I'm applying to all the Ivies

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>-Asian Male (First-gen)
-Definitely need full financial aid</p>

<p>School doesn't weight; average for junior year is 94
I have an 87 first quarter senior with all the APs, bringing it up to a 92 by mid-year report.
School doesn't rank, but most rigorous courseload.</p>

<p>SAT reasoning (superscore): 2260
Critical Reading: 700
Mathematics: 800
Writing: 760
Highest single sitting (took it twice): 2210</p>

<p>SAT subject tests
Mathematics Level 2: 800
Physics: 770
Chemistry: 790
Chinese with Listening: 800</p>

<p>3 on AP stats (not reporting)
APs in Seniour year:
AP Calculus AB
AP Music Theory
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language and Composition
AP European History</p>

<p>Awards:
-Certificate of distinction in Canadian math contests in Gr.9 and Gr.10
-Qualified for AIME in Gr.11
-Gold standard in Hypatia (Canadian math contest/Name got published)
-Honor roll for Fermat (Canadian math contest/Name got published)
-93rd in provincial physics competition
-94th percentile in national chem competition
-1st place in school in another national chem competition</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
-I'm doing MOCP (Mathematical Olympiad Correspondence Program) run by the CMS (Canadian Mathematical Society)
-math tutor
-job tutoring music
-RCM Gr. 10 Clarinet
-4 years in my High School Band so far (first clarinet)
-4 years of vasity Badminton
-Swim instructor + lifeguard
-Head of Math Club
-Head and founder of Physics Club
-Fluent in English, French, and Chinese</p>

<p>Interesting Essays, Reasonable Recommendations</p>

<p>School list:
-All ivies (SCEA YALE!!)
-MIT (I don't know if I should apply)
-Rice</p>

<p>What's the chance I'll get rejected by all ten schools?</p>

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<p>Obviously Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are reaches because they’re reaches for everyone. However, you’ve got some pretty outstanding credentials and have about as good a chance as any non-legacy and non-uber wealthy people can have. The other Ivies are more likely, though by no means guaranteed: Brown, possibly, Columbia, possibly, Dartmouth, possibly. Cornell and UPenn, I’m going to go ahead and say yes, you will probably be accepted.</p>

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<p>So I don’t need to apply to safeties? College fees are expensive and I don’t get a fee waiver because I’m Canadian.</p>

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<p>I’m not really impressed that much. All of your stats scream stereotypical Asian. Also, I doubt your essays will be that good b/c you seem to just be applying to every top school and don’t really know the differences among any of them.</p>

<p>Still, chances are good that you’ll get in one, but you are stupid if you don’t apply to a decent safety state school that you are basically guaranteed to get into, like UMich or UVA.</p>

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<p>Definitely apply to a safety or two. The top Ivies reject even the most impressive candidates sometimes for no apparent reason. </p>

<p>I think you still have a pretty good shot at UPenn and Cornell, probably Columbia/Darmouth/Brown as well. Harvard Yale Princeton MIT are major reaches for anyone though.
Chance back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816537-you-chance-me-i-chance-you.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816537-you-chance-me-i-chance-you.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It seems that applying to ‘all the ivies’ is a bad approach to college applications. There are some serious fundamental differences in schools across the country, even within the Ivy League. I feel like you’re better off focusing on what schools you really like as opposed to just applying to everything because everyone else is applying to them…</p>

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<p>The Ivy schools compare lists of who else is applying to their colleges, right? I heard that Collegeboard releases the list of schools you send your SATs to any college that asks for it…</p>

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<p>Why are you applying to all the Ivy League schools…? It seems as though you’re just applying for the sake of applying to top schools.</p>

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<p>reach for all Ivies x/c low reach for Brown, Cornell, Penn. High match @ Rice. You might get rejected from all, but i’d aim on getting accepted…
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816397-chance-me-i-really-hope-you-dont-know-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816397-chance-me-i-really-hope-you-dont-know-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I would definitely have safeties… I mean I have a 2330 and a 4.6 and I’m not even applying to HPYSM…</p>

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<p>HYP-reach
All others-Low reach/high match</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816994-chances-will-return.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816994-chances-will-return.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>That’s incorrect. No school knows what school you applied to unless you tell them. Furthermore, they don’t have the time or resources to go around investigating where you applied. </p>

<p>@ OP</p>

<p>Your scores are solid, and your EC’s are good and show focus [math]. That being said, go through each of the school’s websites and see where you fit in best, and only apply there. It’s okay to apply to multiple schools, but make sure that you actually like those places, or else you won’t be as productive. </p>

<p>You’re in at Rice. HYPM are reaches, and everyone else is a low reach/match. If you could return the favor, I’d appreciate it:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816973-chances-top-schools-will-return-favor.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816973-chances-top-schools-will-return-favor.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;