Chances for MIT, Stanford, Cornell, Harvard?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a white male from NY, and a second term junior at Stuyvesant High School.</p>

<p>GPA: 97.6
Rank: no official ranking, but probably top 10-15 out of 750. (this is in a school where a 90 would be like 350/750)
SAT I: have not taken it yet, but practice scores are generally 2200-2300
SAT II:<br>
Physics: 730<br>
Chem: 750<br>
Math IIC: probably 800<br>
German: probably 800</p>

<p>AP/Post-AP/Honors
-AP Euro 5 on the AP
-AP Comp Sci 4 on the AP
-AP BC Calc (5 expected)
-AP US Hist (hopefully will get a 4 at least)
-Honors Math Sequence
-Computer Graphics (Post-AP)
-System Level Programming (Post-AP)
-Artificial Intelligence (after school college-level course)
-Multivariable Calculus (Post-AP - will take next term)
-Differential Equations (Post-AP - will take after Multiv. Calc.)
-I probably will also take Physics C as a senior</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Varsity Gymnastics 3 years (captain senior year)
-Varsity Soccer 1 year
-Single highest scorer on the American Assoc. of Teachers of German Exam in NYC two years in a row.
-Morgan Stanley Mentoring Program (and possibly research internship in CS over the summer)
-A bunch of art related stuff (school newspapers + other publications)
-President/Vice-President of several clubs involving European + Slavic culture</p>

<p>I am also working on an AI related computer science Intel project but have yet to see how that will turn out.</p>

<p>So..how do my chances look?</p>

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<p>i am going to say that
cornell is a possible reach</p>

<p>but i dont think youll have a chance at any of the other three</p>

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<p>too little extracurrics or..?</p>

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<p>I disagree. Cornell is a match, and the others are possible reaches.</p>

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<p>MIT - Match
Cornell - Safe match
Harvard - Match/Reach
Stanford - Match</p>

<p>I'm familiar with Stuyvesant, and that ranking is superb.</p>

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<p>I don't know. I'd say Reaches all three, mainly because you have no EC;s related to your academic interests.</p>

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<p>Also, I'm counting on my research to boost my ap. Intel Semifinalist would require a pretty amazing project but if I work hard, I think I can make ISEF</p>

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<p>you have a point...but math team or cs team in stuyvesant....really hard to get on</p>

<p>one of my interests is architecture and I've done a ton of art related things, as well as some architecture courses</p>

<p>but you're right about the math and science</p>

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<p>joining the club is competitive? wow. i understand getting on the team would be competitive, but i think they should let in anyone who wants to join.</p>

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<p>i was on the "math team" which is like 350 students but only about 20-30 of those are actually selected to compete...basically you need next to perfect scores on all the competitions they give you to be accepted...</p>

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<p>also, just curious, how does one get a 4.0 GPA...in most NYC schools grades are from 55-100, so a 4.0 GPA translates into 100 in every class...for 3-4 years...
I'm guessing it's an all A+ transcript..?</p>

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<p>you haave to get amazing SAT scores, and your GPA looks great, and your SAT 2. Cornell you have a good chance, but not the other three</p>

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<p>how much do you think ISEF semi-finalist would improve my chances?</p>

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<p>some stats from my school...of course this doesnt take extracurriculars into consideration..
just posting the ones nearest to my stats
extremely important to have a hook, as you can see</p>

<p>STANFORD
Status GPA CR Math
WaitList 97.7 800 800<br>
Accepted 96.8 710 770<br>
WaitList 96.8 710 800<br>
Accepted 96.6 720 780 </p>

<p>STANFORD(EA)
Rejected 95.2 730 800<br>
Rejected 95.2 740 800<br>
Rejected 95.1 760 800<br>
Rejected 94.8 740 800<br>
Accepted 94.8 800 780<br>
Accepted 94.4 780 800<br>
Accepted 92.1 710 710 </p>

<p>MIT (EA)
WaitList 97.9 730 800 (my brother, who should've gotten in)
Accepted 97.0 800 790<br>
Accepted 97.0 800 800</p>

<p>MIT
Rejected 97.3 720 800<br>
Accepted 97.1 800 800<br>
Rejected 96.8 800 800<br>
Accepted 96.6 780 760<br>
Accepted 96.6 710 800<br>
Rejected 96.5 770 800<br>
Accepted 96.3 640 800 </p>

<p>HARVARD
WaitList 98.4 800 780<br>
Rejected 98.1 710 760<br>
WaitList 98.1 780 780<br>
WaitList 97.7 800 800<br>
Accepted 97.5 760 780<br>
Rejected 97.3 720 800<br>
WaitList 97.2 770 780<br>
WaitList 97.1 800 800<br>
Accepted 97.0 800 800<br>
Rejected 97.0 800 790<br>
Accepted 96.8 710 800<br>
Rejected 96.8 800 800 </p>

<p>HARVARD (EA)
Accepted 98.7 800 780
Accepted 97.4 800 800<br>
WaitList 97.1 800 800<br>
WaitList 96.6 710 800<br>
Accepted 96.5 730 790<br>
Rejected 96.5 620 780<br>
Accepted 96.3 800 800</p>

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<p>i might have been a little harsh,
if you end up getting your projected scores then youll have a good chance at stanford</p>

<p>other than cornell, you are talking the top colleges in the nation
first
fifth
and seventh</p>

<p>i am unfamiliar with the nyc grade point system. clarify? 100=4.0?</p>

<p>unless you go to one of those schools that works in conjunction with harvard..</p>

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<p>MIT = toss up
Stanford = toss up
Cornell = toss up
Harvard = toss up</p>

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<p>well, technically 4.0 = 100 but in my school at least, very few teachers actually give hundreds. I think the highest avg in the junior class is 98.6, which is insanely hard to get. Also even though one is 97.6 = 3.9 and the other 98.6 = 3.94, they seem a world apart---usually in my school around maybe 15-20 people have around 97.6, but only 2-3 have 98+</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance at Cornell; the others are a toss up. MIT and Harvard have accepted those with lower scores than you and rejected those with higher scores so it depends on your essays and recs and stuff.</p>

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<p>I got in to MIT!!! Thank you all for posting</p>

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<p>Top10 at Stuy with a 2300 will get you in many top places.</p>