ivy??? maybe..

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am going to be an 11th grader next year and I want to know where I stand in terms of Ivy League candidacy.
I would like to go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia…any of the ivies and I am also looking at Stanford, MIT, and JHU as well. Do I stand a chance of getting into any of these colleges (even as reach schools)?</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian, Burmese-Sri Lankan (US citizen)
Residence: Maryland
Major: Math or Premed or Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7-3.8 unweighted, 4.3-4.4 weighted
Class Rank: ?
SAT I (before the new SATs): 740 Verbal, 790 Math (unofficial)…I am going to take the new SATs in fall
SAT II: Have not taken any as yet</p>

<p>APs: 5 Calculus BC, 5 Chemistry, 5 Government & Politics, 5 Statistics</p>

<p>CLASSES -
took calculus 3, differential equations, and linear algebra at my local community college and got A’s in all of them.
Looking to take more math next summer at UMD.
Always take the hardest courses available
Participating in the full International Baccalaureate program at my school. </p>

<p>11th grade class schedule
IB English 1
IB History 1
AP Physics C
AP Micro/Macro Econ
Theory of Knowledge/Extended Essay
IB Psychology
IB French 5</p>

<p>Possibly Calculus 5-6 over the summer</p>

<p>12th grade class schedule
IB English 2
IB History 2
IB Biology (double period)
Theory of Knowledge 2/AP Comparative Government
IB French 6</p>

<p>Planning to take IB exams in all IBs as well as AP Lang, AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Econ (micro/macro), AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Bio, AP Comparative Gov’t</p>

<p>ECs -
Debate – Countywide finalist<br>
Ethics Club (Political Philosophy)- Founder, President
Cricket Club- Founder, Captain
Math - Captain
Chess
Young Democrats
Film Club – Vice President
Student Government Representative
Tae Kwon Do Black belt
Lion Dancing
Tabla (Indian percussion)
Junior State of America
National Honors Society
Indian Vocal Karnatic Music
Kung Fu</p>

<p>WORK -
Summer Job at a paper collating factory (Colorworks Promotion Inc.) about 30 hours a week.</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE – 300+ hours
Tutor at North Chevy Chase ES
Tutor at Rock Creek Forest ES
Counselor at Discovery Creek Summer Camp
Counselor at Levine School of Music
Helped to set up a debate program at my local middle school</p>

<p>AWARDS -
AP Scholar with Honor (Most likely a National Scholar by the time I am done with 11th)
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth recognition
Accepted into the Fun with DNA Biotechnology Program (summer camp)</p>

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<p>Wow. Think you got a good shot.</p>

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<p>Looks like you're on the right track... Looks like you should take your SAT IIs in Math IIc, Physics or Chem, and any humanities subject. Do you have any passions? One of those would help greatly.</p>

<p>Hmph! Math/physics crazies... taking calculus 5-6, etc... sorry, lol! I'm more of a natural science oriented person, I've only taken up to calculus 2, and I doubt I'll go any higher... I might take differential equations in college... but I doubt it. Math/Physics buffs at my school laugh at me for not knowing multi-variable calculus, and I laugh at them for knowing crap about protein expression vectors and systems (Lactose is better than IPTG!!!).</p>

<p>Just curious, do you go to school in Montgomery county? If so, which school?</p>

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<p>You're def. on the right track to getting admittance into most, if not all, the ivys. Just do a bang up job on the stand. tests and maintain your grades. For you, I'd def. suggest math Ic and IIc; with math stats like those, you should have no problem, upon a bit of review, with the tests. Definetly get a humanities SAT II in, though. Possibly world/US history? For the ivys, I'd suggest 3-4 SAT II grades in the 700+ range (looking at your stats, I think you should take math Ic, math IIc, chemistry, and some history). </p>

<p>"took calculus 3, differential equations, and linear algebra at my local community college and got A’s in all of them."</p>

<p>That's pretty insane. I'd suggest you keep up and do more math, like you planned, next summer, and declare math as your major when applying. Colleges will def. be WOWed by your stats since your taking such college courses. By the way, I don't know anyone who is that advanced in math at your age, let alone high school; you should be really proud of yourself.</p>

<p>I'd be glad to help you out, even more, if you'd like. My AOL IM is RamJag88 and e-mail is <a href="mailto:RamJag@gmail.com">RamJag@gmail.com</a>. I'm a rising senior, currently. Good luck with all your future efforts!</p>

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<p>"Just curious, do you go to school in Montgomery county? If so, which school?"</p>

<p>Bethesda Chevy Chase High School (Montgomery County indeed)</p>

<p>Thank you very much for the feedback.</p>

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<p>Thats crazy! I'm graduating in the same class as you are as an early graduate and I don't want you as a rival for the ivies. <em>sigh</em></p>

<p>You're on a great track though, the math thing is really impressive. I forgot how smart people are here at CC.</p>

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<p>hmm...i dunno....</p>

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<p>You have a good chance of getting into some.</p>

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<p>would it be to my advantage to apply early decision...i dont really know how that works too well. Are acceptance rates higher ed?</p>

<p>bump</p>

<p>thanks</p>