getting into an ivy league?

Question

gpa=3.50
done around 60 community service hrs
captain of varsity cricket team
captain of jv vball team
havent taken sat/act yet...
represented kenya u-19 in cricket
environmental club president
on practice acts i got around 33
any additional details needed?
and
what are my chacnes of getting into
mit
harvard
u rochester
caltech
u cal berkley
columbia
yale
dartmouth
stanford
harvey mudd
u michigan
u illinios at urbana, champaign

additional details:
also in the varsity soccer and varsity field hockey teams
and all my 7 courses are IB courses with 4 at higher level...
on a scale of 1-10 could i get a rough idea of my chances of getting into those colleges and
- rose hulman institute of tech
- cooper
- harvey mudd

Answer 1

hard to say. All the things you've listed are important, but there are other factors, not least of which is the interview. If all you want is an "Ivy League" tag on your education, nobody's going to be particularly impressed, and you'll have to compete with everybody else straight-up. But if you really want to go to a particular school, and can tell them why, they're much more likely to cut you some slack. Good luck!
Also, Doddlestuff has a good point - no matter where you start, if you show you can handle the work and are likely to finish school, many if not most schools will be happy to consider you as a transfer-in if they have room in the class.

Answer 2

I have been to Princeton's info sessions, and they tell you that anyone who has an outstanding record has a chance of not getting picked. In other words, if you scored a perfect on the SAT and/or ACT, there is no guarantee that the college will accept you. Of course, this is what I heard, but I really have no idea what your chances are. Sorry to be of no real help, but I suggest taking AP courses, as colleges like to see that.

Answer 3

Honestly, a 3.5 won't cut it alone. But since you have alot of activites it shows you got the 3.5 while balancing alot. I think that it will really all depend on the SAT/ACT score. Unless you plan to play sports there, I'm not sure that it will help much.

Answer 4

As a freshman, I don't know. However, the professors I worked for suggested that students do their freshman year elsewhere, keep their grades up and then TRANSFER to the school of their choice for sophomore or junior year. All 6 who did that got into the school they wanted including Yale, Columbia, Stanford, and a couple of others.

So consider that if you can't get into your school of choice for Freshman year.