What are my chances of getting into ivy leagues/good colleges with these stats?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA: 4.0
SAT: 1550
SAT II: Math 2- 800, Chemistry- 800, Physics-800, Biology M-800
AP Courses: School - AP English (5), AP Physics (5), AP Biology (5), AP Spanish (5) (All that school offered)
Self Study - AP Psychology (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP US History (4), AP Chemistry (5), AP Statistics (5),
AP World History (5)

College Courses (Took classes at Columbia University through program): Calculus 1-4, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology (Astronomy), Chemistry, Psychology, Japanese, Interpretation of Culture (Anthropology), Principles of Economics, Hindi/Urdu (Will take more in senior year)

Extracurricular: School Robotics Team (media leader, 4yrs), Math Team (3yrs), Research at New York Presbyterian (2 yrs), SUMaC (10th Grade), School Newspaper (3yrs), Track Team (3yrs), MET Intern (1yr), Cricket Club (Started it), Debate Club (Not team, started it), Shadowed Doctor (1 summer), Model UN (2yrs) Passion for cooking and composing electronic music

Honors: AIME Qualifier, Siemens Semi Finalist, National Merit Finalist, USABO semi finalist, multiple math competitions with math team, hopefully going to publish in science journal this summer

Volunteer: Helped organize “eye camp” in Pakistan, where eye surgeons did voluntary surgeries on people in poverty, volunteered at NYC parks, volunteered in New York Presbyterian Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital

“Hook”: I am an immigrant who came to the US in the 6th grade, always had to take huge responsibility due to parents’ inability and difficulty

My dream colleges would be Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and MIT. Do you think I have a chance to get in?

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With those stats, I think you are pretty competitive. If you apply early, I suspect a low reach for any one of them. Good luck!

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Pretty much flawless stats and ECs from my perspective. AIME qualifier is a huge thing, but it could have helped if you were in USAMO. To be flat out honest, you never know if you will be accepted to any of the HYPS and MIT schools; it’s all a crapshoot. But I do see a lot of really good stuff and tbh if I were an admissions person I would be really impressed with what I see here; just make sure you don’t blow the interviews (yes these are super important; tells admissions if you are who you are on paper) and write really nice essays. I somehow was accepted to the schools I interviewed well in and got rejected by those that were a bust.

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A kid I know with similar ECs (especially the science stuff) got into HYP plus Columbia Brown Cornell and U Penn!

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The stats are great, obviously, and your ECs are alright. Apply, but they’re a reach for you, just like everyone else, however.

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Thanks. Unfortunately, essays and interviews are my weakest suit, because my English isn’t very cohesive and my nerves act up a lot. My essays have definitely been improving over the years, but I have a large tendency to screw up my interviews, so do you have any advice for not doing so?

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Lucky for you interviews don’t count for a lot (at Harvard at least). They’re mostly a sanity check on the rest of the application. Just show up and be prepared to answer questions about your high school classes, ECs and college plans. Interviewers are specifically told not to ask puzzle-type questions or questions that put kids on the spot. (Doesn’t mean they never do, but they’re told not to.)

How’d you like SUMaC?

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it was pretty awesome actually. One of the most fun experiences of my life. I found people that had similar interests as me, which is pretty rare. Also, tbh it wasn’t thaaaaaaat rigorous. It was definitely hard, but it was more tranquil and less stressful than other programs i’ve heard of.

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Hahaha. I think I know which ones you mean. :slight_smile: Best of luck to you.

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As others have said, your stats automatically make you competitive at the most selective colleges in the country. I don’t see many leadership positions in your ECs, which hurts, but you clearly have a demonstrated interest in science and math. If you don’t mind me asking, what gender are you and what race are you?

Throughout your whole application, you need to demonstrate your passion for STEM. Write about it in your essays, get science and math teachers to write you letters of recommendations, and order your activities in your Common Application accordingly.

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I’m a Pakistani male (immigrated from there when I was 10). Thanks for the advice! That’s a pretty good point because I definitely do have a way bigger interest in STEM. I also wanted to point out that I’m not really a leader. I have a few leader positions but nothing outstanding. Do you think this hurts my chances?