ivy league?... rare situation...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hi everyone....</p>

<p>i have kind of complicated situation and i would really like to see what you guys think about it...</p>

<p>i got to the united states 6 months ago, since then, i have been really nervous about my chances to get into a REALLY good university... i was really thinking about an Ivy League University...</p>

<p>for making it short... i got here in my junior year... but never did sophomore year...
yeah...just as you are reading it... one year freshman... the other junior... </p>

<p>so i don't have a good freshman year(in Colombia i just was not to dedicated...)... no sophomore year.... but when i got here... well... i didn't know anything about the system...
(never heard about GPA, SAT, AP or extracurricular activities...)</p>

<p>my school did NOT let me get AP classes in my junior year because they said i was not prepared... well... i have... English Honors(Honors difficulty is between AP and regular), Precalc Honors, US history regular, WLD history regular(have to do some sophomore stuff..)and 2 electives... coz i have no choice... don't have elective credits and i need some for graduating...
so far... i have straight As in all of them... and i think i can do so much more</p>

<p>for my senior year i am planning to have 5 AP classes... if i get straight As in senior year...
my GPA will be in 1st semester of 4.3 and in 2nd 4.4</p>

<p>i took the PSAT and i feel really confident... i am going to do my best for getting a perfect score in the SAT... </p>

<p>i have some plans for my extracurricular activities that will show just what i need to show... not more... not less...but i am not that sure... i am new in this field...</p>

<p>so... as a conclusion.... if i fulfill my promises of a perfect SAT good GPA and good extracurriculars.... even thought i do not have sophomore year and not a good freshman year in Colombia(my counselor said it was not going to count in my GPA), and taking in count that i am Latino...(i've heard that being Latino helps a little XD)</p>

<p>do you guys think i have a chance?... a little chance?... something? no? help? tips? please?</p>

<p>and one extra question... can you apply to ivy league universities AFTER senior year? consequences?</p>

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<p>Talk to your guidance counselor about a “gap year” so you can apply after you are done with school instead of during, I don’t have much intimate knowledge with applying after senior year, so it is best to talk to someone who knows the in and outs of it.
As for chances, with a high GPA, good EC’s, and rigor, along with your perspective SAT scores(assuming, like you said, they will be excellent), then you have a great shot at great school like anybody else does. Being Hispanic does help you in the selection process if you wanted to know.</p>