Shoot down my dreams of going to an Elite School please....

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I was wondering what my chances are for getting into these particular schools:</p>

<p>Reach:
Harvard
Stanford</p>

<p>Semi-Reach:
Northwestern
Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>Match:
University of Michigan
University of Illinois
Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Safety: Ohio State</p>

<p>My SAT scores are
Old SAT 1540 (780 Math) (760 Verbal)
New SAT 2270 (780 Math) (770 Verbal) (720 Writing[i got slammed on the essay..])
SAT II- Math IIc(800) Writing(800) Physics(800)
ACT 36 (35 science, 36 Writing, 36 Math, 36 Verbal)</p>

<p>PSAT (231)- I am a national merit semifinalist, hopefully finalist as well...</p>

<p>My class ranking is 17/600, but our school is pretty strong, we had 14 National Merit Semifinalists and 2 National Achievement Semifinalists<br>
My unweighted GPA is 3.8</p>

<p>Junior Year i took
AP Statistics 5
AP US history 5
AP Chem 4 AP
AP Economics 4 on Macro and Micro</p>

<p>Senior Year I am taking AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Bio, AP Literature, AP Language, AP Government</p>

<p>Sports
I played Varsity Tennis for 3 years (I got a shot at state this year)</p>

<p>EC Academics
I got 3 on AIME sophomore year and 5 Junior
Science Olympiad ( our team didnt go anywhere..)
Math Club
Science Bowl (same story...didn't go anywhere)
Network(Some anti-alcohol club)</p>

<p>I did not make National Honor Society, I had the volunteer hours but I guess the teachers didn't like me or something. I'm also afraid that my teacher recommendations will not be very strong. </p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who responds.</p>

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<p>bump...anyone there?</p>

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<p>I have no idea, but it sounds like with your amazing scores you'll be fine for your semi-reaches. The 25-75 percentile for students at Northwestern are 1310-1480, and 1280-1480 for Mellon. <em>shrugs</em> I got owned by the essay too, yuck. As for your ECs, leadership roles might help, especially for your reaches. As with any college, there are always surprises when it comes down to who gets in and who doesn't. Work on whatever variables are still in your control...at this point pretty much just the essays. Good luck.</p>

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<p>You have NO leadership and almost nothing outside of academics (other than tennis). Expect rejections from Harvard and Stanford.
Good luck</p>

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<p>I agree... Harvard and Stanford aren't very realistic, but you certainly have a chance at the others.</p>

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<p>haha, don't worry, I'm applying to Harvard and Stanford as well and my test scores aren't quite as high as yours. I have slightly better leadership/ extracurrics, and my school is more competetive, but I say you have a chance. Might as well try.
Good luck with all your apps :D</p>