Do I even have a chance for top colleges?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I want to get into MIT. If not, Princeton, Cornell, BU, JHU, CMU, RPI, Tufts
These are the top, if not the higher tiered colleges. My entire family raised me to be the top, and it's stressed me out since I was in elementary. I've never reached their expectations and blah blah blah sob story. Recently I've been thinking, reflecting on my high school resume and such, and have really gotten depressed over things.
I just want to get a general opinion on how my resume is. </p>

<p>Stats
GPA: 3.8uw, 4.2w
SAT: 2020 March 2012, retaking in June, diligently studying hours on end for a 2200+
SAT IIS: 710 Math II, 670 Bio M, 640 WH
APS: 10 APs in total, have only taken 1 so far; 4 on WH</p>

<p>ECs
Marching Band, Wind Quintet, Science Olympiad, Mathletes, Chess Club, Engineering Club, Technology Club, Sci-Fi Club, Peer Responders Mentor
National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, English Honor Society
National Exam Awards for Spanish and Latin
Independent science research at Stony Brook University
Winner of multitude of math and science fairs (local, regional, etc) since 9th grade
Gold Presidential Community Service Award in junior year (250+ hrs), and if I keep my schedule consistent, gold again for 12th; (500+ total)
Played piano for 12 years; passed ABRSM test with merit for piano, passed level 5 theory test (internationally recognized exams)
First chair flute/piccolo in wind ensemble for 4 years</p>

<p>There are times when I want to brag about my severe mental health issues so I can get cut slack for admissions, but I don't want to be the jerk who tries to get an advantage. </p>

<p>I just.. I'm just really depressed, guys, lol.</p>

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<p>BU: Match
RPI: Low match</p>

<p>Everyone else is a reach…</p>

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<p>Let’s put it this way; your stats surpass mine by a large margin, and I’m still planning on applying to many of the schools you are, with the addition of UChicago, perhaps Amherst and/or Williams. I’m confident I will end up somewhere great, and if you’re terribly depressed and are doubting yourself, I’m probably doomed to attend a community college. But I don’t see that happening; you’ll be awesome. CC threw me in a depression when I first started browsing it as well. The kids on here are superhuman, just don’t compare yourself to them. Just have passion, and love what you do. I just got into the Summer Science Prgram (SSP), it has an acceptance rate <10%, and I didn’t even submit test scores. Just believe in yourself :slight_smile: Don’t stress, like I said, the kids on here are crazy.</p>