<p>Apologies to those who have seen this applicant already. I am now wondering what you'd guess my odds are at getting into at least one of these schools:</p>
<p>Dartmouth
Harvard
Brown
Stanford
Duke
Swarthmore
Princeton</p>
<p>I'm a white male from a Seattle public school, with an alum at Harvard.</p>
<p>4.0 GPA
As many APs and honors as I could take</p>
<p>SAT II:</p>
<p>Mathematics Level 2 800
Spanish 690
U.S. History 780</p>
<p>SAT I:</p>
<p>Writing 800
Reading 750
Math 740</p>
<p>APs:</p>
<p>Euro, 4; US (pending) expected 5; Calculus AB (pending) expected 5; Spanish (pending) expected 3; English (pending) expected 4.</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>4 years of tennis, 2 varsity (potentially co-capitan)
1 year JV basketball
1 year JV baseball
3 years NHS, 1 year NHS president
3 years "Cultural Relations" -- organization designed for promoting racial and cultural understanding and peace
2 years Spanish club
3 years school mentor, 1 year leader of mentors
3 years chess team
Considerable sucess as a painter (accepted in several prestigious art fair)
Founder/president of three minor clubs at my school
NMS semi-finalist</p>
<p>Chance at lower ivies, Duke. But they're under 50%. What does have an alum mean? Did one of your prents go which would make you a legacy? If yes, that would double your chance at Harvard to about 20%.</p>
<p>I hate to break the mood and what not, but, I hope you have at least one safety. I think you should get into at least one, but, personally, I'd rather be on the safe side than royally screwed come April 1st.</p>
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I hate to break the mood and what not, but,I hope you have at least one safety. I think you should get into at least one, but, personally, I'd rather be on the safe side than royally screwed come April 1st.
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<p>I agree. These days admission at the top schools is incredibly random, and though it's almost certain that you will get in to at least one of the above schools, there's always a slim chance you won't, so you need a safety to fall back on.</p>