URM Chances@ Yale, Harvard EA, Dartmouth, Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, i'm a cousin of Runner8491 to Harvard EA, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, Haverford and Stanford. Please tell me my chances at these schools. How do my ECs look?</p>

<p>SATs
1390
US His-710
Writing-700
Chemistry-640
Math IIC- 680</p>

<p>Class rank:30/258
GPA: out of 100
9th-93.8
10th-95.2
11-95.8
12th-96.2
My HS offers 4 aps but i'll hav taken 2 of them at the end of the year. I couldnt take AP Biology because you have to start with Bio fresh. yr, I started with Physical Science and AP Calculus is a scheduling conflict.</p>

<p>Senior Yr Classes
AP English
AP US History
Honors French IV
Honors Physics
Honors Calculus
Honors Theology IV
i'm also taking 3 community college courses. I have taken 2 already.</p>

<p>ECs
Track & Field- 9 10 11 12 Captain
Newspaper- 11 12 Editor in Chief
Yearbook-11 12
Mock Trial- 10 11 12- lead attorney on cases
School TV Studio-11 12 anchor
Founder of Junior Statesman Club
I have my own column in local newspaper
African-American Club- 10 11 12 President
National Honor Society-11 12
FBLA- 10 11 12
I have a job at a local law firm</p>

<p>I am African American. I have been to to England(full scholarship from exchange program) and a 2wk program in France. I live in a disadvangted area so hopefully that and I am first genearation going to college. 3</p>

<p>So how does it look?</p>

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<p>any advices</p>

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<p>Oh, I want to major in poltical science</p>

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<p>You most likely will be accepted to all your top choice schools. Your test scores alone would spell almost certain rejection for a nonminority, but your status provides a major tip. Your grades seem very good, and your extracurriculars are strong as well, so I think you should definitely be looking at quite a few acceptance letters.</p>

<p>Joey</p>

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<p>Your extracurriculars are solid, but your standardized test scores are pretty low for someone applying to Ivy League Universities.</p>

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<p>Read - he's an underrepresented minority. Therefore, despite being a weaker candidate in terms of academic rigor (poorer scores in the pool, only 2 APs), he should be admitted. If you're a minority, ordinary extracurriculars become magical. Good test scores become phenomenal. A good transcript becomes stellar.</p>

<p>Joey</p>