Chance Me Please (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, </p>

<p>I'm only a rising high school junior, though I visited colleges this summer. I attend a competitive college preparatory school in Indianapolis, Indiana. </p>

<p>Please tell me my chances of getting into schools like Harvard, Princeton, etc.</p>

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<p>As I have only had two full years of high schoo so far, my AP Count is only 6 at the moment. </p>

<p>I currently have taken AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science AB, AP European History, AP Chemistry, AP Microeconomics, and AP Macroeconomics. </p>

<h1>of 4s: 3</h1>

<h1>of 5s: 3</h1>

<p>I will be taking 5 APs next year and 5 more senior year. </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.952
Weighted GPA: Not sure, definitely 4+ (I have received an A in all my AP courses, except AP Chem which was an A-)
Class Rank: School does not rank, but I believe I am #3/104, potentially #1 or #2 with weighted as I have the most APs </p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math II: 760
Chemistry: 780</p>

<p>I realize that many of the selective schools require three. I will take at least one more over the course of the next two years.</p>

<p>ACT w/ Writing: 33 (I think I can get this up to a 35 by senior year)
SAT: I haven't taken it yet, though I am confident I can get a 2250+</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>*Varsity cross country</p>

<p>*Speech & Debate Team </p>

<p>*DECA Business Club </p>

<p>*Junior Statesmen of America</p>

<p>*Legacy Initiative (A program that complies, transcribes, and summarizes interviews conducted with war veterans about their experiences. Produces a book annually).</p>

<p>*Teen Court (A community service program in which I volunteer at a juvenile court)</p>

<p>*Reach for Youth Board Member (Youth representative on a board that provides counseling services to troubled youth)</p>

<p>*Y-Press (Youth-driven paper that publishes a weekly article in the Indianapolis Star paper. I have traveled to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions with them to provide coverage and will be traveling to Cuba this fall)</p>

<p>*Numerous other small activities that probably aren't application worthy (Spell Bowl, Science Olympiad, etc)</p>

<p>Other Things of Note:</p>

<p>-Have taken a course at Northwestern University for the last three sumemrs
-Went on a community service trip to New Orleans</p>

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<p>I would really appreciate it if someone could chance me! I am interested in fairly upper tier schools such as Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, U Chicago, Penn, Columbia, etc. </p>

<p>PS -- I just made my account today, so I hope I did this "chance" thing correctly.</p>

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<p>you are on the right track.</p>

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<p>Do research and go for some national awards. I think you are doing ok but you will have to really show some depth on those EC’s because as of now you are a very run of the mill applicant, Especially for Stanford, MIT,Princeton, etc. Also, what are you thinking of majoring in? cuz you’re choice of schools sort of seem all over the place, im jw.</p>

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<p>good chances, overall. it’s oging be your essays or teacher recs that will ultimately decide. make sure you show excellence in some extra- curricular activities.</p>

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<p>In response to InvisibleMan,</p>

<p>Well I guess I’ve received a few awards, but most national awards that I know of aren’t available until like your junior/senior years, right (book awards, AP scholars, national merit, etc)? I have like AMC 10/12 awards, etc.</p>

<p>And I put in about 6 hours a week at Y-Press and a few hours a week at Teen Court. I generally have an article published once a month or so for Y-Press in the paper, and several online throughout a month. I was hoping that could be a resume boost because I could become significantly involved in college publications. </p>

<p>As for my other extra curics, I guess cross country speaks for itself. </p>

<p>I’m on the steering committee for a portion of the Legacy Initiative book, which essentially means I oversee about 50-75 pages of the book (specifically the WW1 section). </p>

<p>Speech & Debate Team is probably pretty standard for a lot of apps, and I haven’t been too involved in that, but I made it to state at least. </p>

<p>And for DECA, I was runner-up at state. So, hopefully, that shows depth like you said.</p>

<p>And as for what I want to study, I’m not entirely sure. I’d most likely major in a physical science, but that’s definitely subject to a change, particularly considering I want to pursue business haha. I read, though, that a lot of big banking firms don’t necessarily care if you were a finance/econ major though. </p>

<p>As for why I chose the colleges I named, I guess because I assume you can’t go wrong with any of them. They all have so much to offer academically, from what I’ve always thought. So my concern is just getting in, as opposed to if any of those schools will be a solid choice, because I think they all are.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I saw on a few other people’s chances that they’re listing their race. I’m mixed race, with my father being born in Sicily and my mother in India, and my first language was Italian.</p>

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<p>“As for why I chose the colleges I named, I guess because I assume you can’t go wrong with any of them. They all have so much to offer academically, from what I’ve always thought.”</p>

<p>NO. no. no. no. no. no!</p>

<p>The Ivy Leagues is an ATHLETIC conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. In this exclusive group, you have a DIVERSE selection of colleges and universities, each with its strengths and downfalls. IN ADDITION, undergraduate achievement in the Ivy schools are overshadowed by the accomplishments of students from lesser-known liberal arts institutions, such as Swarthmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, etc, all of which actually has a higher rate of graduate school admissions, as well as doctorate and Ph.D rates, than the schools belonging to the Ivy leagues. In fact, some Ivy Leagues offer a less-than-spectacular undergraduate education, since so much resources are being sent to the graduate schools (which are well worth the hype).</p>

<p>What does this mean? Let me rephrase it for you: you should never, never choose a college based on baseless name-brands. In short, you’ll be selling yourself short.</p>

<p>Then again, it is your money and your four years you will be spending. Just think carefully, for your own good. Create your own criteria based on what you want to do, the environment, the courses, class size, etc.</p>

<p>When you apply for a job. Businesses will be looking for your Graduate school, not necessarily your undergraduate school. Guess which institutions send the most students to Ivy league graduate schools? </p>

<p>It probably ain’t what you’re thinking. </p>

<p>Rant over.</p>

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<p>Okay, I know the Ivy League was an athletic conference of eight schools. But, seeing as no schools in the Ivy League even award athletic scholarships (nominally at least haha, but I guess money under the table is another story), clearly athletics is not a priority of theirs. All Ivy League schools consistently are rated among the top 20 schools in the country, so, once again, I don’t see how any of them could hurt you. Granted, though, I know a lot of lesser known liberal arts colleges have equivalent if not better programs than the Ivy League schools.</p>

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<p>Haha. I missed this thread. I should have returned and marked that it was 75% joke (the remaining 25% is pure, unadulterated passion). Saying that, since you are still a junior, you are doing incredibly. You show so much passion for student leadership, and you are involved in so many community AND service organizations. Considering 33 is a high-end of the 50th percentile in selective institutions such as Yale, you are poised for success, whereever you decide to go.</p>

<p>But of course, HYPMS will always be reach for everyone.</p>

<p>Have you thought about running for offices this year?</p>