<p>Hello, I am a Junior in Alabama right now. Here are some stats on me:</p>
<p>SAT: 2150/2400 1st try (2nd try should be around ~2300 to match PSAT)
SAT II Predictions: Math II: 800
Physics: 750+
Chemistry: 750+
History: 700's
ACT: Don't have them back yet but I got a 36 on the PLAN so hopefully ~34+
National Merit Semifinalist (I definitely will make the cutoff since I'm above last year's cutoff by a good amount)
GPA UW: ~3.7 *(My school doesn't do unweighted GPA but this is what I calculated)
GPA W: 4.35
Top 10% of class
Russian/Jewish Male
1st Gen
Competitive School
EC: Published Physics Research (Presented at Photonics West), Math Team (Mu Alpha Theta), AIME qualifier, BBYO officer, National Honor Society, some volunteering, I work on cars/autocross
Great recs, good essays</p>
<p>My physics research should be pretty unique because I know I'm the youngest SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) member ever to make such a presentation (16 years old). Hopefully I will have another published work completed by Summer 2007 in the same manner.</p>
<p>What are my chances at top universities like:</p>
<p>1) Stanford
2) U Penn
3) Colombia
4) Yale
5) Duke
6) Cornell
7) Wash U
8) Vanderbilt
9) Rice
10) Emory</p>
<p>Thanks for reading all of this!</p>
<p>you have got a great shot...the "SPIE" thing should help you alot and if your act turns out something around 34, and your sat 2300+ your definitly in at most of these colleges...for Stanford work hard on your essays..good luck!</p>
<p>If you really get a 34:
1) Stanford - good chance
2) U Penn-in
3) Colombia-great chance
4) Yale -good chance
5) Duke-in
6) Cornell-in
7) Wash U-in possibly with good $
8) Vanderbilt-in with $
9) Rice-in with $
10) Emory-in with $</p>
<p>check the rank though, if ur ONLY top 10%, ur chances r significantly lower than what the people on this board have posted whether u get a 2300 or not bc the 5-10% rate of acceptances r significantly lower unless ur school is gifted</p>
<p>I'm not sure what you mean by gifted school--do you mean an exclusive magnet school?</p>
<p>I go to a public high school but it is ranked at the top nationally. We have one of the strongest math teams in the nation (for a public school).</p>
<p>I'm not sure of my actual rank because that information will not be released to me until the end of this year.</p>
<p>I'm sure someone has something to add here...more opinions please!</p>
<p>Anyone out there?
Bump</p>
<p>Bump guys, anyone??</p>
<p>Amazing EC's... great shot at all of those schools as long as you score above 30 on ACT</p>
<p>Just to add my courses to see if that helps with the chancing.</p>
<p>9th Grade
Honors Geometry
Honors English 9
Honors Biology
Math Team
Honors World History
Symphonic Band
Spanish I</p>
<p>10th Grade
Spanish II
English 10 (schedule conflict I couldn't take Honors...)
Honors Alg II/Trig
Honors US History
Math Team
Honors Chemistry
Wind Ensemble</p>
<p>11th Grade
Honors Precalculus
Honors Spanish III
AP US History
AP Chemistry
Math Team
Honors English 11
AP Psychology</p>
<p>12 Grade
AP Calculus BC
AP Government/AP Economics
AP Spanish IV
AP Physics C
Math Team
AP English
Weight Training</p>
<p>About my 12th Grade schedule, will it hurt that I have a non academic class such as weight training? </p>
<p>Due to a marching band loophole, I'm not actually required to take it for my PE credit but the only other viable choice I had was to forfeit my 1/2 period of lunch to take AP Biology in addition to AP Physics. I did not want to do this as I have not had a 1/2 lunch period since the 9th grade because of my crazy schedule.</p>
<p>Please continue to chance!</p>
<p>Update: My ACT scores came back and I got a 32. I'm not very satisfied so I'm going to actually prep for my second try and really aim for a 34+ (hopefully 35-36).</p>
<p>Bump, new information</p>
<p>1) Stanford: low reach
2) U Penn: high match
3) Colombia: low reach
4) Yale: reach [only because they are a reach for everyone]
5) Duke: match
6) Cornell: match
7) Wash U: match, but they're weird... if you don't show interest, then they just waitlist you...
8) Vanderbilt: low match
9) Rice: match
10) Emory: low match</p>