<p>Just curious as to whether I would be in the running for the Ivies, especially HYS, (I hear Princeton doesn't accept transfers) if I decided to transfer.</p>
<p>White/Male, though I look Hispanic, Italian, or anything else slightly brown. :)</p>
<p>School: Brigham Young University, Provo (45.5 credits)</p>
<p>Major: English Linguistics, Music minor, Econ minor - would look to study linguistics at transfer college</p>
<p>Honors Student at University</p>
<p>Current GPA: 3.73, will be 3.85 or so with one more semester (retaking a C class that I flaked out on) and could even be raised higher if necessary (would retake a couple B+'s in that same semester if necessary), rigorous schedule.</p>
<p>ACT: 34 (36 reading, 36 science, 35 english, 32 math) first sitting, no studying (so if retake was necessary, could study more)</p>
<p>SAT: 2080 (CR 720, M 690, W 670, Essay 8) first sitting, no studying (so if retake was necessary, could study more)</p>
<p>APs: 5 Music Theory, 5 Stats, 4 Language and Lit, 4 Language and Comp, 4 Gov and Politics, 4 US History</p>
<p>High School GPA: 3.6 UW, 3.9 W, no clue what class rank was, but not anything worth putting on an app.</p>
<p>HS Graduating Class size: 750, competitive school due to size</p>
<p>EC:
-Two years in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine working for church (self-funded)
-Fluent in Russian, good knowledge of Ukrainian
-Eagle Scout
-Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader in Boy Scouts
-Duty to God award in Church, requiring significant time investments of community service (appr. 50 hours) in addition to self-improvement tasks (much like Eagle Scout, really, but with a more religious emphasis)
-Four years, 5 days a week church seminary program at 6am during high school, plus awards every year for being an outstanding student
-Significant community service for both Boy Scouts and Church other than Eagle Scout and Duty to God (hundreds of hours, though not entirely clear on exact numbers)
-Trip to Tijuana, Mexico to build houses for homeless
-Numerous meaningful youth leadership positions within church
-Level 10 Certificate of Merit accreditation for Piano, still actively involved w/ piano
-Lead in Fall Play of Senior Year
-Lead in Spring Musical of Senior Year
-Member of top school choir
-JV member of Cross Country and Track team grades 9-10
-Significant public speaking experience in church (w/ audiences of 200-300 typically)
-2 Summers work experience as full-time (40hr/wk) Camp Counselor for 6-9 yr olds and 9-13 yr olds, the kids loved me. =P</p>
<p>Excellent Essay and Recommendations, fare well in interviews.</p>
<p>I actually leave to do the two years of church work in October, so all of this is really at-some-yet-unspecified-date kind of stuff. Still, I need to think ahead because I won't have a lot of time to handle this kind of stuff when I'm in Ukraine, and it's never too early to figure things out. So treat this as if I was applying for next Fall.</p>
<p>Am I completely out of the question for Harvard, Yale, and Stanford? And, though I'm almost certain this would be a significant stretch, does anyone have any idea of what I'd look like for Oxbridge, even if it's just as a visiting student for one year? Thanks.</p>