<p>Hi.
So I go to a really good private school in nyc which is recognized as being like extremely hard and such. Like this year, out of a class of 102, we sent like 21 kids to HYPS. People in the middle(B - B+) of that class got sent to like Hopkins, Emory etc. And everybody got into college.
And I just got back my jr year grades, and my gpa(we dont actually have GPAs but i calculated it) was a 3.57. It had been a little bit lower freshman and sophomore years(like a B/B+).</p>
<p>My sats were 2210 - 750 CR, 720 W, 740 M.
Sat IIs - 710Math I, 750 US history.</p>
<p>The highlights of my extras are
1.) 3 sport varsity athlete
Baseball, varsity since freshman year.
Cross Country - 1 year varsity.
Indoor track - 2 years varsity.
2.) Newspaper sectional editor.
3.) Paid internship with a neurologist.
4.) Alumni Affiars club co-president (legit club that makes money for the school)
and a good amount of community service and such.</p>
<p>The way private schools handle college admissions is a world unto its own – a world that the rest of us barely understands. The best (and only) way for you to figure out your chances is to have a heart-to-heart with your guidance counselor. Since s/he will be lobbying directly with HYPS or wherever you apply, only s/he knows what your true chances are.</p>
<p>I’m coming ot the conclusion that unless you actually see your recs, you can’t know if they’ll be good. EVERYONE claims they’ll have good recs, but that’s because EVERYONE thinks they had a good relationship wiht at least two teachers.</p>
<p>And yeah. I have no idea about your chances. If you’re good enough to be a D-1 athlete, then your chances improve significantly. If not, then they go down. Oh, and Math 1 as an SAT II doesn’t look fantastic. But that’s weird: for a school who sends so many kids to HYPS, that your SAT IIs would be less impressive than your SATs. I mean, history’s an easy one to get a really high score on (so long as you take APUSH), and getting a lower score on Math I than your SAT Math score doesn’t make sense. I went to a middling public school, but everyone who got above 2100 SAT scores got perfects on the Math II and above 750 in at least one other SAT II.</p>
<p>You have about the same chance as all the qualified applicants from around the country. You have solid grades for your school, good SATs, and interesting extracurriculars.</p>
<p>That said, there’s not one big thing that stands out; you don’t have a “hook.” Especially for schools in the Ivy League (and for other similarly selective schools), a standout characteristic or talent can do you a big favor. </p>
<p>The easiest way to make a pseudo-hook for yourself is to think of yourself in the eyes of admissions counselor. In one complete sentence, can you state why you are a good applicant to that specific college? How do your goals and experiences match the environment at that college?</p>
<p>The way you present yourself should vary a little between schools. Brown, for example, will probably appreciate self-starters (those who are able to handle the Open Curriculum on top of the increased level of independence during college).</p>
<p>I think my math Is are so low because i took them really early, then later I took the actual sats. Should I retake math I or just take math II do you guys think?</p>