Chance me for the ivies, MIT, university of michigan, carnegie mellon, duke, UNC Chap

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<p>Chance me for the ivies, MIT, university of michigan, carnegie mellon, duke, UNC Chapel hill </p>

<p>I'm only a freshman but i want to improve my chances as much as i can, so please chance me i would really value the input, and if you could please tell me my strengths and weaknessess. In college i want to major in buissness or pre-dentistry, or be a buissness major with a pre-dental track, and if i minored in anything it would be nanotechnology. Please tell me if any specific college would be good for me, or if i should move up classes, or anything like that. Thanks!!!</p>

<p>State: Pennsylvania</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Indian (India)</p>

<p>Ec's:
F.B.L.A (Future buissness leaders of america)
Technology club
chess team
S.P.Y.C (church organazation group)
C.R.B.A/ basketball (local recreational basketball league been playing for 10 years)
Scholars Bowl
Photography Club
H.U.N.C.H Program (NASA space competition/team)
spanish club
winter track </p>

<p>My current GPA (Weighted) IS A 4.2
my classes are
Honors: spanish II, english, history
accelerated: Physical Science, algebra 1
academic: NONE
(lowest is academic, highest is honors, you can't take AP'S in 9th grade)</p>

<p>good things?
i have been to canada, and India
i have shadowed my local orthodontist, to get a feel for my intended career
i am apart of a regional (northeast) indian youth logistics comittiee board
i've been an altar boy since 5th grade </p>

<p>I have attended the first ever Indian American meetup in the history of the united states
where my dad and i were invited to washington D.C and talked about political issues, specifically the ones that are affecting indians, while there my father and i spoke as well. </p>

<p>i am a winner of first place sunday school competition (regional)
my voulenteering is a little low so far, i plan to make a huge jump in that catagory during the summer, i voulenteer at the school store, and with my mom i am here nursing assitant.</p>

<p>aspirations for the future:
i want to go to a technical school our school offers to get an even bigger feel for dentistry.
i want to take summer classes at the local community college and transfer the credits in high school to get ahead
i want to voulenteer as a upenn hospital student ambassador.</p>

<p>ok Thanks for listning, and please all feedback would be really appreciated</p>

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<p>It’s pretty hard to evaluate you without proper testing scores and your final GPA. But I’d say all the ivies/MIT/Duke would be high reaches with your current credentials(assuming your scores are average for those universities). And CMU/UM/UNC would be slight reaches considering you haven’t exactly done much.</p>

<p>-Take as many APs as you can if you want to be competitive for any of those schools
-Your ECs/Clubs are weak, it looks like a laundry list of clubs with no true motive. Get a leadership position or two in those and they will stand out. Also, if you want to go into dentistry, make sure your ECs show that
-“Volunteering” means nothing if you can’t explain why or how you did it. For example, saying you have “1500 volunteer hours” but can’t back it up, means little to an admissions officer. Get involved at a local hospital (or dentist if you can?) and explain why you did those volunteer opportunities and how they impacted you in your essays
-Start studying for standardized tests the summer prior to your Junior year (or earlier if you want). Take both the SAT I and ACT with little studying to see where you stand. Go with the one you feel better with (Both would be awesome…) Don’t forget about SAT II subjects tests. I forgot to take those and I only have my ACT score to back up my record, makes me a little nervous. Aim for a 2200+ on the SAT I, and a 33+ on the ACT, and 750+ on the SAT IIs
-You need a “hook”, or something that makes you stand out from everyone else. There will be thousands of applicants with similar academic records, why should they pick you? Maybe do something in your community, do some research, just something that little to no applicants will have. </p>

<p>I’m not trying to be harsh; just understand that if you want to attend one of those prestigious universities you have to be exceptional. So far, you’re doing great. When I was a freshman, I was worried about getting beat up instead of getting involved. I was only in 1 club and I only really got involved my Junior year. </p>

<p>Just try and remember those tips. You look like an amazing student and I wouldn’t doubt if someone with your caliber gets in to those schools come senior year.</p>

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<p>Dude your a freshman. Don’t worry about anything someone on CC will say and go explore high school, find what you like, and work on that. Thats what colleges look for anyways, passion that is.</p>

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<p>Thanks!!!</p>