Chances at the ivies? HELP!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a junior at a small private school in New York City. 5 years ago I moved to NY from a small tropical island in Asia named Singapore . (Just mentioning it in case background makes a difference). Please tell me if my stats are good enough for Harvard/Priceton/Yale:</p>

<p>(things to keep in mind: my school doesn't give weighted GPAs or class ranks)</p>

<p>9th Grade GPA: 4.06
(with one Honors course)
10th Grade GPA: 3.86
(with AP Euro and Honors Math)
11th Grade expected GPA: around 3.9
(with AP Bio, AP US History and Honors Pre-Calc)
12th Grade courses I'm planning to take:
- AP English
- AP French
- AP Calculus
- Political Philosophy
- Physics
(for the record, I will have taken all the honors and AP courses offered in my school by the time I apply)</p>

<p>SAT Scores:</p>

<p>SAT II Writing: 800
SAT II Math IC: around 740 expected
SAT II History: around 700 expected
SAT II Literature: around 730 expected</p>

<p>SAT (I'm taking the new one in 2 weeks)
-practice test results:
(they are in the range of what I expect for the actual thing)</p>

<p>Writing Skills : 800
Math : 760
Critical Reading : 720
(total of 2280 converts to a 1540 on the old SAT)</p>

<p>AP Euro: 3
AP US, AP English, AP French, and AP Calculus: yet to be taken</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>-Key Club.................9, 10, 11, (12) Vice President 11, (12)
[co-chair Unicef comittee - 9]
[co-chair Human-i-tees committee- 10]
[co-chair Tsunami Relief committee-11]
-Yearbook................10, 11, (12) Editor-in-chief 11, (12)
-Student Council........9, (12)
-Writing Project.........9, 10, 11, (12) Head Intern 11, (12)
[intern - Short Stories - 9]
[intern - Poetry - 10]
[intern - Journalism - 11]
-Ranger Conservation Corporation.....9, 10 volunteer
-Galilean Society...........................10, (12) tutor in science
- Pythagorean Society.....................11 tutor in Math
-New York Hall of Science job...........11 Public Programs Assistant</p>

<p>Atheletics:</p>

<p>-Basketball.........9 (Divsion 2 - 1st place)
-Softball............9, 10, 11, (12) co-captain (12)</p>

<p>Academic/ other Honors:</p>

<p>-Girls Independant School Atheletic Division Basketball champions.......9
-Hugh O' Brian Youth Leadership Award...............10<br>
-Kodak Leadership Award..................................10
-National Honor Society....................................11, (12)
-expected: National Merit Commended Student....11
-University of Rochester Scholarship in English.....11
-High Honor Roll Achievement............................9, 10, 11, (12)</p>

<p>Summer Programs:</p>

<p>-Summer 2003:
*travel to India and Switzerland
-Summer 2004:
*volunteer at New York Hall of Science
*volunteer at Kew Gardens Senior Center
*Gettysburg Yearbook Experience (Design/Journalism program)
-Summer 2005 (expected):
*Hall of Science Public Programs Assistant
*Gettysburg Yearbook Experience
*Economics for Leaders Program</p>

<p>Please give me your criticism and feedback. Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>I'm a junior as well and I'm surprised...we have almost simialr stats! You're a really competitive student but I'm not sure if you have the "hook" that's required for HYP. I think you have a better shot at Brown, Cornell, and UPENN (out of the Ivy schools). If you also mentioned your major, I might be able to recommend some match schools - in the limits of my college admissions knowledge. Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Can you post your stats up? Maybe we can help each other out since we have similar stats. My major is journalism, and I think the "hook" that they might find in me is all the writing stuff I do. (I'm hoping my writing scores will help me) I'm willing to do whatever's needed to improve my chances at HYP.</p>

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<p>anyone with feedback?</p>

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<p>drop by in the Indian Thread under "International Students", cuz ul get a reply within 5 min or so. super active thread.</p>

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<p>what school in new york? chances are I know it and someone who goes there. (as long as its in my neck of the woods)</p>

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<p>Garden School, a tiny private school in Queens</p>

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<p>How did you get a 4.06 freshman year without a weighted gpa??</p>

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<p>I had four subjects with As (4 each), and an Honors Math subject that I got an A in (4.3). Averaged, I have a 4.06 GPA.</p>

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<p>The only thing about going to school in NY is that its tough. It expensive, and everything is always moving... if you didn't grow up there, or in a city, it may be a tough transition.</p>

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<p>Help me out, 4.06 is a weighted score. That is a weighted gpa.</p>

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<p>never mind, not my neck of the woods, but awesome! i once knew someone who went to kew gardens or kew forest or something, but thats it...</p>

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<p>cool...where are you from? What you meant is probably Kew Forest High School, or biggest enemy, lol.</p>

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<p>oh im from manhattan, but an old friend from camp went to kew forest i think... haha sorry i had to bring up school rivals.</p>

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<p>What school? Does it give class ranks?</p>

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<p>filmxoxo17: Let me guess...Stuy?</p>

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<p>no way... PUBLIC SCHOOL? lol jk. no i dont, but i got in in 8th grade... i know a few people there too, now that i think about it.</p>

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<p>hey, you guys, do you think the 3 in AP Euro will hurt my chances? And I heard that you send in AP scores by choice, so if that's true, do you think I should not send it in?</p>

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<p>wow, your stats and ECs.. i'm sure you have a very good chance. good luck!</p>

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<p>do you think the 3 in AP Euro will hurt my chances?</p>