What are my chances?

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<p>Thank you in advance for telling me what you guys think!</p>

<p>SAT: CR-600, M-720, W-660, Composite-1980 (I retook it last Saturday and am projecting a much higher score than this.)</p>

<p>ACT: Composite-33
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 33
Science: 31</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/336
GPA: TBD, but it is near a 4.0
Junior Courses: AP US History, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV, Honors American Literature, Honors Civics/Modern America, Honors Chemistry (I would have taken either AP Chemistry or AP Physics last year, but there were not enough students to have a class)
Senior Courses: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology</p>

<p>AP Scores (So far): AP Biology-5, APUSH-5
Projecting 5's on the rest
SAT IIs: My best were US History (730) and Biology-M (720)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Marching Band (Flute)- This was a huge time commitment, with practices, competitions, football games, and such, and I was part of the program for three years.
-Concert Band- Flute and Oboe- I also did this for three years.
-National Honor Society- Member since beginning of junior year; I ran for President but lost.
-Spanish Honor Society- Member since end of sophomore year; both National and Spanish Honor societies do charity work that I volunteer for.
-Team Waramaug- Academic bowl team at my school.
-Math Team (participating in competitions with other schools across CT)</p>

<p>Honors/Academic Awards:
-Have made honor roll every marking period
-Honored by the Women of Engineering
-Rising Star Presenter at the Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
-Recipient of the Harvard Book Award (for highest GPA in the junior class and leadership qualities)
-Named a Connecticut Governor's Scholar (The 30 top students in CT are awarded this at the end of their junior year)
-Many other subject awards that are not listed here</p>

<p>Other things that I do:
-I continue to practice my flute and oboe, even though I am no longer in band.
-I tutor voluntarily both through the National Honor Society and by myself for a couple of hours every week
-I may volunteer at a nursing home in town</p>

<p>Predicted major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Future Career: Pediatric oncology</p>

<p>I am applying SCEA to Yale, and I am also applying to Johns Hopkins and the University of Connecticut.</p>

<p>Thank you again! :)</p>

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<p>Is anybody there? Please tell me what my chances are…
:)</p>

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<p>Please chance me!!! Is anyone there?</p>

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<p>you better have really good essays/recommendations because yale is definitely a reach for you.</p>

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<p>^It’s a reach for everyone.</p>

<p>I think you have a pretty good chance of getting in. Just make sure your essays really convey who you are and what you will bring to the Yale campus–in other words, why should they accept you. You can obviously handle the work (and test scores are certainly not everything–SATs)…just show them what other great qualities you have and pray (or hope) for the best!</p>

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<p>high reach, even with good recs, because yale accepts 20% of valedicts and I wouldnt say that sat wise or EC wise your in the top 20% of those valedictorians. You would need to have some of the best essays out of the whole applicant pool… </p>

<p>Or check your schools scatter gram if every year the top 5 go to ivies, then id say its still a reach, but mroe of a reach-match.</p>

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<p>Thank you for posting your opinions.</p>

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<p>I also got the Harvard Prize Book! But for my school, it wasn’t the top GPA… it was one person nominated by all the counselors, then I had to enter a writing competition against all the other students in my area. </p>

<p>weird how it’s different everywhere.</p>

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<p>Update</p>

<p>SAT: CR-600, M-720, W-660, Composite-1980
Retake: CR-680, M-730, W-640
ACT: Composite-33
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 33
Science: 31</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/336
GPA: TBD, but it is near a 4.0
Junior Courses: AP US History, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV, Honors American Literature, Honors Civics/Modern America, Honors Chemistry (I would have taken either AP Chemistry or AP Physics last year, but there were not enough students to have a class)
Senior Courses: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology</p>

<p>AP Scores (So far): AP Biology-5, APUSH-5
Projecting 5’s on the rest
SAT IIs:US History (730) and Biology-M (720)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Marching Band (Flute)- This was a huge time commitment, with practices, competitions, football games, and such, and I was part of the program for three years.
-Concert Band- Flute and Oboe- I also did this for three years.
-National Honor Society- Member since beginning of junior year; I ran for President but lost.
-Spanish Honor Society- Member since end of sophomore year; both National and Spanish Honor societies do charity work that I volunteer for.
-Team Waramaug- Academic bowl team at my school.
-Math Team (participating in competitions with other schools across CT)
-Founder and President of my school’s chapter of the Science National Honor Society</p>

<p>Honors/Academic Awards:
-Have made honor roll every marking period
-Honored by the Women of Engineering
-Rising Star Presenter at the Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium-planning on presenting a research project there again this year)
-Recipient of the Harvard Book Award (for highest GPA in the junior class and leadership qualities)
-Named a Connecticut Governor’s Scholar (The 30 top students in CT are awarded this at the end of their junior year)
-Many other subject awards that are not listed here (16 total)</p>

<p>Other things that I do:

  • I have played flute for eight years, and oboe for four.
    -I tutor voluntarily both through the National Honor Society and by myself for a couple of hours every week
    -I may volunteer at a nursing home in town
    -I have a brown belt in karate (close to top-rank)</p>

<p>Predicted major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Future Career: Pediatric oncology</p>

<p>Essays: Common App one was about my little sister-Very good
Supplemental- Excellent- About why I want to go into pediatric oncology</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations- both excellent</p>

<p>Income: < 60,000</p>

<p>I am applying SCEA to Yale, and I am also applying to Johns Hopkins and the University of Connecticut.</p>

<p>Thank you again!</p>

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<p>Your SAT’s are similar to mine mathwise, I also have low sat’s (2090). Make yourself stand out</p>