Chances?

[collegeseeker111]

<p>I hope I'm not setting my hopes too high. I'm going to be a senior, so I need ideas on where to apply.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.301 at the end of soph; 4.433 (est.) at the end of junior. Both are weighted, no clue how to calculate uw.
Rank: 12/320 after soph; ~10/320 after junior</p>

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@""]</p> <p><blockquote><br> <p>I clearly slacked in Freshman... I picked it up in Sophomore and Junior years.</p><br> </blockquote></p> <p>[/QUOTE

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<p>SAT I: 800 M, 770 CR, 720 W (this was my second attempt; the first time, I got a 2230/1530) SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Chem, 780 Biology</p>

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<blockquote> <p>Just 10 points off from a 2300. Pathetic. My SAT II's are sorta skewed towards math/science, which I suppose is a bad thing for an Asian.</p> </blockquote>

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<p>AP Tests: AP Bio - 5, AP Chem - 5?, AP Calc AB - 5?, AP USH II - 4/5?</p>

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@""]</p> <p><blockquote><br> <p>Those were the only ones offered at my grade level (Calc AB was a senior course). The only AP I missed out on was English.</p><br> </blockquote></p> <p>[/QUOTE

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<p>Next year's courses: AP Calc BC, AP Econ, Phys Ed., AP Environmental, Entrepreneurship, AP English, AP Physics, AP Spanish</p>

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<blockquote> <p>Basically the hardest course load I could take.</p> </blockquote>

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<p>Nationality: Asian (Chinese... I emigrated here at the age of 2)
Gender: Male
Location: NJ</p>

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@""]</p> <p><blockquote><br> <p>None of the above really goes in my favor.</p><br> </blockquote></p> <p>[/QUOTE

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<p>EC's (quite weak): [url=<a href="http://www.qknotes.com%5Dqknotes%5B/url"&gt;http://www.qknotes.com]qknotes[/url&lt;/a&gt;] - study guide business run by a friend and me. [url=<a href="http://www.yoonew.com%5Dyoonew%5B/url"&gt;http://www.yoonew.com]yoonew[/url&lt;/a&gt;] - worked as an intern for a start-up internet company National Honor Society - elected President. Spanish Honor Society - did nothing so far. Science Olympiad - random awards... 5th in the state for one event. Shinko Karate - brown belt; teach little kids. The Podium - school newspaper; chosen webmaster. School Store - volunteered over 120 hours selling candy and fundraising Computer Club - Public Relations officer Chess Club - Secretary; won some chess events AMC/AIME - took AMC quite a few times, qualified for AIME Key Club - 'Active Member'</p>

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<blockquote> <p>Yea basically, you can tell that except for qknotes and yoonew, it's all bs here.</p> </blockquote>

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<p>Personal Essay: Nothing spectacular in an Ivy League world. About qknotes. It was fun to write... I hope it will be fun to read.
Teacher Recs: I guess most of them were happy to write me a recommendation.
Counselor Rec: I gave her a Macy's gift card. :P</p>

<p>Major: Undecided.
Career: Likewise.</p>

<p>To put my school into perspective, someone ranked 10 with basically no EC's got into Cornell ED easily. We had quite a few people accepted into Cornell regular. The last person to go to Dartmouth from our school was last year's valedictorian, which isn't a comforting concept, despite the fact that their class was comparatively weak.</p>

<p>I'm considering Dartmouth for ED. Is that reasonable?</p>

<p>Other reaches I'm considering include:
Cornell - CAS or Eng
JHU
Williams or Amherst</p>

<p>What safeties/matches should I go for? For one, I'm definitely doing Rutgers rolling admission.</p>

<p>If I don't make ED, I'll also apply to HYPS on the odd chance that they misread my application and accept me.</p>

[996GT2]

<p>I think you should have a pretty good chance at Cornell and JHU based on your stats (assuming that your recs and other stuff work in your favor).</p>

[collegeseeker111]

<p>I see. No comment about ED-ing at Dartmouth?</p>

[996GT2]

<p>You definitely have a decent chance at Dartmouth if you ED since it's at around the same level as JHU or Cornell.</p>

[collegeseeker111]

<p>Just a note... I made it in Dartmouth early.</p>