<p>Hummm…You have great gpa (4.0?), and fine SAT IIs, but what happened with your SAT I, especially the CR? That’s the reason you’re not a lock. Try again, or take the ACT. What is your “passion”? Do you have a hook? JV isn’t varsity, so barely worth mentioning. Any awards? How about AP Scholar w/ distinction? You’ve listed some really tough schools. What are your safeties?</p>
<p>U Penn - probably not
Cornell - maybe
Columbia - not happening
U Chicago - dream (probably not)
Vanderbilt - just right
Northwestern - maybe
Johns Hopkins - depends on recs
Washington U. in St. Louis - did you visit?
Carnegie Mellon - just right
NYU - which school?</p>