So I know that there are a ton of threads like this but I’m just trying to get an idea as to whether some of these colleges are even possibilities for me. I understand that the chances of anyone getting into an Ivy League or other top school are very low, but I’m just seeing if its a possibility for me, so here it goes:
Colleges I’m Interested in: Yale, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Brown, George Washington, American, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, University of Rochester, NYU
And now a little bit about me…
Gender: Male
Nationality: Caucasian
Hometown/High School: Fairport NY, large public high school with a medium reputation, we’ve had a few students get into top schools but not many
Intended Major: International Relations or Middle Eastern Studies
Academics (currently a Junior but I will include my intended/expected classes/clubs/grades as well):
Freshman Year:
Honors English, Honors Geometry, Honors Biology, Honors Global History, German, a few electives
Sophomore Year:
AP World
Honors English
Honors Trigonometry
Honors Chemistry
German
a few electives
Junior Year
AP Biology
Honors/AP Physics 1
AP Humanities (a specialized and highly advanced course combining AP US and AP English 11)
German
Pre-calculus
Senior Year:
AP English 12
AP Statistics
AP German
AP Calc AB
SUPA (Syracuse university college courses in which you receive SU credits) Forensics
SUPA Economics
SUPA Sociology
Leadership (an advanced government class)
Cumulative Average: 98-99 (unweighted) = 4.0 (unweighted)
AP Exams: I’ve gotten fives on all I’ve taken so far, will hopefully get four or fives on the others
SAT: 2200/2400 1500/1600
SAT II: 700 on Math 1, 720 on Chem, 800 on World History
Will be taking Math 2, Bio, and US History later this year, expect similar score
Extracurricular:
Helping Hands Club (9th grade)
Student Council (Treasurer 9th-12th grades)
Model UN (10th, 11th (Treasurer), 12th (President)
NHS (11th, 12th (VP))
German NHS (10th, 11th, 12th (President))
Literary Magazine Club (11th)
Leadership, Opportunity, Experience Club (10th)
Drama Club (10th, 11th, 12th (Treasurer))
Crew Member and Head of Costumes for 1 play and 3 musicals at my school
Lead Cast member for 2 plays at my school
Director of One Act Plays at my school (11th, 12th)
Youth Adviser to my town’s Mayor
Piano Lessons since kindergarten
Part-time job at my local library
Volunteer
80-ish hours at local summer camp before my sophomore year
20-ish hours at a soup kitchen
175-ish hours Directing plays at a local middle school (10th, 11th, 12th)
Awards:
Helping Hands Award (9th)
Some regional award for achievement in Chemistry (10th)
Jim Nowak CARE Award (11th)
German National Exam Awards (10th-Gold, 11th-Bronze, 12th-probably something)
Probably a few others that i’m forgetting
Other Info:
Both Parents went to local, private, 4-year colleges; lower middle class family
I’m openly homosexual, will probably write my essay on how that has changed my perspective on life
Letters of Recommendation: One will be written by my German teacher (I’ve had her 3 years, I know her well, she’s also runs the German NHS club and I spent 3 weeks in Germany on an exchange program with her) and the other will be written by my AP US teacher who is also the Model UN adviser (she also knows me very well)
There’s probably a few things I’m forgetting but this should give you good idea of who I am…please let me know if I have a chance of getting into the colleges I listed (particularly Yale) and if so, what are my chances
Thanks!