<p>I've done extensive research on each university and I'm definitely applying to each one, but for the sake of it I just wanted to know if, in CCer's opinions, I stand a reasonable chance of getting into Princeton, Brown, Northwestern, U Southern California, MIT and Pennsylvania. My intended majors are mathematics/statistics and finance (I want to be an actuary).</p>
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[li] SAT Reasoning: 2040 (670CR 710M 660W 7 Essay)</p>[/li]
<p>I'm trying to decide if I should retake it in January (I think I could increase the score by +150pts given all the free time I have until the January test date).</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT Subject: 750 Math level 1, 780 Math level 2, 620 Physics (I'm not sure if I should send this score in.)
[</em>] GPA: +85/100 UW (grade deflation, an 80% is an A)
[<em>] Rank: top 10% out of 120 seniors
[</em>] ECs:
- Debate (From freshman to senior year; I have a regional award from when I studied in the U.S. in the 9th grade.)
- FIRST Robotics (in the 9th and 10th grade; my team came 2nd in the regional competition)
- Philosophy (9th, 10th grade)
- Recycling (9th, 10th grade)
- 75 - 100 hours of community service (Cumulative from 2 different Churches, a bit also in New York helping with meals on wheels and a soup kitchen)
[<em>] Awards:
- Gold Medal for National Latin Exam in 9th grade (didn't do latin afterwards)
- Gold certificate of distinction in Advanced Mathematics in junior year (from the Independent Institute of Education)
[</em>] Financial aid: I need it, and a lot of it lol
[li] Miscellaneous:[/li]- Strong upward trend throughout my high school career (rough start lol)
- Top 100 in my province's Math Olympiad (I never got the specific rank)
- I took the most rigorous (and germane to my intended field of study) courses in high school
- Studied in the U.S. from 8th grade up to a bit of 10th grade, then went back to South Africa
- URM... I think (Black African)
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I’m of the same opinion with the Ivies and MIT haha</p>