Ivy chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a current junior. Looking to apply to Harvard/Princeton/Cornell/Columbia/etc.</p>

<p>SAT scores:
-1950 (630 M, 650 CR, 670 W)
-2270 (770 M, 750 CR, 750 W)
-710 World History
-710 Chemistry
-730 Math II
-740 US History</p>

<p>ACT scores:
31 Comp (35 English, 28 Math, 28 Reading, 32 Science)
33 Comp (35 English, 32 Math, 31 Reading, 33 Science)</p>

<p>Grades:
About 2/3 A+, 1/3 As.</p>

<p>Class Rank:
12/415</p>

<p>AP Class/Exams (* indicates taking it senior year)
-Chemistry
-US History
-Language and Composition
-<em>Literature and Composition
-</em>US Government
-<em>Calculus BC
-</em>Biology
-*Psychology
(School doesn't allow freshman/sophomores to take APs, hence only 8)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Student government (elected, all three years thus far)
-Peer Leadership Association (basically a club for community service within the school)
-National Honor Society
-Science League
-Math League
-History Club
-Academic Challenge team
-FBLA (officer, won region/state in Business Law)
-Peer tutoring
-Debate club
-Environmental club</p>

<p>Sports:
-Football (2 years; stopped playing to focus on academics)
-Community basketball league
-Experience with track/field, cross country, baseball</p>

<p>Volunteerism:
-Somewhere around 150+ hours
-Volunteered at hospital over summer</p>

<p>-Caucasian male.
-Looking to major in chemistry/neuroscience/biochemistry; want to proceed to medical school after college</p>

<p>Anything I forgot to mention, please let me know.</p>

<p>What would you say my chances are?</p>

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<p>Cornell is your one hope
good luck</p>

3

<p>Your best shot would be at Cornell and perhaps UPenn if you applied there. You should also consider a few top LACs – they tend to get fewer male applicants than female ones, so your acceptance odds would be above the median acceptance rate.</p>

<p>The problem with HYPSM is that they can expect perfect academic stats plus national awards or multiple key leadership roles or the publication of peer-reviewed articles. My son, for example, had perfect academic stats (36 ACT, 1/400 class rank, dual 800 SAT IIs, and National AP Scholar) plus multiple leadership roles and “best of my career” type letters of recommendation. He was turned down by both MIT and Yale, although he did get into Brown, Williams, Amherst and Northwestern.</p>

<p>Of course you should apply to those schools, but you’ll need to have something distinctive to stand out from the final round of competition. If you can determine what that could be, spend the summer developing it as much as you can and continue to do so during the fall.</p>

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<p>Your EC’s could be a little stronger, but your grades/scores should give you a good chance. Reaches, I would say? (I’m only another junior though, so I can’t pretend to know everything)</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Agree with LoremIpsum, you need to demonstrate a concentrated passion for the medical field or related sciences via extracurriculars and summer activities. HPYM and peer schools want to see well rounded students PLUS an arc (over time) of passion. Your ACT/SAT’s are a bit low but that can be overcome. The LOR will be critical and will have to prove the passion and verify your academic potential. Make sure you are having an ongoing discussion with the teacher who writes the LOR.</p>

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<p>Yes. It helps to present your letter writers with a “big picture” summary of your accomplishments (sometimes called a “brag sheet”) that they can refer to when writing your recommendation. Then ask them to detail any experiences they had with you that helps emphasize those traits. Note that specific details will make your recommendations seem more legitimate, as being written by a person who knows you well.</p>