<p>The Numbers:
3.74 UW GPA
3.83 W GPA (out of 4)
Currently a Junior
34 ACT
220 PSAT
APs Calc AB and BC (5s) World (3 :( ) Taking Bio, APUSH, Psych, Calc II this year, 6 APs next year
SAT IIs
Bio 730
Math 750</p>
<p>The ECs:
- Mock Trial (Lead Attorney)
- Mu Alpha Theta (VP Pres next year)
- SNHS
- Tutoring
- Peer Leader
- Part of School Leadership team (10 out of 800 students)</p>
<p>The Awards
- Regional Mock Trial Champs
- Winner of President's Volunteer Service Award (all 3 years)
- Probably something with NMS
- Peer Leader
- Chosen for Leadership team</p>
<p>Indian Male for GA</p>
<p>Chances:
Duke (Early Decision)
Vanderbilt (Early Decision II)
UNC
Rice
UGA
Tech
Emory
NYU
Williams and Mary
Harvard (for the LOLs)</p>
<p>Duke: Reach
Vanderbilt: High match
UNC: High match (UNC is very protectionistic)
Rice: Reach
UGA: Safety
GA Tech: Safety
Emory: Low match
NYU: Low match
William and Mary: Low match
Harvard: Reach</p>
<p>The real question is why criticize a subjective perspective? There’s no way to be objective in admissions to selective schools, and the whole point of a chance thread is to get opinions about where you lie on a subjective spectrum.</p>
<p>If you really want to improve your chances, I can’t help you. What I can say is if you don’t get in the school you’re working for you will have wasted time you could’ve otherwise spent doing something you love (unless you like undergoing rigorous resume-boosting activities).</p>
<p>Will subjectively being a reach scares me…I understand for schools like HYPSMC brown Duke and so on, the rates are super selective but there has to be SOMETHING for me to improve on</p>
<p>OK… To clear things up, there is ALWAYS something you can do to improve chances at schools. The only way this isn’t possible is if you fail a class or get several bad grades throughout which would simply SCREW YOU. The only way for you to increase ur chances is to increase your GPA and/or your ACT scores. Your ECs are fine and the essays you need to work super hard on… I think I agree with previous posts that you are on the lower scale of applicants to Harvard, Duke, Vanderbilt, Rice, and UNC-CH OOS. But then again increasing that GPA and ACT will only help you. I give reaches to the above 5 colleges, everything else you have atleast decent chance of admission. </p>
<p>Quick question for people that chanced, should i even waste an ED for Duke, I mean what if i use it on Vandy? I really want to go to duke but the prospects look extremely Bleak</p>
<p>Sameer, my daughter has almost similar Stats. Her GPA is a tad bit lower than yours. But she has a SAT 1 score of 2380. We consulted a very prominent college counsellor who suggested Vanderbilt. I looked at the possibility of applying Duke ED1 and Vanderbilt ED2 but you are giving up a great chance of getting into Vandy. Think about it, when you apply ED2 to Vanderbilt you will be fighting with Ivy ED rejects. I strongly recommend Vandy over Duke.</p>
and what can i do to make my chances better?</p>