chances for yale <3

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>junior at competitive hs in nj</p>

<p>sat1: 2280; math:760, cr:760
sat2: math2c: 800, bio m: 800, physics: 800
gpa: 4.0 uw/ 4.53 w</p>

<p>ECs:
EMT
ECO club officer
nhs, fhs, ahs
science league: physics team 1st in nj/ individual top 10%; bio team 1st in nj/ind top 10%
piano for 12 years: multiple awards incl carnegie hall, 2nd in state
amc10 school winner, AIME amc12 high scorer (i forget the score... 120 something?)
volunteer at sr center for over two years
running marathon for leukemia/lymphoma soc.
varsity track/xc for three years- hurdles, 800, etc (has asthma); captain next year?
art for 10 years: applied for ap art
applying for congressional award (gold)
gov school for environment
traveled to germany/france by myself- immersion etc for two weeks
national french exam- placed</p>

<p>i woudl like to knwo my chances for yale, stanford, and princeton. thanks!</p>

<p>any other suggestions for possible colleges would be greatly appreciated</p>

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<p>YPS: Slight reach.</p>

<p>If you apply early, then you'll probably be at a match for that school.</p>

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<p>I must say that you have a solid resume. Good but not stellar SAT scores; however, the subject tests are different story (amazing if you ask me). Personally I carry around my AMC and AIME scores like a badge of honor and since you can't remember your score I find that odd, but not everyone is devoted to math so I guess I can understand. You have a long list of committed EC and performing at Carnegie Hall is brillant, you must be extremely gifted. How many hours did you volunteer and in what capacity? (It just seems random). With that all being said your ECs are random but have some order, I really don't know what I'm trying to say, but hopefully you understand. How do you do an immersion program for two weeks? But all that aside I have to say that Yale, Stanford, and Princeton are reaches. Although you have a better chance than some there are certainly much more brillant individuals that will be applying in the fall to those same schools. With an amazing essay you should have a decent shot. Nothing is guaranteed of course and it would be nice if you could post your courseload as well (ranking would be nice too). Best of luck</p>

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<p>impressive resime but i bet your times are terrible for xc/800's (considering the breathing problem) gl with yale.</p>

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<p>hehehe, that has to be the most hilarious username... </p>

<p>sorry, but i don't really have anything constructive or helpful to add...</p>

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<p>I'd find out your AMC, AIME scores, but you look good.</p>

<p>your SATs are decent! So I think you look like you have a chance.</p>

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<p>holmdel park 5k- 21:45
800- 2:33
400ih- 73</p>

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<p>not bad for a girl ;)</p>

<p>im sure that can be a hook in itself (having flawed lungs yet running long distances)</p>

<p>i run a 54 400. but a 73 is pretty mun</p>

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<p>u ran at holmdel park??? my school kicked ass at that race...i think</p>

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<p>you run a 54 open or w/hurds?</p>

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<p>open. i run a 158 200</p>

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<p>not sure if you're asian or not, but if so, try not to come off as the typical asian kid. They get too many apps like that.</p>

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<p>yeah hi im chinese. which just about flushes my chances down the toilet.</p>

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<p>yale is a reach for everyone so u never know, but u got a shot</p>

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<p>why would being asian be a detrement??? is that serious or is that just a joke....cause if so that would suck....</p>

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<p>
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YPS: Slight reach.</p>

<p>If you apply early, then you'll probably be at a match for that school.

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<p>Haha, you're crazy, those schools are NO ONE'S matches, I don't care who you are. When the acceptance rate drops below 15%, qualified applicants will get rejected, it's as simple as that.</p>

<p>You do, however, have solid stats and have chances about as high as they can be. You getting admitted will go past your stellar stats, and straight to the passion that gets you in over the dude with the 4.0 and the 2400.</p>

<p>Just keep in mind that nothing is a guarantee. Check out the Stanford, Yale, and Princeton forums. People with perfect GPAs, 2300+ and stellar ECs are rejected, and in mass (as a matter of fact, the majority of 2300+s and 4.0's are rejected, however their acceptance rate as a group is much higher than the overall acceptance rate). Your numbers only mean your in the running with top candidates. I hate to sound like a pessimist, especially with stats as good as yours, but people that ivies and Stanford would gladly accept get rejected because there just isn't enough room in the freshman class.</p>

<p>Good job, though.</p>

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<p>Match doesn't guarantee acceptance.</p>

<p>Match is around 60-70%.</p>

<p>And there are hundreds of people where Harvard is a safe match.</p>

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<p>Celebrities maybe, but besides those, saying Harvard is a match for anyone is pure fallacy. Furthermore, even if you're right, this OP is no match. There are too many people rejected with the OP's stats to make a statement like that, I'd say it's definately less than 50%. We're talking about schools that reject over 50% of the 2400s here (and let's not just assume that the rejected had a terrible hole in their app)</p>

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<p>I agree with flippy, although I might say that the OP might not necessarily be a match at those schools, but he/she does have an extremely good chance or as good of a chance as you can get with those kind of schools.</p>

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<p>The OP sounds pretty bangable.</p>