Ivy Chances/BC/NYU Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, here are my credentials</p>

<p>Indian Female, Junior at a competitive Northeast Catholic Prep School</p>

<p>Freshman and Sophomore Year taken most rigorous courseload with all honors and APs possible</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: Biology AP- 5</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule
-World Religions A+
-Pre-Calculus Honors A+
-AP United States History A+
-French III A+
-Chemistry Honors A
-English III Honors A</p>

<p>Taking the hardest Junior Year Courseload possible (limited APs for juniors at our school)</p>

<p>Projected Senior Year Courseload- all possible APs
-AP Physics
-AP European History
-AP English
-AP Calculus
-French IV
-Laboratory Teaching Assitant- Biology</p>

<p>GPA: 4.1
Class Rank: Do not release, but most likely 1,2 or 3.</p>

<p>Sports--
-Varisty Cross Country
-Varsity/JV Lacrosse
-Varsity Track
-Indoor Soccer</p>

<p>Community Service--
-Relay For Life (Fundraiser for Cancer)
-Turkey Dip (Fundraiser for MD)
-Thanksgiving Food Drives
-Christmas Toy Drives
-Spearheaded Tsunami Relief Effort at school
-Community Service Day Participant (working at Special Needs Camp, Assiting as Recyling Facility)</p>

<p>Extra Cirriculars--
-Model UN (President)
-Modern Philosophy
-Science Bowl Team (co-captain)
-Writing Center Tutor
-Math Center Tutor
-Pianist 8+ years
-National Honor Society
-Elle Elite (Female Forum- sophomore year only)
-Amnesty International President (sophomore year only)</p>

<p>Jobs--
-Intern at a Pediatrician's Office (100+ Hours)
---Can get a good rec from Doctor</p>

<p>Honors and Awards--
-School Scholarship Winner (to the top four students in the class)
-Biology Medal
-Science Symposium Winner Physics Category
-Science Symposium Winner Overall
-Model UN- Honorable Mention Delegate (2nd Best) 2 years</p>

<p>SATs and APs--
Biology SAT II- 710
Biology AP- 5
Critical Reading- 800
Writing- 730
Math- 670
Total: 2200</p>

<p>Other--
-Bilingual
-Red Cross Certified in First Aid and CPR
-Two week Study in Paris, extensive travel abroad (doubt this matters. Counselor plays it up)
-Administrator of a well-known Etymology Site (dobut this matters too)</p>

<p>So, what are my chances? My schools are Boston College, New York University, and I'm doing a super reach for the Ivies-- especially Brown, Columbia and Cornell.</p>

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<p>BU- match
NYU- match/slight reach
Ivys/top 15- reach, but theyre reaches for pretty much everybody :P</p>

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<p>bu-in congrat class of 2012...
nyu-in congrat
ivy-dont knwo..</p>

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<p>I think the above people are a bit pessimistic. With your resume, you can feel fairly confident about tackling most ivies. You should be a shoo-in at BU and NYU (And I'm 99% certain of that). I'd suggest tacking on BC to your list though, I liked it far better than BU - unless city schools are your thing.</p>

<p>As for ivies, you have a shot at any one of them if you clean up your resume a bit. You have undeniably impressive grades and the fact that you're challenging yourself is great. Your SAT scores and AP are good. However, ivies tend to look at the larger picture.</p>

<p>Suggestion: Focus your focus (I know it sounds funny, but it's important). You run the risk of overwhelming the admissions officer with a horde of stuff you did, but remember that they're not looking for how many clubs or activities you're in. They're seeing if you're passionate about something. Here's where you're going to run into problems, because it appears that you're trying to cram as much stuff as possible to look better on an application (not saying that's true, just looks it). </p>

<p>Simplify it. Ex: Group your relief and fundraising efforts together and detail which causes they're for as the description.</p>

<p>But on the whole, you're doing very well and rest assured you're one of the more competitive candidates. You're worrying far too soon. Visit your target colleges over the summer and you'll be in great shape while everyone else is panicking in the fall and winter.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your responses</p>

<p>I appreciate your input CollectivSynergy. I definitely realize it <em>seems</em> like I have way to much going on, but it's far from the truth, so I will try to focus my efforts some more. And I did mean Boston College; BU I will also apply to, but I feel better about admission and it's not a first choice.</p>

<p>Any one else?</p>

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<p>I would focus on one or two extracirriculars and become the ‘best’ at them. Take a look at Cal Newport’s How to be a High School Superstar. Your list now looks unfocused and like you are just trying to fill up lines on the Common App.</p>

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<p>I think you will undoubtly recieve admissions to both Boston and NYU.
Additionally, I actually think you have a pretty good chance at the Ivies. You are obviously challenging yourself with your courseload. Also, that you are of Indian decent will probably go a long way to help in your application. But something you are lacking (from the information you provided) is leadership. Many of the Ivies place a heavy weigh on your leadeship activities.</p>