth 2190 Of course this number is not everything for college admission but good to know. Good Luck !

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@meriks‌ Thanks for the reply. I know those schools are reaches, just applying for the sake of it. Admission to these universities are such a crapshoot.
What universities do you sugges I should apply to, If I want to major in Physics (apart from the ivies and the MIT’s) ???

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For physics these schools are good
UC Berkeley
UC santa barbara
University of illinois urbana champaign
johns hopkins

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You can add UC LA, UC SD and U Michigan (ann arbor), and UT austin.

But you should consider UC Berkely as one of your top choices, can be considered better than most ivies.

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Are you try to find a job in U.S. after graduate college that means you need to switch visa status from student visa to working visa?

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@bambi0611‌ Yes, working in the US requires a seperate working visa.