Chances at Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've started filling out applications, Figured I might as well see how I stand. </p>

<p>Male, white
SAT scores: Old 790M 740V = 1530, haven't taken the New yet, but writing is definitely my weakest subject and I'm going to strive for a 700 giving me a 2230.
SAT II Scores: 800 math IIC 800 Chem, I'm going to take physics and I should probably do well, 750+
GPA: gonna be around a 5.0 on a 6.0 scale, but no one gets 6.0's thats 100 in all AP classes. The highest GPA is gonna be around a 5.1-5.2.
Rank: 2/168
PSAT: 211</p>

<p>AP Scores:
5 Chem (Soph) May 2004
4 Statistics (Jr) May 2005
3 Macro Economics (Jr) May 2005
4 Micro Economics (Jr) May 2005
5 Physics B (Jr) May 2005
5 European History (Jr) May 2005</p>

<p>SR: Schedule
AP Physics C
AP Eng
AP US
AP Calc AB
AP Environmental
H French</p>

<p>Activities:
Academic Decathlon (Soph, Jr, Senior) Co-Captain Senior Year
Varsity Baseball 1B (Soph, Jr, Senior) Co-Captain Senior Year
Real Deal Writer (Jr, Senior), Co-Editor Senior Year
Math Club Founder and President (Jr, Senior)
Class President (Soph, Jr, Senior)
Student Council Representative (Soph, Jr, Senior)
NHS (Jr, Senior)
Prom Committee Member (Jr.)</p>

<p>Awards:
Algebra II Student of the term (Fresh)
AP Chemistry Award (Soph)
Precalculus Award (Soph)
Grand Concours (National French Exam) Award (Silver Medal) (Soph)
Most Improved, baseball (Soph)
AP Statistics Award (Jr)
Highest Score in school on National Math Exam, AMC, (111.5) (Jr)
Dartmouth Book Award (Jr)
Nominated to MCYL (Mass Council on Youth Leadership) (Jr)
Nominated to attend the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. (Jr)
Selected and attended conference at Becker College on Leadership (Jr)</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon Awards:
4th place finish in math (Soph)
Silver Medal in Economics (Jr)
Silver Medal in Mathematics (Jr)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Movie Theaters (AMC) 30hrs/wk summer after Sophomore Year
Natick Labs Internship sponsored by George Washington University 40hrs/wk Summer after Junior Year
Math Tutoring during school year and over the summer 3hrs/wk (Soph, Jr, Senior)</p>

<p>I also took Precalc, Calc 1, and Calc 2 at Framingham state the summer after freshmen and sophomore years. I got an A, B, and A- respectively. </p>

<p>I know my teacher recs will be exceptional because i've become very friendly with the science and math teachers. Also i've spent enough time on this board to hopefully make my essays unique. </p>

<p>What do you think of my chances at schools like Stanford, MIT, Ivies, UChic, Berkeley, UMich, BU, Northeastern. Right now I plan on majoring in physics and math. I've definitely excelled in science and completed all my school's science courses after soph yr, and took the AP physics B and C online. </p>

<p>Honestly I think I'm probably ball park for most of them, but with nothing really stand out. No national contests or big awards.</p>

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<p>27 views, no posts. Anyone?</p>

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<p>No one responds because if your smart enough to have accomplish all that in HS, we presume that your smart enough to know your chances! But I understand it's always nice to hear other people confirm your greatness. Your fair game at Stanford, MIT and HYP. UChic (if you spend time on the essays), Berkeley and Cornell are solid match/slight reaches, meaning your well qualified but the admissions game is just unpredictable. Although UCB might strongly consider your writing score (a 700 for an out of state-er might be a little weak). UMich, BU and Northeastern are good safeties. The rest of the Ivys are reaches but reasonable reaches.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Sometimes looking at other posts in these forums and seeing how much everyone else seems to have, it makes what you have look pretty trite. On the positive side, its very humbling.</p>

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<p>Stanford - reach
MIT- reach
UChic - match
Berkeley -match/slight reach(in state)
UMich - match/safety
BU - safety
Northeastern - match/safety</p>

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<p>ok ill do one bump and then ill let it die.</p>

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<p>I think you'll get into UChic, Berkeley, UMich, BU, Northeastern. HYP, Stanford, and MIT are reaches, but you could stand out with Baseball co-captain + leadership.</p>