Chances at Ivies?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im currently a junior and I feel like my time left is limited. I really want to get into a selective school, but I'm not sure if I'm qualified enough to get in. Any comments or suggestions would be very helpful.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Rank: 1/817</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0 (so far)</p>

<p>SAT: 2190 (yikes.. definitely will retake) PSAT: 227</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (as a sophomore.. retaking this year)</p>

<p>Academic Awards: most likely NMSF and National AP Scholar, have won some academic awards at school</p>

<p>extracurriculars: competitive marching band (section leader 2 years so far, trying out for drum major) youth orchestra co-principal (trombone) principal trombone for school's wind ensemble and orchestra all 4 years most likely. All-State band, Honor Band of America. Piano: CM Advanced Level branch honors, PANEL, won some regional competitions.
Currently working on an art portfolio. have about 200 hours of service; mostly at a local soup kitchen. Spanish Honors Society Vice President. </p>

<p>ethnicity: asian.</p>

<p>I'm retaking the SAT in June and hoping for a 2300+. I'm also retaking the ACT and hoping for a 34+. I'm taking the SAT subject tests in May for U.S History and Physics and hoping for 800 on both. I still have to take math 2 and bio, and will most likely take them in october. (hoping for 800 on both of those too)</p>

<p>Right now I'm trying really hard to raise my SAT score. Over the summer I'm planning on taking community classes and getting a research intern. I was thinking about taking "human anatomy" and "architecture I" because I want to do premed with a major in architecture/engineering. My time is rather limited because i have band sectionals and band camp (haha).<br>
I'm also somewhat conflicted because I want to take Japanese at the community college because i'm interested in it, but I don't want to waste my time completely if I don't have to. Will this be seen as a unique activity?</p>

<p>Bottom line: If I raise my SAT and ACT scores, will I have a good chance at getting in a competitive school, like Stanford, Princeton, Brown, etc?</p>

<p>Any help is would be really appreciated. Please help me with my life!! :)</p>

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<p>Read this year’s results for the best info.</p>

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<p>I just want to make a quick note:
I am currently an architecture major at Cornell University and I have a friend here who is a pre-med majoring in architecture. He has had to take classes several summers to ensure he is caught up with both pre-med requirements and architecture requirements. I just want to warn you that it is very very difficult to do such a combination, but it is definitely possible, with some compromises, very careful planning, and hard work.</p>

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<p>Don’t bother taking Japanese if you’re only doing it for college. “Unique” would be more along the lines of being a polyglot. </p>

<p>Besides that, your resume is solid, but I don’t see any ECs that really stand out. If you get your scores up, you might get into a couple of Ivies if you apply to them all.</p>