<p>I'm currently an Asian Male Junior from Kansas. I want to go to one of the top schools HYPSM, what are my chances at each? Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA:3.87 (Top 10%)
SAT: 2300 (Perfect math)
SAT II: Math 800, Physics 770, Chemistry 760
Edit: I forgot to mention my AP's. I have 2 AP tests so far, a 5 in world studies and a 5 in Calculus BC. I will take the Physics B AP test, the Java AP test, and the US Studies AP Test at the end of this year.</p>
<p>EC's:
Chess Club
Tennis (JV for 2 years)
Violin
Piano
Academic Bowl (Team Captain)
Knowledge Master (Team Captain)
Principal's Cabinet Member (9th Grade)
Kansas ARML A Team
Captain of Fed Challenge Team (9th Grade)
100 Hours Community Service (Tutoring)
Canada/USA Mathcamp my sophomore year
PROMYS this summer</p>
<p>Awards:
Academic Bowl High Scorer (At 4 different tournaments)
AMC/AIME/USAMO (10th Grade): 122/9/0
AMC/AIME/USAMO: 132.5/11/Haven't taken it yet
Fed Challenge Team 3rd Place Regional</p>
<p>What are my chances at HYPSM? And Caltech? (I know that admissions at these schools are sometimes random, and so just give me your best guess).
Thanks for reading! (BTW, does USAMO constitute a hook? Or do I have to make it to the Olympic summer camp?)</p>
<p>EDIT: I'm applying to Harvard Early Decision if that affects my chances. I'd also like to apply to all of the others Early Admission if I'm allowed to (is there a limit on the number of EA's I can have?)</p>
<p>Also, does anybody know of any of those 6 schools use the Academic Index system (out of 9)? And could somebody possibly suggest some Matches/Safeties for me?</p>
<p>stanford is EA and u are not allowed to apply ED or EA anywhere else if u apply EA to stanford so applying ED to harvard means u cant apply early to stanford. Yale and princeton are ED as well i believe which means u can only apply to one of those 4 schools early the rest must be EDII or RD. as for ur chances u are definately qualified but like u said urself HYPS is very random there are hundreds of applicants like u so what u need is an essay that really stands out otherwise ur just a random fish in the pool that they might pick</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice. What is ED II exactly? Is there a second round of Early Decision if you get rejected from your first ED? Can I still apply EA to MIT if I apply ED to Harvard?</p>
<p>Yes, ED II is for schools trying to hook applicants rejected from their first choice school.</p>
<p>Your options:
1) MIT and Caltech EA
2) Harvard OR Yale OR Stanford SCEA
3) Princeton ED</p>
<p>If you are planning to go into science, which I assume you are, there are plenty of colleges that might fit you, but we need more info. Do you prefer universities to LACs? Do you prefer urban or rural colleges? Do you have a preference for location?</p>
<p>I'm planning on going into Finance, and HYPSM and caltech are my top choices
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. MIT
4. Stanford
5. Princeton
6. Caltech</p>
<p>For my safeties, I think I'd rather go to a college in a big city, preferably on one of the coasts. Do you guys think Cornell and Duke and Brown would be matches or reaches for me? Thanks for your input so far!</p>
<p>HYPSMC are reaches. Brown, Cornell, and Duke are matches. You might also consider Carnegie Mellon, NYU, UC Berkeley, U Penn, UT Austin, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, USC, and Boston College.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch Kemet! I really appreciate it. Another question, what can I do to maximise my chances at HYPSMC in terms of college visits/overnight stays? My family is pretty wealthy, and so a trip to the East/West Coast is not out of the question if it would help my chances. Also, how much of a difference does ED/EA make as opposed to RD?</p>
<p>I'm fairly sure Ivies track interest, so visiting would help. At the very least, it lets you learn about the colleges. Applying SCEA to HYS or ED to Princeton would give you a huge boost (EA at MIT and Caltech isn't really an advantage). The admit rate at Harvard is about 20.2% for SCEA and 6% for RD; similar rates apply to Yale and Princeton.</p>
<p>would NYU/UPenn be matches, reaches, or safeties for me? Also, I've never received any mail from Harvard which is my #1 choice. This kind of worries me (it may be because on tests I always check the box that says don't give this score to colleges without my permission because I don't want to be flooded with mail from colleges I don't want to attend). Should I consider emailing the admissions office for Harvard and ask them to put me on their mailing list? Would responding to their college mail (if they ever send me any) give me an advantage? Thanks for all of your help guys, I really appreciate it. My school isn't used to having people go to the top schools (most people stay at KU) so it's been really hard for me to find information about applying to these top universities.</p>