Chance me for the ivies please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks so much! Any improvement suggestions would be incredible.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2350, second try
ACT:35
SAT II:760 Math II, 800 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40 something / 378 (I go to the 9th best school in the country, very competitive)
AP (freshman - junior):AP Gov (4), AP Lang (5), AP Stats (3, not sending), AP Psych (5), AP Lit (predicted 5 on mock), APUSH (predicted 4/5), AP Micro (Predicted 5), AP Macro (Predicted 5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):IB Chem SL (predicted 5/6), IB Math SL (predicted 6), plus all my HL classes which are 2 year IB classes (see Senior Load)
Over the summer: AP Calc AB, AP Spanish Lang, AP Human Geo, AP Environmental, Dual-Enrollment Math, Dual-Enrollment Creative writing (Yeah, yeah, I'm insane. I've done this kind of work in this amount of time before, so don't worry)
Senior Load: Dual-Enrollment Physics, AP Calc BC, IB Bio SL, IB Spanish V (SL), IB English HL, IB History HL, IB TOK, IB Economics HL
Major Awards: NMS semi-finalist, Pathfinder Award Nominee (hopefully recipient), one or two scholarships, FBLA district Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Community Service Club (President), Women's Empowerment Forum (President), Local Com Serv Club (VP), FBLA (President and Founder freshman year at my old school), Track (3 years), CC (2 years, broke foot one season), SGA member (freshman year), Class Secretary (freshman year), chorus/drama (freshman year), internship at a Business controller's office, Internship w/a Senator (Pending)
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring service (made $2000+ one summer offering tutoring classes to younger students in my school, because I had a reputation for being good in math)
Volunteer/Community service:Around 800 hours
Summer Activities:Volunteered at an Orphanage in India which my club is connected to
Essays: Common App & supplements: Writing is my strongest suit
Teacher Recommendation: 1 - 8/10 (teacher really likes me, she went to Brown herself)
2-6/10 (likes me, nothing special in the letter)
Counselor Rec: 7/10 (really likes me, knows I'm motivated, but not a very articulate person)
Additional Rec: From someone in the senator's office, if I get the job
Interview: I'm pretty outgoing, and my college advisor is coaching me on what to say (without it sounding fake), think this will be a strength </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Public/Magnet
Ethnicity: Indian (so Asian) / Hispanic
Gender: Female (using brother's account, hence the username, lol)
Income Bracket: 300k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, I guess, but much more Indian in me than Hispanic. Still putting it down though </p>

<p>Essay Topic: How I embraced my heritage through dancing with orphan girls in India at 11</p>

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<p>I’d say that you stand a pretty good chance. You standardized test scores are within Ivy range. You 3.8 GPA is a bit below Ivy, but it shouldn’t be too much of a hindrance. E.C.'s show leadership, but it looks like you did more freshman year than later years. Assuming that you have great essays, and you get teacher recommendations closer to 9’s out of 10, then the Ivy’s should be a low reach/reach.</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

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<p>HYP might be out of range with your gpa. I think Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth are definitely viable options.</p>

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<p>i dont think harvard yale princeton are out of range if you actually go to the ninth ranked school in the country… when i mean ninth ranked i mean like youre at deerfield, andover, exeter, hotchkiss, choate… somewhere like that…</p>

<p>your indian/hispanic mixture is rlly unique and i think that might help a little bit…
great ecs and solid test scores…</p>

<p>i feel like youre a match for all ivies except for HYP…
those would reaches… but it wouldnt be a surprise to me if you were accepted.</p>

<p>good luck.</p>

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<p>When I say 9th, I mean public magnet rank by Newsweek. But I have friends @ deerfield and exeter and my classes keep up with/surpass theirs. So hopefully. And thanks!</p>

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<p>You have a great chance at some of the lower Ivies like Dartmouth and Cornell. HYP would be a reach, but i’d still apply.</p>

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<p>You’re golden. Just write an essay that shows you are intellectual as well as smart. You need to prove your character, not just your ability to work!
Also, the income won’t matter so much if you are applying to these schools. Many of their admissions and financial aid offices are completely separate and your cash bracket won’t change your chances.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is a little low, though I think that you’ll get into 1-2 of the lower ivies and have a realistic shot at HYP.</p>

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<p>Wow great stats! Lots of good ECs and good schoolwork! I think you have a decent chance so you should apply everywhere you want.
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<p>other than your gpa everything else is great! you have a good chance at the lower ivies, and for hyp, I mean no one really knows who gets in except the admissions officers them selves. so, good luck!</p>

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<p>You sound like you’re in a great position; you have very impressive test scores, course load, ECs, etc. I think the Ivies are definitely within reach for you.</p>

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<p>Being in a top school would help to compensate your lower GPA, so I would not worry too much about the 3.8ish. However, being in a highly competitive school may also hurt your chance as there are so many students from your school applying to the ivies too. Anyway, you should not worry as you will be sure to be admitted by one of the great schools. Since the acceptance rates of these schools are rather low, you may want to apply to more schools and add some schools below the ivy caliber to the list.</p>