Realistic shot at Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, this is one of my first posts. :) I'm a Asian American male who goes to a private boarding school in Ohio...here are my stats...thanks!</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: Not released, but I'm top 5% out of 120, and the colleges will see my school's grade distributions
Classes: Most difficult classes my school offers
Senior Year: English IV AP, Economics AP, Multivariable Calculus, Statistics AP, Biology AP, Physics C AP</p>

<p>Junior Year AP's: Calculus BC 5, US History 5, Physics B (self-studied) 5</p>

<p>Senior Year AP's: English Lit and Comp, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, Biology. Physics C Mechanics and E&M</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT: 800M, 770W, 710CR (2280 composite)
SAT II: Chem 800, Math I 790, US History 780, Physics 760
ACT: 34</p>

<p>EC's:
Newspaper: 4 years, page editor, managing editor, technology coordinator; 10-15 hours per week
Quiz bowl: 4 years, president from 10-12th grades, captain, state qualifying team
Varsity tennis: Captain
Math team: leading member; see math awards below
JETS TEAMS: 10-12th grades
Dormitory prefect; elected member of Student Affairs Committee
Volunteer work at local hospital</p>

<p>Recs: Will be very good</p>

<p>Awards:
College Board AP Scholar in junior year
Williams College Book Award
Caltech Signature Award (for math and science)
2005 AMC 12: School Champ, 37th in Ohio (115.0), AIME qualifier
2005 Ohio Math Olympiad (OHMIO): 42nd in Ohio overall, 14th in Ohio in ciphering
2005 Ohio Math League: School Champion
2004 National Spanish Exam: Level II, 1st place in Ohio; 6th in nation
2005 National Spanish Exam: Level III, 2nd place in Ohio; 6th in nation
Inducted into Cum Laude Society during fall term of senior year</p>

<p>What are my chances here:
Yale (EASC)
Stanford
UPenn
Wash U in St. Louis
Northwestern
Case
Boston U</p>

<p>Is this a balanced list? Also, are my chances at Yale and Stanford realistic? Thanks everyone</p>

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<p>yeah its realistic, go for it.</p>

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<p>As realistic as anyone else's. Go for it, I'm sure you'll make at least a few out of your list.</p>

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<p>I'm replying because you look a little like me - Ohio, and some of the specifics. You obviously know that's a realistic list - if you go to a school with dorm prefects you've seen which kids go where. I'm guessing the school is Western Reserve Academy - mostly b/c that's the first boarding school that comes to mind. (If I was a real loser I could find my Ohio AMC packet and find out for sure).</p>

<p>Just out of curiosity - Why didn't you take Math 2?</p>

<p>Ohio helps a little, asian hurts a little, my analysis though is that your app comes down to essays and teacher recs.</p>

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<p>williams book award, pretty damn impressive. def go for it, good luck!</p>

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<p>Yep, I go to WRA...I actually did take the Math II, but I forgot to list it on there (oops). 780 Math II. Where do you go?</p>

<p>Anyone else have any thoughts on my list?</p>

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<p>how is the lacrosse team at WRA looking this year? :)</p>

<p>i know they are always a national power</p>

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<p>We'll be as competitive as always, I think, although we graduated our goalie this past year...he was really good.</p>

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<p>I go to lake ridge academy - the only interaction we have w/ you guys that I can think of is JETS actually.</p>

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<p>Who knows, maybe I'll see you at JETS this year or something :)
Anyone else have any thoughts or advice for me?</p>

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<p>BU's a huge spread out college. Make sure you visit and do an overnight with peers. Seems like a safety school for you.
Yale sounds like a fair shot. I agree with above; if you write a great essay and get great rec's, you're in.
Also; how about Williams or Dartmouth or Harvard? Or MIT, though you may be TOO well rounded.</p>