<p>maverick had a good list</p>
<p>What? Of colleges? Haha, if thats what you mean, than thanks. I hope I get accepted to some of them.</p>
<p>Bump - hope this is okay, haha. I just want some more feedback.</p>
<p>I think you have a good list of colleges, but don't take college admissions as lightly as WMF (88% chance of getting into Cornell? It's good to be optimistic but not unrealistic, heh) makes it seem. I had very similar stats as you (2110 SATs but in the top 3% of my class and deeper ECs), yet I was rejected from JHU and Cornell. However, I do think you have a decent shot at Lehigh and UMich (apply as early as you can nonetheless).</p>
<p>It's interesting that you comment on LACs, because I personally did not apply to any, but I do wish I looked into them more seriously when I was forming my college list. Good luck on the interesting journey of college admissions! I'm sure you'll have a handful of fine institutions from which to choose by next year!</p>
<p>P.S.- Some things I noticed: much of what you listed is ordinary (lack of a better word), but probably the most substantial EC you have is the prospective position of editor for your school's paper next year. I'm not entirely familiar with details of the newspaper at my school, but how many editors are there at your school, and will you be the chief editor (is the editor the same as chief editor)?</p>
<p>Cornell is not impossible, my friend has the same statistics as him, and they made it.</p>
<p>Duke/Rice/Hopkins/Stanford?</p>
<p>I would recommend that you do very well on your SAT II's and raise your SAT score to a 2250, or even a 2300! I'm serious. <em>grimaces</em></p>
<p>I want you to get into those schools, I'm going to be brutally honest.</p>
<p>1) Rice - 28% - 38%. Either rejection or wait-listed, but more leaning towards rejection. My friend is second in our class with a 101.99 GPA and scored a 2360 on his SAT's, he was president of a lot of things, demonstrated unparallel leadership and academic potential. This is a very difficult school to get into. A majority of its applicants are in the top five of their class, or just the Valedictorian and Salutatorian which this guy is. I would recommend improving your SAT scores by another 230 points, extracurricular activities, SAT II scores, and leadership. And start applying for those scholarships, this is a pricey institution.</p>
<p>2) Stanford - 46 - 55%. You would have a better chance of getting into this college, their undergraduate population is much larger than that of Rice University. A girl in my class, who is in the top 20, was a National Merit Scholar, scored around a 2170 on her SAT's, and was wait-listed. So, I see a little bit of hope for you. Again, I'm stressing that you improve your SAT II scores, SAT scores to around a 2330, and broaden your extracurricular activities. I believe you will be wait-listed, if your essays aren't innovative and thought provoking. </p>
<p>3) Duke. 67% chance. I'm not familiar with Duke University, so I will not risk commenting your chances on what you need to improve upon.</p>
<p>4) Hopkins, sounds familiar. I'm assuming you mean Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland? I'm not familiar with this school either. O, I remember, I also have a friend who auditioned into the school of music there, and got in, and he wasn't in the top 5% or anything. His SAT scores were in the 2210 - 2260 range, and he had excellent essays. I would say out of all these schools, Hopkins would be your safety. </p>
<p>I've listed my opinions from most difficult to the "easiest". I hope that helps.</p>
<p>50% at Stanfrod?</p>
<p>You have got to be joking. Even chillaxin is barely like 50% chance at SCEA to Stanford and she's AMAZING.</p>
<p>Stanford may have been less selective than Rice in your experience, but overall, Stanford is WAY harder to get into than Rice. Stanford may accept more people, but Stanford gets so many more applicants. The acceptance rate of Stanford is about half of Rice's. (12% vs 24%)</p>
<p>Last year Rice received about 7,100 applications and admitted 1,680, or about 24 percent of applicants.
This year Stanford got 19,172 applications and admitted 2,486. </p>
<p>And I'd like to mention that only 40% of those who are admitted to Rice go while 66% admitted to Stanford attend there.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that Stanford applicants are on average stronger academically than Rice applicants.</p>
<p>You have several strikes against you for top colleges: Asian, middle class, strong high school, average ECs and low SATs. The better the school, the more advantages you have, the more they expect. With your current SATs, most ivies and top 10 are out of reach. Mich and Lehigh are realistic, maybe Hopkins and Rice. I would add some LACs too, especially those that don't have many Asian applicants, you'll probably get into a more prestigeous school if you do that. Look at Middlebury, Colby, Bowdoin. Some of the above predictions are among the worst I've seen on CC. This is a dangerous season, the experienced are gone and unrealistic newbies seem to have taken over.</p>
<p>If you like Columbia, what about NYU as a match?
For Duke, you could also look at other southern schools such as UVA, Emory, College of William and Mary,UNC Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt.
From what I've seen at my school, the slightly less selective southern schools tend to be nicer to Asians because not many Asians apply to southern schools. (ofcourse except for Duke, Emory and maybe UVA)
I see that you're interested in Stanford as well, so for the west coast schools try looking at UCs, USC, Pomona College and Claremont Mckenna.
However, Asian applicants are overrepresented in the west coast, so you probably have better chances at the southern schools.
Some of these good southern schools are definitely overlooked!</p>
<p>Your asian status will hurt you, so I recommend raising them above a 1500. Also make sure you show passion in your essays. Your ecs are good, but in no way do they make you stand out as an applicant. Use your essay to show your personality.
Duke: reach 20-30% chance
Rice: low reach 50-60%
Stanford: hard for anyone 10-15% chance
Jhu:more comp. than ever: 40-50% chance
Cornell: only 20% got in this year. Next year will be more comp. 25-30% chance
I agree that the chances posted above are truly off the mark.</p>
<p>WTH is sai talking about...your stats are amazing!! you will have no problem getting into your top choices. Just ignore these boneheaded comments...you'll do fine =)</p>
<p>Like I said the top colleges are competitive for many. Imagine at the least a quarter of the applicants to Duke and Stanford share your stats. However being an asian, many do well in their high school, and I would shoot for a 1500+. Me and my friends were rejected from places like Brown with a 1400+ score. These colleges are competitive. There are many vals and sals. out there competiting for these college. Use the big fish in a small pond analogy. I recommend working on these scores, and show passion in your essays. You have good stats, but this is a perceived weakness for the top colleges. Also make sure you get great recs from the ecs. You need to distance yourself, and you can do this by showing passion in music, paper, and fbla. Pick one and emphasize. Many applicants to schools of caliber as Stanford, Yale, and Duke are amazing applicants. With your stats and an improved score , and if you show passion and interest you have a great shot.</p>
<p>Wow, these are some VERY optimistic comments. I think your chances will be lower than alot of people had said--no offense. First of all, don't take offense to the things I say; I'm just trying to help. But your ECs are kinda crappy. You're only in (on) five clubs/teams and only have one leadership position. I would definatley suggesting joining some more clubs, do some community service. Also your SATs are great, but kind-of low for the top schools. I'm not sure if that score was with prep or not--if not, prep next time--but you should try and get at least a 2200+. Your GPA is great, no worries there. Anyways, I think that Stanford would be a reach. This school is tough for everyone, and nothing in your stats really stands out. Hopkins and Rice look like good schools for you. I think you have a good chance of getting accepted to these schools (they aren't safties at all, however). Now, Duke seems like it isn't ultra competitive, but it is. The val. at our school, 4.0 at top school, 1550/1600 SAT, officer in three clubs, over 2000 hours of community service, got waitlisted. She also got into Yale, Columbia, WUStL, Ingram scholar at Vandy, etc... It's tough, but I think that if you really want to go here, apply early, show interest, etc. you have a good shot...</p>
<p>ubetteraccept_me said it beautifully. Your ecs are lackluster for many of the top colleges. My friend had overwhelming scores compared to yours and was the salutorian of my school. He completed 3 yale courses before senior year. He had an amazing list of ecs. He also went to Columbia to do a volunteer program, in which he helped build homes, and give out food. Yet he was only waitlisted to yale. He was accepted however to MIT, brown, and columbia. Just realize many share your sats and you seem like an average asian applicant. Try becoming a leader in two more activities. These schools require more than great sats, if they did more than 1600 kids would get into these schools. Admiss. couns. look for passion, and I find it lacking in your resume. Please dont take this as a put down, but remember there are great colleges a notch below the ivies. Wustl has a great science program.</p>
<p>It might be too close to home, but had you thought of Kings Point?</p>