Should I even bother applying to columbia and dartmouth?

<p>Do i actually have a shot in either columbia or dartmouth?</p>

<p>Ethnicitiy and gender: Indian, male
first generation immigrant
live in nj, attend private school</p>

<p>SAT: 2260. 750 math 730 cr 780 writing
GPA: 3.92 UW</p>

<p>Took 8 AP classes: 1 sophmore year, 3 junior year, 4 senior year</p>

<p>didnt do that great on sat2s and aps but they arent terrible</p>

<p>Awards: research paper award (9th grade), cum laude (11th) one of three from my grade, us history award (11th)</p>

<p>Extra curriculars:</p>

<p>tennis 4 years, varsity in 11th grade, most improved player award (11th)</p>

<p>peer tutor in math: 2 years</p>

<p>quizbowl captain,copresident</p>

<p>model un: vice president </p>

<p>habitat for humanity</p>

<p>Volunteering:</p>

<p>100 hours: worked at federally qualified clinic, town library, habitat for humanity restore</p>

<p>Summer:
took alebra 2 class at another school</p>

<p>worked with a clinical pharmacist on a research project at hospital in which I evaluated whether the hospital was correctly using an anticoagulant Argatroban by looking at patient charts and making spreadsheets and graphs. Shadowed clinical pharmacist during diabetis education sessions</p>

<p>shadowed a surgeon and observed surgeries in the operating room.</p>

<p>you have a good chance, but nothing is definite with ivie’s</p>

<p>Why wouldn’t you? Your SAT is above the average accepted by Dartmouth and Columbia, and you have a good GPA.</p>