Ivy League chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm just wondering where I should look at applying in the Ivy League. I'd like to aim as high as possible, see what sticks, and then go from there. Any help would be greatly appreciated:</p>

<p>SAT: 2270 (M: 720, CR: 750, W: 800)
SAT II: Math lvl 2: 700; Latin: 700; US History: 560 (yikes, I know..)
GPA: 4.66 weighted / 3.9 unweighted
Rank: 5 out of 360</p>

<p>APs: Latin Literature: 5; Biology: 5; Calculus AB: 5; US History: 4; Microecon: 4; English Language: 4; Latin Vergil: 3; taking US Gov and Eng Lit this year</p>

<p>Principal ECs: yearbook editor-in-chief; representative on student government; Leo Club vice president; lots of volunteer hours at a local family shelter; on the executive board for my high school's big winter charity drive; National Honor Society; Junior Classical League (aka Latin Club haha)</p>

<p>For the record, I'm a white male from South Carolina.</p>

<p>That about sums it up. Any help you guys can provide would be great. I'm really not sure where to apply at this point, and I'm open to any Ivy League schools. I guess the big ones (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia) are where I'd like to end up, but so does everyone else.</p>

<p>Thanks for any insight.</p>

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<p>Your grades, rank and courseload look solid. Test scores could be better, especially the SAT IIs, and ECs are a bit weak. Right now I would say that all Ivies are a reach for you, i.e. feel free to apply (and I encourage it) but don’t expect anything big. And make sure you have a few safeties and good matches lined up as well. You’re looking strong, just make sure to broaden your scope a bit.</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Thanks man! I’ve got some other ECs, just didn’t want to post an exhaustive list because it can get redundant. But yeah, they’re nothing special. Just the type of stuff that is to be expected.</p>

<p>I’m considering taking a few extra SAT IIs or studying and retaking the ones I’ve already taken. Any thoughts on that?</p>

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<p>Apply to low level Ivies.</p>

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<p>your SAT IIs are definitely holding you back a lot, but i still see you getting into a few of the lower ivies. applying ED to say, Columbia, will definitely help you get into a mid-tier ivy.</p>

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<p>I would emphasize your uniqueness because being from South Carolina will probably help you on the geographic side of things: ergo, what have you done in your state and in your community that you can stress? I like most of your stats and would recommend trying to boost your SATIIs a bit.</p>

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<p>Your Latin score on the SATII is pretty good. What did you study for preparation. My d is taking the December exam. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you could definitely get in to cornell, darthmouth, or brown. The rest would be a reach.
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