Chances at HYPMS, UCB, and Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White(German origin)
Ranking: Top 10%
School: Competitive private school in San Jose, California
Grade: Going to be a senior in the fall</p>

<p>SAT: 2340
SAT 2s: Full scores on Math IIC and Writing</p>

<p>GPAs:
- 4.0 and 4.0 in 9th grade
- 4.29 and 4.43 in 10th grade
- 4.57 and 4.57 in 11th grade</p>

<p>APs: I've taken 4(Comp Sci, Calculus BC, Chemistry, and Bio with 5s and 4s on all the tests) so far and I'm taking 4 next year</p>

<p>Clubs: Math Club(3 years), Key Club(3 years), and Robotics(2 years)</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
- Key Club's secretary
- VP of the Math Club(going to be President next year)
- Captained JV Tennis
- Student Body Treasurer next year</p>

<p>Awards: National Merit Scholar, Eagle Scout, and Spanish Honor Society to name a few</p>

<p>Other:
- On Varsity Tennis
- AIME participant
- Shadowed an IBM employee
- Over 400 hours of community service with Boy Scouts
- Raised $2, 000 for the American Leukemia & Lymphoma Society</p>

<p>I’d really appreciate it f someone could tell me my chances of getting into these colleges assuming that my essay’s good and I have some recommendations. Also, can someone tell me some safeties I should apply to? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>in at berkeley and cornell, as good a shot as any at hypms</p>

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<p>What about your other SAT II, since Writing no longer counts?</p>

<p>You must have gone to a lot of Eagle Projects to get 400 hours, lol.</p>

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<p>Top 10% is great if you go to Harker. However, I see your ECs as light for HYPMS. Great shot everywhere else.</p>

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<p>I have a black belt in Karate and I used to play the piano for 5 years. Can I put this on my application?</p>

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<p>I go to one of the Country's very top high school where 35% of every class goes to an ivy (includes S and MIT as well). The kids who get into HYPMS, even with top SATs, are legacies, the ones who can donate millions, sports stars and those with truly unusual, national level ECs and honors. </p>

<p>Those schools just have to seen for what they are: highly unlikely for those but a rare few. That said, you have a solid chance at other top schools because your school is strong (good friend came from Harker and they have higher SATs than the top NE preps) and if you can get great recs, even with just OK ECs.</p>

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<p>What should my safeties be?</p>

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<p>Bump! Bump!</p>

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<p>captain of jv tennis?? what the hell? our school doesn't have jv captains...or a lot of these weird titles i see on this board.</p>