<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (770 M, 740 CR, 750 W)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/549
AP (place score in parenthesis): National AP Scholar with Distinction (junior), AP Scholar with Honor (sophomore)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma Candidate
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chemistry HL, IB Math HL, IB English HL, IB TOK SL, IB Business SL, Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Coca-Cola Scholarship Semifinalist, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, National Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), DECA (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon; Engineering and IT Internships
Volunteer/Community service: Performed regular volunteer work
Summer Activities: Developed a shopping app for the iPhone; Scientific research</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Fairly underrepresented state
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Harvard, Stanford, Brown are high reaches. There’s nothing that stands out in your application plus the GPA is low. Berkeley is a low reach to high match because the GPA and SAT are a tad borderline. UCLA should be a match. Michigan and Vanderbilt should also be matches, with Vandy a little harder for you than Mich. </p>
<p>@Zwischenzug But don’t I have well-rounded EC’s – club leadership, volunteer work, work experience, scientific research, application development? I thought once you’re right at the top 5%, they look at EC’s more. </p>
<p>Ivies are looking for national recognition at least, and preferably international recognition. If you can score a 43+ on full IB Diploma then you’ll have an amazing shot. Most people applying to H/Stanf/Brown have 3.9+, the top 5% for GPA and SAT these days tends to be 3.9 and 2300. I respect that you have done a lot of work in various fields but unless a professor from H/Stanf/Brown sees the work and vouches for it then you’re better off with national/international recognition.</p>
<p>You do have well-rounded EC’s, but Stanford and Harvard are reaches for everyone. I have to say high reach, however, as you don’t have anything to make you stand out, like ISEF, or something like that. Also, the SAT is slightly lower than what I would recommend. Before I post my chances I’d like to say that, no matter what anyone says, there is no certainty in any of this, it’s crazy admissions stuff.
But:
Harvard/Stanford: High Reach
Brown/UC Berkeley/UCLA/Vanderbilt: Low Reach/Match
Michigan: Match</p>
<p>Just realized you’re Asian,
good luck man</p>
<p>Where is your home state and what is your intended major?</p>
<p>I think Stanford and Harvard are definitely high reaches but that depends on how your Essays and Recs go. I’m sorry to say this…but your ECs, although great, are nowhere near spectacular. While they don’t raise any red flags there are no wow factors either like IMO/IChO/IPhO golds or ISEF distinctions etc. Believe me I would know the pain of having classmates with Intl O Golds who get accepted to all Ivies they applied to and loudly debate over which ones to reject haha . Don’t give up though, you have as good a chance as any other mortal applying to these schools!</p>
<p>I think you have a much higher chance at UC Berkeley and Brown. And as long as you don’t screw up any part of your apps too badly, you have a great shot at Michigan as well. I can’t speak for Vanderbilt because I’m not familiar with the school. </p>
<p>Harvard is an high reach. A senior last year was waitlisted, and his EC’s and achievements were great. National Geography Bee winner, winner of a $30,000 north Texas scholarship, several AcDec wins at the regional and state level, Varsity swim team and a lot more. He was also Asian, middle class family, had a 4.0 GPA, and was Valedictorian. Best of luck while applying.</p>
<p>For UCB and UMich assuming from OOS, they are high match to low reach depending on which program/school you are applying to. For UMich, your GPA is slightly below admission average while your SAT is at the 75th percentile (within mid 50 for CoE). </p>