Getting into an ivy league college.?

i want to go to an ivy league college. im a freshman in HS and want to be a pediatric oncologist (cancer) and i would say im well rounded. i play violin, play 2 highschool sports (bball and fastpitch), and i am taking honors worlds studies and advanced math. i do lots of volunteer work in hospital related areas.I am planning on taking IB bio and chem and some other classes in a community college nearby. I have an average GPA of 3.75-8. do i have a good chance to get into an IVY school if i keep this up till senior year? and have good sat scores?

Getting into an ivy league college.?
Competition for admission to ivy league schools is already fierce; this year, for example, Columbia's acceptance rate was about 9%.





To make matters worse, it is estimated that the amount of graduating high school seniors will increase each year for the next decade, and unfortunately for them, college acceptance rates will remain roughly the same as they always have been. Essentially, the number of college applicants will continue to increase - especially to the well known "ivy schools" - but slots will remain limited, making it harder than ever before to be one of the few accepted students.





This does not mean that you shouldn't set your sights very high when choosing colleges. However, rather than focusing solely on the ivy league schools, it would be wise to choose several "match" schools - colleges you like and would most likely be accepted to.





The ivy schools, on the other hand, are "reach" schools - there is virtually no guarantee that you will be accepted to any one of them, because your fellow applicants will have equally high test scores, extracurricular activities, and grades. It isn't fair that not all qualified applicants will be offered admission, but unfortunately, that is the way it works.





I would recommend continuing your current activities, as long as you don't get so overwhelmed that your grades begin to suffer. If you hope to go to an ivy league school, you surely know by now that they are fiercely competitive, and your goal as an applicant is to stand out from the crowd. The best you can do is earn good grades, demonstrate a passion for something via extracurriculars and volunteer work, acquire good references, and write a powerful admissions essay (very important). Should you accomplish all that, you should be on the right track.





Lastly, you should consider that just because the ivies have the reputation of being ultra-prestigious colleges, there are many other equally prestigious universities you should consider. I'd advise you to check out US News' college rankings to get an idea of what other academically challenging schools are out there.





http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college...





Good luck!
Reply:You sound amazing. . .unfortunately there are also thousands of other equally amazing students applying to these ivy league schools. I don't mean to sound discouraging, but to be realistic.





No one has a *good* chance (unless you have a family member who's donated *a lot* of money to the school), but you do have a chance and you can improve your chances by continuing to do what you're doing until your senior year.





For example, Harvard has dropped to a 9% admissions rate!


http://www.boston.com/news/education/hig...





You can see other low acceptance rate (at ivy leagues and other) here:


http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college...





http://www.boston.com/news/education/hig...





If you don't get accepted, don't take it personally. Unfortunately, it can be somewhat random and a crap-shoot on which schools accept you and which don't on a number of factors that you have no way of anticipating. Be sure to write an great essay which catches the admissions committee eyes. Recommendations can all start to look the same so be sure to select not only the people who can give you the best recommendation, but will be viewed more favorably in the the academic community.





Best of luck!