What are my chances?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, I am a senior this year, and I am living in MA. </p>

<p>Old SAT: 1530 (Any schools considering this?)
New SAT: 2150</p>

<p>SAT II
Chem: 730
Literature: 640
Math II : Pending, around 700?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.767 out of 5
Rank: 16/308 (Top 5%)</p>

<p>AP Classes:</p>

<p>AP Chem- A, AP Test-4
AP Biology- Currently taking, A-/A
AP Calculus- Currently taking A-
AP English- Currently taking A/A-
AP Psychology-Currently taking A</p>

<p>Principal's List Award, 3 years, N/A for senior year
National Merit Commended (211 on PSAT)</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Sports:
Cross country (3 years)
Track and Field (4 years) League All-Star Award
Fencing (1 year+) Outside of school</p>

<p>Private Art classes (Helping mentally challenged) (3+ years)
Best Buddies Program ( 1+ years)
Math Team (1 year)
Academic Decathlon (1 year)</p>

<p>Nursing Home Volunteer ( 1 year, 100+ hours)
Summer Track Camp Coaching ( 3 years, 90 hours)
Research at UMASS Medical School ( Summer vacation 1 year, 150+ hours)</p>

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<p>I would really like to be able to apply to some Ivy League schools like Brown or Cornell. I am not sure about my chances of getting in. Also, I would like to go to Johns Hopkins, which I think would be very good for science. Tufts is another one of my choices. </p>

<p>I know that my test scores and academic performance/ ranking is not really good. However, I try to balance myself out by participating in athletics like track and field, and participating in art classes. Also, any Ivy's considering the old SAT?</p>

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<p>Your SATs and GPA are borderline outstanding, but you have few ECs that you have done long-term. This will hurt you at Brown or Cornell. Most colleges only take the new SAT. Write an essay that shows adcoms that you are not "insane" like most applicants are this coming year.</p>

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<p>What do you mean by not insane?</p>

<p>What do you think about Johns Hopkins and Tufts?</p>

<p>Tufts is a pretty decent school isn't it? It is like a 2nd tier school but I'm not sure how hard it is to get into it, and what my chances are. </p>

<p>Also, lets pretend you have a 50% chance to get into Brown, and a 65% chance of getting into Cornell. Lets say you want to go to both of them, but Brown is your first choice. However, the worst thing that would happen would be not getting admitted to either one.
So, if by applying early decision you would increase your chances to get into one of them, which one would you apply to?
Should you apply first decision to Brown to increase your chances even though they are pretty low, but possibly get into your first choice?
Or should you apply first decision to Cornell which is already a high %, and increase those chances even more so that at least you'll get into one of your top choices?</p>

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<p>You have a strong chance and will probably get into tufts. You are a strong candidate for brown and cornell but nothing is guaranteed with the ivys.</p>

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<p>By applying ED to Brown greatly increases your chances.</p>