<p>I don't see how people can say Ivies are out of your reach...</p>
<p>You have all A's, are in the top 10%, you can bring up your SAT scores, and your ECs aren't that bad....</p>
<p>Jeez...not everyone that gets into the Ivies has 100s in everything and has cured AIDs...</p>
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I don't see how people can say Ivies are out of your reach...</p>
<p>You have all A's, are in the top 10%, you can bring up your SAT scores, and your ECs aren't that bad....</p>
<p>Jeez...not everyone that gets into the Ivies has 100s in everything and has cured AIDs...
Yeah, people on this site are wierd. I guess people like attacking other forum members even though they themselves are only going to schools like northeastern...</p>
<p>haha thanks guys. any specific schools though? what about UVA OOS?</p>
<p>BUMP bump bumpity bump</p>
<p>You certainly have a shot to get into an Ivy, but it really depends on interviews and essays, the extra step. My friend got into UPenn with a 3.9 and a 2140 because of his essay and interviews, and another friend got rejected from Harvey Mudd with the same 3.9 and a 2340. </p>
<p>All there is to it is luck, essay writing, and a lack of senioritis. Neway, you should be fine regardless. Make sure you do apply somewhere that you know you can get into though, and apply to good schools where you have a decent shot of getting in. A lot of people here applied to all Ivies and Stanford, and then our local state school (university of washington), and they kinda got shafted because of it. </p>
<p>Take a look at UCLA, take a look at Tufts, and don't put too much trust in US News, as the rankings are often off by around 10 spots. For example, as everyone knows, WUSTL is way overranked. I find it useful to know that Stanford is anywhere between the most prestigious and 15th most prestigious college in the country.</p>
<p>You would have a good chance at UVa I think, especially if you could get the SAT score up. Your grades are good. I don't know much about out of state though, just what the admissions people have told us about in state. They said that your high school transcript is the most important thing, but then SATs are pretty important too. Also, although SAT IIs are optional, they pretty much stressed that they "strongly recommend" it, or in other words, take them. They said they count it if it helps you. I can't really vouch for how much of this is true, just what visiting admission reps have said. If you are interested in UVa you might also check out William and Mary.</p>
<p>how high does my SAT need? I can probably get between 1400-1450</p>
<p>That would probably be good if you can get it to there. In state, I think they look to sort of cut off around 1300, but I hear for out of state the numbers are more important, so 1400-1450 would probably be an ideal target.</p>
<p>GetOuttaBuffalo:</p>
<p>UCLA: Slight Reach (out of state)</p>
<p>UCLA is too far away and too big. lol thanks though</p>
<p>Cornell, Cornell, Cornell! Your leadership and environmental awareness are good fits, and the school offers incredible diversity in choice of majors. They also favor local students, although I don't know if Buffalo is considered local. Check it out. </p>
<p>Because of your dad's illness, you should carefully consider how far away you want to be from your family at this critical time. Given your situation, financial aid will cover most college living expenses and tuition, but not money for transportation. Being able to get home for a few weekends may become very important to you and your family.</p>
<p>cornell seems great...except for the huge workload and huge LOANS!! haha keep 'em coming guys!!</p>
<p>Bumpppppppppp</p>
<p>lol, your stats are so good you can apply to Ivy league schools and probably get in, especially if your applying to non-engineering/non-math major. My friend got into Georgetown, BC, and UCLA with 710 cr, 510 math, and 700 writing, he applied to a non engineering major.
So don't limit yourself, apply everywhere.</p>
<p>check out 40 CollegesThat Change Lives, <a href="http://www.ctcl.com%5B/url%5D">www.ctcl.com</a>. Good schools LAC, less stress and nice merit scholarships.</p>
<p>I'd suggest some of the schools ranked between 10 - 25. The elite ivies (and stanford, MIT, caltech) are out of reach. Anything from 10 - 20 is a reach. 20-30 would be your matches (with exception of Cal and UCLA b/c you're out of state).</p>
<p>Thanks for all your supprt. What else?</p>
<p>Bumpppppppppppp</p>
<p>Don't worry about rankings so much. Visit schools and apply to the ones you like.</p>
<p>have you thought about your local community college?</p>