<p>So I realized that the schools i'm planning on applying to may not be within my reach, please chance me for some peace of mind. I need to know where i stand, thanks in advance.</p>
<p>GPA 4.12 (weighted)
Rank 40/715 (top 5%)
AP Scores: Calc AB 3, US Hist 3, Bio 5
SAT Scores: M 650, W 690, CR 740
EC's:
Crew- Varsity Letter(4), Captain, State Champ (6 seasons)
Student Council- Head Senator, Community Service Chair (four years)
NHS- Vice President of Fund Raising (two years)
Headmaster's Advisory Panel- Senior member (three years)
Indian Club- Senior member (four years)</p>
<p>Community Service: tons of hours at Boys & Girls Club and Hospital with random events thrown in</p>
<p>Had a summer job too. </p>
<p>Current courses:
AP European History
AP English Lit
Honors Latin IV
AP Chem (from umass lowell, also have bio credits from UML)
Honors Anatomy
Gym</p>
<p>The schools I want to apply to are Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, NYU, George Washington, Brandeis, Northeastern, BU, UMass Amherst.</p>
<p>Please, please, please chance me. I need some reassurance here, lol, nervous senior and all that :)</p>
<p>Of course Harvard and Yale are going to be long shots - they are for anyone. You have EXCELLENT (as in, I'd be surprised if you didn't get in) for the rest of them. Excellent job with everything!</p>
<p>I'll help you out by giving you a eval ... so here is yours: </p>
<p>Your UW GPA of 4.12 weighted is pretty good ... if out of 4.3 ... but it's less impressive if out of 4.5. By the time you graduate, you will have taken 6 APs, which is slightly below the average number of APs CCers usually have if they apply to these top schools ... but of course CCers are overachievers. If your school limits the number of APs that you can take or offers a limited number of AP courses, you should ask your counselor to explain your situation in his/her rec. That can help you out. </p>
<p>On to your test scores: An SAT of 2080 is pretty good and you are within the middle 50 percent of most of the schools you are applying to ... albeit at the lower ends for the tops. Your pattern of test scores tells me that you are relatively weak at math and strong at english and science. </p>
<p>Your ECs are decent and demonstrate leadership; however your activities don't really reveal any career interest. </p>
<p>Overall, you're a good student, but you don't really stand out from the rest of the crowd with your academics and ECs. Distinguish yourself by writing strong essays. </p>
<p>Chances:
Hahvahd: Reach (for almost everyone it is)
Yale: Reach (ditto ... tho I heard that they like people who play crew)
JHU: Slight reach
NYU: Match
George Wash: Match
Brandeis: Match
Boston U: Match
Northeastern: Safety match
UMass Amherst: Safety</p>