<p>I know I'm not one of those uber-awesome students who get 36's on their ACT's and 2400's on their SAT's, but I would kinda like to know how I would stand in light of things, and if even a slight possibility would even exist to getting into one of the Ivy Leagues.</p>
<p>Oh snap; I hate technology. I meant to post this: </p>
<p>32 on ACT Composite (33 in English, 28 in Math, 33 in Science, and 34 in Reading). I have a GPA of 3.98. </p>
<p>I have played on varsity basketball and volleyball teams since I was a freshman and lettered in both for three years. We went to State my sophomore year of basketball; I was placed First Team All-State. Most likely will go to State this year, now that I’ve got my senior buddies with me once again.</p>
<p>I went to India on an exchange program, (received a full-ride scholarship to study with YES Abroad). That was during my first junior semester. (My one B was when I took Economics in India; tough class, that one 
) </p>
<p>When I returned for my second Junior semester, I took two college classes (Biology and World History), and also tried out for track.</p>
<p>I went to State in track for the 400 and 4by2 (lost out on the Sprint Medley by just a fraction of a second). </p>
<p>I come from a small town (ish), and am ranked about 3rd in my class. </p>
<p>I was a part of Foreign Language Society for a couple years.</p>
<p>I am on the National Honors Society, and will probably be voted in as officer. I have also participated in some community service with NHS (fundraisers/garbage pickup etc)</p>
<p>So I don’t know. I would have more extracurricular activities, but playing sports my entire high school career has just severely limited what I can apply my time too. I know that the Ivy Leagues are super-competitive, with well-rounded students plus 10%. Good ACT and SAT scores are just part of it ( I know mine aren’t the be all end all, but what do you think?) I think one thing that I would have going for me would be my exchange semester in India; that’s not as common as varsity sports.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate feedback on this 
Thanks!</p>
<p>Sports require a huge commitment and admissions people know that. They’ll get suspicious if you claim to play sports AND edit the newspaper, etc. Just be sure that’s clear in your application and that your guidance counselor mentions it. – What do you do in the summer?</p>
<p>The India trip could go either way. It’s good that your parents did not pay for it. When you describe it, you’ll want to emphasize the non-academic experiences you had and how they helped you grow as a person. THAT is potentially what makes it uncommon.</p>
<p>Can you get that science score into the 30s?</p>