<p>Cornell: reach*
Princeton: high reach
Columbia: high reach
MIT: super high reach (no one gets into MIT’s engineering school, I’m pretty sure it’s like an urban legend)
CalTech: reach
Berkeley: high match
CMU: match
Northwestern: high match</p>
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<li>So basically, those schools will be tough. Especially since those are all TOP engineering schools. However, just like some of these people have said, you might want to consider ED for Cornell? One of my really good friends just got in with a 2190 SAT (granted, a 4.9 GPA but my school might weigh differently). ED will make it so much easier plus Cornell really values ECs such as leadership and passion. Berkeley is a pretty strong bet for you as well and I bet you can get in even if they don’t have early admissions. The rest is of course up to the admissions board.
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<p>@cw1114
Thanks. Funny, my cousin got in with a 2190 SAT too. Then again, about 12 people (out of 300) get into Cornell each year in my school. My W gpa is based on 4.3, so I don’t know how that matches with a 4.9 in your weighing system. Most likely, though, schools recalculate gpa’s, so the unweighted gpa is what really matters.</p>
<p>Berkeley: Match (for sure)
NWU: High match ( esp if ED)/Reach (otherwise)
Cornell: High match (esp if ED)/Reach (otherwise)
Columbia: Low reach
MIT: Reach
CMU: High match
Caltech: Reach
Princeton: Reach</p>
<p>I know 2 people in my school who got into Columbia and Cornell with similar stats (one guy did ED to Cornell and the other did regular to Columbia), so I think your chances are fabulous! Make sure your essay is awesome! </p>
<p>Playing football is definitely a plus especially since I’m assuming most of the others at the top of your class are mathletes haha. Personally, I don’t think joining any clubs in senior year will do anything for you because colleges look for commitment/dedication, things you’ve been into for a long time since joining 33973 clubs in junior/senior year just looks like you’re trying to lengthen your resume.</p>
<p>I would elaborate on the time you put into football and maybe piano because those seem like you’re major things. I’ve been told that they look for more quality than quantity, so if you have a lot to say about those activities, it’s better than just listing random ECs you’re not committed to.</p>
<p>Stats wise I think you have just as good a chance of getting into your top schools as the average applicant (average applicant to MIT ofc is pretty dang smart). So here I go:</p>
<p>Cornell: high match
Princeton: high reach
Columbia: high reach
MIT: high reach
Caltech: high reach
Stanford: high reach
Berekly: match
CMU: match
Northwestern: match</p>
<p>All of the students I’ve seen get into the schools I put as high reach have done some pretty spectacular things, and I’ve sees others just as spectacular get rejected. Honestly, a lot of this is simply up to chance and hopefully you’ll get into a couple of your top picks. </p>
<p>I think being in football will help show that there’s more to you then just school. Northwestern Berkely and Cornell will be close to matches. The rest seem to be difficult to get in</p>
<p>You have great chance at all of these schools. The only drawback is that you’re asian…lol. The Ivies+MIT+Stanford+Caltech will be reaches for anyone. Cornell may be low reach, but I don’t know how hard it is to get into its School of Engineering. Again, you have a greater chance at the UC schools because they don’t have AA (you know that already). Carnegie Mellon will be a reach is you decide on CS, it’s the most difficult program to get into there. But definitely apply, you’ll make a great applicant to any of these schools. However, most of them should still be counted as reaches, since the most selective colleges are unpredictable in their admissions process. </p>
<p>You shouldn’t re-take the SAT; you’re score is to the point that admissions counselors will not care if you score any higher. Since you haven’t found any cures to any diseases or contributed research to a scholarly journal, your EC’s still have room for improvement. JK, you’re fine.</p>
<p>I assume that someone of your intelligence has a list of safeties and matches also, so my only advice to you is to cut down the list a bit; 9 reaches is a bit much.</p>
<p>Thanks. Considering I do have 3 published abstracts (on journals) and 2 international conferences based on my research (biomedical/mechanical engineering) as the second author, and by the end of this summer will be the second or first author of a peer review journal, is there anything else I can do? Prep for the Olympiads, maybe?</p>
<p>And yea, this thread was a while ago. I’ve cut down on the reaches since. </p>
<p>Joining a new club in senior may not help anything, but continue what you are already doing and go deeper in may. With your credential, you should not worry too much about your EC. You better spend more time on the essays and applications.</p>
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