chances on cornell, yale, princeton, etc!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently attend a highly-competitive, prestigious private high school in Texas. I'm a junior but I'm putting some stuff on here I know I will be involved with senior year.</p>

<p>Planning on applying to:
Cornell (Early Decision chances)
Johns Hopkins
Princeton (Alumni connections, not parents but family friends)
Dartmouth
UT Austin
Boston College
Naval Academy</p>

<p>Stats:
Full tuition merit scholarship to high school
PSAT: 202 sophomore year, 210 junior year (National Semifinalist)
SAT: 2120 (730 CR, 720 M, 670 WR) - plan to take again over summer, hope to get over 2200
No class rankings provided by school
GPA: 3.78/4.00 UW (school does not weight); Mostly A/A-, few B+s, nothing below a B+
APs (so far):
Soph. year - AP Art History (5), AP World History (5)
Jr year - AP US History (probably 4 or 5), and AP Comp Sci (probably 4 or a 5)
Senior year - probably will take 3-4 APs including Calc AB, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Economics</p>

<p>In addition, good number of honors courses throughout high school.</p>

<p>Extracurricular/Awards (I think, my strong point):
Freshman/JV Basketball (9)
Varsity Volleyball (10-12) (captain junior/senior year)
Varsity Lacrosse (9-12) (captain junior/senior year), All Conference Team Junior Year
Summer Club lacrosse team (9-11)
Student Council Representative (11)
Class Vice President (12)
Secretary of Guitar Club (9, 10)
VP of Photography Club (11, 12)
Community Service Club (9-12)
Mock Government (9-12)
Student Ambassador Program (9-12)</p>

<p>National Spanish Exam Bronze Award (75th percentile, 9) and Silver Award (85th percentile, 10)</p>

<p>National Presidential Bronze Service Award (100+ hours/year, grades 10, 11, 12); total hours probably over 300 by end of junior year, mostly done through local church/school opportunities</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Summer between 9/10 grade, worked 4 days/wk for a 4 hour shift at a coffee shop for about two months</p>

<p>-Lifeguarding summer between junior/senior year</p>

<p>-Intern in Intensive Care Unit at local teaching hospital summer between junior/senior year</p>

<p>Male, caucasian, decent-income family, no legacies to colleges I'm interested in.
Thanks for your time!</p>

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<p>Cornell (Early Decision chances)- Low to Mid-Reach
Johns Hopkins- Low Reach
Princeton (Alumni connections, not parents but family friends)- High Reach
Dartmouth- Mid to High Reach
UT Austin- Match
Boston College- High Match
Naval Academy- Not sure</p>

<p>Family/friend alumni connections won’t give you any advantage in the admissions process at Princeton. Yale is a high reach. Ivies are pretty much reaches for everyone. If you get a 2200+ on your SAT, Boston College becomes a match and Johns Hopkins becomes a high match. Ivies still will be reaches. Knowing your intended major would also be somewhat helpful.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Cornell (Early Decision chances) - Low Reach
Johns Hopkins - Low Reach
Princeton (Alumni connections, not parents but family friends) - High Reach
Dartmouth - Reach
UT Austin - Match
Boston College - Match
Naval Academy - Match</p>

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<p>You have a good chance to all the schools. Scores are good and ECs are great. Keep up the good work.</p>

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<p>210 is not a national merit semifinalist score in Texas. </p>

<p>All ivies are reaches for everyone. Others are a possibility. Naval academy is even more exclusive than the ivies?</p>

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<p>Cornell- Random so I would say Deferred and then Rejection/Maybe Waitlist
Johns Hopkins- Rejection/Maybe Waitlist- I think Rejected
Princeton-Rejection
Dartmouth- Rejection, slight chance of a Waitlist
UT Austin- Accepted
Boston College- Accepted
Naval Academy- Rejection</p>