Chances for Admission to Brown/Columbia/Yale/Johns Hopkins?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I'm an incoming high school junior. I've visited various colleges in the past year or so and I LOVE Brown, Columbia, Yale, Johns Hopkins. I'm a straight-A student, top of the class at this point, and do a ton of extra-curricular activities. I will be taking the SATs and SAT subject tests this year. Assuming my essay and interview are up to par and I get at least a 2100 on the SAT's what are my chances:</p>

<p>4.27 Weighted GPA (will go up this year because of AP/honors classes)
4.00 Unweighted GPA</p>

<p>Freshman Year (no AP's or honors classes available in history, foreign language, or english):
-Honors Geometry
-Honors Bio</p>

<p>Sophomore Year (no AP's or honors classes available in history, foreign language, or english)
-Honors Chemistry
-Honors Algebra II
-Adv. English II
-Adv. French IV</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule (upcoming year):
-AP Bio
-AP English (language)
-AP US History
-Honors Pre-Calc
-Honors French V
-Study Hall
-Music Appreciation</p>

<p>(is my junior schedule not rigorous enough?)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
-AP Chemistry or Honors Physics (haven't decided yet)
-AP Music Theory
-AP Psych
-AP Comparative Government
-AP English (literature)
-AP Stat or Regular Calc (haven't decided yet)
-Study Hall</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular's:
-Debate Team (captain junior/senior year) (9-12)
-Mock Trial Team (captain senior year) (10-12)
-Euro-Challenge Team (national semi-finalist) (10)
-Model U.N. Team (10-12)
-Tennis Team (10-12)
-Guitar (6-12)
-Pipa (a Chinese lute instrument that is very unique and that very few other people play - perhaps something unique on my resume that others will be attracted to? I've already had meetings with the MIT music department about this and my teacher is Wu Man, the most famous and recognized player in the world) (3-12)
-Saxophone (4-10)
-Assets Team (11-12)
-Very likely National Honor Society Inductee (will run for president senior year)</p>

<p>Experiences:
-Trip to Spain (6)
-Trip to China (10)
-Trip to Switzerland (8)
-Trip to Turkey (8)</p>

<p>Music is what I have to offer besides academics. I have played guitar since 6th grade and pipa since 3rd grade and saxophone from 4th grade until last year, when I dropped it. I can play music at a high level, am in a band, have written upwards of 10 original songs, and have played with Wu Man and several Silk Road Project members. I plan to double major in poly-sci and music.</p>

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<p>I’d say that all are reaches, especially Yale. Being the President and involved in many school clubs is nothing all too special to top schools like the ones you mentioned - they see it on every single application (other than Model UN, which is a strong point - but still, colleges see it often). The fact that you were a national semi-finalist for something sounds good - play up those accomplishments. You should definitely play up your musical interest and list any awards and accomplishments you have gained through it.</p>

<p>As for GPA and test scores, they are okay. What is your class rank? That is important as well. Having a GPA above a 4.0 is surely helpful, but most students applying to your list of schools have such a GPA. In addition, I would recommend at LEAST a 2200 on the SAT to have a REAL chance at admittance into those schools, especially Yale (Johns Hopkins and Brown, you might be able to get away with slightly lower…). Overall, you’re a great student with a very interesting extracurricular, but so is almost every single person applying. You must get extremely high test scores. If you do not, I doubt you will be admitted to Yale or Columbia. The average test scores for Brown and Johns Hopkins are a bit lower, but everything still applies.</p>

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<p>What do I need besides test scores that could boost my resume?</p>

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<p>I am at least top 5% of my class, most likely in the top 5 overall.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is quite high for a rising junior. You should buff up your resume with more awards instead of extracurriculars such as various essay competitions or whatnot. It’s hard to say without your SATs. What did you get on the PSATs?
Assuming around a 2100 though…
Hopkin is a good match
Brown is a low-reach, but that depends on the program you apply to (BSMD would be high reach, others are lower)
Columbia is a mid-reach
Yale is a high reach, as it is for anyone</p>

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