Do I have any shot at being accepted to an ivy league caliber school?

nope.

lol, I was hoping for a little more than that but, Ok.

yep

well at least i like that answer a little more than the last one...

Maybe

Scores are bad, GPA is bad. Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia will definitely not recruit you with your times. You have a smaller shot at the other four if the coach has a weak recruiting class and is interested in your 1600 time.

thanks man, Iwasnt so sure when I asked but now i think ive got a pretty good idea where im at

The 4:18 might help you out but with those scores and GPA I wouldn't be able to get you into my school. (ranked around 30th academically in the country) So unless some of the IVY track programs have significant pull in admissions it might be tough.

Did you want the truth or did you just want an answer to make you hopeful?

Here is the truth: You are not likely to get in. Why?

Usually need SAT score of 2200 to be on the lower end of consideration.

You don't necessarily need straight A's, but your GPA would be way too low.

You haven't shown by your AP test scores that you would actually perform well in college. Some Ivy League schools, like Dartmouth, won't even take your AP credits, and still others will only accept a 5.

Your ACT score would also probably be on the lower end as well.

Nothing you have stands out. I am sure you could get by if your ACT scores were lower and everything else was outstanding. The reality is, Ivy League schools accept only between 5-10% of applicants generally, and you would not be anywhere near the top of applicants based on what you have shown.

That said, you never know until you try.

Ok, and yes I do truly appreciate the honest reply.

Or you might die poor and lonely

The last 4 you have a realistic shot at, especially if you write outstanding essays and improve your times. Go for it.

You don't need a 2200 for some of the lower tier Ivies. Cornell's 25-75th percentile is 1935/2250. His GPA is pretty bad for any of these schools though, and the scores, while in the accepted range, are not helping his resume.

good graph links for ACT/SAT scores and GPA with acceptance and denials for each school.

Seems like my stats would match some of the people accepted at cornell, brown, penn, and columbia, but maybe they had some special talent?

Maybe some very good div 3 schools, particularly because of the running, and it wouldn't hurt at all to get your track times down closer to 4:10, which would open up a lot more div 1 schools to you, though it may well come too late to help with admissions. Basically, the negative side is that you aren't likely to get into any ivies, but on the positive side, you should have a decent shot at getting into the vast majority of selective schools.

Ivy League Hopeful wrote:

maybe they had some special talent?

Not necessarily special talent: knowing the right people is pretty helpful. Do you know what you want to major in? See if you can set up a meeting with the head of the department for an interview instead of with some random admissions officer or alum. Some may not be willing to do this, but all of the heads of the departments I applied to where very friendly and encouraged students to do this (looking at your department's website is a must, both for tips like this and general info for your essay). If you're actually motivated to go to one of these schools, really look into what research opportunities (or if you're not a STEM guy, the equivalent) the school offers and talk to them about these and include this in your essays. My scores weren't fantastic: my gpa was similar to your progression (although my SAT was higher), but I still got into 2 of the 3 I applied to and am fairly certain this helped.

Don't think so bro. Sorry.

You've left out some very important demographic information about yourself.