<p>Could you please evaluate my data and determine my chances of obtaining admission into these schools?</p>
<p>Rank: No official class rank
GPA: 4.01/4.33 (school weighs A+ as 4.33, A as 4.00, and A- as 3.67, so our grades are deflated rather than inflated. My grades are mostly As and A+s; I did have a B+ in B.C. Calculus and an A- in AP Physics.)</p>
<p>SAT: 2290 (730 C.R., 760 Math, 800 Writing)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 800 Biology, 800 Math II</p>
<p>AP: Six "5's" and one "4"</p>
<p>Awards:
1. National Merit Semifinalist (Finalist pending)
2. Cum Laude Society Inductee (10 ten percent GPA in school)
3. American History 9A Award
4. AP Scholar with Distinction
5. National Spanish Examination Gold Medal (x2)</p>
<p>Main Extracurriculuars
1. Lincoln Douglas Debate (Placed at all tournaments in last two years, two time state qualifier, State Octofinalist, and 2nd Alternate to Nationals)
2. Science Olympiad: (9th Grade Captain, Vice Captain 12th Grade): 4 State Medals and 5 Regional Medals
3. Academic Challenge (Three Year Team Captain/Founder): won several individual awards; team qualified for National Academic Championship
4. Head of South Asian Affinity Group for Multicultural Organization (12)
5. Op-Ed Editor for School Newspaper(12)
6. Head/Founder of Students for a Democratic Society (12)</p>
<p>Volunteer
1. Project PANDA Youth Staff (9th Grade: Drug Prevention program for middle school students; high school students staff the camps and leadership conferences and act as models for campers.)
2. Relay for Life Executive Committee/Online Manager (9, 11, 12)
3. Volunteer in community kitchen at my temple every week (9, 10, 11, 12)</p>
<p>I’m no expert… though from what you wrote I think you have a very high chance of being accepted. Your GPA is perfect and so are your SAT’s . . . and everything else!!!</p>
<p>Though you should remember that those are very competitive schools.</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot at all of the schools you listed but Harvard, Yale and Princeton are going to be the most difficult for you to get into.</p>
<p>A plethora of people are viewing this topic, but only a few people posted replies. If you guys chance me, and I am familiar with the schools you are applying to, I will chance you as well (please post a link.)</p>
<p>Harvard is hard to say period. But your SATIIs are totally baller so I think that’ll help you everywhere else - especially if any of those are your majors. Berkeley and Mich, I think you’re in. I don’t know enough about Penn CAS compared to Penn Wharton but if the discrepancy is anything like NYU CAS versus NYU Stern, you’re in. Your extracurricular are interested and you show leadership and have won acclaim - schools like that. For Princeton and Yale - I hope your interviews go really well and your essays kick ass. Otherwise you’ll fall into the middle greatbutnotparticularlyspecial category and they kind of just go with their whims there is my impression. </p>
<p>Are you South east Asian? Because that kind of shifts everything - those scores are not as good compared to a lot of other South east Asian/Asian kids… </p>
<p>I’m not sure how everyone on this thread is look at SAT scores below the 75 th percentile and calling them strong for HYP. Factually, that’s unfortunately untrue.</p>
<p>I thinks it’s very important to understand how amazingly difficult for an unhooked candidate to get into schools that will accept about 5% this year. They will need stats above the 75th percentile and a truly stand out EC. </p>
<p>The lower ivies moving towards under 10% acceptance now want national level ECs. And I mean won something significant at that level.</p>
<p>Unfortunately here I see you in at Berkekey and Michigan, but I’m not see g the ivies.</p>
<p>Below the 75th percentile for the respective colleges that they mentioned, being Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. This is true, as the 75th percentile of admitted SAT scores for those three schools tend to be around 2350 or so.</p>
<p>Yes, my comment is about where your scores lie at the top colleges. About half the class at every ivy kids has a hook. They are recruited athletes, URMs, legacies, staff kids, development. Unhooked candidates with a fighting chance have stats above the 75th percentile, especially if they are an ORM or from an overrepresented states.</p>
<p>A quick look at common data sets will show you the 75th percentile scores. They are 790 per section at HYP, 770 at mid tie ivies. The vast majority of unhooked candidates at all ivies except Cornell non CAS are ranked top 2.</p>
<p>Over one third of the class at HYP have 800 math, over one quarter 800 CR. And this includes the 50% hooked!</p>
<p>There is a bad information gap today. As an alumni interviewer for a HYP college, most I interview now have zero chance. This was not the case even 5 years ago.</p>
<p>I think you have really great chances at a lot of these schools, but for HYP 2college2college seems a little harsh but somewhat right. For the top level ivies, its honestly a crapshoot. You seem to have everything in order, but it is like a lottery up there. it will go either way. And 2c2c is right about the hook, only the elite of the elite get in there now. You have to have something amazingly special about you to get in. </p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck, keep hoping for the best.</p>