C-C-C-Chance ME to UC and near IVYs! ill chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone, i just want a honest chance on the following schools that i am applying to:</p>

<p>Chinese American, immigrated here in 5th grade.
Schools:
- Uc Bekerley
- Uc La
- Uc SD
- Uc Davis (this is my safety, got a ELC)
- Columbia
- Cornell
- Purdue
- Occidental
- NYU
- Harvey Mudd (Dream School. i did the tour, over night stay and everything. i heard that they like local students that are really eager to apply. Also, i did the interview, and i did great (according to the interviewer). p.s. i personally love interviews, and usually do well on them.
- Brown
- Illinois</p>

<p>i know its alot >.<, but haha there is nothing wrong with hoping to get at least 1 ivy.</p>

<p>Stats
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.59
Class Rank: 1/766 (our high school is fairly new, and it's not really an academic oriented school. It's more focused on sports, so i hope this doesnt hinder my chances)</p>

<p>now comes the depressing part: (either i just have the restless butt or something, i was never a good test taker.)</p>

<p>*ACT *:
30 - first time
31- second time
32 - third time (essay was 10)</p>

<p>SATII
Math 2: 680 (i know i messed up =/, i retook it in November and i hope this time the result is decent.)
US history: 750
Chemistry: 740
Chinese: 790 (since i am chinese, i dont think this will look too impressive, and if anything, it will even look bad since i didnt get a 800.)</p>

<p>Ap tests total of 11 including this year
ones that i will take this year:
- Cal Bc
- Lit
- Gov
- Physic C
- Bio</p>

<p>Ones that took:
- Cal Ab 5
- Chem 5
- World history 5
- psychology 4
- lang 4
- Us history 4</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>Clubs:
- Founder and president of the Science Club
- pre med club member
- interact club member (co founder, it was hard to be active in the club when i had to juggle bunch of stuff)
- debate club
- invisible children
- american cancer society
- CSF life time member</p>

<p>*Athletic *
- Jv track A team
- Varsity wrestling
- Varsity volleyball</p>

<p>Community Service
- 250+ hours total
- volunteer at local library (helped establish the AR book ssytem)
- tae kwon do instructor
- worked as a office assistance for a local company
- math and science tutor</p>

<p>Awards- standard if not weak (school is new, so there wasnt any like science Olympia and stuff)
- Honor with Disctinction
- AP scholar with distinction
- athletic scholar
- principal scholarship nomineee</p>

<p>*Work experience *
- worked at a professional laboratory since 10th grade. PAID
- conduct tests such as Epiderm, DNA extraction, HPLC, TLC, Acid and Base, Enzymes, Particle Size, and researches like Anthocyanin analysis in fruit product.
- basically any test that you can think of and the lab is doing, i probably did it once.
- familiar with all basic chem labs, and biotechnology labs
- special family circumstances: so basically i had to quit all my sports and continue working even during the school days because my father lost his job. So basically, my income became part of the family's. </p>

<p>Essays
Believe it or not,, writing essay is my strength despite ****ty sat writing scores.
- i put alot of time into it, and it really shows my personality.</p>

<p>Letter of Rec
- 1 from principal
- 1 from my chem teacher (really close, and guarantee a great letter)
- 1 from my ap lang teacher (also really close)
- 1 from my lab director (she is more like a aunt than a boss, really caring and it will be a great letter)</p>

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<p>I think your in at purdue and a very low reach at illinois and you have a decent shot everywhere else. chance me back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<ul>
<li>Uc Bekerley - mid-high reach</li>
<li>Uc La - reach</li>
<li>Uc SD - match</li>
<li>Uc Davis (this is my safety, got a ELC) - in</li>
<li>Columbia - high reach (very slim chance to be honest :frowning: )</li>
<li>Cornell - high reach</li>
<li>Purdue - in</li>
<li>Occidental - no clue, sorry.</li>
<li>NYU - (I presume its for engineering) low reach</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd - mid - high reach</li>
<li>Brown - mid - high reach</li>
<li>Illinois - low reach</li>
</ul>

<p>Best of Luck !!!</p>

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<ul>
<li>Columbia - high reach </li>
<li>Cornell - high reach</li>
<li>Purdue - in</li>
<li>Occidental - no clue</li>
<li>NYU - low reach</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd no idea</li>
<li>Brown - high reach</li>
<li>Illinois - low reach
idk the rest
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</ul>

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<p>ouch, i thought i would get some bonus points for actually working at a lab rather than intern, and that i actually run test, researches and publish articles.</p>

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<p>yeah dude u do, but most of the schools u are applying to are crazyyy good!</p>

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<p>actually i take that back. cornell and brown are reaches, NYU is a high match. and yeah</p>

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<p>i see i see thanks
and bumpppyy</p>

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<p>I think you have a fair shot at all the schools. I don’t think your scores are a deal breaker.
I do have a question:
When did you participate in your activities (grade-wise) and how many hours do you spend a week on them?</p>

<p>The essays and recs will be a huge factor, but you can relax. You’ve worked hard and you’ll end up somewhere nice.</p>

<p>Anyways, GOOD LUCK :)</p>

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<p>thanks
here are the hours and grades
Clubs:

  • Founder and president of the Science Club (12th, 2 hours/wk)
  • pre med club member (12th, 2hours.wk
  • interact club member (co founder, it was hard to be active in the club when i had to juggle bunch of stuff, 10-12th grade, 1 hour/wk, event hours are not included)
  • debate club (11th)
  • invisible children (10th,12th, 1 hour/wk, 2 times a months)
  • american cancer society (9th, 1 hour/wk, 2 times a months))
  • CSF life time member (10-12th, 1 hour/wk, 2 times a months))</p>

<p>Athletic

  • Jv track A team (9th)
  • Varsity wrestling (10th)
  • Varsity volleyball (was jv captain and went up to varsity starter)</p>

<p>Community Service

  • 250+ hours total
  • volunteer at local library (helped establish the AR book ssytem) (9-12th grade
  • tae kwon do instructor (9th-10th)
  • worked as a office assistance for a local company (10th)
  • math and science tutor (9-12th)</p>

<p>Work experience: 10-12th, 24 hours/ week in summer, 12 hours/wk during school</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at Harvey Mudd, given your laboratory experience and interest in science. The 680 in Math 2 is definitely not good though, I think you will need a 770+. If you are interested in premed however, HM is not the best of choices.</p>

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<p>thanks for the feedback, and yes that 680 is a breaker =/. still dont know how i got it though. i took couple practice tests and all scored over 760. sigh… o well and btw, i am planning on majoring chemical engineering but premed</p>

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<ul>
<li>Uc Bekerley - mid reach</li>
<li>Uc La - low reach/high match</li>
<li>Uc SD - match</li>
<li>Uc Davis (this is my safety, got a ELC) - in</li>
<li>Columbia - mid/high reach </li>
<li>Cornell - low reach</li>
<li>Purdue - in</li>
<li>Occidental - no clue, sorry.</li>
<li>NYU - high match</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd- low reach (nice shot though!)</li>
<li>Brown -mid reach</li>
</ul>

<p>Good luck :slight_smile: You have nice science ECs, with the lab work and such. Scores will hurt you simply because you’re Asian, sorry. Grades are great, AP scores aren’t overly-amazing (just like me lol, though you did better than me on those). Your essays will get you into places; hope it works out for you :)</p>

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<p>I believe you have a pretty solid chance at all of your desired colleges. Being Asian, sadly, makes it more difficult, but your EC’s are quite impressive, your academic performance is outstanding, and I honestly wouldn’t worry about the 680 on Math 2. Don’t listen to the people saying it’s going to destroy you.</p>

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<p>thanks for the encouragement, and yes, sometimes i hate the race card >.<. and also i retook my sat 2, so i hope ill get a desirable score</p>

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<ul>
<li>Uc Bekerley- low-mid reach</li>
<li>Uc La- low reach</li>
<li>Uc SD- Match</li>
<li>Uc Davis (this is my safety, got a ELC)</li>
<li>Columbia High reach</li>
<li>Cornell Mid reach</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd- mid reach</li>
<li>Brown- mid-high reach</li>
<li>Illinois-match</li>
<li>Purdue-in</li>
<li>Occidental- not familiar</li>
<li>NYU- low reach/high match</li>
</ul>

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<p>i see thanks for the feed back and seems like no one knows anything about occidental</p>

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<p>well I’d say all except Columbia, Cornell, Brown, and Berkeley are basically guaranteed admission. You have an excellent GPA and excellent extracurriculars. Your test scores are good too and they won’t hold you back. Good luck!!</p>

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<ul>
<li>Uc Bekerley - high match</li>
<li>Uc La - high match</li>
<li>Uc SD - low match</li>
<li>Uc Davis (this is my safety, got a ELC) -in</li>
<li>Columbia - match</li>
<li>Cornell - high match</li>
<li>Purdue - match</li>
<li>Occidental - low match</li>
<li>NYU - in</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd - high match</li>
<li>Brown - low reach</li>
<li>Illinois - low match</li>
</ul>

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<p>I like your chances. schools will consider that your high school is new, but you were still able to stand out. I also think your work experience will help you a lot. And you are Bruce lol.
Good luck! Chance me back.</p>

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