Chance me for Harvard, Princeton, Caltech, MIT, UC, and Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I wanna go to caltech but they’re gonna keel me lol. i applied EA to Caltech, MIT, and UChicago. Applying RD to Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard.

Stats:
GPA : 3.62 UW lel busywork sux (apparently getting a gpa of pi is frowned upon freshman year lol jk)
ACT: 36 M, 36 S, 36 R, 34 English (RIP) (superscore, 35 best sitting)
SAT: 2340 (didn’t send)
SAT II : 800 MAth 2 , 700 + Chem/Physics <-- kinda weak i know
APs: Human Geo 5, World History 5, Chem 4, Bio 4, Calc BC 5, Physics 1 4 (self study), US History 4, AP English Lang 5
Senior Year Courseload:
AP Physics C, AP Physics 2, AP Lit, AP Econ, AP CS
Awards: local math awards, tons of useless state/national academic decathlon medals, national merit finalist

Extracurriculars
Piano (11 years)
Physics Olympiad Captain
Science Bowl Captain
Math Team
Academic Decathlon

Summer Activities: Math camps, research at DOE physics lab after sophomore year, physics research at local university after junior year
Essays: 8/10 would rate 7+/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: Very good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: No idea, pretty sure she hates me lol
Counselor Rec: No idea. I go to a big high school, so it probably could be better.
Interview: Pretty good, tried my best not to be awkward, think I succeeded

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Math/Physics
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Mail
Income Bracket: ~$120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM i gess

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Your GPA will be a major impediment. I don’t consider your chances good at any of these schools. Your URM status might pull out some acceptances, but I have mostly seen successful URM applicants with the opposite profile: high GPA and middling test scores.

3

You should also submit the SAT score. It is very strong. I think you have a decent shot at UChicago, especially coming from Illinois. However, you need to be sure your essays are very strong. Good luck.

4

I agree with @CTlaywer’s analysis, as UChicago seems to be more likely than other schools to accept applicants with slightly lower GPAs and high scores, especially considering the upward trend.

I think you would have pretty good chances at some of the “non-Ivy Ivies” which don’t get quite as many applicants as the schools you’ve mentioned (and just in case it wasn’t clear, I know that Stanford, UC, etc. aren’t technically Ivies).

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if you got an 800 on reading and math send the sat