chance me? :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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hey ! my names ari, and it would be great to be chanced for a few schools. currently going to an all-girls private school in ontario, canada as a junior

gender: female

ethnicity: desi

also identify as lgbt+

desired field of study: either astrophysics, or pre-med

Academics-
-4.0 GPA
-taking one AP course, as its the only one offered at my school. will probably not send the score in
-current courses include functions, AP english, chemistry, biology, physics, french, & music
-senior courses will be functions, calc, english, chem, bio, physics, space sciences, and french
-in the top 5% in my grade
-haven’t taken any tests yet, but I plan on taking the SATs, and two SAT subject tests. the practice tests ive done so far though have all gotten me results between 2300-2350

ECs/Activites:
-debated individually at the national level this year. head of my team, won several competitions, went to provincials as a team last month
-lead oboe in my school band? chamber choir. have played classical piano for 11 years, doing my grade 8 RCM exam in june
-in the inaugural stages of starting a family charity to fund the education of children in india
-head coach for my school’s KLQ team
-writer for the school newspaper
-house head at my school/member of the athletics and spirit council
-FRC robotics
-did an astrophysics & cosmology course at Brown this summer
-MVP at the Michael J Fox Foundation
-90+ volunteer hours
-co-founder of Pennies for Parkinson’s, a Canadian fundraising endeavour for the MJFF
-nominated for and attended Ontario Educational Leadership Camp twice
-founder and head of my school’s science fair/olympics team
-6 years of acting & directing experience in theatre over 12 productions
-founder of No Reservations Required, a new charity in the GTA that provides gourmet meals to people in homeless shelters from recipes donated by the top restaurants in toronto
-head of TedxYouth@Durham, which will take place this august
-speaker at TedxTheGlebeWomen, in Ottawa next week. my talk will be also broadcast live at the international TEDWomen conference in california happening at that tome

  • research internship at NASA's Ames Research Center this summer

that’s about it for ECs I think? if it makes a diff, i can also speak five languages: english, french, hindi, spanish, & dutch, but only the first three fluently

Schools:
-Harvard
-Yale
-Brown
-Cornell
-John Hopkins
-Carnegie Mellon
-Duke
-U of T
-McGill

also won’t qualify for financial aid

what are my chances right now to get into these unis? how can I round/fill up my EC section? which should i ED for?

and also, with all this, what do I need to score MINIMUM on all the aforementioned tests?

thanks for reading!!

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I can’t see any school you’ve listed denying you. If these are your real unexaggerated credentials, shoot for the stars.

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thanks for replying!!
and yea haha these are my credentials. any areas for improvement though do you see?

and with all this whats the minimum i could scrape by with on the sats to still be in a good position

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*?

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bump !

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You are a strong candidate, but ALL IVY League schools are reaches for EVERYONE, and you haven’t yet gotten an official SAT score yet. Get that 2300+ and keep the As, and you will likely be admitted to at least one of those top schools. You will probably be rejected somewhere though. Pick your favorite and apply ED.

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You’re clearly a very dedicated/active student and person and that will serve you well no matter where you end up. :slight_smile: I ivy leagues expect you to be strong in every category and then go an extra mile beyond that. They literally wont be happy until you’ve cured cancer, especially not in the regular decision round. My close friend is the valedictorian in my school. Her gpa is about 98 unweighted and her SAT score was 2300+. She was very active in the school and community but was also rejected from a bunch of ivies and top schools. She wasn’t accepted into any of her top choices, although shes going to a pretty competitive and good school next year. No one has a good shot, honestly, because for every model student theres thousands of others with the same scores hoping for the same spots. I’d definitely suggest looking into some less competitive schools as well. It’s really a crapshoot with the ivies and no one can give you an accurate chance.

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stepay:
yeah, i realize that, which is why im applying too to a bunch of safetys here in canada. i actually got my score yesterday and ended up with a 2280, so it seems im not quite there yet with the sats :((( but i only decided to take them and started practicing a month before the exam so i think if i take the next set i might be able to bump my score!

and yeah im really conflicted as to whether i should apply ED for brown, yale, or hopkins
suggestions as to which i might have the best shot at? :confused:

thank you so much for replying !!

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aude22:
haha thanks :)))
and wow dang thats awful! i hope shes doing well now. just out of curiosity, wheres she going now?
and yeah im applying to canadian schools as safetys
but thanks for all the advice! i really appreciate it

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wow these emoticons are awful can i edit the post?

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bump ! =)

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Before applying ed you have to make sure you can afford the school. Ivy league schools do not offer merit scholarships.

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yeah, i know, but luckily money won’t be a problem for any of the school’s mentioned above

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lucky you :wink: apply ed based on where you want to go the most.

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Since you have safeties in Canada, you now need to look at what appeals to you in your reaches (and any school with an admission rate of 20% and less is “reach for everyone”), then look for these characteristics in colleges (universities and LACs) ranked between 30 and 60 + excellent honors colleges.
Since money isn’t a concern, look at the UCs, UMichigan, Penn State, Pitt, UVA, William&Mary, VTech, UF, UGA, and their honors college.
You don’t really need to retake that SAT, focus on Subject tests that highlight both mastery of material and versatility in academic prowess (ie., one stem, one humanities/social science, one more).

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@a20171
yeah :wink: im super grateful

my top choices then out of those would be H, Y, Brown
which of those with my stats do i have the best chance at? so torn !!

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@MYOS1634

thanks for replying!!

and thanks so much for recommending all those colleges! since im from canada im not quite too adept in the american college scene so i appreciate it

and sorry, i probably dont know this for the same reason, but whats an honours college?

and would bio, chem, and french look good as subject tests?

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Yes, those three would be a good combination. :slight_smile:

An Honors College is a special program within a larger university that selects the top 10% or top 5% admitted students and offers them special opportunities. The exact offerings vary depending on colleges, which is why you have to investigate, but they can include special, discussion-based classes instead of the large lecture hall-based classes, special seminars, research opportunities, scholarships, special (better) dorms, priority registration, a special lounge to study in, free printing, a special computer lab, special trips, free passes to see plays, meeting famous authors or leaders… Many “good” Honors colleges offer the first 5, then the other things depend on the college, its location, etc.Most public flagships and many universities, regional or private, also offer this to a select few.