<p>I'm interested in computer science and political science, but come from a relatively rural area. I've started my own company and have a lot of work experience.</p>
<p>I'd truly appreciate any feedback you can provide, as I'm trying to see if these are realistic or how I can improve my chances.</p>
<p>Gender: M
Class Size: ~300
State: VT
Income: <60k/yr
Race: Caucasian</p>
<p>Intended Major: Computer Science and/or Political Science</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
1) Debate Captain
2) Computer Science Club Founding President
3) Student Council
4) Web Design Company Owner
5) Educational Technology Startup Co-founder
6) Gubernatorial Political Campaign Youth Relations/Social Media Intern
7) School Technology Committee Student Representative
8) Habari Open Source Project Project Management Committee Member
9) Students 2.0 (online blog) Publisher</p>
<p>Awards
1) UVM Writing Contest (freshman school winner)
2) Latin</p>
<p>Scores
GPA: 3.93 UW (Projected: 4.0)
SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 780</p>
<p>Colleges
1) Harvard
2) Stanford
3) Princeton
4) MIT
5) Dartmouth
6) Amherst
7) University of Chicago
8) Georgetown
9) Carnegie Mellon
10) Cornell
11) McGill
12) Colgate
13) Middlebury
14) Washington University in St. Louise
15) Washington & Lee University
16) London School of Economics</p>
<p>Thanks! Link to your thread and I'll be sure to chance you back.</p>
<p>Whats your class rank? Assuming youre in the top 10%</p>
<p>1) Harvard - The way i see it, these first four/five should come down to your essays
2) Stanford
3) Princeton
4) MIT
5) Dartmouth - you can do it
6) Amherst - eh…match
7) University of Chicago - match
8) Georgetown - match
9) Carnegie Mellon - in
10) Cornell - match
11) McGill - safety
12) Colgate - safety
13) Middlebury - kinda safety
14) Washington University in St. Louise - match
15) Washington & Lee University - in
16) London School of Economics - no idea</p>
<p>Hmm well in that case, i think youve got a pretty good shot at HYPS. Your stats certainly arent holding you back. Try and get an interview, and apply to one ED. </p>
<p>narrow down your list a bit. I’m pretty sure you don’t actually want to go to 16 colleges and it’ll save you some stress. If you’re doing it hoping to get into one of your top choices, you’re still better off taking out maybe one or two ives or maybe one ivy and another school. If you’re reallt that confident you can get in, why so many?</p>
<p>I’m not going to apply to all of them, just trying to get a spectrum of the ones I’m interested in. Once I know where I fit, I’ll narrow the list down a little… though I don’t want to drop any Ivies. :P</p>
<p>sounds good. I’d say bring down to 10 schools. 12 max. as long as you keep a safety, some matches, and some reaches, you’re golden. your stats look good, but then again, most every ivy applicant’s stats look good. sometimes, it’s a matter of luck</p>
<p>Well one of them had grades and SAT scores very very similar to yours, she was in a sport for all four years of high school, officer of a few clubs, and was also valedictorian. She did a lot of volunteer work.</p>
<p>Another one had grades that were not as great as yours, pretty high SAT scores, although not as high, quite a bit of volunteer work, and officer of a couple clubs as well… oh and she was captain of a sport for her senior year.</p>
<p>Now you have really crazy good stats, I really think you can make it into Stanford.</p>
<p>But also, those two girls were in-state… from California, I think that also helped them a bit.</p>
<p>you have a good shot i’m jealous of your GPA and test scores. U of Chicago is a match for you, as long as your essays are great (They place a lot of importance on the essays, more so than test scores!).</p>
<p>But remember that your stats are really really very impressive, and Stanford does not really place a high importance on volunteer work experience. :D:D Dude I’m jealous as well, you’re totally set.</p>
