<p>Hi, I'm a rising senior and I am wondering what my chances are at the following schools:</p>
<p>Duke (ED)
Cornell CALS
Georgetown
Johns Hopkins
Rochester
Michigan
UPenn
SUNY Binghamton
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program)
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>SAT I: 2250 (700 CR, 800 M, 750 W w/ 8 on essay)</p>
<p>SAT II: Math I- 750
Math II- 780
Chemistry- 790
World History- 800</p>
<p>APs: World History- 5
US History- 5
Calculus AB- 4 (my school does not offer AP Calc, so self-studied)
*plan to take both English exams, GOPO, Biology (self-studied after taking honors course), Human Geography (completely self-studied)
My school only offers APs in World History, US History, GOPO, and English</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Volunteering (Youth Court, hospital, ambulance, e-scrap drives)- 500+ hours
Medical Shadowing (for family doctor, surgeon, and cardiologist)
Captain of Academic Challenge (3 years- won regional and statewide competitions + qualified for national competition)
Science Club (2 years)
ECOS Club (2 years)
1st Chair Area All-State Band - Alto Sax (2 years)
Section Leader (Jazz Band + State-ranked Wind Ensemble) (4 years)
Co-founder of Sax Quartet (2 years) (won school talent show + performs regularly)
William Varick Nevins III Math Competition (Competition run by Alfred University featuring 500+ students)- 1st place sophomore year, 3rd place junior year
National Honor Society (2 years)
National Merit Commended Scholar (probably not qualified for semifinalist w/ a 214 because of a 63 in writing)
Piano (Since 3rd grade)
Saxophone (Since 5th grade)
American Music Abroad (Northeast Select Band that traveled to Austria and Germany)
2x All-Star competitor at TC3 High School Challenge (Quiz League Tournament which featured over 30 teams from throughout New York State)</p>
<p>Others:
New York State Resident (20 min. from Cornell)
Indian Male (Income: 250,000+)
Top 2% of class of ~350 students (decent public school with no class rankings)
GPA- 4.0 UW, Don't know weighted but I take the most rigorous courses my school offers.</p>
<p>No legacies at any of the schools I'm applying to.</p>
<p>Duke (ED) - possible
Cornell CALS - possible
Georgetown - possible
Johns Hopkins - possible
Rochester - in
Michigan in
UPenn - possible
SUNY Binghamton - in
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program) no idea
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program) no idea
also what is your gpa?</p>
<p>Duke (ED)–maybe…
Cornell CALS–match
Georgetown–match
Johns Hopkins–high match
Rochester–idk
Michigan–low match
UPenn–high match
SUNY Binghamton–idk
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program)–probably
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program)–idk</p>
<p>Duke (ED)-match
Cornell CALS-high match
Georgetown-match
Johns Hopkins-match
Rochester-match
Michigan-match
UPenn-high match
SUNY Binghamton-in
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program)-not sure
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program)-not sure</p>
<p>You have some really interesting ECs. Good luck and chance me back :)</p>
<p>Is Duke your top choice? Reason I say that is that I think you’d get into UPenn ED, but would have a tougher time RD (they accept a lot- like 1/2- of the class ED). I think you are into Duke (ED or RD) and Cornell. But if you don’t apply to Penn ED its a lot tougher because so much of the class is filled up. I’d say you’d get into all (maybe not Penn though, depending on ED/RD)</p>
<p>Thank you all for your input! Yes, Duke is definitely my number one choice, which also makes it the school I am most worried about. I don’t think I will get accepted to UPenn RD, but I’m still hoping I do. I am not too worried about getting into Cornell, because their College of Arts and Life Sciences is a land-grant college of New York State, so they need to have about 80% of the students be state residents. Plus about 8-10 kids go to Cornell every year from my school, so I think I will be able to get in but nothing’s definite.</p>
<p>I think you have a pretty good chance at Duke with ED, but I also agree that you might want to switch your ED to Penn if you’re really okay with going to either. Gtown’s closer to a match, you have a great chance at getting in. JHU sounds about the same because of your volunteering especially. Michigan i think for sure. and penn might be difficult without ED but it’s kinda unpredictable
chance me back please! (BU 7 year med)</p>
<p>Duke (ED) - Low Reach
Cornell CALS - Low Reach
Georgetown - High Match
Johns Hopkins - High Match
Rochester - Match
Michigan - Match
UPenn - Low Reach
SUNY Binghamton - Safety
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program) - Match
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program) - Match</p>
<p>I would guess you will get into Duke ED so i guess there isnt much of a need to chance the others.</p>
<p>ehh…
Cornell CALS–match
Georgetown–higher match
Johns Hopkins–highish match
Rochester–in
Michigan–in
UPenn–reach
SUNY Binghamton–dunno
Hobart and William Smith (auto-admission medical program)–dunno
St. Bonaventure (auto-admission medical program)–dunno</p>
<p>The ivies are unpredictable, but I think with your stats you could get in. SUNY Binghamton is definitely a safety. I never heard of Hobart and William Smith or the saint school. The rest seem to be matches.</p>
<p>Hobart is a safety for you. The ivies/ivy-equilvalent are, as Blackops said, unpredictable. But I think you stand a good shot at Gtown, Cornell, and Duke ED… i.e. I think you’re into all three. Good luck!</p>
<p>Your ECs are amazing! I cant’ believe you’ve played piano and sax for so long. Your stats are obviously up there, and assuming you don’t blow your essays I think Duke is a good chance. Esp. since your ED.</p>
<p>For that other schools:</p>
<p>Cornell CALS–reach
Georgetown-- match
Johns Hopkins–match
Rochester-- safety
Michigan–in
UPenn–reach</p>
<p>For the other 3 schools, I’m not familiar with them. sorry.</p>
<p>Everything about your application seems to be very solid. Scores, ECs, and things like your ethnicity will definitely be a strong point. I’m sure you know to do this, but work on your essay! VERY IMPORTANT. I agree with the posters above on matches/reaches and stuff.</p>
The ivies/ivy-equilvalent are, as Blackops said, unpredictable. But I think you stand a good shot at Gtown, Cornell, and Duke ED… i.e. I think you’re into all three. Good luck!</p>