Chances at selective schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.8 (unweighted, my school doesn't do weighted)
Rank: As of end of junior year, top 10% (school stopped doing rankings this year, so this isn't positive, but my school is pretty well known for being a good school and there's a LOT of competition between students for #1)
ACT: 34 Composite, 35 English and Writing, 34 Science, 30 Math
SAT: 2020 (might not submit since ACT scores are significantly better)
APs: World History- 3; US History- 4; Literature- 4; Chemistry- 5; Psychology- 5; I am currently enrolled in AP US Government, AP Biology, AP Environmental, and AP Calc AB
Regents exams (NY): All in upper 90s with 100 in Algebra and 99 in Algebra 2/Trig and Spanish</p>

<p>Course load: (Took every advanced class available to me and that could fit in my schedule, and I got As (90s) in every course except for an 89 in one course one semester)
9th:
English 9 Enriched
Geometry Enriched
Earth Science Enriched
Spanish 2 Enriched
Global History AP Prep
Studio Art</p>

<p>10th:
English 10 Enriched
Algebra 2/Trig Enriched
Chemistry Regents (no Enriched class is offered)
Spanish 3 Enriched
AP World History
Drawing
Health</p>

<p>11th:
AP Literature
Precalculus Enriched
AP Chemistry
Spanish 4 Enriched
AP US History
AP Psychology</p>

<p>12th:
AP Biology
AP Environmental
AP Calculus AB
AP US Government
English- Media (1/2 year)
English- Studies in Literature: Drama (1/2 year)
Latin 1</p>

<p>Sports: I only did cross country freshman year because I got injured and am still injured 3 years later. I replaced cross country with cross training and several sessions of physical therapy (I explain this on my app)</p>

<p>Awards/Extracurriculars:
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
High Honor Roll (9th-12th)
Odyssey of the Mind (went to World Finals and State Finals 3 times for 9 years, 4th to 12th grade)
Yearbook editor (11th and 12th)
Server in a nursing home (11th and 12th)
Creative writing (hobby I've been doing since I can remember; I have finished 2 books and had 1 published in an anthology)
Empire Girls State citizen and held positions in office (summer between 11th and 12th)
Volunteer with Key Club (11th and 12th)
Library Club (9th-12th)
Tutor, unpaid (9th-12th)</p>

<p>Plans for major: Probably biology, possibly biochemistry, with plans to continue on to grad school</p>

<p>Current schools I'm considering: University of Rochester, Cornell, Brown, Boston University, Georgetown, Northeastern, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Binghamton, UC Berkeley, Harvard, NYU, Caltech (No, I don't plan on applying to ALL these schools; I'm still indecisive about some)</p>

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<p>I also have taught myself Korean and computer science/web design languages (HTML, PHP, CSS, Java, etc.) in my spare time which I explain in my application as well</p>

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<p>You definitely would get rejected at some of the elites, but you might get into some of them too.</p>

<p>Keep all of the following on your list:

  • University of Rochester
  • Boston University
  • Northeastern
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • SUNY Binghamton</p>

<p>Then add whatever elites you wish, with the understanding that the list above is much closer to what you will attend. You probably would get into all of them, but you never can tell.</p>

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<p>What you said is essentially what I was expecting myself, but none of my older siblings, friends, or parents applied to these schools so it’s hard for me to know. Thank you for your input!</p>