What schools do i have a chance at?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Male Mixed Chinese-Canadian, Moving up to Grade 12 for 2005/2006, Int'l School student in Hong Kong, China
(Hope this is a relevent forum for int'l , non-american students)</p>

<p>Academics:
Marks Average (no GPA in school) : 97.6% (1st/87)
SAT I: Critical Reading 800 Math 800 Writing 770 Total 2370
SAT IIs: Math Level 2 800; Chemistry 800; Physics 730; World History 760 Chinese with Listening 800
APs (Grade 10): Calculus AB 5, English Language 5, Computer Science AB 5 (Grade 11): Took Calc BC, Chem, Physics C, Micro Econ and World History
- Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth student (currently U-Level Multivariable Differential Calculus, College Level Humanities)</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
(Sports)
- Member of School Division I Tennis (Most Valuable Player), Division I X-Country, Division II B-Ball Teams
- Int'l recognized Tae Kwon Do black belt (2nd Dan)
- HK Life Saving Society recognized lifesaver (Bronze Medallion)</p>

<p>(School)
- voted High School Student Council President for yr 2005/2006
- Environmental Club President (grade 10 + 11), PR Officer (grade 9)
- Band Trumpet lead player (grade 10)
- Mentor/ Tutor for Middle School students (130+ hours)
- Amnesty Club Member
- Yearbook Chief Editor (Grade 11), Co-editor (Grade 10), Monthly Newspaper Co-editor (Grade 10+11)</p>

<p>(Outside School Volunteering)
- Back Office volunteer, and volunteer Translator + Proofreader/Editor for Hong Kong UNICEF (totaling 527 hours from Grade 10 -11)
- Flag Seller, Back office and PR volunteer for HK World-Vision (totaling 310 hours from Grade 9 - 11)
- Volunteer at HK Red Cross (totaling 80 hours)
Total: approx. 917 hours</p>

<p>Awards and Scholarships: (most US awards/ scholarships don't apply in HK)
- U of Waterloo Math Competition (Gauss, Cayley, Galois, Fermat and Fryer Contests) School Top Scorer in Grades 8,10 and 11 (all achieved Gold Standard - top 1% internationally)
- HK Jockey Club Scholarship Winner (Grade 11)
- Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize Winner (Grade 11)
- “Your Ideal Environment for Learning English” organised by Aston Education (essay-writing competition)- 2nd Runner Up (2003/2004)
- Longman Inter-school English Writing Competition- First Prize (2003/2004)
- HK Schools Music and Speech Festival - English Public Speaking Solo- First Place</p>

<p>Sorry if the list is kinda long, but I would like to ask: What universities should I look at? Chances at Ivy League? Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks very much :)</p>

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<p>You have an excellent class rank and a VERY GOOD SAT (oh why couldn't I have been so lucky?). I would say you have a great chance any where you apply. You should definitely try for the ivy's, you're bound to get in a couple at least. Good luck!</p>

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<p>dude you really don't have any shot at the ivies with those stats.</p>

<p>but you should definitely check out the UC school system- Berkley, UCLA and San Diego are all matches/slight reaches.</p>

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<p>ignore BigE, you can definitiely be competitive at Ivies, top LACs, other top Unis. NYU is a match, Berkeley & Stanford are reaches, but you are a competitive app.</p>

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<p>Ivy leagues are over-rated. You can probably get into all by HYP.</p>

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<p><em>sarcasm</em></p>

<p>those are probably the most impressive stats i've ever seen on this site.</p>

<p>You can't screw up on anything in your applications to HYP (i.e. bad recommendations, an average essay) but those scores put you right on track.</p>

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<p>If you don't get in just about everywhere, then who the heck does?
Almost a perfect SAT, great grades, sports, and community service!
Why do you even bother asking? Personally I would think you do have a great shot at HYP, but you might be able to get a scholarship at lower rated school.</p>

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<p>what major(s) are you considering?</p>

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<p>What exactly do you want from your uni? You already know that you have a shot at almost anywhere you apply. You need to become VERY selective. You know that you are an object of adcom's desire. You need to choose carefully.</p>