Do I even have a chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>User Name: Witt
Gender: M
Location: Wyoming
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 100</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 700
ACT: 34
SAT II Literature: 790
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 790
SAT II Chemistry: 710</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Basketball-4 years, Tennis-2 years,
Leadership positions: captain of basketball team
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Basketball-All State
Volunteer/Service Work: tutor peers, coach 3-6 grade junior basketball team
Honors and Awards: National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholars nominee</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Carnegie Mellon University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: Dartmouth College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: Princeton University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: Stanford University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Rejected
College: University of Notre Dame, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: University of Pennsylvania, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: University of Wyoming, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Yale University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending</p>

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<p>Hi, what odds do I have?</p>

<p>I want to apply to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn, Haverford, Williams, Brown and Dartmouth.</p>

<p>I am a junior at a VERY competitive girls’ school in Massachusetts that sends about half of its class to the Ivies. I am in the top 20%, with a GPA of 3.63.<br>
Test scores:</p>

<p>First pass at SAT— Critical Reading: 800
Math: 770
Writing: 760
SATII Bio: 800
SATII Chem: 790</p>

<p>I plan on taking the SATII in Literature and Math. I took AP chem as a sophomore and got a 5. I am taking AP French now. I will probably take the AP BC Calculus and AP Physics C next year.</p>

<p>I compete on a regional level in Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and have a black belt in JKD. I usually have to compete against guys in BJJ, because there are very few girls who do this sport. Unfortunately, the guys usually outweigh me and, although I hate to admit it, guys are just stronger. This is a long way of justifying why I don’t always win in BJJ.</p>

<p>I also do community theater and get pretty decent roles. I have some other less signigicant Ecc’s, which I could list, if necessary.</p>

<p>So, am I dreaming?</p>

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<p>I think the fact that you are from Wyoming helps, schools can say “we have students from all 50 states”. :P</p>

<p>Your SAT scores are good, however I’m sure everyone will say that you need better ECs.</p>

<p>You should apply to more match schools in between Wyoming and all the Ivies/ND/Carnegie Mellon. I’m sure some nearby state schools (Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin) or private liberal arts colleges would give you pretty good merit money.</p>

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<p>CMU: In
Dartmouth: 65%
Princeton: 40%
Stanford: 50%
Notre Dame: Accepted
Penn: 65%
Wyoming: In w/ merit aid
Yale: 40%</p>