its all bout gettin in to tha big leagues

Applying to College
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<p>I go to a very competitive high school( I am in the top 10%) I got ELC for UC's I think thats top 4 percent and I have applied to 13 schools:</p>

<p>Already got into UCSD and Irvine</p>

<p>UCLA
UCSD (medical scholar's eight year program)
UCI-already accepted
UC Berkeley
Stanford
Pomona College
Claremont Mckenna College
Dartmouth
UPenn
Harvard
Northwestern
Cornell
Boston College</p>

<p>Mostly I really want to go to Harvard or Stanford</p>

<p>I'm applying for a biology major in all of these schools
13 total AP classes throughout high school
Academics:
Freshman Year:
French 2 Honors B+/A
English 2 Honors A/A
Biology Honors A/A
Cultural World History Honors-summer A/A
Algebra 2/Trig Honors B+/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Chemistry Honors - Summer A/B+
AP Art History B+/A
English 2 Honors A/A
AP Chemistry A/A
Calculus AB A/A
French 3 Honors A/A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP U.S. History A/A
AP Calculus BC A/A
English 3 Honors A/A
Psychology/ T.A A/A
French 4 AP A/A
Biology AP A/A</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP English Language A/?
AP Government (1st semester class) A
AP Statistics A/?
AP Environmental Science A/?
AP Economics(2nd semester class) ?
AP Physics C Mechanics B+/?</p>

<p>Tests
Took the SAT three times
Verbal Math Writing Total
1. 11/2007- 740 780 760 2280
2. 10/2007 720 650 720 2090
3. 01/2007 710 680 700 2090</p>

<p>Subject Tests
Math 2C 780
US history 750
Biology M 700</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities
Pomona Valley Hospital- 436 hrs of volunteer work 9th grade-11grade
Hoops for Hope Club Advertising Officer 10-11
Tae Kwon Do - First Degree Black Belt 9-12
California Scholarship Federation - since 10th grade
Employment (paid job) at medical office 10hrs a week -10th-12th
Golf Private Lessons 2 hrs a week - 9th-12th
Tennis Private Lessons 9th-10th 9 hours 45 weeks
French Club - 9-12</p>

<p>Solid essays for all colleges
Good recommendations from 4 teachers
Good interview for Harvard</p>

<p>Took a non credit short story class read 80 short stories writers like Hemingway, Swift, Mann, etc.</p>

<p>Awards: Deans List Calculus AB, AP Scholar with Distinction, Principal's Honor Roll( fall 2004, spring2005, fall 2005, spring 2006, spring 2007)</p>

<p>Also not applying for any financial aid to these colleges - does this help?</p>

<p>So what do you guys think of my chances?</p>

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<p>I don’t think you will get into any.</p>

<p>Come on you know as good as the next person. You have great stats you dont need to sit and ask people obvious questions. Why don’t you take a wild guess and wait for the letters.</p>

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<p>I’d say what boomer2o5 just said^
But I guess asking that here probably makes you feel better. I think u have good chances.</p>

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<p>I think your ECs are a bit weak for Harvard and Stanford</p>

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<p>Your ECs are weak compared to other applicants to the top schools. Although you have some activites you have done for a long period of time (hospital volunteering - your strong point, TaeKwonDo, French Club), you don’t have any good leadership positions. </p>

<p>I don’t know how this will affect your outcomes, because the rest of your application is outstanding.</p>