<p>Hey everyone, what do you think my chances are for the Ivy League and Stanford?
Im a sophomore right now, so I'm predicting my SAT based on my most recent PSAT.
SAT/PSAT: 2150
Straight A's
First Honors every year
First place awards in math, bio, American lit, and Spanish
I will graduate with 10 APs. (Ap US history AP gov AP calc ab and bc AP chem AP lit AP composition AP Spanish language AP Spanish lit and AP physics)
Attended Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth for two years and earned award of distinction for SAT scores.
Started a service club at school to bring art to the less fortunate.
I do speech and just missed the cutoff for states (darn!)
I'm VP of service at my school
I'm a black belt in Kung fu
I play the piano (I just started)
I played AAU basketball for two years but now just play rec
I fence (just started)
Last summer I did a NOLS course for two weeks in the backcountry of Idaho
This summer I am goin to Tanzania with GLA on a service trip
I love hiking and camping
I cook a lot and am starting a e-cookbook
I have a food blog and another blog about cool facts and trivia stuff
I have a dog walking business (small and slow but still there)
I played JV volleyball freshman year (not well at all)</p>
<p>I'm hoping to get into the nhs and maybe be a merit scholar as a junior next year. I think I have a good shot at those with my grades and stuff.</p>
<p>Any thoughts about my chances with the Ivies and Stanford if I keep up with these plans? What can I do to beef up my chances?</p>
<p>It’s kind of hard to predict your chances without an actual SAT score, and PSAT scores aren’t always a good predictor. Try to aim for a 2250+ in order to be competitive for the Ivies & Stanford.
Your ECs are pretty good, but I don’t really see a concurrent theme. Just by looking at your list, there doesn’t seem to be any area that you are really interested in; I would advise that once you know what you want to major in, you should try to narrow most of your ECs towards that area. Still, keep up the good work; it shows that you’re a well-rounded kid.
Your grades are good. Just make sure to keep it up when it really counts… junior year hell. Trust me, you may find sophomore year easy, but junior year is a killer. T___T
Also, a word of advice… please do not plan to apply to just the Ivies and Stanford. We all start out at that point, but trust me, you do not want to do that LOL.</p>
<p>Try getting about a 2200 or so at least. Honestly I think you need at least 700+ in all components (750+ is more ideal).</p>
<p>Get as many 5s as you can in the AP subjects you’re taking, especially the ones you’re taking junior year. Those are the most important since your scores for senior year come back after admission.</p>
<p>From what I see, you have a couple things you just started. HYPSM pretty much wants to see a lot of dedication in your ECs so I think you should work on them as much as you can, try to do tournaments/competitions etc to show you’re really into them.</p>
<p>In my opinion it’s a reach for HYP and Stanford too, although it’s certainly possible since you have a few unique ECs.</p>
<p>What’s your intended major though? I think it would help if you try to direct your ECs towards the major you want to do. For example, if you want to do medicine, volunteer at a hospital or something similar. You get the idea.</p>
<p>Don’t just apply to HPY because they’re the “best” ivy’s. There are plenty of schools that are equally as good if not even more well suited for you if you look for them.</p>
