Chances in the Ivy League?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm an Asian Male, 10th grade in Vancouver, Canada. I'm thinking of applying to some Ivy League universities as well as my two local universities. I took the PSAT a year early and I scored a 220 (67 Verbal, 76 Math, 77 Writing). I'm worried about my Verbal score but I didn't really prepare for this so I guess I have a good chance at improving when I take the real SAT.</p>

<p>My courses this year:
Chemistry 11 Enriched
Biology 11
Math 11 Enriched
English 11 Enriched
Social Studies 10
PE 10
French 10 Enriched
Foods 10
Jazz Band
Senior Band</p>

<p>A lot of these courses are required (e.g. PE). The two bands are early morning. I'm getting mostly As in my academic courses except for English where I've gotten Bs all three terms. Over the next two year's I'll take about five AP courses (which is basically all the school offers) including Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, World Lit and American History.</p>

<p>Clubs:
Environmental Club (10)
Christian Fellowship (8-10)
Math Contest Club (8-10)
Aquarium Club (8)
Japanese Culture Club (9)</p>

<p>Next year I'm planning to join a couple more clubs since I don't think I have nearly enough in this area.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Interests:
Working out at the gym
Reading scientific articles off the internet
Investing
Writing movie ideas
Chinese school (9 years)</p>

<p>Next year I'm going to volunteer for an upcoming political campaign, and this summer I'm hoping to get into a volunteer/job experience program at a bank.</p>

<p>Awards: I've done a lot of math contests and I've won many awards. Most importantly I placed in the Top 5 for both Grades 8 and 9 in the provincial MathCounts competition (which is similar to the American one). I also qualified for UBC's honours calculus program with a very good score on the Euclid just recently.</p>

<p>I think my chances aren't that great, although an admissions officer I contacted at Yale encouraged me to apply. After looking at this board I'm not so convinced, so if anyone thinks my chances aren't good, that's okay. ;) What else could I be doing to improve my chances? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Isn't Euclid for grade 12s (it's not Cayley?)?
PSAT is nothing..
Joining clubs won't help, you need to be a leader(thats what i heard).
Sorry but working out isnt an EC(maybe a hobby) :o
Your courses are nice however; my school doesnt offer any AP or enriched :(</p>

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<p>your EC's are weak.</p>

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<p>instead of getting more clubs, try to be more involved in them.</p>

<p>become the president or an officer.</p>

<p>maybe instead of joining a club, you can found one.</p>

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<p>get involved in around 4-5 clubs, but stay involved.</p>

<p>you are on the right track.</p>

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<p>Isn't Euclid for grade 12s (it's not Cayley?)?</p>

<p>Our school doesn't limit it to grade 12s so I took both. I won the Cayley but the score wasn't as good I hoped for (136).</p>

<p>I guess my clubs and ECs are pretty weak, I'm going to be more involved next year though.</p>