Chances for Columbia, Brown, Princeton, Tufts, UVA, and Williams

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>State: MD
School: Private College Prep (Pretty Competitive)
Rank: Not Given (definitely 1/70)
GPA UW: 4.0
GPA W: 4.4
SAT: (Not Taken, Projected 2200 after prep)
PSAT: 180
AP Exam(s): AP Government: 5</p>

<p>Classes (Max Honors possible for schedule; AP's only available Sophomore Year):</p>

<p>-Freshman:
English 09 Honors (A+)
Honors Beg. Physics (A+)
World History (A+) highest grade in the class for one semester
Geometry <a href="A">sophmore course</a>
Theology I (A+) Highest Grade in the class for one semester
Latin 1 (A+) highest grade in the class for both semesters</p>

<p>Highest GPA in Freshman Class (a tie)</p>

<p>-Sophmore:
AP Gov (A+)
English 10 Honors (A+)
Bio Honors (A+)
Algebra II (A+)
Theology II (A+)
Latin II (A+) </p>

<p>Have a good shot at Highest GPA in Sophmore Class</p>

<p>-My Junior Course Load:
AP Language
AP Art History
Chem Honors
AP US History
PreCalc Honors
Latin 3</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:</p>

<p>-Clubs:
S.A.D.D.
Student Ambassador
Ski Club
Play Golf
Play Piano
Childhood Cancer Club (going to run for President)
Latin Honor Society
Starting Science Club next year</p>

<p>-Volunteer (~335-340 Hours):
Local Hospital
School for Autistic Children
Playing Piano at Nursing Home
Altar Serving</p>

<p>-Awards:
Semi-Finalist for poem contest, poem is published in book (still judging the semi finals & finals)
Auxiliary Award for Hospital
100 Hours award for hospital
200 hours award for hospital
National Latin Exam Cum Laude Award
Presidents Award for Hospital Service</p>

<p>What are my chances at Columbia (possible ED), Brown, Princeton, Tufts, UVA, and Williams?</p>

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<p>Bump… I’ll also add in NYU</p>

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<p>I would say Princeton and Columbia are up in the air but you should be accepted to the others if you continue excelling</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Columbia and Princeton are mid-high reaches, but you should be fine for the others. Have a strong essay and continue getting those grades as well as excelling in your ECs and you should be a strong candidate for all of your top choices. Good luck!!</p>

<p>Chance me back?? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1178534-help-chance-me-columbia-princeton-nyu-s.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1178534-help-chance-me-columbia-princeton-nyu-s.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Columbia and Princeton will be tough, but the others should accept you</p>

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<p>Thanks, I’m still interested in what the rest of you think!</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Still looking for opinions, I will chance you if you chance me!</p>

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<p>Columbia, Brown and Princeton are reaches but other schools you have a good chance. Focus on essays, ECs (so far you seem do be doing well) and get a nice SAT score.</p>

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<p>How do you do so well in your classes at a competitive high school and so badly on the PSAT? Are you just a really hard worker?</p>

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<p>Relax kid, you’re an incoming Junior. Just continue to work hard and im sure all these colleges are within your reach.</p>

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<p>djz750: I did badly because of Critical Reading, my other scores were fine, but my CR Score was very low and not indicative of my real strength in the subject. Most people do not score very highly on the sophomore PSAT, the junior PSAT, however, is another story.</p>

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<p>Bump…I’ll chance if you chance me.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>UVA and Tufts are matches. The rest are reaches. I don’t see anything that strongly sticks out in your extracurriculars, just the same old normal stuff. Try to set your self apart somehow from the all the other applicants when applying to Ivies or else you don’t really have a strong chance. You’ll just be in the group of thousands who are “smart” yet get rejected. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Bump…And would an internship set me apart? And the science club I starting?</p>

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<p>Yes, an internship might help, especially if you do something big with it. If you make your science club “stand out from the rest of the clubs,” that would look very good. I would have to agree with WongTongTong.</p>

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<p>ECs are pretty weak and PSAT isn’t a good indication for your academic strength. Does your prep school normally send students to top ivies/have any good connection. If you went to a public school, I would say all the top schools on your list are far reaches.</p>

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<p>1.) Now I am scoring a 2200 on sat practice tests.
2.) in what ways are my EC’s weak?
3.) we have about 4 kids go to ivies each year out of classes of 50-70
4.) all of my schools are far reaches? Simply because of my ECs and my PSAT which is now greatly improved?</p>