Final Chances for an Azn @ HYPMS

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my odds as an - <em>gasp</em> - azn?</p>

<p>Public School in New York, sends kids to Ivys (mostly Cornell, but two or three to HYPSM each year)</p>

<p>Interested in Neurobiology/Psychology atm</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian Male (ugh)
GPA: 4.0 uw
Rank: 3 out of 260
SAT: 780CR/780M/770W
SATII: 800 Math I/800 Chem/770 Bio/750 US
Will be taking Math II and World History... hopefully 800s</p>

<p>APs:
-Calculus AB/BC 5
-Biology 5
-Chemistry 5
-US History 5
-European History 5
-English Language 5
-US Gov/Politics 5
-Macroeconomics 5
-Computer Science A 4
-Music Theory 3 (heh, I had no idea what I was doing freshman year... should I withhold this score?)</p>

<p>ECs
-National Honors Society (11-12); President 12
-Appointed voting member of a Town Youth Board which budgets the youth activities of the Town
-Science Olympiads (9-12); Co-Captain 12
-Newspaper Club (9-12); Editor-in-Chief 12, Section Editor 11
-Yearbook Club (10-12); Co-Editor-in-Chief 12, Section Editor 11
-Local service organization (10-12); Advisory Board Member 12
-School Service Club (9-12); Advisory Board Member 10-12
-FBLA (11-12); Meh, Competitive Events Director
-Varsity Tennis (9-12); maybe captain 12
-Piano (ages 7-17);</p>

<p>Out of School
-Junior Statesmen of America @ Princeton: A- in AP Comparative Government and Honors Speech and Communication
-Harvard Secondary School: an A in Neurobiology
-Math classes at local University for college credit: A's for the past five years</p>

<p>Awards
-State Winner for the Discover Tribute awards
-National AP Scholar
-National Merit Semi-Finalist
-The President's Service Award
-Harvard Book Award From School
-National Award-winning Yearbook
-Regionals Prizes at Science Olympiads
-4th Place (Remote Sensing) at States for Science Olympiads
-4th Place (Economics) at States for FBLA
-Local Service Awards (for >30 hours, >75 hours, and >100 hours)
-AMC-12 School Winner (No AIME though)
-Local Piano competition awards</p>

<p>Recs: Hopefully Excellent
Essays: at least 7/8 out of 9</p>

<p>Also, does anyone have any safety school ideas? I'm not too keen on applying to SUNY schools and I need some ideas. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You are decently qualified for HYPMS, but not greatly so. I see a very well-rounded student, but not one who greatly excels in anything. You have lots of leadership positions in school activities, which is excellent.</p>

<p>It's up to the luck of the draw for you, as it is for every other excellent student that applies to those schools. I will say that you have no big hook, although you are very well rounded.</p>

<p>And how is it that your school sends kids to Ivies but the school winner on the AMC 12 didn't even score a 100? Just curious.</p>

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<p>I think that you have really good chance at all of these schools. You'll probably get into 2/3</p>

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<p>Qualified. Why are you taking all those SAT IIs? Your stats are already well within range for any of those schools. </p>

<p>Not safeties per se, but easier to get into than HYPSME: Johns Hopkins, Cornell, UChicago</p>

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<p>well you are equipped well for the college search, but so are a good portion of people applying to ivies. Find a way to differentiate yourself, a sport, a hobby, anything...I'm not saying being well-rounded is bad...just think why do adcoms want me and more importantly, why do I want them? A little bit of self-discovery and a lot of creativity can long way! you have pretty good chances at the ivies though. Good Luck!</p>