NYU, Boston U, Lehigh, Tufts, Dartmouth any chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>stats:
Asian female, speaks Chinese fluently, immigrated 11 years ago
SAT: V710 M780=1490
SATII: Wr660 :p Bio M780 MathIC730
current GPA 99% (weighted, no idea what unweighted is)
class rank: 4/430
AP courses: Bio, US hist, calc AB, psychology, chemistry, statistics, English
5 on AP BIo test
EC (pretty weak): Chorus (piano player and alto), academic team, math club secretary, yearbook finance organizer, peer tutor, Spanish club, art club, JV tennis (1st 2nd singles, only been playing 2 years), science club, Academic team, science league (top scorer in county and our team placed first in county), cultural awareness, NHS
playing piano for 10 years, got state level award several weeks ago, and countless outstanding achievements in those audition things, and several 1st,3rd place in competitions
art lessons (watercolors, Chinese calligraphy)
volunteer at hospital in ER and nursing assistent 5hrs/week
Awards: several placements in science competitions, several Student of the month/marking pd, achievement in math league competitions, nothing major
Attended 5 week national summer math program</p>

<p>man... reading some of these posts are depressing... you guys are geniuses
so I really want to know what you guys think, I really want to go for either tufts or dartmouth (well actually the apps were sent out already, wish me luck), but are they even beyond reach for me? Boston U and Leigh I'm pretty sure of...
I actually just moved to a new school, at my previous school, I was ranked 1st, big fish in small pond, but eh now the school district is a lot better</p>

<p>some feedback is much appreciated, thanks a bunch!</p>

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<p>Please please help!! s/o post a feedback</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>bump please anyone?</p>

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<p>NYU, I'd say you're a shoo in. I, personally, cannot attest to their exact critereon, but my school sent two people there, last year. Neither of them had as impressive SATs or anywhere close to that GPA. They were a bit more on their ECs, though. Still, I think it'd balance out. </p>

<p>The other schools, I can't talk about with any marginal degree of credibility.</p>

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<p>I would say that your ECs are pretty impressive; no you haven't cured cancer like some people here but those are impressive ECs in my opinion. I say you have definitely have a shot everywhere you're applying.</p>

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<p>You are in at most of those schools, except for Dartmouth. You should get into Tufts, but they sometimes reject qualified applicants just because they think you might not go there if admitted. So, try to show as much enthusiasm as possible. btw, did you apply ED to Dartmouth?</p>

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<p>no ED anywhere... I'm a procrastinator, so yeah... oh well. But thank you all for your comments :)</p>

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<p>bump... anyone else?</p>

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<p>In at Lehigh... I'd die for your SAT scores- I applied to Lehigh but with a 28 (1260) so my chances are fairly dismal. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You are in at all of these 100% except Dartmouth. I think you will get in there too though, you have strong focus with ECs so they are actually very good.</p>

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<p>thank you all for your comments</p>

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<p>Dartmouth...hmm...i say slight reach actually..i'll betcha u'll be pretty competitive and the admission people will not overlook your application</p>

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<p>...and I'm thinking of applying UPenn, do you think ivy leagues are too much of a reach?
JHU is a great school too, easier to get in than tufts, but the essay might bring me down...
just how much emphasis do colleges place on essays?</p>

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<p>I think you are right in the range for the Ivies. You might not get into all of them, but I would say its safe to say that if you applied to Dartmouth, Penn, and Brown one or two will accept you.</p>