Chance me please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

For Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, GA Tech, and OSU

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450
ACT (breakdown): 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/580
AP (place score in parenthesis): WH(5), Chem(4), Gov(5), USH(5), Bio(5), Lang(5), Stat(5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Psych, AP Physics, AP Calc AB/BC, not sure about others
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Bowl, 10-12
Swimming, 10-12
NHS, 11, 12(President)
Beta, 10, 11(Treasurer), 12(President)
Volunteering at Hospital, 10-12 and during summers
Student Council 10(Representative), 11(Secretary), 12(Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: hospital, plus others through beta and NHS
Summer Activities: volunteering at hospital

Other:
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Large Rural Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
legacy at OSU

2

You have a good GPA and class rank but

Is a bit low for schools like Harvard or MIT.

Your EC’s are average for ivy league (it doesn’t really stand out compared to a lot of others applying for ivy schools). Don’t get me wrong, you have good EC’s (way better than mine), but for an ivy, that doesn’t look as good.

Your main issue is that you don’t have any good hooks. That legacy at OSU will help with OSU, but when it comes to ivy league, being white and high income isn’t a good hook.

I would say that you should be able to get into GA Tech and OSU, and that the rest (caltech, princeton, MIT, harvard) will be reaches (with MIT being an extremely high reach for engineering)

3

Everything stats and EC-wise is certainly on par for Ivies. You definitely have a chance, but make sure you really shine in your essays to help your application stand out.

Submit the 1450, it’s better than the 31.