Chances at Yale, others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances at, in order of want-to-go-there-y-ness:</p>

<p>Yale (EA)
Harvard
Stanford/Brown
Princeton
Amherst/Williams/Columbia
(Safety is University of Michigan (in-state, major legacy) and Brandies (Also major legacy, only going to go if they give me merit scholarships)</p>

<p>I have no legacy except Umich and Brandies. I want to double major in Music (Composition) and English.</p>

<p>PERSONAL:
White, Jewish, upper-class male.</p>

<p>ACADEMIC:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, but my school doesn't count plus/minus. I have all A's in semester grades (quarter grades aren't on our transcript) except for a few A-'s and a couple A+'s.</p>

<p>RANK: My school (one of the best public schools in Michigan) doesn't rank, but I'm in the top 5% easily.</p>

<p>CLASSES: Most advanced possible.
9th Grade: Honors Math, Spanish
10th: APUSH (5), Honors Math, Spanish
11th: AP Chem (4), AP Econ (5 micro, 4 macro), AP English (My schedule was screwy, so I ended up taking the most advanced English class as a junior) (5 on Lang), AP Spanish 400, Honors Math
12th: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish 500, AP Statistics, Honors English (The jr. honors class, but I've already taken the sr. honors class)</p>

<p>TEST SCORES:
PSAT: 233 (80 on V, WS. 73 on M)
SAT I: Taking in November
SAT II: Lit, 770. Math IIC, 760. Spanish, 690.
ACT: 35 (36 Eng, 35 Sci/Reading, 34 Math. Essay was an 8 (ew), so Eng/Wr was a 32.)</p>

<p>Qualified for the AIME since Freshman year, was AMC-10 winner sophmore year.
Am my school's Harvard Prize Book Award winner
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR:</p>

<p>4 years of Band (First chair saxophone, Drum Major, led sax quartet, Jazz band member)
4 years of Choir (Tenor soloist, in the elite sextet and octet)
Lots of music awards for Solo and Ensemble for both singing and saxophone
Member of the All-State choir
Heavily involved in theatre (Lead in the musical, done every show I could)
Also have done Forensics, Mock Trial, Fed Challenge</p>

<p>OTHER:
Essays and Letters of Rec will be very good
Sending in CD's of singing, saxophone, and composition, all of which I want to be involved in.
Worked at a musical theatre camp teaching 3rd-6th graders to sing
Teach saxophone privately
I'm a pretty confident and articulate person, so my interview should be pretty good.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bumpity bump bump.</p>

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<p>And bump! I'm a virtual volleyball player!</p>

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<p>Anyone? Bump!</p>

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<p>To me, most of your universities seem like reaches.</p>

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<p>You can figure out the odds yourself, for any of these schools. Take the admit rate (ED/RD doesn't make any difference), subtract out the development admits, legacies, desired URMs, recruited athletes, sons and daughters of Senators, Congresspeople, ambassadors, and the like, and those with outsized ECs - published a novel, wrote an opera, was on an Olympic team, holds a patent - and then consider yourself an average or even better than average applicant among the rest, and see where you line up. It's not rocket science.</p>

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<p>your good, i can see that you have worked hard. Lets wait and see what happens, since no one here can really give you a "CHANCE" perse.</p>

<p>Really the only people sure to make are Incrediable Stars, that people question as being Trolls, and the only people with low chances are the 2100, 3.75, hard school, lackluster EC kids.</p>

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<p>WW, Your statistics (assuming that your SATI is up to par) will not keep you out of any of these schools, but on the other hand admission is not guaranteed. The good news for you as a Michigan resident and a legacy is that you can apply to UMich early and know by October whether you can put this acceptance in your pocket as a very real insurance policy.</p>

<p>With a UMich acceptance in hand (assuming that you want to go to a big school) you can apply wherever you want and not worry about the odds. If you'd rather not end up at a school with 35,000 students, then you should add some sure bets in the small to medium size range.</p>

<p>The ambience at Amherst/Williams is quite different from the other colleges on your list. Williams has excellent music and theater opportunities by the way and their ED acceptance rate is quite a bit higher than their RD rate. They especially like kids who demonstrate interest so visit if you can.</p>

<p>Also, you don't mention your financial position. If you are eligible for need based financial aid then you're okay with Yale as your SCEA. If you require merit aid, then you'll need a separate list of financial safeties as well.</p>

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<p>Oh, there's no way I'll qualify for need-based aid, but that's not really a problem.</p>

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<p>Your list looks very reach-y to me. But apply and see what happens, it won't hurt. I would just find some more match schools... all of your schools are either reaches or safeties. Try Tufts, Georgetown, William and Mary, Bucknell, Wake Forest, Boston College, etc.</p>

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<p>I would love to, but my father has this list of what he will pay for and what he won't. Basically, I'm applying everywhere on his "I will pay for you to go here" list. He will pay for U of M, or anything WAY better than U of M. Because we're in-state, and have something called the MET, U of M (especially after merit aid) is reasonably inexpensive. He doesn't see the point of spending LOTS of money so I can go to a somewhat better school.</p>

<p>Although to be honest, U of M/Brandeis are basically match schools. I know I'll get in, but having Umich as a safety is a pretty nice situation.</p>

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<p>What school do you go to? I think a lot depends on who else applies from your area.</p>

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<p>ohhhhh, i see. Well good luck then :)</p>

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<p>Andover High School, in Bloomfield Hills. It's mostly a Michigan/Michigan State kinda place, but there are like... 10 of us applying Ivy, and a few more applying to Ivy Jrs</p>

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<p>Yale, Harvard, and Stanford are definite reaches</p>

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<p>Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford will be tough, but I think with Brown/ Columbia/ Williams/ Amherst one or more will come through. I recommend addind Dartmouth (a Stanford/ Amherst/ Williams/ Princeton hybrid), it seems up your alley. College admissions is too random to pass it up. MAYBE add Duke or Penn also, although from looking at your list so far I think you'll like Dartmouth more. </p>

<p>Yale (EA)
Harvard
Stanford/Brown
Princeton
Amherst/Williams/Columbia</p>

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<p>Oh, I just hate Dartmouth - the location, the required summer tern, etc.</p>