Do I Have A Chance At Any Of The Ivy League Colleges?? Please Look?


Hi, I’m a senior in high school and am in the midst of the application process since Christmas break has begun. I’m just wondering if I should even bother applying to any ivy leagues. My mother is a graduate of columbia university and went to juilliard music school while my dad went to university of illinois and then to georgetown medical. they both encourage me to apply to all the colleges, but after looking at the ivy league student profiles, i don’t think i stand a chance:
I’m asian and have lived in Korea and attended my first three years of high school in germany..over there, i would have graduated top 1% but after moving to florida and due to their different grading system, i’m about top 10% here.
GPA: 4.3 weighted…3.9999 unweighted (i have one B?)
only 3 AP’s but i’m in all dual enrollment courses at the local college now.
SAT’s…reading 710
math 660
writing 680
I understand that they aren’t that great, but it’s too late to take them again.
SAT 2: chemistry: 630
math 1: 660
I was on the swim team for 2 years in germany (varsity), on the JROTC drill team, was kitty hawk (jrotc honors society) president, german honors society president, member of NHS, treasurer/secretary for MUN, did spring track and field, and attended summer and winter camps for swimming in austria for 2 years in a row…
And I volunteered as a red cross at the local hospital and currently am volunteering at the library..
I have pretty good teacher recommendations, including one from my counselor.
My chances are pretty low right? Should I even both applying to any Ivy Leagues?
I’m also applying to Bryn Mawr, Smith, Wellesley, and Barnard becaue i think i have a chance at the seven sisters…if i write a good essay of course….and I am also applying to University of Miami and University of Florida which are much cheaper since i get a scholarship (bright futures) for florida colleges.
Sorry, if you can give me some suggestions, i’d appreciate it VERY much.

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    Jimmy K Says:
    October 20th, 2009 at 12:41 am

    Your GPA is outstanding but your SAT scores seem quite low for Ivy League colleges. I suggest looking into some of the elite colleges that are SAT optional like Bowdoin, Wake Forest, College of the Holy Cross.

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    KK [is quite feisty] Says:
    October 20th, 2009 at 12:41 am

    Along with being ridiculously overpriced, you do realize that the Ivies are painfully overrated right?
    You can receive the same high quality education in a much cheaper state school as an Ivy.

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