Chances for Yale (and others)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a rising senior, how much of a chance do I have for Yale, Princeton, Brown, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley?
(Of course I'm not going to take this as a Bible or anything, just out of curiosity)</p>

<p>I attend a medium sized public school in California, we send a few (best years around 10) to Ivies each year.</p>

<p>GPA 3.9/4.0
No ranks at school
AP US Gov&Politics5, AP Music Theory 4, APUSH 5, AP Calc AB 5, Bio 5, English Lang 5, AP Spanish Lang 4
SAT I: 2360, writing 760 (first time)
SAT II: US History 800, Math II 800</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Volunteering in local library and community centre (mentor for children with disfunctional families) since mid freshman year (when I came to Cali)
500+ hours</p>

<p>Tennis team (regional champion) since middle school
Girls' Captain at school Senior year</p>

<p>Model UN since freshman year (has gone to int meetings)
Founder (and organiser/leader) of Amnesty Int club at school (since soph year)
Founder (and member) of Recorder Ensemble (since soph year)
Member of Student Council since soph year
Class president Junior&Senior year</p>

<p>Summer internship at local newspaper publication for all years in HS
Summer job as a cashier at the supermarket all years in HS
Volunteer group to Cambodia&Vietnam every spring break (since freshman yr)</p>

<p>My intended major is Political Science,
I realise it's a long shot at the Ivies, but I'm still interesting in applying.
I'm a white/Asian female and a legacy at Yale, Princeton and Stanford.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say it’s a long shot. Your application doesn’t have any apparent weaknesses, so you fit the criteria of an accepted Ivy leauger. Other than that, write a good essay and get good recommendations. Good luck.</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance IMO: Strong AP Scores, strong SAT score, strong subject tests scores, strong GPA, strong leadership and community service and job experience, and you have a legacy hook. If you have strong essays i think your good as in. Especially for UC Berkeley and UCLA and Brown.</p>

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<p>Thank you both of you!
I think my recommendations (well I hope) will be good, because I have a few teachers (History and English) that favor me.
I’m thinking of applying to Yale EA, I know the competition is tough but it can’t hurt right?
(if I’m going to be rejected anyway, then to get it earlier doesn’t hurt)</p>

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<p>You would be a reasonable candidate w/o the legacy, but I’d think you are pretty well positioned as a legacy. Make sure you apply EA, otherwise I don’t think the legacy status will carry through.</p>

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<p>I’m just wondering, but how does one become legacies at Yale, Princeton, and Stanford? I thought that you only achieve legacy status if a parent matriculates there (graduate programs not included)? With that being said, you have fairly strong shots at those schools, I would say you should probably get into at least one-- mainly due to the crapshoot nature of admissions.</p>

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<p>My aunt and grandfather and greatgrandfather (almost everyone on my dad’s side) attended Yale. My dad is went to Princeton. My mom attended Stanford (and my parents met at Stanford law, but that’s irrelevant).
I thought you could be a legacy if your close relatives attended?
Well I’m not sure then :)</p>