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What are my chances at places like Princeton, Harvard, and Columbia? All the other Ivies?

SAT:
780 m / 710 v -- 1490 total
SAT II:
US Hist - 740, Math IIc - 800, Writing - 720

GPA:
Weighted: 4.92, Unweighted: 3.98

* Full IB Program - basically 6 AP-equivalent courses each semester

EC's:

- 4 years on varsity tennis
- Year-long internship at National Institute of Mental Health doing linear algebra data sorting
- Summer program @ Brown studying higher level thinking processes and psychology.
- Web design for a local realtor, several of my own websites, and webmaster for a local religious institution.
- Vice President and co-founder of the Stock Club at my school.
- Worked in the career center @ my school filing records.
- Organized a tutoring program for elementary school students.
- Organized a computer programming tutoring program one summer for underpriveleged children.
- National Honor Society - did community service
- Taught tennis at local school during summer.

Recs and Other:

- 3 Great Recommendations from a math teacher, an english teacher, and a psychology teacher.

- Legacy at Harvard and UPenn

- I have 4 relatives going to Harvard currently -- does this help at all? Should I get recommendations or something?

By Nathaniel on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 08:50 pm: Edit

please someone respond please

By Pat57575 (Pat57575) on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 09:02 pm: Edit

75% with legacy

By Nathaniel on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 09:07 pm: Edit

hey pat, thanx for the response

do you mean I have a 75% chance at Harvard or simply one of the Ivies?

By Pat57575 (Pat57575) on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 09:44 pm: Edit

ya, I'd guess 75% at harvard or penn and more like 50-60% at the others... don't take my word for it though

By bump on Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 02:42 pm: Edit

bump

By bump on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 09:09 pm: Edit

bump

By bump on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 01:13 am: Edit

bump

By aa on Monday, January 27, 2003 - 11:44 pm: Edit

what major are you going for?

By JerseyGuy on Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 06:23 pm: Edit

Specifically, which of your activities will you attempt to focus on for your 'hook'?