Can I get in to a top university (Princeton, Harvard, Brown, UPenn, etc.)?

Hey everyone looking for a little help here. Out of our school's 100 scale for GPA, I have around a 102. I am involved in Key Club, Film Club, Bowling, Academic Quiz Bowl, Tennis, and Baseball. I am in all Honors and AP classes in my school, and I am a junior. I expect to have good scores on my SAT and SAT II's that I will take. If I do good on the SAT's, will I be able to get into a top university like Princeton, Harvard, Brown, or others?

Can I get in to a top university (Princeton, Harvard, Brown, UPenn, etc.)?
The Ivy League schools look for top students with top grades in all academic cores such as English, History, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and better choices of electives during the high school experience.





They also look for well rounded students with a balanced appreciation of academics and social and environmental activities proven by both good grades and good participation in community service.





While standardized testing is very important a lower yet respectable score with superior academic record and community involvement will get you in better than superior scores with average community involvement.





Are you tutoring others in your school? Are you volunteering at a drop in literacy center? Are you working with the homeless or volunteering as a friendly visitor at a nursing home?





I applied to several and managed to get into Penn by the hair on my chin due to having volunteered since age 14 at a children's hospital in Philadelphia working with children having been through amputation. My SAT was good but not that hot however my grades in the core academic areas were great and my community service superior.





Being a freshman at Penn isn't as difficult as I thought and others have told me that Penn isn't any more difficult than Temple or Drexel or this school or that school. It's just getting in that's tough. It is very expensive. I am thinking of possibly transferring to a less expensive school.





Good Luck
Reply:maybe. these things arent predictable
Reply:Your college application essays have gotta be good too. And with what you've provided, you have a good chance. Things like this aren't guaranteed though. G'luck
Reply:Probably. I advise having something that stands out though, something you feel passionately for, something you can stick to. Good luck!
Reply:For those type of schools, you really need good good good scores on Sat and Sat 2 and good grades in school and a great admissions essay. I had a GPA of 4.8, got a 2300 on sat and 800 on my sat 2 and didnt make it into Harvard. But i made it into Stanford, Yale, and Berkeley. If you have any other quesitons feel free to contact me at: sweetcrimsonrose@att.net
Reply:SURE!!!!!!!!!!,If your exams come out well those schoolS should be the schools to aim for.


GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=P
Reply:yea prolly hun good luck ur smart haha
Reply:Sounds like you are on the right track. These schools are very competitive, so you'll want to do stuff that's really going to stand apart from others. For sure you need top grades, and then solid extra curricular activities. If you have a special interest, really, really push that. For example, if you want think you want to be a lawyer, do mock trial, and get a job in the summer making copies at a law firm or something like that.


My husband went to Harvard, everyone told him 'good luck buddy, no one gets into those schools' and he did it so keep at it, you can do it! Good luck!
Reply:SATs will help. the 102 and activities will help more , being in with someone who went there or knowing someone on the inside at one will help= or if you get some scholarship for you race, income, or for track of major studied,- that could be a boost.