Another Chance Me Thread

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Not going to send
[</em>] ACT: 33 (33E, 30M, 35R, 35S) Came out to be a 33.25 ughhh (First time taking it)
[<em>] SAT II: Will take Math 2 shooting for 700+(compensate for 30m on ACT)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 for fresh/soph 4.0 this year so around 3.5-3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English, AP calc AB, AP physics, Biotech 2(already took 3), Philosophy, Stocks
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Couple of school awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer since I was 6, Wrestling since freshman year, NHS,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Pool cleaning, started my own web design company
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering 100+ hours(food pantry)
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: I am a good writer and I have some unique topics
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: My two teachers love me and one is a good writer
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~90k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Colleges[ul]
[<em>]University of Pennsylvania - ED
[</em>]University of Chicago - EA
[<em>]WUSTL - RD
[</em>]NYU - RD
[<em>]Brandeis - RD
[</em>]Boston University - RD
[<em>]Depaul University - EA
[</em>]Intended Major - Economics
[li]Feel free to tell me any other colleges that might go along with this list (Urban, Semi-Prestigious, etc...)[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>And I would Like to add George Washington University to that list (RD)</p>

<p>DePaul is a super safety…
BU low match
GWU match
NYU - High Match
Brandeis - High Match
UPenn and UChicago- Reaches</p>

<p>U Penn (ED)- Reach
U Chicago (EA)- Reach
WUSTL: Low Reach/ Reach
NYU: Match
DePaul: Safety</p>

<p>You have a good ACT score. Starting a web design company will absolutely look awesome. Those two things are the strongest parts of your application. Your unweighted GPA is somewhat poor, and your non-work extracurriculars aren’t that good (sports don’t look that good, unless you are being recruited).</p>

<p>Thank you guys for the chances. And I agree I wish I had done more ECs because now it will just look like resume boosting.</p>

<p>UPenn: Reach
U Chicago: Reach
NYU: Match
WUSTL: Reach
BU: Low match/Match
DePaul: Safety
Brandeis: Match</p>

<p>Bumppppp bumpppp</p>

<p>Bump please</p>

<p>DePaul is a super safety…
BU safety
GWU safety
NYU - Match
Brandeis - High Match
UPenn and Chicago- Reaches</p>

<p>Your scores are in range even for UChicago and UPenn. If math isn’t your strong suit, that doesn’t ruin your chances, but lacking EC’s might at these super selective schools. Make sure to highlight that company of yours, that is something that could give you an advantage. Even though the acceptance rate is still low, UPenn loves early applicants, and try to show them some demonstrated interest as well if you haven’t already, since they do take that into account (more than most other selective schools, I believe).</p>

<p>decent GPA with nice test scores. I would say your EC are solid. I think u should have had more APs before senior year. Also find a Leadership position to show u have leadership characteristics.
I would say all those schools are matches for you, expcept for UPenn and UChicago which are reaches</p>

<p>chance back.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1527194-brandeis-chance-will-apply-ed-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1527194-brandeis-chance-will-apply-ed-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>GWU: Match (find a way to demonstrate interest)</p>

<p>Thanks iflylikeaturtle. Yeah I think my company definitely is a strong suit I am going to write about that on the common app spot that asks you to expand an EC. From what I remember about the common app is that there really isn’t that many spots for ECs. I know I am not a usamo winner but I think I do have a decent mix of school related and non school related ECs. And I have visited uPenn it Is good to know they care about interest</p>

<p>And brandeisboy. I agree I do need to show some more leadership. And compared with other ccers my APs suck. But compared to my class only two people have taken three APs so far a few twos and then the rest obviously one maybe my GC can talk about that in her rec</p>

<p>UPenn: Reach
UChic: Reach
WUSTL: Low reach
NYU: Match
Brandeis: Match
BU: Match
GWU: Match
DePaul: Safety</p>

<p>What’s your problem with URI?</p>

<p>No real problem just everyone from my school goes there and it isn’t exactly urban which is what I am looking for</p>

<p>If you emphasize the web design company you’ll do great :)</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania - ED–reach
University of Chicago - EA–reach
WUSTL - RD–high match
NYU - RD–match
Brandeis - RD–high match
Boston University - RD–match
Depaul University - EA–safety</p>

<p>Have you thought of Columbia?</p>

<p>If international economics is your thing, GWU perhaps…</p>