Chances at a top college? Thanks!!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone. I´m from Panama and REALLY want to get into a top college.</p>

<p>Basic info:
Age: Turned 16 like three days ago.
Grade: 10th (School year starts in January, ends in December).
Ethnicity: White.
Income: High.
GPA: 4.85 (more or less) out of 5.
School rank: Around 8th (REALL competitive).
School status: Top school in my country, and it´s got various connections with universities.
ACT/SAT/etc..: not yet, taking them next year, although I´m taking the PSAT and BIO SAT this year. Plan on taking subject tests MATH II and Physics also.
Start taking Honors/AP classes next year, and plan on taking all of them.</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
Speak extremely fluent spanish and english. Some french.
Recently started programming and playing chess.
Played competitive golf since I was 7 years old, going to various international competitions.
Played drums since I was 7.
Worked for various summers in a law firm.
Won various awards at school (best student, etc..).
Participated in my school´s drama club as the sound technician. Hope to participate every year until I graduate.
Have worked in several (about 10) professional plays as the lights/sound technician.
Part of a professional film company created by a teahcer of mine.
Taking a robotic´s course.
Will participate in a robotic´s competition next year.
Part of various volunteer groups at my school.</p>

<p>MAIN EC´S:
Part of my school´s math team since I was in 8th (will be part of it until I graduate). Probably will be team captain next year until I graduate,</p>

<p>Silver medal winner last year at national olympiad (this year´s second and final round will be held next this friday).</p>

<p>Perfect score at this year´s national olympiad first round (next and final round next friday, as I already said).</p>

<p>Went to a one moth intensive mathematics camp at Panama´s most prestigious university.</p>

<p>Joined Panama´s National Math Olympiad Team this year, and has already participated in various competitions (waiting results). I plan on stayin on this team until I graduate. This means going to the IMO several times and other big competitions.</p>

<p>Won honourable mention at the CentroAmerican math olympiad.</p>

<p>Taking math classes every saturday at Panama´s most prestigious university to prepare for the competitions.</p>

<p>Will attend a leadership/engineering camp at Georgia Tech next year. Plan on going to a math camp at Stanford.
Various other small awards.</p>

<p>Plus other things I can´t remember .</p>

<p>So... do I have a chance. Consider I´m only 15 years old and have many years ahead of me.
Plus I plan on staying doing what I currently do (math team, etc...).
Consider I´ll go to 20 + international mathematics competitions when I graduate including several IMO´s, IberoAmericans, APMO´s, etc..</p>

<p>Also, I´ll get recommendation letters from a bunch of teachers at both my school and the University.</p>

<p>Dream colleges:
MIT
Princeton
Stanford
Cambridge
CalTech
Georgia Tech
etc..</p>

<p>I plan on studying either engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, astrophysics, etc...</p>

<p>Plus, what do I need to improve?</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>

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<p>Hi ADdrolf, it is too early to tell as you are in the tenth grade and haven’t even taken the SAT. </p>

<p>I travelled to Panama two years ago; it is a nice country. Good luck.</p>

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<p>You lack leadership and service which will affect chances at the top schools like Stanford. You have plenty of time to improve that, though. They will like your dedication to math.</p>

<p>I can’t chance you without scores, but you will want to get around a 2300 on the SAT and near perfect subject tests.</p>