<p>Really? Princeton? I thought Harvard had the best sciences/ research opportunities…am I wrong?</p>
<p>& I want to compare financial aid packages, so ED won’t work.</p>
<p>Also, I’m only applying to one safety…in-state & I’m a legacy. & 70% acceptance rate. :)</p>
<p>You have as good a chance as anyone at any of these 3 colleges. I say don’t mess up your essay and cross your fingers. Also, I’m pretty sure Princeton only has RD. Check me on that.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>Princeton is offering SCEA again starting this year (along with Harvard).</p>
<p>Princeton is generally regarded as having a larger focus on undergraduate programs. At the graduate level, yes, I’d agree that Harvard has more research and academic opportunities, but not at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>The only thing that bothers me about Princeton is the fact that I can only get a certificate for neuroscience… 
Harvard has the concentration program for it & a science neuroscience research program, as well.<br>
I still need to research the neuroscience opportunities that Yale offers.</p>
<p>As previously stated, you are fairly strong in all areas…except, have you actually gotten those scores? Or are they all projections? Either way, your EC’s are slightly lackluster. Really work on those essays…be sure to use lots of symbolism and not only talk about your growth from these activities, but what you intend to do in the future–it sounds like you may have done this to some extent already. Remember, these schools intend to foster careers and produce successful alum…you want to show your potential to be that :)</p>
<p>Anyways, best wishes, and thanks so much for the chance!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, Brownford! Good luck to you, too! :)</p>
<p>Hmmm…so founding a summer camp to teach kids about the multifarious cultures of the world and also a school club to get the middle-schoolers interested in the sciences, provide science tutoring, free lectures by professionals, etc. aren’t counted as good enough EC’s? I’m aware that it’s not the most amazing list, but it follows my passions…isn’t that what great EC’s are supposed to be about? Please help me understand what I’m doing wrong :)</p>
<p>I think you have as good of a shot at anybody at these schools but, with HY&P you never know! you look like a good candidate for these schools though! I am not too familiar with the specific programs at these schools but i am certain that they have very competitive programs that will prepare you well for medical school.</p>
<p>Thank you, JennyS :)</p>
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That’s not a hook (or even close to it), but it is pretty respectable. Also, make sure you send abstracts of your research to the colleges you apply to- it should help a good amount. </p>
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Ermm, 1 acceptance to an Ivy caliber school isn’t quite what I’d consider competitive/pretty competitive, assuming student college matriculation directly correlates with the competitiveness of the school, which, generally speaking, it does.</p>
<p>^This thread is almost a year old and no longer relevant. OP ended up choosing between University of Tennessee as a Haslam Scholar, Emory, and Vanderbilt. Not sure what she ended up choosing though…Goes to show you that things can change a lot, especially with the acceptance rates at places like HYP.</p>
<p>Bluedog,</p>
<p>I was reading this and was also surprised that it was almost a year old. What struck me, though, was the OPs optimism about getting into HYP and how typical this is on CC. So discouraging for so many highly qualified students that they assume they will be able to get into these very competitive ivy schools and it’s not even an option for them.</p>