What should I do to improve my chances for Stanford, MIT, and Johns Hopkins?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
ACT 34
ACT: N/A
Toefl iBT: 110
SAT II: Math II (800), Physics (800), Japanese (800), Biology (800), Chemistry (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Jap (5), Mechanics (5), Caluc BC (5), E&M (5), Statistics (5), Chemistry (4), Biology (5), CompSci(5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, USAMO qualifier, top ten scorer in AAPT Physics Bowl, seventh place in Stanford Math Tournament, got award in Berkeley Math Competition, ARML , Caltech Harvey Mudd, PUMaC, and HMMT, Siemens Semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 year of drums/percussion, science club (president& founder), math club (vice-president), organizing school team for math & physics competitions and competing many in them, Cross Country Varsity, NHS,<br>
Job/Work Experience: Research internship in a local university(about number theory)
Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours of tutoring for students
Summer Activities: Math Camp, volunteering in an area affected by the nuclear disaster in Japan, volunteering in a language school
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: private, about 1500 students
Race: Asian&white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~300,000
Comment: I’m an international student from Japan.</p>

<p>What should I do to improve my chances for Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and some ivy leagues? Do I have to get any award or show great accomplishment in other areas like music, sports, or hobbies? Since I focused so much on math competitions, my accomplishments in math competition is my strongest EC. Should I continue to research about math in a local university or put my focus on other areas? </p>

<p>I got some awards in math competition of universities such as Caltech, Princeton, and MIT. Does it help me to get accepted by these universities?</p>

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<p>You are in at Hopkins, the other two are reach for anybody but your stats are very good.</p>

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<p>You actually have a very good application. your Stats are very good and I would be really surprised you are not picked by an IVY. Surprised you are not getting many hits. I suspect your STATS are so strong there is propably not much to add.</p>

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<p>i thought my ECs were kinda weak for ivy leagues, whether or not my “USAMO qualifier” was considered. thanks for recommending me ivy leagues. Your advice relieved me pretty much.</p>

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<p>your ECs are fine, There is nothing like IVY caliber ECs. Your strengths are your SAT2 scores and AP scores. They are very, very good. Your GPA is good and your ACT score is also competetive. There is really no weakness in your application.</p>

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<p>USAMO is a very big deal and will help you a bunch along with Siemens. I guess you could try Intel STS but other than that I can’t offer any suggestions.</p>