What is the best Ivy League school I can get into?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello. I want to apply to the best Ivy League school which I have a reasonable chance getting into early decision or early action. Because my chances are better by doing an early application and I only get one shot, I am wondering which school I should apply to.</p>

<p>To start off, I am white, male, and come from a middle-class suburban community.</p>

<p>SAT Superscore: 2250 (800 Math, 750 Reading, 700 Writing)
-Two individual SAT's, both 2180</p>

<p>SAT II: Math II(760), World History(800), Physics(800)</p>

<p>PSAT: 222</p>

<p>GPA: 93(unweighted, I am taking the most advanced curriculum offered at my school)</p>

<p>AP: World History(5),Calc BC(5 on both subsections),America History(5),Physics B(5)
Currently taking:English,Stats,Bio,Econ</p>

<p>College Courses(taken during summers):Two local colleges(two A's)
Cornell Summer College(Physics I:A+,Sociology:A)</p>

<p>Research Internship in Physics at local College for full year (no research abstract)
Internship at local observatory for one summer</p>

<p>Awards: Science Olympiad 2nd Place-Cell Biology
Saint Rose Summer Youth Music Scholarship
Johns Hopkins Gifted & Talented Program College Scholarship Award (2006)</p>

<p>Music: French Horn (in Empire State Youth Orchestra)</p>

<p>Student Government: Class Council Treasurer(Grade 10), Student Senator(Grade 12)</p>

<p>Clubs: Philosophy Club(President), Political Debate Club(Vice President), School Newspaper, Masterminds, Science Olympiad, Model United Nations, Math Honors Society</p>

<p>Recommendations:HS math teacher, HS physics teacher, Physics Professor at local college I am doing research with</p>

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<p>What is your rank? What percent from your school go to ivies? What state are you from?</p>

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<p>Thank you for replying to this thread. My high school does not rank. I would estimate that an average of 2% of my high school gets into Ivy League schools. I am from upstate New York.</p>

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<p>Its all a matter of personal preference, and you never wrote what exactly it is you wanted. Some ivies are better than others (Harvard>Cornell). Some have different focuses (yale is more of a law school, Columbia is more of a science school.) If you have no real preferences, than what is your intended major?</p>

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<p>Colleges will know where you rank. For HYP you would most likely need to be Val or sal without a major EC.</p>

<p>Columbia, Dartmouth and brown are not far behind.</p>

<p>Cornell is by far the most likely.</p>

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<p>I intend to major in Physics. However, the purpose of this thread was not to help me find which Ivy League school fits me the best. I want to know the best school that I have a reasonable chance at getting into so that I can know my admissions range.</p>

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<p>Redroses, what do you mean by “not fat behind”? Do you mean that my chances at Columbia, Dartmouth, and Brown are not far behind my chances at HYP?</p>

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<p>Redroses, what do you mean by “not fat behind”? Do you mean that my chances at Columbia, Dartmouth, and Brown are not far behind my chances at HYP?</p>

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<p>As redroses said, your highest shot is Cornell. But to be perfectly honest, it may be a waste. Early application gives you a boost in the chances that you will be selected, but you’re already quite likely to make it into Cornell. I’d put Columbia or Brown as the decisions because with your stats, you have a solid chance of getting in, and EA/ED may be the extra push you need to actually make the cut.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help polaris. Would you rank Darmouth above or below Columbia/Brown in terms of admissions chances?</p>

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<p>not sure. I’m not familiar with that school. sorry.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is significantly easier to get into than is Brown or Columbia.</p>

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<p>^Definitely not true.</p>

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<p>You’re a strong candidate but need outside ECs. At your level, your competition will have mentored or at least had comm svc. Without that, your brilliance can seem sort of focused only on your own interests and strengths.</p>

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<p>Forgive my ignorance, but what does “comm svc” mean? And is my participation in research and the Empire State Youth Orchestra considered not enough for outside ECs?</p>

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<p>‘comm svc’ = community service</p>

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<p>Dartmouth/Columbia/brown are all within about 3 points admissions wise and have changed from year to year. I’d put them as equals.</p>

<p>These schools are accepting fewer every year. All 3 will probably be under 10% this year which puts them solidly in the rejecting most with your stats range. You really need to differentiate yourself.</p>

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<p>Your participation in research and orchestra are not community service. They are not examples of devoting your time to helping others. I believe Brown and Dartmouth will notice this straight off. I think they’ll also find it interesting that you took sociology- a breakout from your usual track. But again, that was for you, not for the benefit of others. Go for the ED that you would be happiest attending. If it doesn’t work out, add back in.</p>

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<p>I should have mentioned that the internship I did at a local observatory actually qualifies as community service because educating the public is one of the institution’s purposes. I also am going to be doing twenty hours of community service in the coming month at the same institution. This will give me forty hours total. Regardless, thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth, Brown, and Columbia are basically equally as selective - its about fit when you chose between them.</p>