Chance me for the ivies!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian male, spent most of my life moving back and forth between Australia and Singapore.</p>

<p>GPA - 3.89 UW
Class rank - top 10% (Out of 450 students) highly competitive</p>

<p>SAT - 2040 (740 CR 660 Math 640 WR, it was a disaster, never got less than 2150 on practice tests so i'm definitely retaking)
SATII - 800 Math II, 770 World History, 800 Math I</p>

<p>Full IB courseload
HL English - 6
HL History - 7
HL Economics - 7
SL Mathematics - 7
SL Chemistry - 7
SL Chinese - 7
Extended Essay in English - B
Theory of knowledge - B
Total points: 43/45</p>

<p>ECs:
- Varsity Rugby team (4 years, but played before HS as well), 2 time state champions in the 4 years.
- Rugby captain (senior year)
- Received a call-up to national u19 rugby team but declined due to personal reasons.
- Varsity Basketball team (2 years)
- Practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (3 years and a Blue belt)
- Drama club member, participated in staging of many school plays (1 year)
- Member of the Society of Youth Leaders (Australia) (2 years)
- Model United Nations (2 years)
- Young Diplomats society (2 years)
- Vice Chairman of the Community Service programme (1 year)
- Active member and regular volunteer of the Salvation Army (2 years)
- Member of the Debate club (1 year)
- Environment Club (2 years)
- Odyssey of the Mind (3 years, national champions once)
- Tutoring of underprivileged kids in the community (ongoing, i teach young kids how to read, basic arithmetic etc.)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
- Worked at a restaurant once over the summer as a kitchen assistant
- Interned at Merrill Lynch and another Law firm.</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are for:
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
UPenn (Wharton)
NYU (Stern)
Georgetown (Walsh)
Stanford
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>I'm looking to major in History/Economics. Any tips/comments/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Are you applying as an international student?</p>

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<p>Yes i would think so.</p>

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<p>Are you coming from a school that sends many applicants to these schools?</p>

<p>As an Asian intnl, your chances at HYPSW, even if you up your scores to 2300, are slim. This is the absolute most competitive pool there is and those schools take the very wealthy and connected from Asia first, and then the kids with significant national level honors.</p>

<p>Stern, Berkeley and maybe Georgetown will be reasonable shots with a 2150. Stern will want to see a 720 math minimum though.</p>

<p>If you’re counting on a US college, I’d extend the list.</p>

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<p>I agree with hmom5. Unless you have some impressive hook or absolutely amazing essays, your chances at this point are small. If you raise your SAT section scores to 700s (or at least all past 650) your chances will be much better.</p>