Am i screwed???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: Korean American
Rank: My school doesnt rank... but i am definitely in top 5%
Location: Southern California
Intended Major: Mathematics
GPA: 4.33 (weighted), 3.94 (Unweighted) ------> just 2 Bs in my sophomore yr</p>

<p>SAT: CR-630 Math-790 Writing-760 Total: 2180
SAT II: Korean w/ Listening-800
Math IIC-800
US History-730
Chemistry-750</p>

<p>AP Scores: US History-5, Physics Mech-4, Stats-4, Calc AB-5, Calc BC-5, Euro History-4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Founder/President of Math Tutoring Club (2 yrs)
VP, President of SAVY (4 yrs)
A member of NHS (2 yrs)
Science Olympiad (3 yrs)
Flutist in San Diego Youth Symphony (3 yrs)
JV Tennis (2 yrs)
Volunteer at the Pomerado Hospital over 100 hours (3 yrs)
Research on Advanced Materials with UCSD CEAM team (14 hours/week for 8 weeks)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commendation
2009 KSEA-SD National Math Competition (2nd place)
2009 San Diego Flute Guild Duet/Trio Competition (1st place)
Youth Tennis San Diego Spring Classic (2nd place)
Honor Roll/Silver Star Award for 4 yrs (for those who have GPA higher than 4.0)</p>

<p>College Class
Calculus III/Geometric Analysis at the local community college (9/2009-12/2009)</p>

<p>Work Experience
Tutored Neighbor (2 hour/week for 4 months. 6/2008-9/2008)</p>

<p>What are my chances for these schools? (all of them under RD)
Harvard
Dartmouth
UPenn
Cornell
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Washington University at St.Louis
Rice
Claremont McKenna College
University of the Pacific (Pre-Dental program)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD</p>

<p>THANKS! :)</p>

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<p>No, you are definitely not screwed :-). All the Ivies are reaches but from the looks of it, you are not in the “when hell freezes over” category hahaha. For all the UCs, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Rice, etc., I think you have a great shot.</p>

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<p>thanks! :slight_smile: Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Harvard - High Reach
Dartmouth - medium Reach
UPenn - High Reach
Cornell - Low-Medium Reach
Johns Hopkins - Low-Medium Reach
Duke - Low-Medium Reach
Washington University at St.Louis - Low Reach
Rice - Low Reach
Claremont McKenna College -My cousin goes there but…??? Safety???
University of the Pacific (Pre-Dental program) -I’ve heard of it, but is it’s Pre-Dental Program legendary or what?? Safety??
UC Berkeley - In
UCLA - In
UCSD - In</p>

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<p>Ivies are reaches. Nothing in your ECs are too standout; unfortunately, for Asians like us, colleges are not that interested when we have math/science/medical ECs.</p>

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<p>Of course you would major in mathematics…
I know koreans…lol…trust me</p>

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<p>haha. thanks guys. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>if you think you’re screwed, check out my thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/788601-low-gpa-decent-ecs-test-scores.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/788601-low-gpa-decent-ecs-test-scores.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>don’t get fooled people. tt95014 just wants you guys to chance him/her.</p>

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<p>lol, i admit that was a shameless plug</p>

<p>sorry, but these are the only schools i really know about.
WUSTL: Match/Low Reach
University of the Pacific (Pre-Dental program) - Safety
UC Berkeley - Match
UCLA - Match
UCSD - Match</p>

<p>oh, and here’s a free bump!</p>