Do I have any chances at all?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>So I am a rising senior at one of the best public schools in Massachusetts. I'm a girl and I'm half Russian half African-American. (Strange I know, lol...)
I want to be a Bio, Chem or a Biochem major. Yale would be amazing but I think it's bit of a reach for me.
I've taken:
Honors Chemistry
AP Biology
AP French
AP US History</p>

<p>Next year these are the classes I'm taking:
AP Psychology
AP Calculus BC
AP English Lit
Anatomy & Physiology (No AP/Honors offered)
Advanced French Literature
Regular Spanish 4</p>

<p>I have an unweighted GPA of 3.91</p>

<p>SAT's:
Math: 780
Writing: 750
Reading: 750</p>

<p>SAT II's:
French: 800
Math 1: 770
Math 2: 780
Biology: 760
Chemistry: 770</p>

<p>AP's:
US History: 3 (eek..i know)
French: 5
Bio: 4
English Lit: 4
Psychology: 5
Calculus BC: 5</p>

<p>I will be president of the Enviromental Club and am also a member of the Navy Ball Club. (Water Polo)</p>

<p>I will be the captain of my Varsity Swim Team in the fall and I have swam on Varsity all 4 years. (btw, does being a sports captain help anything?)
Junior year, I was an All-Scholastic and I will most likely get that this year too. (I don't know if this award is offered in other sports, but this means I kept a good GPA while leading my team to victories and stuff.)
I also swim for a US team in the winter and summer. This would be my 3rd year on it.</p>

<p>I volunteer at the Massachusetts Special Olympics every year and at a couple other swim-related organizations with my teammates.
I have a summer job as a lifeguard and a swim lesson instructor at the local pool.</p>

<p>Thanks to anyone who read all of that! Please give me feedback because I'm kind of in a blind area right now. Do I have any chances of getting into an Ivy or should I aim for something more like Boston University or Boston College?</p>

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<p>2280/3.91 is strong for an African American. I think you have great chances, in my opinion.</p>

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<p>With everything you have put together, you a a decent shot. You need to round it out with excellent LOR’s and great essays. The thing is no one here really knows what your chances are with the top schools. I’m assuming you have a good rank? I would pick out a couple of the top schools that seem to fit and apply as reaches. (they are reaches for 99%) good luck</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t rank, unfortunately.
But thank you!</p>

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<p>I think you have a fair shot, it’s really solid that your ECs are all swim-related. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Apart from that APUSH test :wink: you look extremely strong academically. Your extracurriculars definitely show passion. Being a captain in a sport is seen VERY highly, all leadership positions are. I can tell you are a very strong leader so make sure you emphasize that somewhere. I think your chances for ivy are really as good as anyones (which obviously is luck/crapshoot/whatever you decide to call it), and I think if you are interested you should definitely apply!!</p>