CHANCES FOR IVY LEAGUE? (Please Read!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello. A midst all the chaos that is college applications, I have decided to get some insight from you lovely people.
I'm not quite sure about my major (the entire process of making such a permanent decision based on such temporary feelings deserves a rant of its own) but my parents are making it absolutely mandatory that I attend an Ivy League. That being said, I'd like an evaluation of my chances at getting accepted into the schools of UChicago, Harvard, Northwestern, Columbia, Georgetown, Stanford (and the likes).</p>

<p>18, FEMALE, WHITE/NON-HISPANIC, ILLINOIS RESIDENT, LIVED IN USA FOR 13 YRS, SPEAK 3 LANGUAGES FLUENTLY (RUSSIAN,LITHUANIAN,ENGLISH), HIGH SCHOOL IN TOP 90 RANK NATIONALLY</p>

<p>UNWEIGHTED GPA: 3.86
ACT SCORE: 34
SAT: YET TO BE TAKEN
AP SCORES: WORLD HISTORY-3, US HISTORY-5, US GOV. AND POLI.-5, MICROECONOMICS-5, LANG. AND COMP.-5, LIT. AND COMP.-5, CALC. AB- 4, BIOLOGY-5, CHEMISTRY-5, PHYSICS B-5, PSYCH.-5 </p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULARS:
DEBATE-4 YRS-CAPTAIN,EXEC. BOARD
PHILOSOPHY CLUB-3 YRS-FOUNDER
RENAISSANCE STUDENTS CLUB-2 YRS-FOUNDER
HELPING HAND ASSOCIATION-3 YRS-CO-FOUNDER
YOUTH AND GOV.-2 YRS-EXEC. BOARD
MODEL UNITED NATIONS-3 YRS-EXEC. BOARD
STUDENT COUNCIL-2 YRS-V. PRES.
FIRST CLASS LEADERS-2 YRS
SCHOLASTIC BOWL-3 YRS-V.CAPTAIN
NEWSPAPER-3 YRS-EDITOR IN CHIEF
LITERARY MAGAZINE-4 YRS-EDITOR IN CHIEF
YEARBOOK-2 YRS-EDITOR IN CHIEF
DECA-3 YRS-EXEC. BOARD
J.E.T.S-2 YRS.
STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS-2 YRS-EXEC. BOARD
INTERNATIONAL FEST-2 YRS-CAPTAIN
SCIENCE CLUB-2 YRS
PLAYED FLUTE ACTIVELY FOR 7 YEARS
MARCHING BAND-4 YRS
JAZZ BAND-3 YRS
PEP BAND-3 YRS</p>

<p>OTHER RECOGNITIONS:
300+ HOURS VOLUNTEERING (150 OF THOSE HOURS BEING HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER)
NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY-HONORED MEMBER
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENT OF THE YEAR- 2 YRS
NATIONAL DEBATE SEMIFINALIST-1 YR
NATIONAL DEBATE OCTAFINALIST-1 YR
IL STATE DEBATE CHAMPION-2 YRS
IL STATE DEBATE FINALIST-1 YR
IL STATE DEBATE PARTICIPANT-1 YR
AP SCHOLAR AWARD
1ST PLACE AT NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION-1 YR
4TH PLACE AT NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION-1 YR
1ST PLACE BOSTON REVIEW POETRY CONTEST-1 YR
GLASGOW PRIZE FOR EMERGING WRITERS-1 YR
POETRY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN SEVERAL JOURNALS
SCHOOL HALL OF FAME</p>

<p>JOBS:
MAYOR'S 'INTERN'-1.5 YRS
TRUCKING COMPANY-PAPERWORK- 4 MONTHS
CHINESE RESTAURANT-5 MONTHS
PANERA BREAD-3 MONTHS
MATH TUTOR- HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL-3 YRS
ENGLISH TUTOR- COLLEGE LEVEL- 2 YRS
SCIENCE TUTOR- COLLEGE LEVEL- 3 YRS
ABERCROMBIE CLOTHING STORE-1 YR</p>

<p>I'VE TAKEN BIO,ANATOMY,PHILOSOPHY,AND PSYCH CLASSES AT MY LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS WELL.</p>

<p>So,guys.Where do I stand?</p>

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<p>You’re a solid applicant but you stand where everyone else who applies to these schools does:</p>

<p>Harvard - Reach
Stanford - Reach
Columbia - Reach
Northwestern - Reach
Georgetown - (slightly lower) Reach</p>

<p>You really do need to get some safeties into that list. Also, try talking to your parents about how Ivies aren’t the only schools that offer good education. Depending on your interests, there are several schools (both public and private) in the US that offer education at par.</p>

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<p>Congratulations on your success! Those are some very impressive stats and you are a very competitive applicant to all of the schools you mentioned. </p>

<p>You must understand, however, that any school with an admission rate under 10% is a gamble for every applicant. Each of these schools turn down many applicants with equally impressive stats.</p>

<p>That being said, I would venture to guess that if you applied to UChicago, Georgetown, Stanford, and the 8 Ivies, you can reasonably hope to get accepted by 2 or 3 of those schools. Which particular schools you just can’t know.</p>

<p>Bottom line is that you should be hopeful but you need to pick some safety schools in case these don’t work out for you.</p>

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<p>For top schools, you GPA is a little bit low while your ACT is slightly above average. Your EC seems good. Your chance should been slightly acceptance rate of each school.</p>