<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>