Chances at Ivies & Ivy Equivalent (Tufts, etc)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>'m a sophomore, so most of this is subject to change.</p>

<p>GRADES:
Freshman Year:
as many honors as possible; a B- & a B+ in final grades</p>

<p>Sophomore:
5 honors; 1 elective (art); health/physed; prob 4 A-s and 4 As</p>

<p>Junior:
Courseload: (assume 3 A-s and 3 As)
AP Bio
AP Stat
AP US History
AP Eng 11
Hon Physics
Hon Precalc</p>

<p>Senior:
Courseload: (assume 3 A-s and 3 As)
AP Eng 12
AP Euro
AP Chem
AP Spanish
AP Calc</p>

<p>SATs:
700 CR, 700 W, 750 M (should go up)</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
plan to take Bio, US History, Math 2 (I know I'll own the history & math ones)</p>

<p>Extracurrics:
I moved after 9th grade, so that's why they're so inconsistent.
Model UN - pres, co-founder (member 9th at old school....10th-12th)
Debate (9th-12th)
School Newspaper (10th-12th) - Copy Editor
NHS (11th-12th) - there will be some tutoring involved
Junior Achievement (11th-12th)
Freshman Yearbook Editor (9th...old school)
Red Cross Volunteer Internship (10th-12th during school yr) - prob 200+ hrs by app time
Internship: gubernatorial campaign for Dannel Malloy (D) from CT (summer 06) - 30ish hrs a week
volunteering at hosp last summer (after 9th) (meh...doesn't really count - only 55 hrs)</p>

<p>I'm probably getting a job next year, and that'll be at least 15 hours a week. That's about it as far as extracurriculars go. Good enough?</p>

<p>Most of the Ivies are HUGE stretches I know....And also, what should my safeties be?</p>

2

<p>I dunno: your grades are just as competitive as many kids applying to the ivies, but the volume of applications greatly reduces your status. The ivies have two reasons for acceptance: amazingly awesome academics with well rounded ecs .... or pretty good academics and extremely awesome extra currics. [Character and teacher recs usually come as a package with one of the two 'options.']. </p>

<p>I don't want to be the one to say they're good enough or not... I will however say that while your red cross volunteering/red cross volunteering is really nice, your grades are up there with everyone else, not really above or below. You may or may not have trouble w/ the 2nd tier schools. With such a high volume of apps to all major/hot/popular schools, it's really impossible to say. Your college conselor should be able to help you out.</p>

3

<p>Ivy Equivalnets = MIT + Stanford</p>

<p>You have the numbers but lack a vlaer hook. Unless you can find one you're a reach for the upper ivies and have slightly better chances at the lower Ivies.</p>

4

<p>Nobody can accurately say anything about your chances in October of your Senior year, let alone May of your Sophomore year. Chill out. Speculation is useless.</p>