What are my chances at an Ivy League institution?

Question

This question is preferably for people who have actually been ACCEPTED into Ivy League schools!!!

GPA: 3.4 (3 honors/AP Classes)
SAT I: 2200 (the new one)
SAT II:
World History 800
U.S. History 750
Mathematics IC 780
AP Tests:
U.S. History 4
European History 4
World History 4
(AP Scholar)

- CAPT (State test) Scholar
- Law Society, President
- Hospital Volunteer
- Political Volunteer (CT Governor's Race 2006)
- Analyst for an exporting corporation in Cape Town, South Africa
- Wrestling Team
- Tennis Team
- Debate Club, Member
- School Newspaper columnist
- [ IQ: 145 just in case this somehow helps me :P ]

Thank you.

Answer 1

You definitely meet the SAT criteria. However, your GPA does not reflect your SAT score, and this can be a red flag for ivy league schools. They only really want people that are going to get the most elite grades possible and work their asses off.

However, your extraciricular and and volunteering might save you. It makes you seem well rounded and that, though you your grades were not perfect, you sacrificed them for something that is equally as good. Universities generally like that.

So I'd say it's worth applying. I can't guarantee entrance with that, but you do have a good chance if your application is done well.

Even with a 4.0 and 2400 you can't guarantee entrance. Generally there is some luck involved, but with a polished application, and assuming you apply to more than one you should probably get in.

Answer 2

I was accepted to several Ivies and top schools back in the day for undergrad. I was also rejected from a few, but found myself with some stellar choices. Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, Georgetown, Boston U., etc. were among my choices. Word of advice here-- once you get in to and attend a university, watch out for your grades. I let my grades slip too much in my undergraduate program, and it's affecting my graduate program choices (it sucks, to say the least!).

Admissions is really luck of the draw. You might get rejected, but someone with the same qualifications as you might get in.

But, first off, your essays will be essential here. Is the college a right fit? What makes you better then the other tens of thousands of people applying? They won't fall for gimmicks, so craft your essays carefully and honestly.

Second, when listing your extracurriculars, I would suggest listing only the ones you're a leader in. Being a member really doesn't impress anyone. List it with details and accomplishments, like "most read school newspaper columnist; managed publicity and doubled readership from x readers to xx readers in 1 year." Accomplishments, not titles, are key.

Apply to several backup schools that you know you can get into just in case.

Will you be taking the SAT I and II's again?

Answer 3

With a 2356 Sat score you may get into any college interior the country (inclusive of ivy league) you have countless extracurricular events, Im uncertain approximately your gpa do.yet to me you may get into any college

Answer 4

Everything is great, but Ive League Institutions may be looking for a higher GPA or/and higher amount of AP/Honor classes. Your extra cirriculurs are great! Good Luck!

Answer 5

Your recommendations better be from Jesus because you GPA shows a lack of conviction with regard to your studies. The extracurriculars may make or break the threshold.