Harvard EA, Yale, Princeton, U Chicago, Columbia, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I applied early to Harvard and I'm applying to Princeton, Yale, Columbia, U Chicago, Brown, Dartmouth, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCLA regular decision.</p>

<p>My intended major is Classics/humanities, and secondary interest in music.</p>

<p>Here is my info:</p>

<p>gender: m
school: relatively small public school (very much like a private school)
rank: school doesn't rank
GPA unweighted/weighted: 4.0/4.44
SAT I breakdown: 760 R 760 M 800 W (This is a superscore, which Harvard and some others accept. But my normal score is a 2290)
SAT IIs: 800 Latin 790 US
APs: 5's on Euro, Calc AB & BC, Chem, US</p>

<p>senior courses: gov/econ, AP bio, AP Latin IV, AP statistics, AP English Lit, teacher's assistant for Latin teacher, AP music theory</p>

<p>awards (year in parentheses)
- 1st place in overall academics at the National Junior Classical League convention (11)
[took 12 academic tests ranging from Hellenic history to Classical Art, competing against 1600 of the top Latin students in the nation. 7 first places, 2 second places, 1 third, 1 fourth, 1 fifth. First place counts as 10 points, second as 8, etc. The person who has the most points out of everyone wins.]
- 6th place in overall academics at NJCL convention (10)
- 1st place overall at the California Junior Classical League convention (9, 10, 11)
[this includes tests as described above, but also Latin oratory, and quizbowl. I am the captain of the quizbowl/certamen team.]
- 2 perfect scores on the National Latin Exam</p>

<p>extracurricular
- principal cellist for non-school youth orchestra for 2 years (9, 10)
- won concerto competition for this orchestra and toured Costa Rica as soloist and principal cellist (9)
- 2nd place Music Teachers National Association competition for strings (10)
[This competition is divided into three rounds: state, regional, national. You must qualify at the first two the enter the finals. One competitor is chosen from the state to send to 7-state regional competition. One of the regional competitors is chosen to send to the 7-region national competition. I lost to a violinist]
- 1st place American Fine Arts Festival national competition (9)
- 1st place American Fine Arts Festival international competition (11)
- 1st place Ukraine's Individualis international competition for strings (9)
- played on NPR's From the Top radio show as soloist (9)
- California Rising Stars outreach concerts
- perform for inmates twice per annum</p>

<p>additional info
- president of school Latin club
- AP scholar, NM semi</p>

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<p>Obviously chancing is always essentially pointless, but here i go :
very strong test scores
Great grades
Rigorous senior schedule
Most importantly: As harvard admissions would put it, you’re very well-lopsided (latin + music), which is something they look for. Especially latin, which they don’t get very often I’m sure…
Overall, great applicant, it’s hard to estimate your chances at Harvard, Princeton, Chicago etc. cuz they’re all crapshoots, but I’d say you have a better chance than most. It all depends on your essays I guess.
I’m just really sad that you’re applying to Harvard EA, cuz you definitely have a better chance than me… :(</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reply! I know chances are somewhat pointless but I like getting feedback from others.</p>

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<p>You’re welcome! Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll see each other at Harvard!</p>

<p>Sent from my SCH-I400 using CC</p>

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<p>caulfield, you need to apply to Penn and Duke. These schools have top 5 Classics programs and their students have easy access to other universities that are powerhouses in this subject like Haverford/Bryn Mawr and UNC in the case of Duke. No other American university can match the combined resources of these two schools in the field of Classics.</p>

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<p>I am considering applying to Penn, but Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton have top Classics programs too. I’m not only interested in Classics though - it’s other considerations too.</p>

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<p>Bumpity bumpity bump.</p>

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<p>Anyone else want to throw in their two cents worth?</p>

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<p>Good chnaces at UCB and UCLA.</p>

<p>All other schools on your list are reach to high reach(RD) schools.</p>

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<p>From the people that I’ve seen accepted to the Ivy’s, you need sports and volunteering. You have the academics in the bag, but the Ivy’s reject hundreds every year with near perfect GPAs and near perfect SATs.</p>

<p>Did you highlight your hook in your apps (maybe that’s violin)? What’s positive about your instrumental abiltities is that you are clearly very dedicated, passionate, and talented which of course helps for all of them.</p>

<p>“I applied early to Harvard and I’m applying to Princeton, Yale, Columbia, U Chicago, Brown, Dartmouth, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCLA regular decision.”</p>

<p>There’s no reason you can’t get into UCLA, I think everyone agrees. Out of all those top notch schools, I personally can’t say what your best chance is. Most of them are all mid reaches – I say that because most of them look at applicants very hollistically.</p>

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<p>@caulfield1‌ Where did you end up? Any suggestions for essays and overall applications?</p>