chances for Harvard SCEA, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Rice

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone, I want to apply to some <em>astonishingly</em> competitive schools.<br>
So what are my chances?</p>

<p>SAT: 2200 (650V, 800M, 760W)
ACT: 33
Rank: 3/400
GPA: 3.95uw, 4.57w
APs: two 5's, three 4's(eek!)
taking toughest possible courseload
have taken 5 community college courses
National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>ECs:
played viola for 9 years; all-state orchestra(9-12); sectionleader; 8-10 hrs/week
Medical/science research since 10th grade; SWC semifinalist; ISEF participant; 15 hrs/week
ARML participant (11); won state math competition(9), 2nd at state math(10,11)
Science Olympiad - 1st place(10); 3rd place(11)</p>

<p>btw my AI is 221 - how will harvard/yale view this?
also, I'm from Colorado</p>

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<p>Everything looks great. The only thing is your low verbal score.</p>

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<p>No chance at Harvard Yale or Stanford unless you bring up that verbal score.</p>

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<p>mmm, sup i'd beg to differ; colorado = geographic diversity. plus, you've got ISEF. </p>

<p>it's har dto say with those ivies tho; you look like a typical applicant to them.</p>

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<p>Sup, are you kidding? One 650 doesn't destroy your chances. You're crazy.</p>

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<p>"You got isef"</p>

<p>uhh...igot isef to. it doesn't mean i win anything.</p>