Chance me for the Ivies?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey! first post on this website. it would be great to be chanced for a few schools. currently going to an all-girls private school in ontario, canada as a junior</p>

<p>gender: female</p>

<p>ethnicity: east indian </p>

<p>also identify as lgbt+</p>

<p>desired field of study: either astrophysics, or pre-med</p>

<p>Academics-
-94% average overall so far
-two AP courses offered at my school, will be taking them both
-current courses include functions, AP english, chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, french, & music
-either top or second to top student in my grade
-haven't taken any tests yet, but I plan on taking the SATs, two SAT subject tests, and possibly the ACT? is the ACT a good idea?</p>

<p>ECs/Activites:
-debated individually at the national level this year. head of my team, won several competitions, going to provincials next month
-lead oboe in my school band? chamber choir. have played classical piano for 11 years, doing my grade 8 RCM exam in january
-in the inaugural stages of starting a family charity to fund the education of children in india
-head coach for my school's KLQ team
-writer for the school newspaper
-house head at my school/member of the athletics and spirit council
-FRC robotics
-did an astrophysics & cosmology course at Brown this summer
-MVP at the Michael J Fox Foundation
-90 volunteer hours
-co-founder of Pennies for Parkinson's, a Canadian fundraising endeavour
-going to have an article I wrote printed in a medical journal soon; excited!
-nominated for and attended Ontario Educational Leadership Camp twice
-head of the STEM club
-6 years of acting & directing experience in theatre over 12 productions
-have done several and will continue to do talks across the country on Parkinson's disease, and how to handle it in family situations</p>

<p>that's about it for ECs I think?</p>

<p>Schools:
-the "big three" Ivies
-Brown
-Stanford
-Duke
-John Hopkins</p>

<p>also won't qualify for financial aid</p>

<p>what are my chances right now to get into these unis? how much should i raise my average by? how can I round/fill up my EC section? which should i ED for?</p>

<p>and also, with all this, what do I need to score MINIMUM on all the aforementioned tests?</p>

<p>thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>I think you’re on the right track.
But keep in mind that Ivies and Stanford are extremely selective.
With great SAT scores, LoRs and Essays I can see you being accepted to some of the universities.
Johns Hopkin’s probably the easiest of the listed but it’s still pretty selective.</p>

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<p>thank you so much for the advice! i realize how selective these universities are, though, and i’ll be working hard over the next year to beef my application up in all aspects.</p>

<p>what do you think i need to score on the SATs? being canadian, im really not too sure what qualifies as a “good score”, or how hard the test is to be honest. also, do i need to/should i take the ACT? what’s the difference?</p>

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<p>They’re reaches for everyone but you have decent chances. As an idian, expect tough competition. Anyway, try your best and I wish you success.</p>

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sorry for the REALLY late reply!

but thanks flylies. how do you think i can get them out of my reaches and more into my match zone?

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As you are SE Asian you are in very competitive pool—normally your SATs should be in the range of high 2200 to mid 2300s–that is applied to the top 3 ivies and Stanford. If you are taking the ACT then think an ACT 33 or above…this assumes very strong EC and a compelling personal statement.