Chance for IVYs??/ Chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Grades:
Freshman year- 3.1 GPA (No APs)
Sophomore year- 4.0 GPA (No APs)
Junior year- 5.4 GPA (All APs) ---4.0 unweighted</p>

<p>-SAT: 2215
-ACT: 33
-African American
-300 Community service hours
-3 Languages spoken
-lived in Paris, Connecticut, Miami, and jamaica and traveled every continent
-Clubs: National Honors Society, Future Doctors of America, A.L.P.H.A, Green Club
-Freshman and Sophomore class president,
-Worked at a small clinic
-Volunteer: 75 hrs @ hospital, mission trip last summer to help in Dominican Rep., other minor places
-Sports: Football (1 yr) and Basketball (3 years)
-School: Private School(all boys/college prep), Top 50 Catholic school in USA, A lot of Alumni go to Ivies
-Income: 250k+
- Not a legacy to Ivy league schools, both parents studied medicine in other countries
-Took a tour to Harvard,Yale, and Columbia </p>

<p>Did I screw It up in freshman year ?
Will it help being African American?
Did it help going to a college prep?
Chances? Especially Harvard and Columbia</p>

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<p>ECs are weak, standardized test scores are fine for AA, having a ****ty GPA freshman year sucks but as long as there’s an upward trend it’s workable especially if you maintain 5.4 senior year. Doubt you’re getting harvard, low chance of columbia, your shot at top 15-20 is pretty good though.</p>

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<p>Answers to your questions:

  1. Maybe, depending on the college.
  2. Yes, definitely.
  3. Yes, most likely. </p>

<p>Those are reaches for you, but with a thoughtful essay and glowing recs, you could be a competitive applicant. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Harvard - reach
Columbia - reach</p>

<p>Ivies are reaches for everyone. However if you just want to go to any Ivy League school, apply ED to one that offers it. Cornell is the “easiest” to get into with ED. Just keep in mind Harvard/Columbia reject ~94% of applicants.</p>

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<p>Good Luck! I think you’ll get in.</p>