<p>Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to chance me and I will make sure to chance you back.</p>
<p>Grade: Rising Senior
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
State: New Jersey
School: Competitive Public School</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA (unweighted): 4.0/4.0
GPA (weighted): 7.0/7.0
Class Rank: 1/550 (tied with 8 others for valedictorian)
PSAT: 231/240
SAT: 800M, 800CR, 750W
SAT II: Chem-800, Math2-800
AP: Chem-5, Spanish Lang.-5, Calc BC(AB)-5(5), US Hist-5
College Courses at Drexel U.: [INTB 200] A+, [ECON 201] A+, [ECON 202] A, [BLAW 348] in progress</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Chem Club: 3 years, Co-Prez
NJ Science Leaue: 2 years, Chem II team finished 2nd and 3rd in state
Cum Laude Society: 2 years, Prez (involves tutoring students after school)
JV Tennis: 4 years, Captain
Portuguese Lessons: 4 summers
DECA: 2 years
Doing econ research this summer with a professor at Drexel U. and separately with a professor at UPenn</p>
<p>Awards:
2008 National Latin Exam – Gold Medal (Summa Cum Laude)
2008 North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad Open - 20th (Nationally)
2009 Chemistry I League Team - 3rd (statewide)
2010 Chemistry II League Team - 2nd (statewide)
National Merit Semifinalist (expected)
AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Schools:
UPenn (legacy)
Princeton
MIT
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Cornell
U. of Chicago </p>
<p>I plan on studying econ in college and I do realize that my ec's aren't amazing but my main catch are the classes I take at Drexel in econ and the research I'm doing this summer.</p>
<p>Your academics are obviously outstanding. GPA, SATs, and APs are all superb but your ECs fall just a tad short compared to HYPs applicants. I would say your best bets would be at UPenn, MIT, Cornell, and UChicago. You can never predict HYP because they can be so random. </p>
<p>Nice resume. Perhaps a decline at Harvard, Princeton, Yale-- one or all. Don’t take this wrong, you know what a crap shoot they are, and you have some NICE schools on your list.</p>
<p>I have one MAJOR criticism of your resume: your tennis game needs work. If you cannot make varsity after 3 years they shouldn’t let you tie up a JV spot for a fourth year. Fortunately for you, this will NOT affect your chances! </p>
<p>I get what you mean about the tennis, we don’t have a cut at our school lol and I only started playing in 9th grade. Hopefully i play varsity next year but its in the spring so colleges wont see anyways. Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it :)</p>
<p>Academically you’re stats are really great (but you probably know that ) Your EC’s are only decent but they shouldn’t hinder you too much. For an applicant like you, the essays/recs. will probably determine your fate at the top ivys, but here’s my take on your chances:
Schools:
UPenn (legacy), Cornell, UChicago-Match
Columbia, MIT-Low Reach
HYP-Reaches (they are for everyone, and they’re pretty unpredictable)</p>
<p>I agree with everyone above me except I’d put MIT with HYP. Tough schools. For example: someone at my school got rejected from Yale with a 4.0/2390, but then one person with a 3.8/2360 and another with a 3.9/2370 got in. Go figure. You definitely stand a good chance at Cornell and UChicago though! Not sure how Penn takes care of its legacies, but you have a good shot there too.</p>
<p>You could have a few more ECs such as volunteer hours to boost your chances further</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>PS: what did you do to study for Sat2s? PM me please and thank you</p>
<p>your ECs and academics are outstanding. I don’t know if you can get into Harvard, Princeton and MIT, but I believe you have a great chance for Upenn.</p>
) Your EC’s are only decent but they shouldn’t hinder you too much. For an applicant like you, the essays/recs. will probably determine your fate at the top ivys, but here’s my take on your chances: