Ivy League Chances, please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>The “top-notch” schools I'm looking at include...
Princeton
Harvard
Brown
Yale (SCEA? Maybe.)
WashU
Stanford
Northwestern
Rice</p>

<p>Personal:
Gender: Female
Income: Low? Lower-Middle? Around 65K
First Generation Student
URM?: Latina
State: MO
My mom has moderate-severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. The medications cost our family a lot of money, and I have to take care of her. </p>

<p>Intended Major:
Pre-Med
Molecular Biology? (Not sure, I want to pick out a major that will help me stand out)</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.9
GPA W: 4.69
Class Rank: 1/330</p>

<p>Subject Tests: Planning on taking Literature, U.S. History, and Math II (or Biology E)</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (34E, 33R, 30M, 30S)</p>

<p>(I will probably study for both my ACT to boost my scores. I went in cold.)</p>

<p>APs: 5 European History. Took four this spring. </p>

<p>9th Grade:
Honors Biology
Honors Algebra II
Gifted Honors English 9
Fashion Merchandising/Academic Lab (Graduation Requirements)
Debate I/ Advanced CC Debate
Honors World/American History
German II</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Honors Chemistry
Honors Geometry
Gifted Honors English 10
Health/Personal Finance (Graduation Requirements)
Advanced CC Debate
AP Euro
Honors CC German III</p>

<p>11th Grade:
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
Gifted Honors English 11
Personal Fitness (Graduation Requirement)
AP Psychology
AP United States History
Honors CC German IV</p>

<p>12th Grade Anticipated:
AP Biology
AP Environmental
AP/CC Calc (BC? Our school does not specify)
Gifted Honors English 12
AP Art History (Taking this class through a college, our school does not offer AP Arts)
AP Government
AP German V</p>

<p>Probably going to try taking physics through a college program, too. Looking into it.</p>

<p>I didn't take Honors Precalc my junior year. My schedule didn't work out, so I had to take another AP math instead. I got permission from my counselors to bypass HPC to APC because of my ability in mathematics. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Softball (9-12), Team Captain
Speech and Debate (9-12) LD and OO Captain
German Club (9-12) President
Future Problem Solving (9-12)
About Better Choices (11-12) Teen Health Consultant
Freshman Mentoring (11-12) Crew Leader
STAND (11-12) Founder
NHS (11-12)
Volunteer at a local hospital
Tutoring “at risk” students
On the side I also play the violin, but not for orch.</p>

<p>Awards/More Info:
USSSA All-State Softball 2006, 5th Place NSA Nationals 2008, MVP at a few tournaments, many tournament placement trophies (too many to list)
Speech and Debate: National Qualifier, many placements at different tournaments in LD and OO (too many to list), Best on team award for speech
Future Problem Solving: State Qualifier 10, 11. 2nd Place State Bowl 09
ABC: Honorable Mentor Award </p>

<p>Honor/Citizenship Roll
History MVP Departmental Award </p>

<p>Summer Stuff:
Accepted into and attending a leadership conference
Accepted into WashU's Summer Scholars, though, I may not be able to attend because of the cost.
More Working/Volunteering
Summer Softball
This summer, I'm probably going to do lab work at WashU</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Hollister (11-12)</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours:
Around 200? I hope to rack up more this summer.</p>

<p>Other Interesting Stuff:
Writing my own syllabus for AP Lit Independent Study Gifted English which will be used in the future.
For Pirate Edge/College Counselor, I'm writing a “How to Survive HS successfully” info pamphlet.</p>

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<p>I’d say in at most of these. Though, all of these schools never have a guarentee way in.</p>

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<p>Lots of things working in your favor. URM status, low income/first gen, underrepresented state, val. With strong recs and essays you are an excellent candidate at all.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you seem to have a really good shot at all those schools. Make sure your teachers like you and write good recommendations.</p>

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<p>The only thing I would have to say is all of this (in addition to my original post) is that WASH U isn’t a need blind school, so since I’m sure you’ll need financial aid, that one could be a bit more iffy. Otherwise you essentially have this whole adversity thing down.</p>

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<p>I agree- from an outsiders perspective you really have taken advantage of everything that has come your way and overcome many disadvantages, which is extremely appealing to this caliber of schools. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford are all reaches no matter who you are. If you are really intent on going to one of those schools, apply Early Decision. Otherwise, you are an excellent candidate for the rest of the schools on your list!</p>

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<p>Thanks! I appreciate the input. :)</p>

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<p>Kiterunner18,</p>

<p>You have excellent stats, the fact that you’ll be a first generation college student, URM, and overcome so much adversity, I’m sure that you will gain entrance to most of the schools on your list. I know that the Ivies are very selective, but I have a good feeling about you. You shoot for the stars and I respect that. I hope that everything works out for you and that your mother copes well with RA. Best of luck to you!!! :)</p>

<p>Could you chance me back, please?</p>

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<p>Any suggestions as to what I can do to strengthen my app?</p>

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<p>I think WashU would be generous with a candidate like this.</p>

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<p>Focus on developing strong relationships with your teachers, and write solid essays. If you can do those two things, you’re going to go to an excellent school.</p>