Would appreciate any thoughts (Rate my Chances)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>General Info:
• I go to a public school that's known for churning out really smart kids.
• My school was founded 8 years ago and has since only gotten two kids into Harvard.
• Family Income 90-100k
• I live in north eastern ‘murica.</p>

<p>Awards:
• Bank of America Student Leader
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• National Merit Semi Finalist</p>

<p>List (in order of interest):
• Harvard (Early Action)
• UPenn
• Yale
• Columbia
• Dartmouth
This isn’t an exhaustive list, it’s just the school’s I’m wondering about my chances for.
Listed Major: Chemistry</p>

<p>GPA:
• Unweighted 4.0
• Weighted 4.73
o It should be 4.76, but the county made a mistake they’re not willing to rectify. One of my teacher recommendations addresses this.</p>

<p>Rank: 12th out of 300</p>

<p>SAT I:
• 800CR, 760M, 660W = 2220 first go around (7 essay)
• 800CR, 750M, 740W = 2290 second time (8 essay)
• (2300 super)
• PSAT 230</p>

<p>Advanced Placement:
• Sophomore
o US Government and Politics (5)
• Junior
o Biology (5)
o Chemistry (5)
o Calculus AB (5)
o English Language (5)</p>

<p>Subject Tests:
• Math 2 (800)
• Chemistry (750)
• Just took Physics on 10/6 (~800)
• Just took Bio on 10/6 (~780)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course load:
• World History AP
• Calc BC AP
• Physics Mechanics AP
• English Lit AP
• Theatre 1
• Spanish 4
• Outside internship at a laboratory</p>

<p>ExtraCurric and Comm. Serv.:
• Founder, President and CEO of a 501(c)3 community service oriented nonprofit (12)
• F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Founder and Team Leader (team leader 9,10,11,12)
• President of Science National Honor Society (member 11, president 12)
• Math Team (member 10,11,12)
• Competitive Swim Team, not affiliated with school (10,12)
• National Honor Society (member 11,12)
• Intern at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (12)
• Intern at Hospital (11)
• Community Service 3hrs/wk with two different organizations (been doing it since I was 12)
• Mentor Middle School robotics teams</p>

<p>Work Experience
• Intern at Teach For America (12)
o 35hrs/wk, 9 wks</p>

<p>Essays: lets assume they’re decent</p>

<p>Recommendations:
• 1 great teacher rec
• 1 decent teacher rec
• 1 great counselor rec
• 1 good rec from Harvard alum (wrote two copies of rec, one for Harvard and one generic)
• 1 good rec from manager @ teach for america</p>

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<p>Hi
I think you have a pretty good chance to all of these school but you have to be aware that those schools are somehow unpredictable, since the competitiveness is so high. I would suggest you have one or two safety school. Other than that Good Luck :))))</p>

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<p>I think you have pretty good chance looking at your academics & ECs. Just make sure you also have a GREAT essay and definitely apply to non-Ivy schools as safeties.</p>