Chance me for Ivies, Please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would appreciate it if I could be chanced for HYPS, as well as Cornell and Dartmouth. Thank you for any help you can offer. I'm mildly stressed out, since I know several people through summer programs that have received likely letters, whereas I have not.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800, M 800, W 770
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: World History 800, Math II 800, Chem 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (Bs in high school classes taken before 9th)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/534
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Calc AB (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (5), Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, Honor Choir, AP Statistics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF; Nestles' Very Best in Youth; American Legion Scholar; President's Volunteer Service Award, Gold Level; Coca Cola Scholar; Elks Most Valuable Student Award; AP Scholar w/ Distinction
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Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Full member of CAPTA Board of Managers (11th, 12th); Student Representative for 33rd District PTA (10th, 11th, 12th); Show Choir (10th, 12th-- budget problems 11th grade); Teen Advisory Board for local libraries (6th-12th); Local Nonprofit Tree Planting Supervisor (9th-12th); Science Club (participated recreationally in regional Science Olympiads-- 10th, 11th, 12th); Candidate for California School Board member-- got past written application, phone interview, and student election rounds, but did not get past the face-to-face interview to be appointed by the governor (11th); County-level PTA Reflections runner-up; USC Choral Leadership Seminar (12th); founder and president of "Bad Movie Club"; helped my dad campaign twice (without success, unfortunately) for City Attorney (8th, 10th)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Passed out monthly newsletters for local real estate agent (10th, 11th, about 3 hours/week if averaged out)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Congressional Academy for American History and Civics; Economics for Leaders (Cornell); Student Advisory Board on Education; Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Program; Boys State
[<em>] Essays: decent, if a bit experimental
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: both were excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: not sure, but I'm pretty sure it was good-- my counselor is very friendly and helpful
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Went well for Harvard, Dartmouth, and Cornell, though Princeton's was neither here nor there. Did not interview for Yale or Stanford.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 65,000-85,000 (my parents are divorced, and my dad lost his job last year)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don't know.
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Other[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, decent academic stuff
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Chemistry SAT II
[</em>] Where else I was accepted: USC (full tuition), Vanderbilt (full tuition), UCLA (Regent's), UC Berkeley (Regent's status pending)
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<p>Seriously? A 770 is not a weakness. </p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are good. I wouldn’t count that monthly letter thing as job experience, and do you have any community service?</p>

<p>Other than that, you have an amazing resume! lots of leadership stuff, which colleges love. Your lack of hook could be a bit of a hindrance, as can the state you are applying from and the fact that you are caucasian.</p>

<p>I think, like for everyone, HYPS is a crapshoot, and there is no way I can give you a definite answer on that. I would be surprised if you didn’t get into at least one of them though. I think you have a very strong chance at cornell and dartmouth, but hopefully you applied to some safety school, just in case admissions is crazy and you aren’t accepted. It would be insane if you weren’t but the ivies can be unpredictable.</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>Thank you for the input. I consider my involvement as a tree planting supervisor as community service.</p>

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<p>No problem! And the tree planting thing makes sense as a community service thing. Thats also different too. So many kids have volunteering at the library or tutoring, this is something that sets you apart. </p>

<p>Good luck in waiting for decisions!</p>

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<p>Thank you! I wish you the best in your endeavors, as well.</p>