Chance me @ Regular Decision Columbia, Princeton, Yale, NYU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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SAT I Superscore: 2300
SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chemistry 780, USH 770
GPA: 3.96/4.00 UW
Rank: School doesn’t rank
AP Scores: Chemistry 3 (lol), APUSH 4, Stat 5, Lang 5, Mechanics 5
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Econ, AP Gov, Orchestra H, AP Physics E&M, British Literature H
Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society

Extracurriculars:

Run a 501c3 for Music Tutoring
Debate Club (Captain)
Newspaper (Business Manager)
Varistyish Tennis (4 yrs.)
Principal Cello
Districts Orchestra 4 years
Regions Orchestra 1 year
Very prominent local youth orchestra stuff

Community Service/Summer:
Biology lab intern at UPenn 2 years, Music Tutoring Program 1 year

Essays: Common App is best writing I’ve ever done.
Teacher Recommendations: Both should be very good – I love my teachers, really good friends with them
Counselor Recommendation: Who knows lol
Interview: No issues at all.

Other:
Financial Aid: Nope
Intended Major: Putting down Philosophy #1, Physics #2 – will try to double major or something like that
State: Northeast
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks: eh

My only concern is that if I put down physics, I don’t show that much phy

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Anybody can create a 501c3. You definitely qualify for all of these schools, but there’s nothing that makes you stand out. Let’s hope you are correct about your essay, otherwise you’ll be deny or waitlisted at most of these schools (even NYU, which might waitlist you due to yield protection).

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You have as good a shot as any! I’m sure you’ll easily get into NYU. The Ivies are a long shot for everyone, even with top notch scores and great EC’s. Running a charity is impressive, regardless of what Oberyn says and you have a lot of leadership experience. Good luck!

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Columbia/Princeton/Yale chances don’t look good - you are clearly fairly accomplished in music, but not sure it’s enough to carry you. If you’re looking at the UPenn/Duke/Dartmouth tier, you could possibly break in.

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Princeton/Yale- sorry, maybe in the next life (Yale is a small possibility ED, Princeton is even smaller)
Columbia-Low Reach/High Match
NYU-Match/Low Match

Check out Penn, Dartmouth, Brown (“lower” tier ivies)