Chance for Ivies, Stanford, MIT?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently a junior in high school and wondering about my chances for a top ranked college. I don't know how much I stand out. </p>

<p>Asian M</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.7
SAT: 2370 (800 Math, 800 Reading, 770 Writing)
PSAT: 234 (Not sure if National Merit Semifinalist or Finalist yet)
SAT II: World History 740, but probably going to take Chem, Latin, Math II.</p>

<p>APs: World History (5), Music Theory (4)
Current and Future APs: US History, Chemistry, English Language, English Literature, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics C: Mechanics, Latin: Vergil, Calc BC </p>

<p>Awards:
National Etymology Exam: Gold 2011, 2012, 2013
National Latin Exam: Summa Cum Laude 2011, 2012
National Roman Civilizations Exam Gold 2013
Silver Service Award at the site I volunteer
Various Essay Contest Awards (NSCDA, CFGL, IEWF)</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Applied to MITES and TASP, hopefully get in
Interned at law office 2012
Worked at summer day camp 2012</p>

<p>ECs: Junior Classical League (state officer), Model United Nations (president), Mock Trial (co-captain), Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad</p>

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<p>HYPS - reaches
Penn, Brown, Dart, Columbia, MIT - low reaches
Cornell - match </p>

<p>I hope you will apply to your state flagship as a safety.</p>

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<p>So I’m about average. Are there any ways to make myself stand out?</p>

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<p>There are lots of threads on how people got into Stanford, UPenn, etc. </p>

<p>The key once you have good stats and ECs is to present a very persuasive, focused application showing that your potential is beyond those of the multitude of other people with the same stats as you.</p>