Pleace Chance Me :D - Yale, Princeton, Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I just wanted an opinion as to what my chances are to get accepted to Yale, Princeton, and Cornell.</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.24</p>

<p>Rank: 1 of 424</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Vietnamese (Not expecting it to matter, but whatever can help -<br>
although I am fluent in both English and Vietnamese)</p>

<p>ACT:
I Have just taken with writing, but previously took w/o writing and got a 32,
so hopefully I will get something similar</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Chemistry: 790
Literature: 690
Math: 640</p>

<p>AP Courses
AP World History (5 on exam)
AP Chemistry (5)
AP English and Comp (4)
AP Psychology (5)
AP Comp Sci (3)</p>

<p>Currently Taking:
AP Literature
AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars
Advanced Audition Choir
Youth Leadership Jefferson County
Executive Internship (Hospital Internship)
Religious Youth Group (Vietnamese Eucharistic Society)
Key Club
National Honor Society</p>

<p>My worst fear right now is my test scores (mainly SAT II for math and literature) and somewhat with extra curriculars, and I know that that is what will keep me back. What are my chances? Thank you for your replies :D</p>

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<p>Why are you unique, tell me?</p>

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<p>Yale: HIGH REACH
Princeton: HIGH REACH
Cornell: REACH -- but affirmative action possibly... so LOWer REACH(?)</p>

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<p>tettris fan understands.</p>

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<p>Ur chances for Yale and Princeton are close to none. As for Cornell, it's a reach but certainly attainable.
As you probably know, I would say definitely find some match and safety schools to apply to. Good luck!</p>

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<p>How does affirmative action apply to him?</p>

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<p>He's Asian/Pacific Islander. It doesn't help him at all.</p>

<p>I hope you have safeties. Your SAT I, ACT, and ECs are definitely all below-par for those three schools.</p>

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<p>Your extra curricular activities are abysmal.
You are the stereotypical Asian who studies hard to achieve good grades but does nothing (not much) else.</p>

<p>Yale: REJECT
Princeton: REJECT
Cornell: Very Unlikely/ REJECT</p>

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<p>^agreed......</p>

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<p>But the OP IS valedictorian. Shouldn't that count for something?</p>

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<p>So is like everybody else applying to Yale and Princeton. But they have WAY better ECs.</p>

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<p>Last year there was another kid that had stats like you and everybody said he had no chance at HYP, but he got in at Yale and Stanford. However, he is page, that might be the tipping factor.</p>

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<p>He's Page?</p>

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<p>i agree with the others. </p>

<p>what's page?</p>

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<p>32 is low for cornell? really i swear was this not a decent score?</p>

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<p>that's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Their middle 50% is 28-32, so 1/4 of that college has scores lower or equal to a 28, at least 15% at a 28, and only 54% with a 30 or higher. A 32 is above average for Cornell. 28+ is in the ballpark.</p>

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<p>I hope you get in just so you can stick it to the people who've been so ****ing negative on this thread.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>I hope his admissions decisions are based on his application and not your hoping for him to get in.</p>

<p>Don't expect any positive comments when you are asking for chances to the Ivy League with only academic prowess; accepted applicants have that **and **something else.</p>

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<p>What is a page? </p>

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What is a congressional page and how do you become one?
Jenna
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey </p>

<p>Dear Jenna:
Since 1839, the United States Congress has employed young people as pages who serve as messengers and perform administrative tasks. Currently, the House of Representatives has 72 pages, while the Senate has 30. These pages are high-school juniors from around the country, and competition to become a congressional page is fierce.
The most important requirement for becoming a page is a nomination from the candidate's member of Congress in either the Senate or the House. The congressperson's ranking can determine whether or not he or she can even make a nomination. Senior members have priority if they wish to nominate a page. In addition, the majority party in Congress seems to assign more pages than the minority party. </p>

<p>Page applicants must be in their junior year of high school for the year they wish to serve and must be at least 16 years old at that time. Pages must be U.S. citizens with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applicants usually need to write an application essay, submit a list of extra-curricular activities, along with letters of recommendation. Before new pages start work, they must present a certification of immunization and a general health assessment from their doctor, and they must be covered by health insurance. </p>

<p>Details about the application process, salary, living arrangements, and dress code for Senate pages are in this PDF file from the Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms. An outline of the application process for House of Representative pages is available from the Congressional Page Association, which is run by former pages as part of the House Page Alumni Association. </p>

<p>Congressional pages rotate through a variety of assignments on Capitol Hill. They can answer phone calls and take messages for members of Congress. They deliver a variety of documents and packages for congresspeople and their offices. The documentarian pages are often seen on C-SPAN because they sit near the front of the House of Representatives. Several assignments call for pages to interact frequently with members of Congress. Some pages have even gone on to become congresspeople themselves. </p>

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