Early Chances for some Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm only a junior but I'm wondering what you think my chances are up to this point.</p>

<p>-SAT: 2340 (Math: 800) (Reading: 750) (Writing: 790)</p>

<p>-GPA: 3.97 (It'll be around the same after Junior year)</p>

<p>-APs: Sophomore: European History (5),
------Junior: Language and Composition, Statistics, Chemistry (5 is expected on Chem and Stat, not sure about English, but 4 or 5)</p>

<p>-I've had a rigorous schedule with lots of honors classes. This year I'm taking 3 AP's and college level Spanish (I receive college credit).
-My senior schedule is going to include AP Spanish, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Physics, and college level English and Math (with credit).</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
-National Honor Society (member)
-Spanish Honor Society (member)
-Debate Club (member)
-Chemistry Olympiad (founding member)
-Math Fair (I submitted a research paper)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
-Leadership Organization (member, 40 or so hours)
-Helping at Museum nearby (20 hours)
-Tutoring at local Boys and Girls Club (15 hours)
-Member of Board at Public Library (10 hours)</p>

<p>My teacher rec will be great and my counselor rec will be very good as well. I haven't written my essays yet so I can't tell you about that.</p>

<p>I'm a white male from NY, so no hook. I know my grades and SATs are strong for pretty much any college, but my EC's are pretty weak.</p>

<p>What are my chances at:
-Washington University in St. Louis
-Cornell
-UPenn
-Brown
-Northwestern
-Tufts</p>

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<p>Oh, and the GPA is unweighted.</p>

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<p>The only flaw I see is weakness in ECs. You need to try to get some leadership to jump off the page.</p>

<p>-Washington University in St. Louis—match
-Cornell—reach
-UPenn—reach
-Brown—reach
-Northwestern—match
-Tufts —match</p>

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<p>the national association of college admissions counselors did a survey of colleges and universities in the united states and the results were interesting-only about 8% said extra curriculars were of any importance at all-this was the bottom category-i think your volunteer and extra curricular activites are just fine-and while your stats are excellent, i would say all the schools are reach for virtually any student these days-what with brown having 30K+ apps this year and accepting a class of 1500 +/-. that being said, i think your best chances would be at cornell, tufts, (especially if you’re a male), and northwestern</p>

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<p>I agree with ksmith, though WashU and Tufts are always unpredictable as they both have Tufts syndrome. I think you have a good shot at Cornell as well as those two.</p>

<p>I don’t think your EC’s are that bad. Comparing them to other people here probably makes them seem worse to you than they really are</p>

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All the schools the OP is applying to are in this category.</p>

<p>The problem with your ECs is there isn’t even a single leadership position. You should try for at least one.</p>