Chance me for top schools

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<p>Hey! I'm applying to quite a few top schools, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, Princeton, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, UPenn, and Duke. I'm wondering how good my chances are at these schools, so help me out if you have a moment. Thanks!</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Income Bracket: >$250,000
High School: Private
State: California</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW (I will have taken 11 APs by the end of senior year)
SAT I: 800 M/770 CR/800 W
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics
ACT: 36 (36 in Math, Science, and English, 35 in Reading)
PSAT: 238 National Merit Semi-finalist</p>

<p>Primary Extracurriculars:
- 3 Years Honors Youth Orchestra for violin
- Math Club (president for 2 years)
- 4 years varsity tennis
- Volunteer at local hospital for 4 years
- Economics for Leaders program
- Math/Science Tutor 5 hrs/ week
- 2nd Degree Karate Black Belt</p>

<p>I feel really confident about my essays and recommendations. I have already interviewed with Yale and Princeton and I feel as though I made a good impression.</p>

<p>What chances do I have? Thank you again!</p>

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<p>You have excellent scores. That being said, asians males with good test scores that play tennis and are president of math club are a dime a dozen. What makes you stand out?</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure. I’ve won quite a few karate tournaments, but I would guess that’s not incredibly unique for an Asian. </p>

<p>Frankly, I think it’s ridiculous the standards Asians are held to. I’m not one of those kids who just sits and studies all day, and my parents could care less how well I do in school.</p>

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<p>Still a reach because of lack of state/national awards. You should be able to get into some very high caliber schools anyway though, such as UPenn.</p>

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<p>I agree with cabooser, you should be fine for cornell or upenn.</p>