Chance me at: Princeton, MIT, Amherst, Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore
STATS:
GPA: 4.98/5.00 UW
SAT: 750+800
SATII: Math II 800; Physics 800; Chemistry 800
AP: 10 5s, taking 4 more this year
Awards & competitions:
Physics bowl overall top 20(last year)
PUPC Bronze
Knowledge@Wharton High School investment competition national top 12
leader of our HS’ best USAD team
hiMCM Meritorious
codeforces 1600+
Extracurriculars & activities:
President of student govt.
Organized several fund raising that each collets over 10,000$
Some volunteer work(not much)
Family income > 500,000$
Plan to assist in a lab or do some research under a professor this summer
Princeton is my dream school! But everyone says the best goest to MIT. I’m aware that both of these two are long shots, and I plan to apply to the liberal arts colleges in RD. Couldn’t decide which one for ED. Also could not choose the best among the liberal arts.(I really can’t tell the difference lol)
Could you give me some advice?
Most of the income are return from investment and capital rather than salaries!
My family does not have certain kind of relationship with any of the universities! In fact, we just moved to America from London 7 years ago.
I feel like I repeat myself every time I reply to a “chance me” post. No one can give you some kind of numerical chance of you getting in, because these are all such selective schools.
But here’s my $0.02 anyways. You have great grades, great rigor, and some pretty good ECs. None of your ECs are going to blow away admissions officers, but they’re your pretty standard T20-level ECs that are great.
Keep doing what you’re passionate about, not just chase prestige. But yes, you’re on the right track to having a SHOT at one of the selective schools you’d like to attend.
Your chances are lousy for all of these schools. That’s the best advice I can give. At some point grades and stats become so identical, it’s impossible to stand out, so it becomes more a lottery than a competition. Make sure you have some good match and safety schools.