<p>I would agree with some: your SATs are a bit low, but since you’re taking them again, I wouldn’t worry about that too much. High 2200s and 2300s+ is usually good for us Asians for the colleges you are looking to go to. Just do a bunch of practice tests and brush up on your vocab until then. <em>Remember the Score Choice. Look at the schools you want to go to on the Collegeboard website and see the schools’ score choice policy.</em> Your ECs looks solid, I wish our school offered that much stuff :). This is key: Develop good relationships with your counselors and core subject teachers. Go and meet with your career advising counselor/real counselor many times. Ask your teachers for help and make yourself seem VERY dedicated (seems like you are already, you just need to hammer it in to impress it upon your teachers). </p>
<p>I’ll post more comments as I think of them. I hope that my advice so far is helpful.</p>
<p>I plan to get a rec from my Alg II (freshman year), Calc BC (1/4 of junior year before we were switched to another teacher), and Further Math (senior year) teacher, who is also coaching me in soccer this year. He loved my sister but is very unbiased and I think if I make a larger effort I’ll be able to impress him.</p>
<p>I don’t know who will be my second rec. I can’t think of a qualified enough teacher who doesn’t already love another one of my classmates more than others. My third rec I’m hoping to get from the director of the summer program I hope to help coordinate this upcoming summer. We’ll see!</p>
<p>Take the SAT again and shoot for abover 1550 on the Math and Reading, and id say you have as good a shot as anyone. If I were you, i would start working on essays and making your ECs really make you stand out, because youve got great stats. You have as good a chance as anyone. Does the Valedictorian of your school usually go to Harvard Yale Princeton or a school like that? Find these things out, and i wish you the best of luck. </p>
<p>Do you have a career counselor? If so, start meeting with him/her now. Develop a relationship. E.g. We have a “Career Center” at our high school and the counselor there is great for asking questions about SATs, ACTs, scholarships, colleges, and everything related. If you develop a good relationship with your counselor, you can kill two birds with one stone: a counselor recommendation (looked upon highly by colleges) and possibly some extra info about scholarship opportunities (“A penny saved is a penny earned”). </p>
<p>Haha, I like your last paragraph. Teachers can love more than one person, right? As long as they can write a thorough, unique rec, why not ask them? Being on good terms with teachers is always a good thing, even if your not worried about recs. You have legacy on your side, too. You should be fine.</p>
<p>The director of the summer program definitely sounds good. He/she will be able to point out your strengths in areas other than school (similar to the teacher/coach) like leadership abilities. That will be great!</p>
<p>Emory- low match
Boston- safety
Brown- low-mid reach
Columbia- mid reach
Yale- mid reach (legacy helps)
Stanford- high reach
MIT- high reach (legacy helps there too…but I think MIT is still crazy selective)
Harvard- high reach</p>
<p>I think if you get your SAT up to 2300+, you have a great shot at getting into brown and columbia along with one of the elusive HYPS</p>
<p>to cyborg - unfortunately, our highly prized college counselor retired last year, and I heard that the replacement is quite inadequate. we have no career centers, idt, but my grade’s counselor likes me because he was apparently really close to the valedictorian of the class he was counselor to before ours. lol, think he’d be a good choice? </p>
<p>Recs from counselors are always a plus. I have a friend who got accepted to Duke and Brown (is currently attending the latter), and he told me that counselor recommendations are very good, indeed. If your grade’s counselor likes you, then definitely, go for it! If he was close to the last valedictorian, try to get in a good relationship with him since you’re likely to be the next one. You have a lot going for you, just make the best of the relationships you have and try to make them stronger.</p>
<p>Thank you for chancing me! I’ll give this my best shot, but I’m a senior applying to colleges as well; therefore, I’m not the best authority. I think your legacy will really help with admissions. Colleges are businesses and they need to keep their profits up, which means keeping alumni and their families happy!</p>
<p>Emory - in
Boston - in
Brown - reach
Columbia - reach
Yale - probably in because of legacy
Stanford - reach
MIT - probably in because of legacy
Harvard - reach</p>
<p>Emory- Match
Boston- Match
Columbia- Low reach (lack a hook)
Yale- reach (same reason as columbia)
Stanford- see yale
MIT- see stanford
harvard- see MIT</p>
<p>Ok if you can get onto varsity soccer, this will boost your chances IMMENSELY for all of the schools. It shows you’re not just another “azn nerd.”</p>
<p>If you can 790 your SAT II’s and +2300 your SAT you have matches or better with all of your schools.</p>
<p>Currently
Emory Not too sure, but I think in
Boston in
Brown low reach
Columbia reach
Yale reach
Stanford high/very high reach (without those scores and etc)
MIT high reach
Harvard high reach (but not as high as MIT or Stanford)</p>
<p>Emory-probably in
Boston- in
Brown- good shot
Columbia- mid reach
Yale- reach (help if you apply ea)
Stanford-reach
MIT-reach (idk if MIT cares too much for legacy)
Harvard-reach</p>
<p>I think you’ll get into at least one of the ivies. Your standardized test scores aren’t the shiniest, but other parts of your application may pull the slack.</p>
<p>Good luck, and don’t have a heart attack when you open those emails :]</p>
<p>believe it or not, u have a decent chance as of now to all the schools because u have legacy, u have diverse ec which show athletic and academic side of u, and ur scores are not low.
notice i said not low, so what u can do is improve ur sat cuz ur sat is not miserable but is kinda slightly above borderline.
other than that u have a solid chance i think.</p>
<p>hey thanks for chancing! I have friends and family members that go to most of the Ivy Leagues schools you listed so I might be able to help you out here. </p>
<p>Emory - safety
Boston - if you mean boston college then match/solid chance, if you mean boston university then safety!
Brown - low reach
Columbia - low reach
Yale - mid reach
Stanford - high reach
MIT - mid reach
Harvard - mid reach</p>
<p>with a higher SAT + high SAT II scores you’ll be fine with most of these schools!</p>
<p>Emory- Definitely IN
Boston - Are you serious?
Brown-High Match
Columbia- Mid-reach
Yale, Stanford, MIT, Harvard - Very High Reaches, but they are for most.</p>