<p>If you count Paul Allen, that makes 2.....And I don't believe Bill became a worldly scholar until he at least got into Harvard. You know, once you enter the yard you're anointed.</p>
<p>Umm...wow...</p>
<p>Here's all I'm going to say. Ramses, either way, you seem like a smart guy, and knowing 4 languages will definitely impress colleges. If your SATs are where you're expecting them to be at, and you play the right cards in the admissions process, then yes, you do have a chance at Harvard.</p>
<p>But like Suze and others have said, nothing is going to be garuanteed. But you will end up at a good school, no doubt.</p>
<p>yeah dude, paul allen went to washington state university... and bill gates is a dropout.</p>
<p>...philistines!</p>
<p>Yeah but Allen went to a top private prep school. Such schools often have a greater impact on life/career than college. Gates went to the same one. College is said to be anticlimactic after a great high school.</p>
<p>ramses88: what school do you go to? </p>
<p>a/s/l???</p>
<p>i got into lakeside, fyi (paul allen and gates' school), and chose not to attend because i am not an insecure elitist like you, suze.</p>
<p>Actually, I'm a very secure elitist. And a pragmatist. I just got an amazing education, spent a year studying in China, got great internships and was excepted at every college I applied to. If it takes going to an elitist school, I'll go again and again!</p>
<p>What subject would you want to do at Cambridge? Only then can I help you--i'm applying there myself (from UK) so I can give you info if you tell me which course. </p>
<p>In terms of what Cambridge get to see on your appliction:
-Personal Information
-Grades (of national tests taken, that is SATs, APs, ACTs, IBs)
-Personal Statement
-Teacher Reference
That is all. The personal statement is 500ish words long. Should be at least 4/5ths academic. That leaves about 100 words for your ECs. Try condensing your ECs into 100 words (prose, not bullet points), it's quite difficult! Your grades, though, are very strong and you should be in with a shot. Remember for Cam they interview everyone. This will be about 20-30 mins academic grilling by a panel of profs/lecturers, unlike what I've heard Ivy League alumni interviews are like.</p>
<p>You apply online through UCAS and you can apply for up to 6 Unis for no extra cost - it may be worth bunging down LSE/St Andrews/Edinburgh/Durham/whatever just in case you get in and decide to go there. </p>
<p>And finally...I don't know whether you were putting in that your grandparents went there as a reason for you wanting to apply, or whether you think it will influence your chances there. It will have no bearing on your chances at all. My father has an Oxford BA, DPhil and MA and is now an Oxford Don, but that would not influence my chances at going there in the slightest. (Sorry that sounds really mean I'm not suggesting you are an arrogant brat lol, but I'm just informing you!!)</p>
<p>Best of Luck, PM me if you want more info. xxx</p>
<p>when you say "grades" do you mean SAT/ACT score or like GPA?</p>
<p>Your GPA will go in your teacher reference, Grades are what you have achieved in tests, like in england GCSEs, AS levels, and in america SATs ACTs and AP/IB grandes.</p>
<p>I would add a couple more safeties. I had a friend with similar STATS to yours who applied to five ivy leagues, two UC's (but she is in Seattle) and then UW...so she only got into UW. I think you have a great shot at any of these schools because your stats are excellent, but just so you don't get stuck, add a few more liberal arts schools that aren't as prestigious as the ivies or Amherst or Middlebury, but ARE still prestigious and great (Colby, Carleton, Connecticut College, Grinnell, Hamilton...etc)</p>
<p>PS what Seattle school do you go to? I went to University Prep, but just graduated. (Go Seattle!)</p>
<p>if you are interested in business, the huntsman program at penn really seems like it would be a good fit for you. you're admission chances would be pretty good. i'm sure you will do fine when you apply anywhere.</p>
<p>Wow...Seattle is so not hicksville! I grew up there, so I'm very devoted...and a LOT of successful, intelligent people are from the area. The UW has one of the few Early Entrance Programs in the country, a highly, highly selective program that people come from all over the world for (but it turns out some pretty smart Seattlites as well).</p>
<p>Anyways... your EC list is spectacular. It makes me feel like I wasted my high school years o_O I think you have a good chance at any college, including Harvard.</p>
<p>wowee, really excellent ECs, and the language factor could make you stand out also. I think you could definitely have a chance at the colleges you listed, especially Cambridge and Harvard because of legacy plus that recommendation from a professor.</p>
<p>One of the most unrealistic lists I've seen in a long time. There are so many dreamers here. 2100, modest SATIIs, low GPA and you think he has a shot at these schools? I guess if he does you do too.</p>
<p>Bobby...</p>
<p>1) His SAT is not listed; he <em>expects</em> 2100+.
2) He plans to retake the SAT IIs, and 2 of them are already 700+.
3) 4.14 weighted, 3.6-7 weighted is NOT a low GPA.</p>
<p>His extracurriculars will probably be the strongest part of his app, but his numbers are not ridiculously low at all. They are competitive, like it or not.</p>
<p>i go to bellevue hs</p>
<p>BTW thanks for the feedback, everyone. it's really appreciated (both constructively positive and negative).</p>
<p>Let me guess lavender. You have similar stats. You have a 2100 and are expecting it to go up or otherwise relate to this post. The thing is, nothing in his stats says ivy league. Nothing! Yeah, if it goes from 2100 to 2300. Yeah, if three more SATIIs are 800. If his teachers say best ever. If the rain stops in Washington!</p>
<p>OK, the (wrong) stereotype that it rains too much in Washington is a whole other thing.</p>
<p>It lightly drizzles here for months on end, which makes it feel like it rains a lot, but actually, New York gets more rainfall per year. On the east coast, when it rains, it pours. It hardly ever pours here.</p>