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<p>None of the schools you have listed are formula schools - for them good grades and test scores are a prerequisite to have any chance at all, not a means to get in. Your grades are OK, SATs OK but not stellar, and your extreacurriculars are subpar. Probable reject to all the ivies but Cornell, some chance there but it’s by no means a spam dunk.</p>
<p>^like he said GPA and SAT at these schools are just filters that the majority of applicants pass. Then you have to hook them with an outstanding EC if you want to be guaranteed of getting in to HYP. Like multiple math awards, or oratory awards, debate, chess, etc. Outstanding sports would make it very easy to get in but this type of athletic recruitment is selective. I would say try one ivy from each “tier”. For example harvard, Dartmouth, and brown. High middle low. You have a decent shot of getting an ivy like Brown.</p>
<p>your ec’s are actually pretty weak for most applicants to the ivies, take a look at official decisions threads and you will see what I mean</p>
<p>really? i guess i should descibe then more </p>
<p>district honor band: raised over $50 000 for local food bank through concerts (our band is very popular in the community) </p>
<p>Newspaper club: coordinator (in charge of organizing the production of the newspaper, make sure that the grapics, writers and editors are all working together, thinks of topics and general layout of the newspaper) </p>
<p>Red Cross: President (hold numerous events in the year to raise awareness and money for disaster-stricken countries (such as japan), raised over $5000</p>
<p>MUN: director general </p>
<p>Teaching swimming:: extremely inspirational seeing kids with autism and other disabilities overcome their problems. </p>
<p>I don’t know how these ECs are weak?</p>
<p>You haven’t won anything proving your expertise in an area although your humanitarian work is indeed outstanding…but only average for an ivy league applicant. Bit stop listening to us go apply to 3-5 ivy leagues see what they say.</p>
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<p>does winning school subject awards count?? </p>
<p>i also i won many piano awards ( district and state) </p>
<p>is being good at piano a hook? (asian male)</p>
<p>I don’t think you listened to my advice- take a look at official decisions threads for the colleges you’re applying to, and you’ll see what I mean</p>
<p>like being a participant of the district honor band doesn’t mean much, as you didn’t do anything really to raise the money yourself. The red cross president is the only thing from that list that’ll look really good, yet that’s not too much compared to what other people do. I mean, you’re doing volunteer work, which is good, but not too many academic merits besides test scores, no?</p>
<p>you need a reality check, bud. sorry</p>
<p>^second that</p>
<p>Your ECs are pretty generic for an Asian male. You need to do something that stands out. And really if you’ve read other chance threads for the schools you’re applying for, you’ll see that there are many resumes which are much more impressive. Your SAT and GPA are decent, however, many valedictorians with perfect grades and GPA were rejected. Therefore, unless you have a profile with ECs or community service that really stand out, your chances will be lower than or around 10%. Don’t forget the sheer number of applicants these schools receive and most of them have excellent resumes. I suggest you research more to be more realistic about your chances.</p>
<p>^yes. that.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
I have an activity list that clearly shows my level of involvement and initiative in the following:</p>
<p>Summer Research at Columbia University; entered Siemens but failed.
Honors Chamber Ensemble (violin), Concertmaster and Vice-President
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Community Orchestra)
Chess Club, Founder and President
Debate Team, Co-Captain
School Magazine, Editor</p>
<p>And some other clubs that I’m not sure I should even mention: Computer Club, Model UN, Philosophy Club, Math League, Science League</p>
<p>this is the ecs of another person who was said to have a high chance at ivies. how are these ECs different from my ecs</p>
<p>I don’t understand your motive, do you want us to give you honest responses or did you just post it here simply because you think you are so good and need other people up here to flatter you? So far, you haven’t listened to any of our advices. You’re only a participant in your district band thing and may’ve done nothing at all. They seek leadership. Newspaper is cliche, that is something many people choose for ECs so most likely the adcoms are bored to death of that. Congrats with the Red Cross, as that’s the only thing you show leadership in. But $5000 is really not that hard and many other applicants raised more than that. Teaching swimming is inspiring, sure, but it’s not anything biggie and actually stands out. Piano is again cliche for most Asians.</p>
<p>THE DIFFERENCE IS YOU SHOW LITTLE LEADERSHIP AND DISTINCTIVE TRAITS.</p>
<p>If you are willing to take my advices, go seek out some safety schools, because you are a typical/lesser Ivy applicant and most likely you can only get into the low tier. But even that could be a reach, since you’ve got no notable awards and your SAT is in the norm. So if you can, engage yourself deeply in some ECs that is related to your major or interest and seek leadership positions in that. Think creatively. Don’t waste time here arguing about your worth. The ones you need to convince are the adcoms, and if you think you’re good and that’s not necessary, then why bother asking for advices up here?</p>
<p>i agree with the idea that my ECs are pretty cliche 
anyone got any creative ideas? </p>
<p>but i must disagree with the fact that i show little leadership:</p>
<p>Red cross: President </p>
<p>newspaper: coordinator= president/founder </p>
<p>MUN: director general </p>
<p>team captain for community planning group</p>
<p>“Summer Research at Columbia University; entered Siemens but failed.
Honors Chamber Ensemble (violin), Concertmaster and Vice-President
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Community Orchestra)
Chess Club, Founder and President
Debate Team, Co-Captain
School Magazine, Editor”</p>
<p>This guy doesn’t have a good chance at hpyscm, but he does have a good chance at lower ivies. I’m not saying you can’t get into cornell, but hpyscm is going to be tough for you.</p>
<p>though summer research at Columbia University would count for a lot, and so does being concertmaster. big difference than being just a participant.</p>
<p>What was your research at Columbia? What part did you submit to Siemens? Were u just piggybacking on your mentors research?</p>