Ivy League chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everybody. I'm currently looking to apply to three Ivy League schools, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia in the upcoming months to follow and I was really wondering what my chances look like. Also I don't know if this is important but I'm from Minneapolis, MN.</p>

<p>GPA - 3.12, my academic record suffered tremendously because I was suffering from clinical depression and also ADHD. I didn't find out until last December (2013) that I had these conditions when I went to go visit a psychiatrist.</p>

<p>SAT/ACT Scores - 2250 SAT/ 32 ACT</p>

<p>SAT ( 750 Essay 750 Math 750 Reading)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Test: German 680 | Physics 740</p>

<p>AP - Human Geography
AP - Language and Composition
AP - US History
Honors Geometry
Honors World History
AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities - </p>

<p>I am a volunteer with the American Red Cross as a canteen and also greeter at blood banks. </p>

<p>CEO/President/Founder of a Non-profit organization - I founded a non-profit organization about two months ago that will provide free medical services to people in underprivileged areas, with the expectancy of establishing and having a fully functional health clinic in early August. (The organization has raised so far $250,000)</p>

<p>I also work a part-time job doing fundraising campaigns for another non-profit organization, about 25 hours a week.</p>

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<p>Other details - I'm Asian, born in the United States. </p>

<p>First in family to be college bound. </p>

<p>Family Income: Working Poor - Poor</p>

<p>I also have had a near-death experience when I was 10 which has changed my views, which I'm going to write about in my essays. </p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

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<p>Ivies are reaches for just about anyone, including you.</p>

<p>Better find some non-reach that you can attend for little cost, work hard as an undergrad and, if you feel the need for grad school, then aim for the Ivies for grad school, be it law, med, business school or otherwise.</p>

<p>And, actually, in some fields, Ivies can be less selective at the graduate level than schools that would be non-reaches for undergrad (e.g. Dartmouth vs. Minnesota in physics, UPenn vs. Arizona in earth science)</p>

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<p>Your academic profile will be in the lower half of the applicant pool ( perhaps bottom 25% for Asians). The hook you have is you are from a low income family. Try to improve yous SAT scores, which are low for Ivy applicants</p>

<p>Can speak with your high school and they can give you more suggestions.</p>