<p>THINKING ABOUT PRINCETON, GEORGETOWN, BROWN, DARTMOUTH, CORNELL, UVA, W&M, UNC, DUKE, NORTHWESTERN AND WASHU
where can i get in any other suggestions
lookin to study poly sci
HERE ARE MY STATS</p>
<p>SATs- 2130 710 on all three sections
SATIIs- 780 US history 690 chem 650 world hist (grid error tho wooops)
GPA-97 weighted
rank 20/330
ECs- 4 years of Track 3 seasons as a captain, Member of DECA and state champ, editor in chief of 2 school publications, one for 3 years other for 1 year. key club. 2 year internship in local governemnt with close to 400 hrs and lots of community service.<br>
Schedule- 8 totals aps all honors and 5 years of a language with AP senior year</p>
<p>also, money isnt a major factor and im applyin from NY</p>
<p>Okay-</p>
<p>You have great scores - they definitely won't keep you out. You're definitely gonna want to apply to a safety, because even WashU can reject somone with yoru scores. Your Track record is great, and as long as you have awards recognizing your talent, you'll be fine. Your internship is really nice. I don't see you standing out anywhere you apply - you will be COMPETITIVE, but you are certainly not a shoe in. Remember there are many like you, so make sure your app reflect why the schools should choose YOU, over your competitivors.</p>
<p>PRINCETON - Big Reach
GEORGETOWN - Match
BROWN - Reach
DARTMOUTH - Big Reach
CORNELL - Low Reach
UVA - Low Reach (out of state)
W&M - Low Reach (out of state)
UNC - High Match (out of state)
DUKE - Big Reach
NORTHWESTERN - Low Reach
WASHU - Reach</p>
<p>In general, these are highly selective schools and your stats, while good, would be merely average for many of them, and somewhat below average for the Ivies and Duke. You need to add some matches and safeties to your list and cut back on the number of reaches. For example, you might want to consider George Washington U. in DC. It's strong in Poli Sci and International Relations and it's also political intern heaven. Here's a few more good, but somewhat less selective schools you might want to consider:</p>
<p>Tufts
Washington and Lee
Emory
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Bowdoin
Haverford
Macalester
Davidson
Colby
Colgate
Brandeis
Oberlin
Bates
Tulane
Hamilton
Grinnell
Bard
Wake Forest
Kenyon
Connecticut College
Boston College
University of Richmond
Univ. of Rochester
NYU</p>
<p>you have terrific ECs--having said that, you also have only mediocre SATs and GPA. without hooks, ino chance for ivies.</p>
<p>any1 else? what can i do to get to the ivies</p>
<p>develop a passion and convey it in your essays. your scores will not keep you out of the low ivies, but they will not make you a shoe in either. make your application stand out, and show adcoms what makes you a strong applicant.</p>
<p>If he applies to all of them and puts in good time on the applications, he'll get into a few of those schools.</p>
<p>I think Princeton is way over your head, tho', buddy.</p>
<p>Here's the thing: Your AI is 207 for a school that requires three SAT IIs , but 210 for a school that requires only two SAT IIs. (In other words, that 650 is dropping your average way down). Also, your GPA is great, but your rank is poor--meaning you have a better chance at a GPA school than at an Ivy.</p>
<p>The lower Ivies (the ones you might have a chance at) that require only two SAT IIs are Cornell, Penn, and Brown. Non-Ivies that you might have a chance at are listed in amptron2x's post above.</p>
<p>I rank you as follows on the schools you mentioned:
PRINCETON - Big Reach
GEORGETOWN - Match
BROWN - Slight Reach to Reach
DARTMOUTH - Big Reach
CORNELL - Slight Reach
UVA - Match to Slight Reach (out of state)
W&M - Slight Reach (out of state)
UNC - Match to Slight Reach (out of state)
DUKE - Big Reach
NORTHWESTERN - Reach
WASHU - Reach</p>
<p>Your best chances for an Ivy are at Cornell or Penn--in the less popular majors. At Cornell, don't apply for business or architecture. At Penn, don't apply for business (impossible to get into Wharton) or Engineering or one of the major sciences. (If you want these majors, go to a different school--there are lots of good ones).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>