Chance me!!! 2017

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<p>I'm going to apply colleges in early decision.
I really want to attend Harvard, Princeton, Columbia or Stanford.
What do you think about my chances?</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300(800 math, 750s CR and W)
[</em>] ACT:-
[<em>] SAT II: 800s from MathII, Chemistery, Pyhsics and Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~6/104
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): In my country there aren't any public schools which offers AP, honors or IB classes. Students take same lessons throughout high school.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Math Olympiad silver medal, gold medal in Balkan Mathematics Olympiad, third rank and silver medal in National Math Olympiad in junior year, Ministry of Education Honor Award, a few AMC/AIME awards and gold medals and certificates from Cayley, Galois, Euclid math contest, silver medal in Mediterranean math olympiads, gold medal in national science competition(primary school) </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): worked in a university as a summer research program attendant, developed own Android app, MUN, MUN club(founder), Math Club (Pre. since freshmen year), Disabled and Leukemia Patient Children Club (co-founder, VP), Leukemia Children Foundation member and contributor, MathLinks portal contributor, Business and Entrepreneurship Club(founder, pre), band(guitar), basketball in a private team as amateur player, published an article in an undergraduate level science-math magazine, going to publish a book in Turkish pertaining to inequalities in November, </p>[/li]
<p>also I took two undergrad lessons this summer from two universities
Algebraic Number Theory A
Introduction to Computer Engineering A
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked in a university in junior year's summer, internship in a software company
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours of Disabled and Leukemia Patient Children Club Activities, 50 hours of working as a Leukemia Children Foundation Newspaper distributor and seller
[<em>] Summer Activities: volunteer work and numerous summer math and science camps, summer schools
[</em>] Essays: improving but good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: not bad
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Additional Rec: great (from two Professors)
[</em>] Interview:-</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):-
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):Turkey
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Turkish
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 20,000$
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT
[</em>] Weaknesses: AP and IB</p>

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<p>I heard that, though I’m international and don’t have any AP’s or IB, I’m still eligible for Harvard or Stanford, nevertheless, my chance decreases somewhat. Another “rumor” claims that admission departments wouldn’t consider it because it isn’t offered by schools in my country. Which one is true?</p>

<p>Come on guys, I’m sure that you’ve helpful ideas.</p>

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<p>They want to see that you took the most challenging courses available to you . If your school doesn’t offer AP or IB classes, you are not penalized for it. Some people self- study for some AP exams even without the classes. Your stats are impressive! Good luck! You should still have a back up plan with some schools that are easier to get into, because there just isn’t enough room for all of the excellent students, and you can’t predict with certainty who will get accepted to the super selective schools on your list.</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent chance regarding your gpa, standardized scores and rewards you have received.
Still, admission for the colleges you have listed are pretty hard as they re the best ones in the country.</p>