Chance at top schools?

Applying to College
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<p>I hate to be one of the many people who post these questions, but please answer if you would like and i will do the same to you. I am considering applying to the following schools and was wondering what my odds are at acceptance given my transcript. I am a white male from a fairly wealthy family in southwest Michigan, currently a junior at a public school.</p>

<p>Notre Dame
Northwestern
Michigan (in state/sister attends)
Vanderbilt
Duke
Stanford (farrr reach)
Columbia
Cal Berkley
Georgetown (with someone on school board writing my rec)</p>

<p>GPA--3.98 unweighted 4.32--weighted
ACT--34
SAT subject tests--have not taken yet, but will take both maths, maybe ush and chem.
APs--US history--5, by the time i graduate, will have taken USH, Calc AB, Calc BC, Microecon, Macroecon, Stats, Government, Lit, Bio.
Number 2 class rank out of 300
4 years foreign language
4 years Spanish club, spanish club officer
NHS officer
4 years student senate
Student senate president
junior class president
4 years Tennis
7 years orchestra, 2 in chamber (highest orchestra, one of the best in Michigan)
2 years Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra
4 years middle school youth group leader
4 years volunteer at boys and girls club
2 years Big Brother/Big Sisters of America
2 years paid tutor for Winning Inc
by senior year i will have ~200 hours.
2 years science olympiad
I may found a chapter of the FBLA at my school
National spanish honor society</p>

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<p>Hardest to get into</p>

<p>Stanford</p>

<p>Columbia
Duke
Cal Berkeley - OOS</p>

<p>Northwestern</p>

<p>Notre Dame
Vandy
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UMichigan - Easiest to get into</p>

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<p>^Berkeley OOS is easier than you think. Look at the stats publicly available on Berkeley website. The admit rate is similar to in-state and the yield is pretty low (~25%); the SAT ranges are no higher than Northwestern/Notre Dame/Vandy.</p>

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<p>I agree you’d easily be into Berkeley and sounds like you can afford it whichbis the problem for most OOS --there’s no aid.</p>

<p>GTown with a trustee friend looks very good.</p>

<p>Only Stanford and the ivies will be tough.</p>

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<p>anyone who would like to post i will chance back. thanks!</p>