<p>I am applying to a lot of schools: MIT, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, Upenn, Harvard, Uchicago, Yale with UPenn's Jerome Fisher Program as a top choice. What do you think my chances are?
These are my stats:
Weighted GPA: 4.278
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 4 of 605
ACT Composite: 35
o Reading: 33
o Math: 36
o English: 34
o Science: 36
SAT Subject Tests
o Math Level II: 800
o Physics: 800
PSAT National Merit Semifinalist (Pending Finalist)
IB Exam Scores
o IB Psychology Standard Level 7
o IB Music Standard Level 5
AP Exam Scores
o AP Statistics 5
o AP Human Geography 5
o AP Calculus BC 5
My extra curriculars
Millard North Robotics team 2011 Present
o Qualified for Vex USA National Championship
o Qualified for Vex World Championship
Millard North Forensics (Speech) Team 2009 Present
o Member of Student Advisory Committee
Violin 2004-Present
o Millard North Orchestra 2009 Present
President of Sinfonia Orchestra
Violin section leader
o Omaha Conservatory of Music 2009 Present<br>
Millard North Math Team 2009 Present
Youth Leadership Omaha 2010 2011
Youth Leadership Omaha Ambassadors 2011-Present
o Group Leader 2011 2012
o Community Service Coordinator 2012 Present
Mustang Ambassadors 2010-Present
o Member of Student Leadership Board
Millard North Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity 2011-Present
o Cofounder and Treasurer
Millard North Theatre
o Actor
Our Town (2009) Si Crowell
Legally Blonde (2012) Nikos Argitakos
o Lights Crew
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2010)
The Amazing Adventures of Dan Daredevil (2010)
Millard North National Honor Society 2011-Present
o 2nd Vice President
And I have 2 jobs as well.
Thank you very much!</p>
<p>All of the schools you have listed are reaches for everyone. However, your resume shows your passion for science which is a strong attribute. You have built an impressive resume! Best of Luck!</p>
<p>I think you already know the answer. Your are in the mix for all those schools. With strong essay’s I’d expect you have as good a chance as anyone. Good Luck.</p>
<p>You just can’t pin all hopes on “reaches-for-anyone”; you ought to have a safety, even with a file like that.</p>
<p>Catria is correct. You should apply to at least 2-3 Match/Safeties. The schools you’re applying to have acceptance rates of approx. 6-18%. It’s amazing to read the decision threads and see top quality applicants like you get denied at the top schools.</p>
<p>Sorry, I should have clarified. I have already been accepted to Michigan - Ann Arbor Early Action and University of Nebraska at Lincoln as my two backups.</p>
<p>i think you have a great chance, but the essays are the most important. hopefully you stressed a passion for engineering and business in that M&T essay. also, because you applied to M&T, you’re likely to get an interviewer. if there’s no alumni interviewer around, you’re likely to get a skype interview, so you have one more outlet to stress your passion for engineering and business.</p>
<p>Your state might give you some advantage at some of the schools.</p>
<p>You got accepted to Michigan and Nebraska…two GREAT schools and although not IVY league are #1 choices for many. UPENN M&T is great but VERY HARD to get into. Even harder to stay in and they expect you to live in the quad with the other M&Ts. The social envion is better at BLUE and super conservative at UPENN. Plus… West Philly is D-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s! The low lifes walk all around the campus and are the same people they hire for security (and their lousy food service)!! Consider staying in mid-west!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice pstrett!</p>
<p>What would my chances for Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon be?</p>
<p>NWU: Reach
CMU: High match</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Bumpity bump</p>
<p>You have a fantastic resume. You definitely have a chance at all of the schools you listed. If you had good essays and good interviews, you should probably get into at least one of those schools. But its a crapshoot for everyone, so don’t expect too much.</p>
<p>Damn, you’ve got a load going on. I can’t actually find a weakness. Assuming you aced your essays I think your chances are great. If I were a betting man I’d have a few dollars riding on you to get into most of those.</p>
<p>I think you have a great shot at every one of those schools. I’d also say that UPenn is a definite. Good luck!</p>
<p>About to hear back from colleges soon. Nervous. What do others think the outcome will be?</p>
<p>There is no weak point in your application. You should be able to get into Carnegie Mellon and other colleges like that. I have a feeling you will get into where you wanted.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your thoughts!</p>