A Little Experiment - My Chances...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,
I've been reading a lot of "What are my chances at so-and-so" and so I thought it would be interesting if I conducted a little experiment. I've already been accepted to a college and have been attending for one year. I'm wondering how accurate predictions on here are, so if anyone is interested, I would like you all to guess which colleges I was admitted to. The colleges I applied for are:
1. Marshall University (WV)
2. West Virginia University
3. University of Pittsburgh
4. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
5. Wake Forest University
6. Washington University in St. Louis
7. Duke University
8. Princeton University
9. Harvard College</p>

<p>For each one, guess whether I was a) rejected, b) wait-listed, c) accepted, or d) accepted with a non-need based scholarship.</p>

<p>After a while, I'll post where I really got in.</p>

<p>So here are my stats:
PERSONAL -
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese (US citizen)
Relatives: didn't attend or have associations with any of the colleges listed
Residence: West Virginia
Major: Biology</p>

<p>GENERAL -
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.6 or 4.7 something weighted (don't really remember) - APs and honors classes based on 5.0 scale
Class Rank: 4th out of 235
High School: public, 2nd best in the state (though for a state such as WV, it isn't saying that much)</p>

<p>TESTS -
SAT I (before the new SATs): 780 Verbal, 760 Math
SAT II: 790 Math IIC, 750 Literature, 770 Chemistry
ACT: 33
APs: 5 US History, 5 Calculus AB, 5 Computer Science AB, 5 Chemistry, 5 English Language</p>

<p>CLASSES -
Generally I took as many honors and AP classes as possible, with Calculus 2/3 from a nearby college and 4 more AP classes (+2 APs I was studying on my own) during Senior year; grades in all classes: A</p>

<p>ECs -
Quiz Bowl Team - 10th, 11th, & 12th
Forensics (public speaking) Team - 11th
Beta Club (honor/volunteering club) - 10th, 11th, & 12th
Junior Civitans (volunteering club) - 10th, 11th, & 12th; positions: secretary - 11th, public relations coordinator - 12th
Mu Alpha Theta - 12th
School Newspaper - 12th; positions: editor-in-cheif - 12th
Kanawha County Schools Youth Advisory Council - 12th
Playing the piano - 6 years</p>

<p>WORK -
Started a small online business with my dad selling coins from China and Chinese name translations - 4 years</p>

<p>AWARDS -
4th & 5th in After Dinner & Poetry at a Forensics tournament
4th Team at a Quiz Bowl tournament
1st Team Regional Math & Science Bowl tournament
4th Team State Math & Science Bowl tournament
3rd/5th, 7th/10th, and 21st/21st at County, Regional, and State Math Field Day (slashes represent 2 different years)
3rd in Math I at a Marshall University SCORES competition (I'm sure most of you have never heard of it)
2nd Local Chemistry Olympiad Test
Went to WV Governor's Honors Academy
Candidate for US Presidential Scholars Program
National Merit Finalist
AP Diploma & Scholar with Distinction
Graduating with Highest Honors
Green Cord at graduation for community service</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE -
Approximately 180 hours volunteering here and there (a lot of it through Junior Civitans & Beta Club); includes volunteering at the local science museum and hospital.</p>

<p>RECOMMENDATIONS -
Positive, but nothing out-of-the-ordinary.</p>

<p>ESSAYS -
Not a great essay writer, but not horrible either. Somewhere around mediocre.</p>

<p>Quite interested in how people will guess! :-). And, ask if you want clarifications on anything.</p>

<p>-L.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Marshall University (WV) - accepted</li>
<li>West Virginia University - accepted</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh - accepted</li>
<li>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - accepted</li>
<li>Wake Forest University - accepted</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis - accepted</li>
<li>Duke University - accepted</li>
<li>Princeton University - rejected</li>
<li>Harvard College - rejected</li>
</ol>

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<p>Accepted at all. Be sure to tell us which you chose!</p>

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<p>I agree...accepted at all.</p>

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<p>In for sure up to Duke and who knows at H and P, W. Virginia will help.</p>

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<p>accepted to all but princeton which was your first choice.</p>

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<p>In at all?</p>

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<ol>
<li>Marshall University (WV) - accepted w/scholarship</li>
<li>West Virginia University - accepted w/scholarship</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh - accepted w/scholarship</li>
<li>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - accepted</li>
<li>Wake Forest University - accepted</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis - accepted</li>
<li>Duke University - wait listed</li>
<li>Princeton University - rejected</li>
<li>Harvard College - wait listed</li>
</ol>

<p>Hm kind of random guesses?</p>

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<p>I concur with the above post ^^^</p>

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<p>Oops. I forgot to guess that you were offered merit money at Marshall, WVU, Pitt, UNC, and Wake Forest.</p>

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<p>Scholarships at Marshall, WVU, Pitt and Wake. I forgot to put that on my post too. Since there are no need based at Princeton and Harvard, those are easy to figure out!</p>

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<p>hmmmmm</p>

<p>waitlisted at one of H and P and rejected at the other, then in at all the rest</p>

<p>scholarship to WVU, marshall, and pitt</p>

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<ol>
<li>Marshall University (WV) - accepted w/ scholarship</li>
<li>West Virginia University - accepted w/ scholarship</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh - accepted</li>
<li>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - rejected</li>
<li>Wake Forest University - accepted</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis - wait listed</li>
<li>Duke University - wait listed</li>
<li>Princeton University - rejected</li>
<li>Harvard College - rejected</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li>Marshall University (WV) A </li>
<li>West Virginia University A</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh A</li>
<li>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill A</li>
<li>Wake Forest University A</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis A</li>
<li>Duke University A</li>
<li>Princeton University R</li>
<li>Harvard College A</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li>Marshall University (WV) - scholarship</li>
<li>West Virginia University - scholarship</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh - scholarship</li>
<li>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - accepted partial scholarship</li>
<li>Wake Forest University - partial scholarship</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis - waitlisted (they know you arent coming)</li>
<li>Duke University - accepted</li>
<li>Princeton University waitlisted</li>
<li>Harvard College - rejected</li>
</ol>

<p>You are going to Duke or got off the waitlist at Princeton.</p>

<p>Had I seen you on chances before I would have told you to lose some safeties and add more slight reaches like Dartmouth, PEnn, and Brown, so you would have more choices than just Duke.</p>

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<p>Accepted at all but Princeton (rejected).</p>

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<p>ur gonna take the new SAT right, cause Wake doesnt accept ACT and only wants the new SAT now</p>

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<p>ooo haha sry my bad idk too tired to doi this</p>

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<p>Not so sure about the new SAT thing with Wake...most schools out there are taking the best of the new or the old SAT and not necessarily requiring the new one...you might want to check on that. The ACT thing still is kind of interesting to me since they are one of like only two schools nationwide that don't interchange the two.</p>

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<p>i did, i called the office friday, they thought i spoke funny cause im from NY...ha, southerners make me laugh!</p>