Could I go to an Ivy League?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

I just completed my freshman year of high school, but I have big hopes of attending an Ivy league school.

I’ve taken the hardest classes available at my small 3A school, including honors biology, geometry, world geography, and English I

Scores:
Weighted GPA 4.24
Unweighted 4.0
I’ve never made a B
SAT 1390. 730 on math 660 on English (will take again)
Will take ACT
PSAT 1350
Valedictorian of my class

ECs:
Co-Ed Rec League Soccer
Varsity Basketball
Varsity Track
Varsity Cheerleading
Marching Band
Concert/Competition Band
Competed Solos at All Region and qualified for State
Competition Dance
Beta Club (a service club)
State Beta Math Champion for 2 years
Over 40 hours of community service
Student Council

These were all accomplished just this year, I plan on continuing these ECs throughout highschool.

Do you think I could make it to the Ivies?
Thanks!

2

We can’t chance you as a freshman. Come back in two years and ask again. (You’re doing pretty well for a freshman, though.)

3

You’d be qualified to matriculate, but the odds are long even for valedictorians with perfect SATs and good ECs. They’d all have to be considered reaches.

The bigger question is why “The Ivies”? They all have distinct personalities. It’s an athletic conference, composed of very different types of schools. Your experience at Cornell will be night and day from, say Columbia, based on nothing more than location. Do yourself a favor, and decide what you want your experience to be like. Then you can develop a better list for fit.