first time chance me

<p>Stats: ACT 34; SAT 760 CR, 680 M, 700 W; SAT 2s: all 790 (Math 2c, Physics, US History); GPA 3.7 (w) - no plus/minus grades until last semester, 92 out of 398 until school stopped ranking (due to "unhealthy competition for valedictorian"), high school ranked in top 500 (Newsweek?) for last 5 years. AP US History score: 5. Taking AP Chem, AP Calculus, AP Euro History senior year.</p>

<p>Dream schools: Cal Tech, Princeton, Harvey Mudd, MIT, Olin.
Others: Johns Hopkins, Rice, Tufts, CMU, Case Western, Vanderbilt, WUSTL, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.</p>

<p>Chances for any of the above, please?</p>

<p>What's unweighted GPA?
No ECs?</p>

<p>Cal Tech: REJECT
Princeton: REJECT
Harvey Mudd: REJECT
MIT: REJECT
Olin: REJECT
Johns Hopkins: REJECT
Rice: REJECT
Tufts: Maybe
CMU: Maybe
Case Western: In
Vanderbilt: Likely
WUSTL: REJECT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute : In</p>

<p>well, if your WEIGHTED gpa is 3.7 then your unweighted gpa is probably 3.5 or lower i'm assuming. you're ranking isnt all that great either. your ACT however is great!! so with this imbalance, i'd say forget the higher colleges like MIT and JHU and stuff, but you could def get in schools like Tufts, Case Western, RPI, and others :)</p>

<p>Where are the ECs?</p>

<p>chances N/A for lack of info.</p>

<p>yeah I'm going to agree with the previous two posters</p>

<p>your GPA/class rank unfortunately doesn't give you much of a chance at your "dream schools", in my opinion.</p>

<p>that being said, they are (in addition to your fairly impressive standardized tests) enough for a good shot at a bunch of your others. My assessment is actually exactly the same as Gaffe's...</p>

<p>you should really elaborate on your ECs so that we can offer a better prediction, though. I mean if you're a tri-varsity athlete who founded an orphanage in tanzania, things would be a bit different :)</p>

<p>unweighted GPA is 3.43</p>

<p>Knowlege Bowl (3rd in state competition, etc.) - 4 years, Math Olympiads including AMC12, Academic Letters, Honor Rolls, PSAT 217 so probable NMSF at least. A-Plus certification.</p>

<p>Thanks for the responses.</p>

<p>Don't bother with the dream schools.</p>

<p>a lot will depend on your ec's and rec's.</p>

<p>Thanks guys. Perhaps I can return the favor when you are ready for chances.</p>