Another chances thread, srry guys, I tried to wait as long as possible

<p>Um, please don't ask why I have all reaches and just 2 safeties. I have my reasons. Anyway here it goes:</p>

<p>ED: Upenn (Wharton)
EA: MIT (Sloan)</p>

<p>RD:
-NYU (Stern)
-Princeton
-Stanford
-Yale
-Columbia
-Dartmouth
-Duke
-Rutgers (free ride)
-TCNJ (free ride)</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT I: 2220 (800 M, 740 V, 680 Writing
, retaking in Oct., hopefully will at least break 2300 this time)</p>

<p>SAT II: 780 IIC, 780 US hist, 750 bio (taking IC, physics, and chinese in Nov., expecting 800 or close to 800 on all three)</p>

<p>GPA/class rank: 4.0 unweighted, at least top 10 out of 650</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>-VP, Prez of student council, and principal's advisor at Chinese school (worked my way up through the 3 yrs; I'm getting a strong rec. letter from the principal about all my leadership, management skills, commitment, etc.)
-also chief editor for the school newspaper freshman year
-summer camp counselor freshman and sophmore year for Chinese school Youth Camp
-top ranked in the state in Bio and Chemistry competitions in the New Jersey Science League
-NHS, Spanish NHS (tutoring, fundraisers, etc.)
-JV Track and XC for 2 yrs (state champs freshman year, had to quit though due to my physician's warning, major shin problem)
-Concerts for Cancer (was on the committee for one of the biggest fundraisers ever in our school)
-class cabinet (3 yrs, headed several fundraising committees)
-volunteered at local library (100 hrs-received an award for dedication)
-volunteered at Senior home (50 hrs)
-was picked through a special selective program called REACH at the high school to participate in an internship project at an orthodontist's office senior year
-Ping-pong club (2 yrs)
-Started working at Shop Rite as a cashier this summer (20 hrs a week and may continue into senior year)</p>

<p>and if you couldn't tell, I'm going to major in business/finance/economics, and perhaps double-major in psycology if I can handle the course load.</p>

<p>My bet is you get into Wharton ED, or will be deferred.</p>

<p>for RD</p>

<p>OF these three you will likely get Waitlisted at 1 or 2. MAYBE in at 1 of these but not certain at all, good luck.
-Princeton
-Stanford
-Yale </p>

<p>I think you'll get into Stern.
-NYU (Stern) </p>

<p>I would bet you'll be accepted to 1-2 of Dartmouth, Columbia, Duke but its not certain.
-Columbia -
-Dartmouth
-Duke</p>

<p>-Rutgers (free ride)
-TCNJ (free ride)</p>

<p>You clearly realize you have no matches, but I don't see you at a tremendous risk. I would seriously consider adding one great school a little easier than your reaches, I recommend Northwestern.</p>

<p>The thing is slipper, no offense to Northwestern(I hear it's an awesome school), it's just that I really don't wanna spend $40k+ if its not a school that I really want to attend. I have rutgers and tcnj which I'm going to get free rides and annual stipends if I decide to go, so my plan is if I don't get into my absolute top choices, I'm jus gonna concentrate on grad school.</p>

<p>For business you should add Michigan (Ross) and Berkeley (Haas), they are both top-rated buisness schools on the same level as Wharton, Sloan, and Stern.</p>

<p>Sorry, I really don't want to attend a public school or any school with an undergrad pop. over 10,000, and I definitely don't wanna pay over $10k for a public school.</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure that's my final list guys, cuz I've been visiting and doing research this whole summer.</p>

<p>Good idea. If I were you I would add Chicago too. Don't bother with places like mich and berkeley, just because of usnews.</p>

<p>Hmm, I haven't visited Chicago, but from what I've heard, the atmosphere really isn't for me. The place seems even more intellectual and socially lifeless than MIT. I'm applying to MIT because my friend there told me the business majors have it a lot easier than everyone else. And there is decent social scene on the weekends, plus wellesley is nearby, lol.</p>

<p>Haha, last addition recommendation - Brown - absolutely fine in business (perhaps not as strong as others on your list, but not substantially so at all). For a person looking for a social life and academics, you might want to consider it.</p>

<p>I had Brown on my list for a while. But I don't know how I feel about the open-curriculum, and I heard from some people that it won't prepare me as well for the career that I want to pursue.</p>

<p>haha seems like everyones stuck on giving you ideas about more schools you should apply to rather than telling you how they think you will fare at the ones you chose.</p>

<p>I think you have a good chance at getting into Wharton ED. I also think your chances are good at getting into Duke and Columbia and pretty good at Dartmouth as well. Stanford, Yale, and Princeton are toughies but you never know and of course you have the near perfect stats that put you in the running for these schools. You'll get into NYU (Stern) and of course your free rides to TCNJ and Rutgers (I believe). Good Luck!</p>

<p>thanks for the input</p>

<p>hey :) nice to see this post:)
your list is actually nearly the same as mine, and I totally understand yours :)</p>

<p>and I think it's totally sensible!</p>