I want to apply to these colleges.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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These are the colleges that I want to apply to:
-Dartmouth College (TOP CHOICE)
-Cornell University (SECOND TOP CHOICE)
-College of William and Mary
-Wake Forest University
-Georgia Institute of Technology
-New York University
-Boston College
-University of the Sciences
-Trinity College
-Rutgers University (Safety School)

These are grades/test scores/extracurricular:
-3.8 Unweighted GPA
-2100 SAT Reasoning Score (760 Math, 650 Writing, 690 Reading)
-6 AP Classes Total (Calculus BC, Biology, Chinese, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Psychology)
-9 Honors Classes Total
-SAT Subject Tests: (760 Math 1, 710 Biology)
-President of NHS
-President of Chinese Culture Club (outside of school)
-President of Culture Diversity Club
-President of Chinese Honors Society
-Chinese Lion Dance Leader
-100+ Community Service Hours
-Summer Camp Counselor
-Summer Fair Volunteer

I am an Asian American from a poor family with parents that did not attend high school. I would be the first one in my family to attend college. I also am fully fluent in 2 languages (Chinese and English). Please tell me if i have a chance in reaching these colleges

2

Dartmouth is a high reach to out of reach
Cornell is a reach
the others are high matches except Rutgers is a safety as you state.

3

What do you mean by a “high match”

4

I’m new as well, but I believe it means that it’s like a reach, but less so. You have a better chance of getting in than a high reach, but a low match would be like a safety school.

5

It is a spectrum.

6

Your SAT scores are a tad low, in my opinion. If you want, you could apply regular decision and take the SAT/ACT in December so that you have a chance of better scores? Everything else is pretty strong!

7

Should i improve my sat reasoning? What should be my target score?

8

2250+ would make you a better candidate.

9

So i get above a 2250 on my sat, i would have like a 10% chance of getting into dartmouth? I wanna apply there ED

10

Be aware that places like Dartmouth and Cornell are reaches for almost every applicant. You certainly should want to improve but they are still reaches for applicants with a 4.0/2250+/32+ just to let you know. They’re tough to get into for almost everyone.