chances with Ivies!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>-SAT: math 790, verbal 800, writing 800
-satII chem 760, US history 760, math II 740, biology 680
-GPA 4.69 weighted, 4.0 unweighted -top 5%(my school doesnt rank)
-toughest course schedule, including BC Calculus junior year. currently taking calc III at local university in evening
-two summers of science program (partnership between high school and local university) in which i did original research and presented at University of Maryland Baltimore County Undergraduate Symposium my sophomore year
-New Jersey Governor's School in the sciences
-junior year AP scores: BC Calc-5, US history-5, english lang and comp-5, physics B-4
-current AP's: econ, english lit, french, biology
-selected for "Peer Leadership" class/program
-varsity volleyball junior year (first year team existed), senior year (in spring)
-indoor track freshman year
-outdoor track freshman and soph year
-XC soph and junior year
-president of NHS
-president of Teen Institute of Garden State (healthy living without alcohol and drugs, independence, leadership, etc club)
-Treasurer of Environmental club
-Bausch and Lomb Science Award
-Community service awards 9,10,11 grades (only years possible so far)
-Robotics team 9,10,11,12 grades
-UMDNJ premed honors program
-national merit semifinalist
-ap scholar with honor</p>

<p>I would appreciate any feedback on my chances at Harvard, Princeton,
Yale (my favorite), WUSTL, Duke, Northwestern, UVA, Amherst, Penn, Columbia, Tufts, and Emory. I don't really have a lot of experience with this website, so please tell me if i need to explain anything more. Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>You're in.</p>

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<p>better chance than vast majority of applicants. no guarantees, but you're definitely going to an amazing school.</p>

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<p>20% chance at HYP</p>

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<p>wowwwzers!!!!!!! you are soooo awesummm!!!! you are in somewhere for sure!</p>

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<p>damn your good at standardized tests. Any tips for SAT takers?
btw, i think you have a great shot at any of the schools you listed.</p>

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<p>omg.</p>

<p><em>drops jaw</em></p>

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<p>are you asain (Im just curious)</p>

<p>BTW amazing stats</p>

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<p>I love your SAT score :). I'd say go for Yale EA!</p>

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<p>DO NOT GO FOR YALE EA.
or else u'll bump me down a spot =(</p>

<p>other than ur fantasmic SAT scores, we have very similar stats! wow
calc3 at a cc, ap scores, etc..
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=101896%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=101896&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>like everyone else, you have an average (but maybe slightly higher) chance at top Ivies (HYPMS) but I say a really good shot at the rest</p>

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<p>haha, I'm actually not asian. As I think the standardized test surveys would say, I categorize myself as "white/caucasian"</p>

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<p>Honestly, I didn't really prepare much for the SATs. I took a pretty lightweight 6-session saturday morning Princeton Review prep course for the PSATs earlier in the year (or soph year-can't remember). The night before the SAT, I remember my mom's reading me a few essay guidelines as I got a bit(more than a bit) stressed over my lack of prep. For the SATIIs I prepared on my own, took some practice tests, but still nothing too intense.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the feedback guys, and to the person applying to yale EA, let's just hope and keep our fingers crossed that we can both manage to figure out how to get in! we just can't count on those Ivies</p>

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<p>IMO 20% chances are for HYP are absolute BS. </p>

<p>HYP accept about 50% of perfect scorers (which essentially you are). Within your peer group of 2390+ scores, none of your EC's are that outstanding and your grades are expected. With this in mind, I'd put you as average w/in people with your scores...</p>

<p>HYP: 50%
WUSTL: very high; careful, may reject you for being overqualified
Duke: 60%
NW: 70%
UVA (o.o.s): 70%
Amherst: 60%
Penn: 60%
Columbia: 50%
Tufts: ~100%, careful, may reject you for being overqualified
Emory: ~100%</p>

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<p>stalbliark: please don't give people false hopes by saying they have a 50% shot at HYP. Just read the deferral and rejection stories of applicants such as this on the HYP boards and you'll see why. He is very qualified, but to say someone has a 50% chance at each of the ivies is ridiculous. The statistics just don't support it. And a 60% chance at Duke?! LOL if he has a 50% chance at HYP then that doesnt make sense. He still has to write essays and get recommendations as well.</p>

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<p>UMrunner, someone gave a stat that 50% of perfects were admitted</p>

<p>This guy has excelent EC's and grades</p>

<p>Theres no reason to believe he does not have a 50% chance. Your just being an ass.</p>

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<p>but..he's got this bit if info right -HYP do indeed accept 50% of perfect scorers in SAT1.</p>

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<p>theres a difference between a 2390 and a 2400. the university likes to be able to say that they have a certain number of perfect scores in this years freshman class..... i'm not being an ass, i just dont like giving people false hopes</p>

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<p>hmmmm.....u got a point there....</p>