Chance me for Brown, Yale, Duke please :) (aka how much of a reach are these schools?)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Thanks for reading my post!
I know, I haven’t won some national competition or written some research paper. I have realistic expectations, and I just wanted to ask CC if I should even bother to apply, or if I have a sliiight chance of getting in = should apply. If you’d like to give me some input (even one-word replies would be great) my stats are below!

Asian female, middle class
Aspiring psychiatrist (pre-med track)
prospective major: Neuroscience
SAT 1580
ACT 35
Math II 790 Chem & Bio 770
GPA 4.0/4.0 UW 5.4/6.0 W
Ranked 9 out of 480
9 APs taken, 8 more taking this year
5s on Human Geo, World History, Capstone Seminar, Calc AB, Calc BC, Eng Lang
4s on Bio and Chem (3 on US History)
*3 math levels ahead of grade level. Took AB sophomore year.

National Merit Semifinalist
National AP Scholar
Multi-district band finalist 10 & 11 grade
Band is state champion & Nationals finalist, but I quit senior year to pursue my real passions, work to save for college, and help my family (tutoring, babysitting sisters almost every day)

400 hours of community service, 300 of which are clinical
Vice President of Social Studies and Science Honor Society
President and founder of Psychology Club
Member of student-run mental health nonprofit
Member of student-run tutoring nonprofit
Tutor regularly inside and outside the school
Accepted into UT’s research camp 10 and 11 grade summers

Essays
Will include my clinical experience, how patients admitted under physical illnesses often have mental problems as well (met schizophrenic, bipolar patients etc)

Thank you for reading!! I appreciate any and all responses :slight_smile:

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Are you applying ED anywhere? That could boost your chances. Of course, your stats and ECs are great, but those schools are a reach for anyone. ED could help.

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You are qualified to take a shot and purchase a lottery ticket for all the tippy top schools. Your essays and other subjective factors will matter a lot. Make sure your essay is reflective about YOU and conveys the type of person you are and will be on campus. Do you attend a high school with a good track record at any of these schools? Good luck, and congrats on achieving stellar stats!

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@emsmom1 @thinkon thank you for the quick replies & compliments! No, unfortunately due to financial reasons, I can’t do ED, but I am doing early action at Yale. I’m working hard on my essays and expressing myself is my top priority :slight_smile: Yikes, my schools does not have a good track record of that. It sends one person to the ivies about…once every three years? But those people are outliers and exceptionally qualified.

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You are a highly qualified applicant. If you write decent essays, it’s really up to luck to decide whether you’ll get in or not. I would be surprised if you don’t get into any top schools. However, admission can be really arbitrary. Good luck :slight_smile: