<p>Hey guys! Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>800 Math SAT
690 CR SAT
760 Writing SAT</p>
<p>770 Math L1 SAT II
720 Chem SAT II</p>
<p>3.9 unweighted GPA at a Prep school in Bronx, NY
No rankings.</p>
<p>I'm also 16, skipped a grade.</p>
<p>6 APs after this year. </p>
<p>What are my chances at:</p>
<p>Yale (EA Deferred)
Dartmouth
Columbia
UPenn
Cornell (Father, 2 Uncles, Aunt, Sister all went)
Stanford
NYU
RPI
Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>??</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I'm just worried that my CR is too low for Ivies. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars? AP scores? SAT 2s? Help us get to know you! Scores aren't everything. Your score isn't too low, unless there's nothing more to you than that!</p>
<p>As for EC's, I am a silver medallist on my crew team, I have been doing orthopaedic research at Columbia-Presbyterian hospital for years, I am president of computer club and math team, I volunteer at a nursing home every weekend, and I helped build some houses in Tennessee. </p>
<p>SAT IIs, as I said before, are 770 (Math 1) and 720 (Chem). I also took Math 2 (720) but don't need it for most colleges.</p>
<p>Essays are pretty good, at least above average, and my recommendations will be fantastic (trust me).</p>
<p>Well?</p>
<p>bump please</p>
<p>The best indicator of your chances is your Yale deferral. I believe Yale accepted 17% and rejected 33%. That means that you are somewhere in the 33rd-83rd percentile of Yale's pool. </p>
<p>So in that context + your stats I would say:</p>
<p>Yale (EA Deferred) - reach
Dartmouth - slight reach / reach
Columbia - reach
UPenn - slight reach / reach
Cornell (Father, 2 Uncles, Aunt, Sister all went) - match (b/c of legacy)
Stanford - reach
NYU - match
RPI - not sure, but I would assume fairly safe
Johns Hopkins - slight reach</p>
<p>it is hard to tell. for ivy league you have to have a lot of extracurricular and you didnt state any. equally important is your essay</p>
<p>what i learned from an alumni at rice, another great school, is that once you are over their sat want (lets say 1400) they look at each kid the same - regardless of a 1410 or a 1570. you really need to show them thatn you are smart AND capable of putting forth your intelligence to do great things in life.</p>
<p>Yale: Reach
Dartmouth: Slight Reach/Reach
Columbia: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Cornell: Match
Stanford: Reach
NYU: Match
RPI: Safe Match
Johns Hopkins: Slight Reach/Match</p>
<p>I don't think Cornell and NYU are in the same category, and since when is Penn more selective than Dartmouth.</p>
<p>slipper1234: I said NYU and Cornell are matches because qwerty693 has legacy at Cornell, so I'd say they are both matches. As for UPenn vs. Darmouth, I'd agree that they are close. UPenn is ranked no. 4 and Dartmouth no. 9 by US News & World Report, so I'd say chances at Dartmouth would be slightly (not much) better than UPenn. Both are reach/slight reaches. Sorry for the confusion.</p>
<p>here is my full list of ECs</p>
<p>awards:
· National Honor Society (11, 12)
· First Honors (9, 10, 11, 12)
o Thirteen Consecutive Quarters
· Principals Honor Roll (All semesters at Fordham Prep)
· General Excellence (11)
· Stanislaus Kostka Award (11)
· Magis Award for Extraordinary Academic Achievement (11)
· Lucent Technologies Young Science Achievers Competition Semifinalist (10)
· Manhattanville College Science Competition Semifinalist (10)
· Mount Vernon Community Service Award Mount Vernon, NY (10)
· Commended Writer (9)
o Writing recognized by High School English Department for excellence
· National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (10)
o Chosen to represent Pelham Memorial High School</p>
<p>Sports:
· All around athlete received eight letters in four sports
· Varsity Crew (11, 12)
o Silver Medallist at the Philadelphia Youth Regatta (Summer 2005)
o 2k erg: 6:59.2
o 2 Varsity Letters
· Varsity Cross Country (9, 10)
o 2 Varsity Letters
· Varsity Track and Field (9, 10)
o 2 Varsity Letters
· Junior Varsity Lacrosse (9, 10)
o 2 Junior Varsity Letters</p>
<p>Research:
· Ligament research at Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY
o Investigation of effects of Morphogenic Bone Proteins on recovery period following ACL reconstructive surgery
o Under the supervision of Dr. Scott A. Rodeo of Cornell Medical School
· Orthopaedic research at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
o Investigation of the use of CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) as a method of recreating 3D bone replicas
o Under the supervision of Thomas Gardener and Dr. William Levine </p>
<p>Other EC's:
· Percussionist Nine years
o Stage Band Drum Kit, Latin Percussion (9, 10)
o Concert Band Snare Drum (9, 10)
o Marching Band Bass Drum (9, 10)
o Ska Band, Jackpot Thursdays Drummer (10, 11, 12)
· Fordham Prep Computer Club
o 1st Executive President
o Created and taught Macromedia Flash course for teachers (12)
· Web Designer (9, 10, 11, 12)
o Self-owned entrepreneurial business
o Created and maintain the company website at <a href="http://www.zetasystems.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.zetasystems.com/</a>
· NYC Math Team
o Co-President (12)
o Member (11)
· School Spirit Committee (12)
o Founding member
· Spanish Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
· Marine Biology Club (12)
· Religious Youth Group (9)</p>
<p>Service:
· Habitat for Humanity (12)
o Worked on two separate housing projects in Scott County, TN
· Volunteer at Wartburg Home and Sunrise Assisted Living in Mount Vernon, NY (9, 11, 12)
· Volunteer at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (12)
o Worked in conjunction with teachers to provide new computer network for entire school
· Big Brother Freshmen Mentoring Program (12)
o Founding Member
o Work in conjunction with other seniors to ease new students into familiarity with the Fordham Prep community
· Speaker at 2003 Ecumenical Holocaust Remembrance Service in Mount Vernon, NY (10)
· Hands Across the Hutch (9, 10, 11, 12)
o Annual effort to reduce the effects of pollution in the Hutchinson River of NY
· Mount Vernon Community Service Award
o Provided holiday packages for elderly members of Mount Vernon, NYs assisted living homes (9, 10, 11)</p>
<p>That's an impressive EC list. I'd say you have strong shots at all the schools your applying to (including Yale - don't give up hope!)</p>
<p>[I abhor the 'match', 'reach' game, but I'd say you have stronger shots at NYU, RPI, and Cornell]</p>
<p>cool. glad to hear that the EC list is sufficient.</p>