Chances at the Ivies

<p>eh wtvr. im tired. ur in. have fun at hahvahd.</p>

<p>hun, if your stats are real, then I wish you best of luck in your future. Maybe reality will hit sooner or later that after you get into a college, all the time you've spent building up that intense resume would have been wasted for the most part because you don't seem to have nurtured any passion for anything. Your EC's are everywhere and everything. It's like you went and tried to take every leadership position in every club in your school - something I personally despise as a student, because this usually results in very VERY subpar leadership level, and is only a product of selfishness that eventually drives clubs into the ground.</p>

<p>All of the clubs I lead have flourished better than ever, I am a good leader and manage and am totally commited to all of my EC's.</p>

<p>-The Harvard Guy</p>

<p>hmmm if you were real...you would probably be in the guiness book of world records for being the most amazing african american...if not the most amazing person to grace this planet</p>

<p>Hey guys, don't be condescending to him now. Pebbles, I think it might be a little rash to say that to him just based on what you see on a resume, but I do agree with your philosophy that people should actually do things they enjoy, not just for college app purposes.</p>

<p>Esa, Good luck at Harvard or whereever you end up :-P just don't apply Yale EA please!! ;)</p>

<p>well i think your lying! but hey best of luck to you</p>

<p>I see someone with 90% chance to harvard.</p>

<p>.........!</p>

<p>Hey, I'm really worried because I'm an early graduate with only three years of high school after graduation and only two for college admissions purposes. I've talked to Yale, Harvard and Princeton officers and they all swear to me that they do take early grads and dont' discriminate however I'm still scared. If you could look at my stats and tell me honestly how you think they match me up I'd really appreciate. By the way, I'm graduating early because I've exhausted my school's Advanced Placement offerings with only three more possibilities next year and because of family financial instability(we just moved and are dealing with paying for two houses at the same time).</p>

<p>Indian American Male
Highly competitive public school in Houston,Texas
Rank: 48/697
Weighted GPA on a 5 scale: 4.5806
Unweighted GPA on a 4 scale: 3.674
SAT- 1580(800V and 780M)
SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 780 Math IIC, 780 Biology, 800 US History
APs done: 5 US History, 5 Music Theory, 5 World History
IBs done: 7 US History, 7 Music Theory with Musical Performance
APs for this year: Calculus BC, Physics B, Latin Vergil, Latin Literature, Biology, English, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Domestic Government, and Comparative Government
IB HLs for this year: Math, Economics, English, Latin
IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>This year courses: Calculus BC, IB Math HL, Physics AP, Latin IV AP, Biology AP, English AP, Yearbook, Micro/Macro AP, Government AP</p>

<p>Plan to apply:
1.Harvard EA
2.Yale
3.Princeton
4.U.Chicago
5.Stanford
6.UPenn
7.Duke
8.Northwestern
9.Dartmouth
10.Rice</p>

<p>ECs by category:
Piano:
HMTA 9th grade Theory Test Gold Medal, HMTA 9th grade overall winner for performance, Performance at HSPVA Young Musician's Night, UIL State Gold Medal,HMTA 10th grade Gold medal, HMTA gold medal for overal top performer, Houston Chopin Society Finalist(2nd place overall), National Chopin Competition SemiFinalist, Houston Symphony Youth Concerto Competition Winner(Performed with Houston Symphony as a soloist), Performance of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto along with University of Houston's Moore's School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff 3rd Piano Concerto performance at Rice University's Shephard School of Music, same music performed at the Jones Hall(Houston's premier Performing arts center), Performance with Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra as winner of Youth Concerto Winner</p>

<p>Oboe:
UIL All Region Band(2nd Chair) 9th grade, UIL All Freshman Region Band(1st Chair), UIL Ensemble Gold Medal 9th grade, UIL Solo Gold Medal 9th grade, Member of Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra(1st chair), Attended Interlochen Summer Program in Michigan 9th grade, UIL All Region(1st Chair) 10th grade, UIL Solo Gold Medal, Attended Interlochen Summer Program as advanced student, Attended Tanglewood Program in Boston.</p>

<p>Student Government:
Elected as Secretary of 9th grade class, elected as Recording secretary of Freshman Advisory, Elected as Secretary of 10th grade class, Elected as Sophmore Advisory Vice President 10th grade,Treasurer of 11th grade Class, Vice President of Junior Advisory Selected to Students as Allies as one of 28 students selected from 3,400 in 10th grade, Elected as Vice President of SaA 10th grade, Attended National What Kids Can Do Conference at Houston, Chairperson of schoolwide Teacher-Student Relations, Selected as one of three students for the Youth Police Action Committee 11th grade, Continued position as Chairperson and Vice President in 11th grade</p>

<p>Athletics:
Fall Fever Fun Run(Age 14-15) Winner, Winner of Rice Invitational-9th grade meet, Varsity Cross Country(9,10,11) and Varsity Track(9,10 because 11th grade track hasn't started yet), District Freshman of the Year, Regional Newcomer of the Year(both for Xcountry),Fall Fever 5K 3rd place in 17 and younger category, 3rd place at Rice Invitational Varsity Meet, Participant in HP Houston Marathon with time of 2 hours 58 minutes, Winner of Rice Invitational 11th grade</p>

<p>Debate:
3rd place finisher at State Qualifying Tournament at Woodlands High School in Cross Examination Debate in 9th grade, University of Houston 5th place overall speaker 10th grade, OctoFinalist at Texas Forensics Association Competition 10th grade, Participant at St.Marks Tournament of Champions 10th grade, State Qualified TFA 11th grade, Participant at Greenhill Tournament of Champions 11th grade</p>

<p>Journalism:
Yearbook Staff Writer 10th grade, Yearbook Editor in Chief 11th grade, Yearbook won Columbia award of Excellence in 2003 and 2004</p>

<p>Latin:
National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude 9th grade, Junior Classical League Regional Certamen 9th grade, Junior Classical League State Derivatives Overall Winner 9th grade, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude 10th grade, Junior Classical League State Geography Overall Winner 10th grade, Recording Secretary of JCL 10th grade, President of JCL 11th grade</p>

<p>Karate:
Joshinmon Karate State Kumite(14-15age group) 1st place in 9th grade, Joshinmon Karate State Kata 1st place,Joshinmon Karate National Kumite(14-15 age group) 3rd place in 9th grade, Joshinmon Karate National Kata 2nd place, Joshinmon Karate International Competition in Japan 4th place Kata, Joshinmon Karate Internationals in Japan 2nd place in Kumite.</p>

<p>Work/Research:
Summer of 10th grade/Beginning of the next school year-Employed by Electrophysiological Practice in Texas Heart Institute to read EKGs, Worked 5 hours daily for 12 weeks. Earned 20 dollars hourly. Attended National You Leadership Forum on Medicine</p>

<p>I'm receiving letters of recommendation from my Latin teacher, my English teacher(student govt. sponsor), and my piano teacher.</p>

<p>Additionally, I'm sending off two supplementary cds to be evaulated. The piano cd has Chopin's minute waltz, Mozart's Variations on Twinkle Twinkle and Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata. And the oboe cd has two Telemann Oboe Concerto's and a Handel Oboe Sonata.</p>

<p>I'd really, really appreciate if someone can evaluate my chances for me. Also, I went on a campus visit and REALLY LOVED Yale. I know that's it a frickin' hot school because the numbers from last year were insane. Advice would be WONDERFUL. Thanks so much.</p>

<p>make a new thread -</p>

<p>Maybe I'm unfamiliar with sports but can one do track basketball and crew? unless you people have three seasons a year on the other side.</p>

<p>Is it strange he got a 5 in spanish and french?</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

<p>What are the stats of a the first ranked kid?</p>

<p>Sadly, I actually know someone who had better stats than you do...he's at Harvard though.</p>

<p>Elite private school? 223 graduating?! That's HUGE. Exeter?</p>

<p>Your composure while being question is admirable. But I still find your credibility wears thin when you listed all the MVP's followed by Acolite of the year , and 3 very different and difficult instruments for which you won first place 3 years in a row. These awesome achievements are followed by Bikathon winner and mad scientist award (almost forgot: Intel Engineer of the Year). On top of that you found time for basketball,crew and track in 4,4 and 3 years of committement. All of this while you compiled almost perfect academics. I have met or known several geniuses but yet to meet someone who is a so well-rounded genius such as you claim to be. I hope you are really out there.</p>

<p>i am 100% sure that you are BSing.
1) no elite NE preps rank at all
2) 4yrs varsity crew at any elite prep is logistically impossible because of seniority
3) captain of math at an elite prep is impossible if you are not USAMO lvl, esp. somewhere like exeter
4) no elite prep college counseling office would let you use that list of schools
5) elite preps have some of the best high school newspapers in the country. leadership positions on my school's take 20+hrs/week, and 2yrs is impossible, AGAIN because of seniority.</p>

<p>If you had even one of those ECs at an elite prep, you would be a lock for harvard. Just being on the newspaper board has been enough to push mediocre students at elite preps into Harvard or Yale. </p>

<p>ONE WORD: OWNED </p>

<p>tell me what prep you go to if you want to still defend yourself...</p>

<p>Okay...</p>

<p>Firstly, this is clearly a parody. Some people need to stop making such an issue of it.</p>

<p>Secondly, please no more thread hijacking, LOL. It just irks me. Sorry.</p>

<p>you are the single smartest person i've ever known (in cyber-space or the real world).</p>

<p>this thread should end. it's no longer productive for any parties involved-just a big 'ol war. but, I must say...unless you are the next michael jordan and really didn't have to practice much to be so great at your sports, then I don't see any way your list can be worked. also, dude, why would your school's counselor let you put all those ECs on the list. Frankly you look scattered just like I did when I posted. Considering you go to an "elite private school" you should at least have known better. I'm sorry to say this, but dude, this forum is for accurate assessments-not for bogus ego trips.</p>