Ivy League Chances?

<p>Applying to Harvard, Yale (Deferred EA), Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, UPenn, Stanford.</p>

<p>GPA: Well over 4.0 weighted (My school doesn't use a 4.0 scale)
Rank: 3/409 (So top 1%) (Also, the ranking system at my school is a bit weird)
School: From a very good public high school
SAT: 2290 (CR:780 M:790 W:720) (Superscore of 3 tests)
SAT II: U.S.:790 Bio:760 Physics:750
ACT: 33 (E:35 M:34 R:29 S:35) (One sitting. Superscore would be 34, but no one superscores the ACT)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
State: NY</p>

<p>AP Scores (Probably the strongest part of my application): Euro(5), Psych(5), Bio(5), Latin(5), Music Theory(5/5), Physics B(5), U.S.(5), Lang(5) (I'm also taking 6 more APs this year).
I have also taken Calc I - III at a local University with A's in all 3 courses.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Boy Scouts (Eagle with 2 palms)
Varsity Swimming (Team Captain)
Wind Ensemble (Section Leader)
National Honor Society (Treasurer)
All-State Musician
Various academic awards...</p>

<p>Good Essays
Decent teacher recs
There's more awards and stuff, but that's pretty much the basics....</p>

<p>I know that Ivys are a total crap shoot and I don't have perfect scores, but let me know what my chances are of making at least one of these schools.</p>

<p>bump… anyone?</p>

<p>Nice eagle scout, I heard colleges get a hard on for that award specifically.
I’d say definitely in Dartmouth, Brown, Upenn, and good chances at Columbia.</p>

<p>Other 4 schools really low chance.</p>

<p>Gotta disagree with the above poster. Although you have an outstanding resume and will be COMPETITIVE (key word) at any school you apply to, you will be just that: competitive. Many people with similar resumes will be applying to the same schools. That being said, you’re right the Ivies are a total crapshoot so I believe you have a chance at some of them. Obviously a better chance at some (Really good shot at Cornell, Decent at Brown, Somewhat at Dartmouth) and less at others (Okay at Penn, Average at Columbia, below average at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.) Best of luck!</p>

<p>Warning! cliche, but:</p>

<p>Seriously pursue your passions and dig deep. I had a dinner with a Columbia Admissions officer the other day, and he told me that these days scores and gpa are just used as cutoffs. The real deciding factor is your essays and subjectives. Try researching at a local university, publishing books, etc. idk…</p>

<p>Petersuu
"Nice eagle scout, I heard colleges get a hard on for that award specifically.
I’d say definitely in Dartmouth, Brown, Upenn, and good chances at Columbia.</p>

<p>Other 4 schools really low chance."</p>

<p>Not even close!</p>

<p>Cornell: Low Reach or decent chances
Penn: Low Reach
Brown, Dartmouth: Medium Reach
Columbia, H, Y, P: High Reach</p>