A Different Kind of Chance Thread: Predictions 2.0

<p>So I fairly enjoyed Studious Maximus' new format, and I believe that it might be a better way to continue doing these threads. However, his stats were perfect and he was applying to schools that reject even the best. I am not perfect. Here, I will post my stats, as well as mid range sat scores for each school to speed up the process of chancing.
As before, the rules:</p>

<p>1) For each school I list, you must choose "Accepted," "Waitlisted," or "Rejected." Do not choose "Deferred" for early schools; predict what you think the final result will be.</p>

<p>2) Once I receive all of my results, I'll post them here. You will receive 1 point for a correct response and 0 points for an incorrect response. Whoever gets the most points wins.</p>

<p>3) Only initial results matter. If I'm waitlisted and later accepted at a school, the outcome is still "Waitlisted."</p>

<p>4) Feel free to be as harsh or as generous as you'd like. If you think your best shot at winning involves predicting that I'll be rejected from every school, go right ahead!</p>

<p>OBJECTIVE:
• GPA: 5.00/6 Weighted(+1 for honors, +2 for AP), 3.96 UW
• Class Rank: 10/561
• SAT scores: 2330 (800 writing, 770 math, 760 reading). The 800 W is from a retake.
• SAT II: Math 2: 790 Physics: 720 Spanish w/ listening: 770
• ACT: 34 composite (34 English, 34 Math, 35 Reading, 31 Science, 10 Writing)
• APs: Spanish Language, 5. English Language, 4. Statistics, 4.
• Classes this year:
AP Human Geography, AP US History, AP Computer Science, Honors Wind Ensemble, _ AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, AP Calculus AB/BC</p>

<p>• SUBJECTIVE
- Tennis team, four years- JV 9, Varsity 10-12, co-captain 12
- Interact Club- Interclub Council Representative, general contributor. I have helped guide it into becoming the largest one in North America. Interact is affiliated with Rotary; we have kept a battered women’s shelter in Peru since my sophomore year.
- I have been in a Spanish Immersion program since kindergarten, so I am fluent.
- National Spanish Honor Society- President
- National Honor Society
- National Math Honor Society
- National Science Honor Society
- National English Honor Society.
- Tri- M Music Honor Society
- Wind Ensemble: Lead tenor saxophone player in the band for four years, and have made first alternate for All- District band, 9-11.
- Tennis practice- 10 hrs/week, 9-11
- Tae Kwon Do- 6 years, Second Dan Black Belt
- National Merit Semifinalist or Higher, TBD.
- Junior Marshal
- Spanish Civilization and Culture Award
- AP Scholar
- A Honor Rolls and stuff, with 1 A/B Honor Roll.</p>

<p>• Employment
- Baker/ busboy, 9
- Catering- infrequent butler, 9-12
- Democratic National Convention hospitality ambassador, 3 weeks
- Paid internship with green engineering firm. 2 months of working in a landfill, 78 hours/week</p>

<p>• Essays- teachers and a college professor have raved. Apparently I am an outstanding writer. CA Essay was about a change in outlook on the landfill internship.
• Teacher Recs- One fairly good, one not-so-hot
• Counselor Rec- Above average
• Additional Rec- I submitted an employer one, and I am told that it is short but reveals some positive qualities.</p>

<p>OTHER STUFF
• State (if domestic applicant): NC
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 100-150k
• Hooks: None
• Where I'm applying: all engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.</p>

<ul>
<li> Carnegie Mellon (1970-2260)</li>
<li> Duke University (2020-2300)</li>
<li> Olin College of Engineering (2100-2320)</li>
<li> Northeastern (1890-2170)</li>
<li> Princeton (2120-2390)</li>
<li> NC State (1600-1890)</li>
<li> UNC Chapel Hill (1790-2090)</li>
</ul>

<p>If there is one thing people on the internet love doing more than throwing out insults meant to injure, it's beating everyone else in any competition of any sort. Let the games begin!</p>

<p>CM: Waitlist
Duke: Accepted
Olin: Accepted
Northeastern: Accepted
Princeton: Rejected
NC State: Accepted
UNC CH: Accepted</p>

<p>CM: Accepted
Duke: Accepted
Olin: Waitlist
Northeastern: Accepted
Princeton: Rejected
NC State: Accepted
UNC CH: Accepted</p>

<p>CMU: Accepted
Duke: Waitlisted
Olin: Accepted
Northeastern: Accepted
Princeton: Rejected
NC State: Accepted
UNC CH: Accepted</p>

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<p>CM: Accepted
Duke: Waitlisted
Olin: Waitlist
NE: Accepted
Princeton: Rejected
NC State: Accepted
UNC: Accepted</p>

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<p>Got into NC State; that’s one for everybody- kind of a freebie.</p>

<p>CM: Accepted
Duke: Accepted
Olin: Accepted
Northeastern: Accepted
Princeton: Accepted
NC State: Accepted
UNC CH: Accepted</p>

<p>Got into Northeastern! One more freebie for everybody.</p>

<p>It has been a while, but I promised I would post results as they came in, so:
Rejected from Olin College of Engineering.</p>

<p>CMU: Accepted
Duke: Rejected
Olin: Rejected
Northeastern: Accepted
Princeton: Rejected
NC State: Accepted
UNC CH: Accepted</p>

<p>Accepted, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. One more for everyone. The schools that caused a greater disparity among predictions release decisions in the next 1.5 months, so I’ll be back the 27th for Princeton.</p>

<p>Just so you know, you can’t just add the 25-75 percentiles for the 3 section scores to get the composite range. The composites are different than what you listed.</p>

<p>@DukeHopeful2014 any update?</p>

<p>Yes, I do suppose I have an update.
All totaled, everything:

  • Carnegie Mellon -Waitlisted
  • Duke University -Waitlisted
  • Olin College of Engineering- Rejected
  • Northeastern -Accepted
  • Princeton -Waitlisted
  • NC State -Accepted
  • UNC Chapel Hill -Accepted</p>

<p>I was definitely not expecting that. I was waitlisted at three great schools, and I suppose I should be happy, but I’m not terribly optimistic.</p>

<p>We have a four way tie! I applied to seven schools; of those, 3 were easy guesses. From CMU, Duke, Olin, and Princeton, each winner only guessed one of the outcomes correctly. If someone was to do this again next year, it might be more entertaining if the school list included more Ivy League schools and if the applicant was a tad more competitive; also, this would have been better had I applied to more schools.
A small degree of congratulations is in order for Girlygirl22, tommynine9, Buggie111, and AmaranthineD for getting 1/4 guesses correct.</p>