Williams, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would like to know my chances as far as the very top go.</p>

<p>Prospective major: Political Science/Econ</p>

<p>White male from competitive public school in Southern California</p>

<p>SAT: 2330 (800 Verbal, 730 Math, 800 Writing)
SAT II's: 790 Math IIc, 790 World History, 800 Physics
GPA: 3.97uw, toughest courseload, ranked #2/490
AP scores: 5's on US Gov, Comp Gov, Biology, World Hist, Euro Hist; 4 on Physics</p>

<p>EC's:
Highly, highly involved in JSA
Varsity debate team
local youth advisory board for congressman
Spent last summer registering voters
Canvassed neighborhoods for local candidates
president of Young Democrats, AEIOU (political-action club)
Vice President in STAR, Federation of Muslims and Jews, a couple other clubs
Principal's Advisory Council
Swimming, water polo (JV)
Teacher Aide (several days a week) at local congregation
work with the Anti-Defamation League</p>

<p>Awards, Etc.
Harry Kirsch Prize
UN Essay Contest Winner
Governor's Scholarship Award winner
a couple of other minor ones</p>

<p>These are the schools I'm interested in: Yale (EA), Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst</p>

<p>I'm also throwing around S or H EA. Which one would I have the best chance at getting in to?</p>

<p>I will, of course, add safety and match schools once I decide what they will be. </p>

<p>How do my chances look? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Honestly, you need more match schools. All the schools on your list are reaches or matches.
Your chances are literally being eaten away by a lack of spectacular EC's. In order to have a shot at Harvard, for example, you need to have something far beyond Governor's scholars or President of so and so club. </p>

<p>Yale (EA):High Reach x<10%
Harvard: High Reach x<10%
Princeton: Reach x<15%
Stanford: Reach x<20%
Columbia: Match/Reach<br>
Dartmouth: Match/Reach<br>
Williams: Match
Amherst: Match/Reach</p>

<p>Since you're from California, I dont know why you aren't thinking of some of the public top-tier schools such as UC Berkeley or Ucla, which WILL be matches/safeties. Even for those schools, your chance is not 100% assured. You probably have a 90% chance into either. Only a school like UCSD will be a safety.</p>