Low GPA, but pretty good EC's?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Rising junior:
Hoping to get into
-Stanford
-Rice
-UChicago
-Cornell
-WashU
-Johns Hopkins
-Penn

SAT I (breakdown): Sophomore yr 2210 (750 CR 680 M 780 W), Junior yr idk, hoping to raise math
SAT II: US History (680), haven’t taken many
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.67/5.2 school doesn’t provide grade out of 4.0
AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore yr APUSH (5) AP Lang (5)
Predicted Junior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Chem, AP Calc AB
Predicted Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Bio, AP Physics (1 or C, haven’t decided), AP Lit

Extracurriculars: JV Tennis (2 years, co-captain), Bridging Virtual Divide (1 year, Co-President), Science Research Club (2 years, founder and president), Science Outreach Club (2 years, co-founder and VP), Google Science Fair Regional Finalist, Intel ISEF Finalist, I-SWEEEP silver medalist, top awards at state fair (went 3 years)

Job/Work Experience: Intern at Mount Sinai Medical Hospital (1 year)

Volunteer/Community service: Local river fishway (3 years)

Female, White
Sibling legacy at Stanford, Parent legacy at Cornell

How am I doing so far? Also, any suggestions for safeties?

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Wow. Your ec’s are crazy good. Your gpa doesnt seem that bad either and with great sat. I’m not informed enough to chance you but good luck!

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Legacy is a big deal at these schools. Maybe you won’t get into Stanford but you should be at the very least waitlisted at Cornell I would think. The rest are toss-ups, but I wouldn’t count on UChicago, Penn, or JHU-- their admittance rates are low even for top 20 schools.

Could you be an awesome person and chance me too please?

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And good luck by the way!

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shameless self promotion here

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What’s your class rank? I’m sure your school doesn’t rank, but you need to be top 10% to have a shot at these schools. You say your GPA “isn’t very good,” but schools’ GPAs vary widely, so approximate your class rank.