Another one (new schools)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Attend one of the top prep schools</p>

<p>Courses taken:
9th (this was at a public school, i didn't attend private school until 10th grade)-
Honors English
Honors Geometry
Honors French
Honors Biology
Honors History
Computer Applications
Web Design
PE
I got pretty much all A's and A+'s, with the A+'s mainly going to math and science.</p>

<p>10th-</p>

<p>My school goes on a 0-6 scale with 5-6 being honors grades. A 5 is typically equivalent to an A/A-, a 4 is around B/B+.</p>

<p>BC Calc 6/5/6
AP Chem 5/5/6
English (only one level offered) 6/5/5
Second year French 5/6/6
One term electives:
History 4
Human Nature 4
PE Pass
Compsci 6</p>

<p>Current:
AP Phys 6/6/ proj 6
Linear Algebra and Multivar Calc 6/6/ proj 6
English 4/4/ proj 4
Third Year French 5/5/ proj 5</p>

<p>One term electives:
Organic Chem 5
Introduction to Spectroscophy proj 6</p>

<p>I've also been doing an advanced Bio Research course.</p>

<p>EC's-
Cross Country
Track, lettered
Math Club
Science Club
CompSci Club
Co-President of Mock Trial Club
Chess Club</p>

<p>Awards-
Honor Roll every term
School Science Bowl Winner
2nd place team in state at National Science Bowl
Captain of top 12 team in state at National Ocean Bowl
AMC/AIME- 126.5/6
7th place on Calc at HMMT
MAML finalist, top 20
Eastern Mass ARML team
ACSL All-star team</p>

<p>Standarized Tests-</p>

<p>PSATs- 68v/80m/78w
SATs- will find out Monday, around 700v/800m/750w
SAT II's- 800 IIC and Chem
AP - 5's BC Calc and Chem</p>

<p>I can get great rec's and write great essays.</p>

<p>Schools:
MIT
Caltech
CMU
Stanford
UC Berekely
RPI
Harvard Mudd
Princeton
Olin</p>

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<p>mathwiz:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB: Match</p>

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<p>You have good chances, but um how did you go from Geometry Honors to Calc BC? I think you have good chances though.</p>

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<p>I'm an MA resident. How does that affect my chances?</p>

<p>Jumping from Geometry to Calc was due to changing schools. The public school I left didn't let me take anything other than Geo while the private school I entered let me take a placement test.</p>

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<p>mathwiz:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>r u at taft or somethin, cuz i know taft uses that wierd scale. You could probably get into MIT. Harvard and Princeton are reaches kinda.</p>

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<p>What is this Harvard Mudd? Do you mean one or the other, or both?</p>

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<p>Whoops. I meant harvey mudd. apparently that was too late at night...</p>

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<p>MIT - try to intern at one of their programs...then it's a match
Caltech - slight reach
CMU - match
Stanford - no idea
UC Berekely - match/slight reach (out of state)
RPI - safety
Harvard Mudd - no idea, probs slight reach
Princeton - i want to say match...get more ECs
Olin - no idea</p>

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<p>What programs for MIT? I applied to RSI, but was rejected. I will be away this summer.</p>

<p>Assuming I will have no internships, would MIT be a match or reach?</p>

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<p>MIT is always a reach. =|</p>

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<p>well, how much of a reach?</p>

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<p>what percentage chances are associated with safety/match/reach?</p>

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<p>Basically that means you're in the academic caliber ballpark of people who could be accepted at MIT, which I think describes ~80% of their applicant pool. SO, your chances are slightly better than the 13% rate for this year? But yeah. treat it as a reach = the school may take you, may not.</p>

<p>P.S. match = the school probably will take you, but may not
safety = the school should def take you, unless something went wacko</p>

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<p>Chances you'll be accepted:
MIT/CalTech: below 10% chance
CMU: 70%
Stanford: 20-30%
Berkeley: 30-40%
RPI: no idea
Harvard Mudd: What's Harvard Mudd?
Princeton: below 10%
Olin: What's Olin?</p>

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<p>RPI = saftey</p>

<p>hell I think I am using it as a saftey...</p>

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<p>not Harvard Mudd, harvey mudd is what i meant.</p>

<p>less than 10% for MIT/Caltech? Why's that?</p>

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<p>if this person does not know olin or hmc, i would not trust their judgement. anyone who knows anything about higher education knows about olin and hmc.</p>

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<p>No...I have no interest whatsoever in science and engineering (because I despise both) so I wouldn't know. But that doesn't mean I'm not interested in higher education or I don't know anything about higher education. That's the equivalent of saying that anybody who knows about higher ed knows about Wharton.</p>

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<p>but a less than 10% chance at MIT/Caltech would put me well below the admissions rate. Is it really that competetive?</p>