Chances of getting in Ivy League?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a Junior right now planning to double major in Business (something) and Music. The Music double major isn't important if I can't do it.</p>

<p>AP's Taken by the end of Senior Year:
NSL/ US Govt
Calc BC
Physics C Mechanics
World History
English Lang
English Lit
Macro Econ
Micro Econ</p>

<p>Taking MV Calculus Senior Year (if that even counts)</p>

<p>SAT Score : 2090, retook and got a 2230</p>

<p>SAT II's (4 total) :
Math II - 800
Literature - 610 (might retake, but I don't think so because reading obscure old poetry and understand Prosody 101 aren't important for any part of my major)
World History - will take in June (probably high 700's)
Physics - might take in June</p>

<p>Extracurricular stuff :
(activity, grades participated in)
JV Football 9, 10
Chemathon team, 10</p>

<p>I really didn't do much for my first 2 years</p>

<p>Jazz Band, 11</p>

<p>SPEAK Tutoring for Elementary schoolers, 11, 12
Trivia Team + It's Academic + Quizmasters, 11, 12
Northwest's Got Talent show, 11, 12
International Night show, 11, 12
Physics Club, 11, 12
National Honor Society, 11, 12</p>

<p>Founded the N. Association for the Advancement of Guitar Players (in 11th grade, continues on in 12th grade)</p>

<p>Class Office President, 12</p>

<p>Recommendations : (1) AP Lang Teacher (2) Former guitar teacher (3) ????</p>

<p>The first 2 ppl for recommendations will write pretty good ones</p>

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<p>looks good i think harvard/yale/possibly princeton would be a moderate reach. cornell/dartmouth/columbia could be a match or a low reach, and the rest are low reaches. i would change the rec from former guitar teacher and possibly get you AP lit teacher to do one for you.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure how good a sr. year teacher’s recommendation will be, because he’ll have half a month to know me before I Early App to some Ivy school</p>

<p>I think the guitar teacher’s will be pretty strong, considering that I started guitar when i was 14 and in 1 and a half years became better than most of his kids who had been learning for 5, 7+ years - probably a recommendation about effort or determination, or sacrifice (quit football to keep hands safe)</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if the previous poster is pulling your leg, but NOBODY is a “match” when it comes to Ivy’s, and even URM/double legacy/athletic recruits/2400 SAT students should consider any Ivy a low reach. I don’t really see your interests bleeding through your stats; when you say you did nothing for your first two years and then have your ECs be school and community only events, you don’t seem as dedicated as people involved all four years and competing in national level stuff. You can certainly apply, but I would make sure you apply to some match and safety schools too.</p>

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<p>It is very hard to get into an Ivy. No harm in trying, but I would concentrate more on schools ranked 15-25. Still very good. Like Johns Hopkins and USC.</p>

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<p>I didn’t know you could put stuff that’s not school EC’s. What would count as outside your school and community?</p>

<p>Concerts?
GC Battle of the Blues?
Teaching others guitar?
Bands (rock bands outside of school but still in my community)?</p>

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<p>I think we can’t chance you because, we aren’t such people who sit in admission and check your essays.
In my opinion everybody could be accepted with several ECs which he/she loves to do than tonns of ECs which you don’t do for pleasure, it all depends on your essays how you will be able to represent yourself.
And your grads are nice it’s one of the most important thing.
Then you should show them your leadership, passions…
That’s all you need there aren’t any formulas which will lead you to Ivy…</p>

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<p>And it’s just my advice start writing application essays, register on “commonapp.com” then start fill form…I’m sure you will rewrite/change your essay over 100 times</p>

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<p>I did not see your GPA listed anywhere. You said you are junior right now, but you list a bunch of EC for 12 grade, even a class president. Are you expecting them, or making them up? Your SAT score is in the Match/Reach range. It will depend on your GPA and essay. Your EC is on the weak side. You are probably reach for ivy, perhaps even high reach for music.</p>

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<p>I’m 90% sure that I’ll do them, and my UWGPA is a 3.84 right now</p>

<p>btw, did I screw up my chances by not doing any EC’s 9th and 10th grade year?</p>

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<p>With only 1 or 2 years on an EC item, it can’t really show your passion on it. The schools may think you are joining the clubs in junior year solely for school applications. Anyway, you are who you are. It does not make sense to mold yourself and your EC simply to please the admission office. For music major, you most likely need to send in some media supplement. If it is on an instrument for performance, it will require audition too. Usually, EA/ED does not apply as they need to wait till all auditions are done. To be honest, your chance for ivy is not high (and so as most other applicants), however, there are many good schools that would be a match for you. For example, UMich is great for business and music schools. Many students there do double major with music. It would be a match school with your scores and GPA.</p>