<p>Simple question, no gpa or anything.</p>
<p>how about at other ivies?</p>
<p>If you look at their CDS you will see where the 75% percentile falls. To be at least in the running and to have a better chance you should be at least in the 75th percentile or higher. Though still a reach but your chances are better.</p>
<p>For Yale - 35
For Cornell - 33</p>
<p>etc.</p>
<p>[Common</a> Data Set (CDS) | Office of Institutional Research](<a href=“http://oir.yale.edu/common-data-set]Common”>Common Data Set | Office of Institutional Research)</p>
<p>ognopgod was referring to the above Yale Common Data St, section C9 data.</p>
<p>Yale’s 25th percentile is a 32 ACT, which means that 75% of admitted students had a 32 or above.</p>
<p>Yale’s 75th percentile is a 35, which means that 25% of admitted students had a 35 or above.</p>
<p>So, your score of 33 is somewhere in Yale’s mid-50%. Is it competitive? Yes it is! However, it’s important to remember that at Yale and the rest of the ivies, your course rigor and GPA is given MORE weight than you test scores. That’s because your transcript is a 3-year window into your potential as a scholar, whereas your test score is just a one-day window.</p>
<p>So with a 4.0 (uw and 5.1 w) I have a fairly strong chance (relatively speaking of course, I understand a strong chance could mean 5%)</p>
<p>Unless you are from the Bush or Clinton family, no student has a fairly strong chance at Yale. Based upon your transcript, GPA and test scores, you are competitive applicant. </p>
<p>Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess as to how you will do, as so much of the applications process comes down to how an Admissions Director “feels” after reading each competitive applicant’s essays and teacher recommendations and compares them to all other applicants applying in a given round. It’s the same for the rest of the ivies.</p>
<p>If that was your first time taking it, definitely consider a retake. A 33 is smack dab in the middle of the distribution but a 34-36 could make you a stronger candidate, whether that be for Yale or other top tier schools.</p>