What are my chances of getting into these schools? (please only serious answers)?
Here is the list of schools that I am applying to;
Brown
Cornell
Duke
Johns Hopkins
UPenn
UCLA
CAL
UCSD
Stanford
UNC- Chappel Hill
Tufts
Here are my stats;
I live in Massachusetts
i will most likely be top 4 in a class of 300
SAT’s – 2100 but am retaking them twice more and shooting for 2250
Going to take SAT subjects in math 2, bio, and chem
captain of 3 varsity sports (golf, winter track, spring track)
Nationally ranked and top in state in hurdles and 4×200
top runner in conference ( one of the top conferences in the state)
Nationals honor society member
raised over $3000 single handedly for the american cancer society
started an anual cancer walk- raised $2000
coaching a special olympics team (high school level)
voulenteered at numerous food pantries, hospitals, summer camps, and at my golf course (hundreds of hours total)
started a science fair at my middle school
international science fair finalist (san jose, CA)
highest scoring science fair project in region
math team captain
science olympiad founder/captain/finalist
science club president
worked at a golf course for 3 years
voulenteered as a golf instructor for young kids at my course
mentored by an orthopedic surgeon (what i want to be)
iterned at a naval underwater warfare base and built an underwater robot
peer leadership president
peer tutor
big buddy (mentor for the lower classmen)
i took senior physics as a sophomore and senior ap bio as a junior
8 ap classes and all the rest were highest honors
gpa hasnt been released yet but i have gotten all a’s and 1 b in all of highschool
please tell me what u think my chances are at these schools… i would really appreciate all serious answers. And i know that you really cant predict but any feedback would be appreciated.
thank you very much : )
ps. My top schools are Stanford and Duke
I’d say you have a very good chance, especially if you get your SAT up a little…with all your AP classes and presumed advanced math classes, I’m surprised you didn’t score higher…regardless a very impressive resume…good luck
p.s. Cornell is a great experience…
Come on, man. You’re not really worried about whether you can make it into any of these schools, are you? Your application’s gonna look awesome to all of them. But I would seriously consider adding Tufts to your short list. You’re already in MA, and it’s a great school.
Honestly, you’re just an average student to the above schools.
It is going to be almost impossible for you to get into Stanford or any of the Ivy Leagues.
Some kid in my grade, whose unweighted GPA was a 3.98 (he got 1 A- in his entire high school career) and whose weighted was around a 4.7ish and a 2350 on his SATs, was captain of the debate team and a lot of other different ECs was rejected from Stanford and Penn and was waitlisted at Brown.
You can probably get into UCLA, Cal, UCSD, and maybe Tufts.
It is going to be harder to get into John Hopkins, Duke, and UNC – Chapel Hill
Whatever school you go to, you will be happy at.
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take a look at the out of state student population at all of the California State schools. they accept very few out of state students. You are going to have to pay an application fee to each school you apply to. Can you afford it? I would drop the CA schools if you can not.
And think about getting to these schools and back home for breaks. Once again money, but time also. From CA you are spending an entire day getting home. My son had only thursday/fridaysaturday/sunday off for Thanksgiving. we could not get him home for turkey dinner. Trust me, flying back and forth gets old very quick.
And as great as your transcripts is, you should apply to at least a few safety school. Realize that your competition at these schools are going to have transcripts as good as yours.