Chances for Upenn, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, and UChicago

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello Guys,</p>

<p>First of all, I thank anyone who took their time to reply. I am a junior.</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA- 3.89</p>

<p>AP Courses (took 7/9)
-European History (5)
-US History
-Calculus BC
-Statistics
-Biology
-Physics C
-Spanish Language </p>

<p>Honors Courses (took 10/12)</p>

<p>SAT- 2300
ACT-34
SAT 2- (didn't take yet)
Intended Major- Economics, Finance
Early Action? Yale
School- Private
Class Rank- Class doesn't rank</p>

<p>EC's
-Tennis Junior Varsity (Grades 9-10)
-Tennis Varsity (Grade 11)
-Debate Team (Grades 9-11, captain grade 10, 11)
-Dance Team (Grades 6-11, toured 7 countries and various states) </p>

<p>Community Service
-100 hours at food bank</p>

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<p>Pull the CS up, EC’s not enough, but the touring 7 countries is AWESOME!!! that exhibits the depth, not breadth thing … um yes scores are good. Maybe UPenn, UChicago and Cornell. But others? I think there are waaaaay better students. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW! A stellar essay and good reco’s might just get you in. Maybe Stanford and Princeton. Well have fun. Try some places like John Hopkins and CalTech. CalTech likes students who study a lot.</p>

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<p>Well, they are all reaches of course, except maybe UChicago. The thing is, to he honest, you don’t stand out whatsoever. Do you know how many people play tennis, are on the debate team, and dance? A lot. But the thing is, those are the ONLY things you do, so I think you should really, if you have time left, do something(s) extraordinary to make your application stand out. I even founded the debate team for my school and people are still telling me I have ordinary EC’s. Why don’t you do an internship, start a successful club, create a charity, or SOMETHING! I am rooting for you, but honestly I hope those are not the only schools you applied to.</p>

<p>As for your academics, their good, maybe not your GPA is not really good enough for Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, but it’s like average for the others. The SAT score is great, but I’m not sure it makes up for your EC’s</p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

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<p>I can run for president of the school next year. If I make it will that help?</p>

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<p>Yeah that would help a lot! Go for it!</p>

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<p>You’re ECs are a bit weak. Do something interesting this summer that will let you stand out.</p>

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<p>@vivacious</p>

<p>Caltech would never accept him as he has no science or math ECs, nor does he even want to major in science or math…</p>

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<p>IMO this feedback is overly negative. Great shot at Cornell, good shot at UChicago with good essays, HYPS will be tough since nothing really jumps out (but really it’s a crapshoot for everyone at these schools). Penn maybe if youre applying for CAS.</p>