Ivy Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a senior drowning in the college application process. Any help would be appreciated!</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Biology- 760
Chemistry- 740</p>

<p>ACT composite- 35
Writing, Reading, Math, Science individual scores- 35
Essay- 11</p>

<p>Class rank: top 2% in a class of 787
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.66 weighted</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Science Olympiad event leader
Speech and Debate event leader
National Honors Society
Student Government
Mock Trial
Orchestra
Tutor (job)
Art Teacher
Volunteer/Service work
*led an English course in China over the summer</p>

<p>Having visited many schools, my "dream school" has to be Yale. I am planning on applying Early Action but realize that Ivies are extreeeemely competitive. I am also applying to...
Yale
Cornell
Stanford
Duke
Northwestern (maybe)
UChicago
WashU
UPenn
Vanderbilt
as well as a few state schools.</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are?
Thanks in advance and best of luck to all the other seniors out there! :)</p>

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<p>Great academics, but unless you didn’t say something, I would view your EC list as a laundry list of clubs you joined for the purpose of padding your college app and no real achievement/passion. With that said,</p>

<p>Yale, Stanford: high reach
Penn (high reach if Wharton), Chicago: mid-reach
Cornell, WUSTL, Duke, NW, Vandy: low reach/high match </p>

<p>Keep in mind that academics alone can’t get you into schools like the Ivies, Stanford, Chicago, etc. Thousands of kids nationwide and internationally are gunning for only a select few spots. You have to stand out in other ways as well.</p>

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<p>Amazing academics (GPA and ACT/SAT), somewhat weak ECs for Ivies. You must realize that Ivies get soo many applicants with fantastic academics, they look for someone who stands out even more. I agree with giantman in the fact that Yale, Penn are reach (as they are for everyone) and you are a solid match for Duke and Vanderbilt and Chicago.
Good Luck Getting into Yale!</p>

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<p>YOu have solid academics, but you don;t have jaw dropping ECs, which ivy caliber schools often see. That is your biggest problem. However if you write incredible essays and have great letters of rec, you still have a decent chance.</p>

<p>Yale- reach
Cornell- low reach
Stanford- reach
Duke- low reach/reach (Duke loves the well rounded person with strong ECs)
Northwestern (maybe)- low reach
UChicago- low reach/reach
WashU- low reach
UPenn- low reach
Vanderbilt- low reach</p>

<p>I would add some safe schools to your list if I were you. Good luck! I’m sure you’ll get into some of them!</p>

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<p>Thanks to everyone who’s responded! I also teach a weekly drawing class, does that count as an “Extracurricular”?</p>

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<p>Yes! teaching is a great EC :)</p>

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<p>That’s good to hear! I had written an essay about it instead not knowing if it counted as an ec. Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>I have also added USC and UC Berkeley to my list, thoughts?</p>

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<p>Pretty good match for SC. Berkeley would be a low match for you.</p>

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<p>Probably both low reaches</p>

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<p>Berkeley is not a low match - probably a high match</p>

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<p>My fault, I meant high match texasian…</p>

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<p>Bumping this post!</p>