5 Ivies+ MIT, JHU, CMU, NYU, Tufts, Northeastern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok, I'm just going to do this.</p>

<p>Applying to:
Harvard (SCEA), Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell, MIT
Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Barnard, Tufts
Northeastern, Drexel (Rolling), SUNY Stony Brook</p>

<p>Female, Northeast, Asian</p>

<p>GPA: 4.26/4.50, UW, "A" average on schools GPA system
SAT: 2290 (800 CR, 790 W, 700 M)
SAT II: Biology M 740, Chemistry 740
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<p>Relevant English and History classes:
AP European History, IB History HL, IB English HL
Orchestra</p>

<p>Relevant Science and Math classes:
IB Physics SL, IB Biology SL, IB Math SL, AP Calculus AB, Science Research</p>

<p>Toughest curriculum at my school, except not full IB because of scheduling problems.</p>

<p>ECs:
Research: 3 years original research, in competitions for 2nd time this year, won 2 awards last year (regional), first student from school to compete this much</p>

<p>-Lit Mag (9-12): Editor-in-Chief 10-12, helped find new adviser and keep after budget cuts
-Newspaper (9 - 12): Writer 9-12, Editor 10-12, Layout Editor 12, actively involved
-"Disease" Foundation (10-12): personal connection, only teen in all-adult group, helped plan main events, involved in outreach program, raised money
-Nursing home (9-10): 60 hours
-Model United Nations (9-12): committee awards, committe chair in school conference
-Poems published in local newspaper (2009, 2010)
-Peer Mentor Club (9, 11): Tutoring 8th grade students in Science, Tutoring 10th grade student in Biology and Geometry
-Music: Violin (High School Orchestra; State Music Award), Piano
-Private Swim Team (7 – 10): Captain's award
-Math Olympiads (6 - 12): Currently in Top 5 students competing in school</p>

<p>Letters of Rec: My guidance counselor said they were "excellent", 1) from school science research adviser and 2) adviser for lit mag + newspaper/11th grade teacher
Essays: Pretty good, original. Former admissions officer friend read my common app essay and really liked it.</p>

<p>Chances?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>TBH, I’m not too optimistic about your chances at HYC&UPenn, the SAT-I&II scores are a bit low, especially for an Asian applicant, and while your EC’s are strong, I’m not too sure they’ll save you. Then again, if your essays are as good as you say, you may very well get in, at the Ivies, it’s a crapshoot.</p>

<p>Strong chances/10 at the other schools though.</p>

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<p>If you are applying to MIT you need to take either Math Level I or II.</p>

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<p>Yes, I took the SAT Math II and am waiting for my results tomorrow. (Ahh!)</p>

<p>I’ve been wondering about this: Does it look like my school has grade deflation? I don’t think so, because it’s an IB school and the classes are honestly very hard, but what does it look like?</p>

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<p>Harvard (SCEA), Yale, Columbia, UPenn, MIT, Johns Hopkins: Reach</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Tufts: Solid chances</p>

<p>Don’t know much about other colleges.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins is a reach? I thought it was a match! Who knows, maybe my research will help there</p>

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<p>Just found out I got a 740 on the SAT 2 Math II. Ughhh. It’s a looong story. Should I even bother to apply to MIT?</p>

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<p>You are a STEM female so it will boost your chances.
Apply to MIT, 0% chance if you don’t apply.</p>

<p>“Johns Hopkins is a reach?”
Strange, isn’t it?</p>

<p>I had VERY HIGH NUMBERS and I was very surprised when I was waitlisted from JHU.</p>

<p>Good luck to you. You will get into some great colleges.</p>

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<p>STEM female, didn’t think about that. </p>

<p>“0% chance if you don’t apply.”
That’s basically why I’m applying - its’ my one chance, I should take it</p>

<p>Oh, I really really like Johns Hopkins. I really really hope I get in.
@20more = That’s scary that you didn’t get in.
I applied to Biomedical Engineering, so its that much more unlikely. I could possibly get into JHU but not into BME though.</p>

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<p>Harvard (SCEA), Yale, Columbia, UPenn, MIT - Reach</p>

<p>Cornell, JHU - low reach</p>

<p>CMU - computer science - no, others yeas.</p>

<p>Tufts - syndrome</p>

<p>You should make it in others.</p>

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<p>For CMU, I’m not applying Computer science, but probably information technology.
Am I really a candidate for Tufts syndrome? I feel like my scores are too low for that.
@20more - Also, thank you for the last sentence of your post. That made a kinda crappy day feel a lot better</p>

<p>What about?</p>

<p>Georgetown, Bucknell (5 year business and engineering), Boston College</p>

<p>@texaspg - My mom doesn’t want me to apply far away. Carnegie Mellon is a big enough stretch. Do I have a chance at Chicago? I would apply if it made sense, but if it is just as competitive as the Ivies, I don’t want another “pointless” reach</p>

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<p>If you are in northeast, why aren’t you applying a bit further away where you will stand better chances? Rice, USC, Notre Dame, Duke, Chicago etc.</p>

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<p>I would say in at At least one ivy</p>

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<p>shameless bump!</p>

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<p>stressed out bump!
Also, I got into Drexel.</p>

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<p>Are you asking for FA?</p>

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<p>No, I’m not asking for FA.</p>

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<p>If you get into Harvard or get waitlisted, you probably have good chances at others.</p>

<p>I missed your answer about distance. Your mother may just need a longer umbilical cord. Colleges look for diversity of students. So you stand a better chance at higher ranked schools further away from home than closer to home. So Duke, Chicago Northwestern, Rice and USC might prefer you compared to schools that are all in NE.</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross and Lehigh.</p>

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<p>MIT and most Ivies expect 750+ on subject tests and SATI Math, especially if you are going for engineering/comp sci (I assume you are). For that reason I feel all of those schools are reaches or low reaches.</p>

<p>BUT you are a female which close to doubles your chances (i read somewhere that twice as many guys apply for engineering as girls)</p>

<p>SO all the ivies (and CMU SCS) would be high matches (I say 40% chance maximum). I think you’ll make it into JHU as well as every other university I didn’t mention :D.</p>