Chances at Ivies, Will my extracurriculars hurt me? Will URM-ness help?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So, I'm new here and looking around at some of these makes me want to reconsider my whole college list. What do you think?</p>

<p>Colleges
Columbia (#1 choice)
NYU
Brown
UPenn
Stanford
UChicago
GWU</p>

<p>Background:
Black & Hispanic Female
Junior @ Competitive public magnet in PA sends about 30 kids to Ivies each year</p>

<p>Academics (The Good):
• GPA: 4.2W, 3.7UW
• Rank 1/550ish (by senior year should be school’s 1st Black or Hispanic Val)
• I’ve taken the hardest classes possible
• SAT: 2350 (800/780/770) *Def my bright spot!
• AP BIO(5), AP Chem (4), AP World (5), AP Euro (4)
• Subject Tests: World history: 760, Bio: 750</p>

<p>Activities (The Weak):
• Model UN is my main thing, several local and national awards with my team and individually. I really love it, VP right now and most likely gonna be President next year.<br>
• VP of schools’ Latina organization
• Secretary/Choreographer of school’s AA organization
• Write a health column for schools paper, starting in 9th grade</p>

<p>Other stuff:
• I’ve worked at a restaurant since I was 14, about 10hrs a week
• Leader of this culture-specific youth group. Not sure how to explain it but basically it’s a way for a bunch of people of my culture to get together, socialize, discuss, etc. Sounds silly but it’s really important to me, and I do a lot of work related to it. We also do some charitable fundraising.
• I did an (independent) research project this year surrounding immigrants and autism. Gonna enter it in YES. We'll see. </p>

<p>Yeah, that’s basically it. I’m pretty confident in my grades and scores but IDK how much my extra curriculars will hurt me. Opinions?</p>

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<p>You def have a very good chance at all of those schools and will get into GW n NYU n prob at least one of those Ivies and reaches. Goodluck can you please chance me back</p>

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<p>Thanks! I chanced back</p>

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<p>Would u mind chancing me for Syracuse or UMD on my other thread thanks sorry for the inconvenience</p>

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<p>no help here guys?</p>

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<p>chance me back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1060060-colleges-im-interested-can-i-get-into.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1060060-colleges-im-interested-can-i-get-into.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>sick class rank
good gpa (they’ll look at class rank and be wowed)
great SATs</p>

<p>GWU- safety
NYU-safety
Stanford- high reach
Brown-high reach
UChicago-mid reach
Columbia (if you applied ED) >50% chance
UPenn-mid reach</p>

<p>good luck</p>