Chances for Ivies (especially HYP)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently attending a highly competitive high school. </p>

<p>Rank: 6/651</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 5.09</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.87</p>

<p>SAT's: 2,190
-- 770 W
-- 730 R
-- 690 M</p>

<p>Junior Year:
-- AP Language and Composition
-- AP U.S. History
-- Neurobiology (Harvard Dual-Enrollment)
-- Evolutionary Psychology (Harvard Dual-Enrollment)
-- Health Science I Honors (Pre-Med Program)
-- Health Science II Honors (Pre-Med Program)
-- Physics Honors
-- Latin I
-- ASL</p>

<p>Senior Year:
-- AP Literature and Comprehension
-- AP Government/Micro Economics
-- AP Psychology
-- AP Biology
-- AP Stats
-- Pre-Calculus Honors
-- Latin II
-- ASL II</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
-- Logic and Symbology (Founder)
-- National Honors Society
-- Chess (Founder)</p>

<p>Community Service Hours: 250 hours TOTAL
-- Non-Profit Haiti Organization (100 hours)
-- National Honors Society: Organized and supervised charity programs to/for Haiti (75 hours)
-- Non-profit Medical Research: At the Path Foundation along two very notable researchers (50 hours)
-- Other (25 hours)</p>

<p>Parents: Medical doctor and psychologist. Both have bachelor's, master's and graduate degrees. </p>

<p>Father is very notable; has participated in medical research at Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Mother is also well-known in her field. </p>

<p>I also have a hearing impairment and childhood of sickness... I assume that this will benefit me in the applications process. </p>

<p>Essay: About childhood struggles and how I overcame them. </p>

<p>Recs: One from renowned medical researcher, one from the former president and founder of a leading charitable Haiti Organization, one from a teacher who stated that I had been her best student in her teaching career </p>

<p>Interested in studying scientific/medical related fields</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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No, it probably won’t, at least the hearing impairment. If you’re healthy now, then the childhood of sickness can help if you phrase it correctly and show it shaped who you are.</p>

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<p>Bring SATs up and you’d have a much better chance, but I wouldn’t be too optimistic about HYP.</p>

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<p>Overcoming childhood illness, depression, etc, usually doesn’t make a good essay.
It comes across as “poor me”. You have to write it in such a way that you are not feeling sorry for yourself.</p>

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<p>I’ve just finished Junior year. I’m essentially experimenting with differentiating scenarios. New opportunities have arisen since that post and my academic standing has also changed. </p>

<p>I specifically desire feedback that can serve to direct me towards my goals.</p>

<p>Thank you for your understanding.</p>

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<p>Your SAT and GPA are a bit low. I wouldn’t be so sure about HYP, but maybe you could get into a lower Ivy possibly?</p>

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<p>My essay would detail my determination, despite having s disability and childhood of illness. I would demonstrate how it (my disability) has inspired me to enter the medical field. After all, it is my life goal to improve the health of society through the introduction of groundbreaking medical treatments/cures and invention(s).</p>

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<p>Still think you are a ■■■■■ (or if not, then a pretty oblivious person)</p>

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<p>Low-ish SATs, not great EC’s and average GPA… you may have a chance, but I would not count on it.</p>

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<p>If this is your true profile (which I’m pretty sure is not), I sincerely urge you to consider other schools instead. Sure, throw in an application, but like bobtheboy said, I “wouldn’t count on it”.</p>

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<p>Your SAT went down?</p>

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<p>Don’t make ridiculous assumptions. I felt that I would be able/have the opportunity to take on ap stats sometime during the year (on-line). However, that was not the case. </p>

<p>The name of the thread should be changed to suggestions for improvement. I don’t necessarily need or seek any validation (although I appear to)</p>

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<p>i think that the ONLY thing you are missing for an ivy league is a sport and an art</p>

<p>so you really need to get involved in it as soon as possible, if not, i think youll get rejected</p>

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<p>wait why are you guys posting lol…he’s a ■■■■■. and if hes not a ■■■■■, then no, OP you dont have a good chance. your SAT score is pretty low and you dont have much leadership or sports.</p>

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<p>OK guys. Don’t feed the ■■■■■. Everybody retreat slowly and maybe he’ll leave.</p>