Any chance at Claremont Mckenna!?!?!?!?!?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Any perspective for USC also?
Stats:</p>

<p>SAT: 650 (M), 630 (V), 660(W) 11 Essay
ACT: 27 (91st percentile) did 95th percentile and higher in math and English, however I was massacred in science
SAT II: 720 US History, 670 World History
GPA: 4.19 (W), 3.677 (UW)----(Freshman years grades are not weighted at our school) our valedictorian has a 4.4W
Rank: Top 3.8%
IB Diploma Candidate
Toughest course load available in the school district
AP- 4 US, 4 EURO</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: A+
Teacher Recs: A+
IB history HL teacher- wrote how i am one of the best students he has ever met in the 30 years he has been teaching
IB economics- emphasized me being school site counsel president and leader of the group and a class officer
Honors lit- she was a member of school site council and wrote a great piece about me being president
advisor for school site council- wrote this brilliant piece about how whatever university i go to I will be in the top 2% and that i was one of the best presidents she was ever had, with my devotion and passion, etc...
Counselor Rec: A</p>

<p>Legacy- Ph.D. at USC in electrical engineering</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Competitive High School Suburban 2500 students
Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Interview:</p>

<p>It was really great. He was doing my major and he told me all about his Ph.d. I told him about school site council and he told me that my SAT scores were within C.M.C range. Anyway, so it was really great and the whole time we were laughing and discussing my research at the university and all about science fair.</p>

<p>Not applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Major: Cognitive Psychology
4 years- JV and V Tennis Team
4 years- Extensive research at local university
Research going to be published in scientific journal in the late spring. Sent copy of it to C.M.C.and USC
3 years- State Science Fair in Los Angeles (USC)----All projects directly related to major
3 years- Country Science Fair gold medal every year
3 years- District Science Fair Blue Best Ribbon every year
Research applied toward project entered into the Intel Talent Science Competition
2 years- Volunteered at Hospital
11th and 12th- Vice president and secretary of French Honor Society
10th-11th- President of School site council, got lots of recs from advisor who is vice principal of my school
4 years- Tons of local awards for volunteering and award for xcellent patient contact in hospital
Community service: around 250 hours</p>

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<p>slight reach to reach. My friend had a 2200 and a 4.2 but most importantly he could easily pay for college and he got straight up rejected. Mckenna's way to limited in openings and getting in is just ridiuclous</p>

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<p>i was always though cmc was hard to get into O.o</p>

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<p>Your SAT/ACTs are, <em>relatively speaking</em>, on the very low side. That said, everything else looks pretty great. Very well-rounded ECs, and yet they also share a common (and relevant!) thread. Lots of leadership, which CMC will love. </p>

<p>I'd say you could be a slight toss up due to scores, b/c they do seem vaguely out of line with the rest of the application (and it may not look good that you bombed science on the ACT, given the scientific weight of your application. That said, everyone I know--myself included--bombed science on the ACT), but both schools will review your application holistically.</p>

<p>Both applications (USC and CMC) are/were worth your time, but you're not a shoe-in for either, even though you're clearly a great applicant. It might come down to who happens to be reading your application and how that individual weights ECs against scores (note that CMC, in particular, is a school trying very hard to boost its rankings in every way, so scores are important), but in fairness, that's what it comes down to for a lot of people. So like I said...the applications are/were definitely worth your time, but don't make strong assumptions either way.</p>

<p>I'm assuming you've already applied, so there's no chance of raising test scores. Any SAT2s, other high AP scores? It's your only real weak point, and it may or may not be overridden by the strength of all else (published research could be a big attention grabber). </p>

<p>Best of luck, and congrats on all that you've already accomplished!</p>

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<p>Hm... SAT is a little bit low... nice rank though... I don't know, I think it's very possible, esp. with the letters of rec oozing in praise :) . Best of Luck!I hope you get in!</p>

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<p>thanks a lot everyone</p>