<p>Junior
Asian Female, public school, CA
GPA: 4.0 unweighted/4.8 weighted
School Rank: 1 in 371
SATs: 780 math 800 reading 800 writing
PSATs: 80 math 78 reading 80 writing
SATIIs: 800 mathII 800 US History 790 Biology M
AP classes:
Chem (5)
English Lang (5)
US History (5)
French Lang (5)
Bio (5)
Calculus AB (5)
I'll take AP Physics, BC Calc, Stats, Gov/Econ, and English Lit next year</p>
<p>EC's
paid bi-weekly columnist for the local newspaper (readership 60,000)
Student at SF conservatory of Music prepatory division (piano for 10+ years and competitive)
Founder and Captain of the Academic Decathlon team, ranked at state
Founder and editor-in-chief of an award-winning literary magazine
MATHCOUNTS coach
hospital volunteering 150+ hours
Various leadership (MUN, Debate, Student Senate, etc, but not really serious)</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
National Merit Semifinalist (probably finalist)
SET
Davidson Young Scholar
National History Day state finals and special awards
Multiple Medals at CA Acadec state
2nd place press women High School communication award (state)
1st place NFPW High school journalism contest (national)
Scholastic Gold Key Award (national)
3rd place Holocaust Remembrance Project (national)
Skipping Stones Magazine Youth Writing Award (national)
Writing Conference essay award (national)
Dozens of other publications in various magazines/newspapers
numerous other piano competition awards</p>
<p>I did two summers of the Liszt international festival in Sopron Hungary (piano) and last summer I was at JSA Yale. This summer, I'm doing the journalism workshop at Cal Poly and a paid biochemistry internship.</p>
<p>I'm looking to double major in English and biochemistry</p>
<p>I'm applying to Yale EA. If I get in, I'll probably only apply RD to Harvard and Princeton. If I don't, then the list gets a lot longer. If you guys had more suggestions of match schools for me, (mid to large sized, two coasts, not liberal arts), that would be great. Also, I received a 770 on my June SAT Lit test. What percentile is that?</p>
<p>You said it yourself: "great stats." You don't need anyone here to tell you that you have a good chance at all of those schools.</p>
<p>I'd say Berkeley is a match; UCLA is a safe match. You'll probably get into at least one of the privates you listed. Search the user chillaxin; you seem very much like her, and she ended up getting into Harvard (though rejected at Stanford).</p>
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<p>Why? You apply to Yale SCEA if Yale is your first choice. So why apply to more schools if you've gotten into your first choice?</p>
<p>Seriously, if Yale isn't your first choice, don't apply SCEA. (Yes, I realize that H and P don't have early programs, but that doesn't justify applying SCEA to Yale if it isn't your first choice.)</p>
<p>lol, your resume makes me dizzy! Good chances at Yale SCEA, but I agree with kyledavid80; if Yale isn't your real first-choice, don't do it just to get the statistical advantage. It isn't fair to other qualified applicants who really, really want Yale.</p>
<p>^^ well, not only is it unfair for other applicants, but there is no real advantage (though statistics like acceptance rate may be higher), and the college too expects that you will likely attend. Only about 90% of those admitted to Stanford under SCEA actually attend, most likely because they applied to Stanford when it wasn't their first choice.</p>
<p>Forget the bashers above. You do what you have to do to get a top admission. Yale EA might help, might not, but why not go for it. Your problem is you look like about 10,000 other Asians from CA. That's your competition. Top schools will only take so many Asians from CA that play the piano (or violin). Yale JSA is meaningless. Anyone with the tuition can go. Same for most summer college programs. Your strong verbal scores help alot more than strong math scores. You might add Rice, Pomona, Dartmouth, or Chicago as backups to HYPS.</p>
<p>I feel like you've got a superb chance at any one of these colleges
I know the ivys/top schools are always crapshoots, but I feel like you'd definitely get accepted into Dartmouth & Columbia & UChicago
Berkeley & UCLA - Safeties/matches
HTPS - I think you've got more than a 50% chance of getting in.</p>
<p>And I'm positive your recommendations & essays will all be fantastic, so yeah, no need to stress.</p>
<p>Wow supereagle...if you aren't going to post something helpful to the OP, then don't bother posting. Just take it easy, she's not a troll, she just wants some outside feedback. And note that she is applying to schools like HYPS, which would probably fall outside the wonderfully generic "almost any school" statement you made. These days, her great stats aren't going to guarantee anything - not like admissions from 05ish and before when Ivies still used that AI of 1 through 9.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I think you have a great shot at Yale SCEA. Just make sure your essays are decent and you should be fine.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who has responded. I really don't mean to be a troll or a show-off. I know my stats are good, but like people have said, it's no longer a guarantee. Yale is my first choice, but money is a consideration for my family, and if some other school of a similar caliber offers a better deal, that's something I'll have to think about. My question is since it seems like I'm a stronger humanities/english person, should I go ahead and put down english as my major, even if I intend to double major in something else?</p>