Chances for Stanford/Caltech/Ivies?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So I finally got all my tests done, and I know I stand a chance, but do I stand out?</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite: 36!!!!!
English 36<br>
Usage/Mechanics 18
Rhetorical Skills 18
Mathematics 35<br>
Pre-Algebra/Elem. Algebra 17
Algebra/Coord. Geometry 18<br>
Plane Geometry/Trig. 17
Reading 35<br>
Social Studies/Sciences 18
Arts/Literature 17
Science 36</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>Composite: 2230
CR: 710
Math: 800
Writing:720
Multiple Choice 71<br>
Essay 9 </p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 800
Physics: 800
Chemistry: 730 (Not sending out).</p>

<p>I also have a 4.0 GPA, 4.43 weighted.
My schedule over the past year was AP Spanish Language, Regular US History, Business Law (1/2), Advanced Digital Video/Audio (1/2), AP Physics B, Personal Fitness (1/2)(PE Credit), Foods & Nutrition (1/2), AP Calculus AB (BC wasn't offered at my school this year :( ), and AP English Language. My high school is also ranked in the top 200 in the nation and has a generally rigorous curriculum.
My schedule for my senior year is AP Spanish Literature, AP Biology, AP Physics C, Advanced Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP US Government, and Senior English.</p>

<p>My extra-curriculars are:</p>

<p>-President of Key Club at my school after serving as secretary for key club and just being a member.
-Member of National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta
-Active member of a volunteer group outside of school which I used to be president of, but was unable to continue because of my other time commitments.
-Played Select Soccer, but not soccer for my school once again because of time constraints.
-Over 600 hours of community service (over 150 from tutoring in math and sciences).
-Will be playing tennis in the fall (learning how to this summer), and I seem to be pretty good at it so I might be able to make varsity by fall.
-Snowboarding? (not sure if it is as relevant as regular sports)
-Taught myself computer programming
-Taught myself how to play guitar
-In three months during my sophomore year (January through March), I had my $400 snowboard stolen, I crashed my car, and my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, all while I still had to instruct snowboarding at my local mountain.
-Taught snowboarding to elementary school children.
-Ran Crosscountry for my school, PR of about 20 minutes (nothing special, just running for fun).</p>

<p>How does it look for me?</p>

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<p>No hooks?</p>

<p>Stanford, Cal Tech, HYP, Columbia: High Reach
Penn, Dartmouth, Brown: Reach
Cornell: Decent chances</p>

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<p>I also have worked with my volunteer group to send funding to Corah, a village in Ethiopia, to provide clean water, food, and education to children who had previously been living off of scraps from dumps.</p>

<p>Also since I took over key club the attendance at meetings has tripled, which shows the effect of my leadership.</p>

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<p>Standford-Reach
Harvard-Reach
MIT-Reach
Yale-Reach</p>

<p>I cannot say anything other than “reach for ivies” because their admission process is very weird and unpredictable. However, I do believe that you have a great chance at getting into a school of your choice! :slight_smile: Remember to write an essay that can catch your admission officer’s interest! Also DO NOT write a generic essay. Very easy to do, even for high scoring students. Generic essay = Almost guaranteed rejection.</p>

<p>Can you chance me back? :slight_smile:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1519772-chances-cooper-union-i-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1519772-chances-cooper-union-i-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>20more, I must disagree on one point. Caltech has a more quantitative admissions policy. “Hooks” like legacy, URM, athletics mean next to nothing at Caltech, whereas test scores and grades mean a lot. OP has a great chance at Caltech.</p>

<p>The difference in chances between all the top schools will largely be geographical. The OP failed to mention his area of residence, so that cannot be explained.</p>

<p>If OP lives in Cali, good chances for Stanford, worse for the rest. If OP lives on East Coast, good chances for HYP, horrible chances for Stanford. If OP lives in the middle of nowhere, better chances for all of them due to “geodiversity.” If OP lives in NY, CA, NJ, good luck. He’ll need it.</p>