<p>Greetings,</p>
<p>I would love to go to an ivy school or maybe even Stanford. If I get a 29 on my ACT could I get into these schools. I have many ECs. I also have an intel isef 4th place award and a 3.9 gpa. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>A 29 is low for ivies, though not so low that it would be impossible. We would need to know things like your class rank, weighted GPA and exact ECs to give an accurate chancing.</p>
<p>I am 7/350 in my class. My school does not have a weighted gpa. But it would be up there due to the fact that I have taken about 9 APs and will be taking 4 more my senior year. For my ECs I have been tutoring for a year, varsity tennis for 3 years (next year will be my fourth), I have don’t science fairs ever since 1st grade and have won many local prizes. I have also won a 4th place prize at intel isef. I have also been doing research for 2 years, and it is pretty intense… There are also more but I won’t not like to list every single one</p>
<p>If you can get a 29, then you can get a 32. Start thinking 32+ for Duke. The Ec’s look good, but I suspect they won’t look at the Ec’s without a higher board score.</p>
<p>Were you fourth nationally for Intel? Overall or fourth in one of the individual 17 categories?</p>
<p>A 29 is very low for all Ivies especially as an unhooked applicant and someone who appears to be very academically strong (Intel). It seems incongruent with your academic background. Do you think you could get a 33 or higher if you retook it? What was your ACT breakdown? AP Scores?</p>
<p>Right now they all stand as reaches for you because of ACT.</p>
<p>I was 4th in the Bioengineering category at isef. My act is a 27 English, 33 math, 29 reading, and 28 science. Just took one today but i don’t think it went to well 
by the way for my research I will be filing for a patent in the next few months…if that helps</p>
<p>Leadership positions in extracurriculars matter a lot more than the how many! Make sure you write a solid essay and have a great interview and you will probably have a good chance for Cornell!</p>
<p>I think just increase your SAT score and you have a good chance!</p>
<p>Intel isef should be my golden ticket</p>
<p>You need to increase your ACT.</p>
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<p>Just cure cancer and you’re in!! ;)</p>
<p>Really. I got a 29. Im just not good at standardized tests. The patent approved. I have done 2 years of high level research. Many ecs. How could i not get in?</p>
<p>Cancer is a huge role in my research also.</p>
<p>Try the SAT if the ACT isn’t your strong suit. I got a 1600 on SAT but always did terribly on ACT because I’m a slow reader. Like everyone else said, that 29 is going to be problematic - just find some time to study for it and you should have a good shot.</p>
<p>ISEF is NOT a golden ticket - it is one single grain of sand on the college admission scale.</p>
<p>I personally know a 1st place grand award winner (all work done in a HS lab), 34 ACT, excellent SAT IIs (750ish), 3.97 uwgpa, most rigorous course load, 5s on all but one AP, granted patent, major charity commitment (leadership role for past two years), editor in chief of the award winning literary magazine and yearbook, STS semifinalist, captain of a varsity sport, incredible recs and essays, and even more, who was deferred Stanford EA (then rejected), and wait listed Harvard and Penn.</p>
<p>Accepted to Princeton, Dartmouth, and other non- Ivies.</p>
<p>Congrats on ISEf; it is impressive. But only a piece of the puzzle.</p>