Can I get in anywhere??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First generation Bangladeshi-American in Kansas. Born in US. Intented major is engineering physics/pre-med. Currently a junior. My list of schools includes MIT, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, University of Kansas, JHU BME, and USC.</p>

<p>Rank: 1/170
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.385 W
SAT: 2230 (soph year)
SAT II: expecting 800 Math IIC and 750-800 Chemistry
ACT: 35 (soph year)
PSAT: 216 (soph year)
226 (junior year)
College classes: Calculus II, Multivariable Calculus, Organic Chemistry I, II
EC's: average mostly, the usual clubs, also a 2 year varsity tennis player thus far, summer volunteer at local hospital, service in key club, nhs, tutoring, etc..
Research: Chemistry research, 2 year summer research in plastics engineering technology</p>

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<p>2230 soph year? genius..</p>

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<p>UCB: Safe Match</p>

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<p>really! many people on this forum have told me it's a reach b/c i'm out of state</p>

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<p>any other matches?</p>

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<p>rickpaul80: If you have a 4.0 UW GPA and a 2230 SAT (from soph year!), it doesn't matter if you live in Berkeley, Kansas, or on Mars. Since you're only a junior, I'm assuming you'll take the SAT again. It can't hurt you, and if you study you'd end up w/ a 2300+ score. As far as the other schools on your list:</p>

<p>MIT: Reach (good shot, but it's a reach for everyone...)
Northwestern: Match
Georgia Tech: Safe Match
Cornell: Match
Carnegie Mellon: Match
Kansas: Safety
JHU BME: Match
USC: Safe Match</p>

<p>You have a lot of matches. Since you're a junior, go out and research HYPS and find a couple to apply to.</p>

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<p>Get some more leadership in your ECs, and good essays and I'd say you have a chance (like everyone) at MIT. The rest you're good for. JHU might be a slight reach.</p>

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<p>if ur doing JHU BME, that will be a slight reach, its really hard to get in there.</p>

<p>Rick Paul, u have posted chances multiple times, ur from Kansas and have great stats</p>

<p>these schools are all matches</p>

<p>add a place like Harvard and Yale and Stanford, and you prob can get into at least 1.</p>

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<p>Can you give me an approximate % shot at each school? Thanks.</p>

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<p>bump please help!!!</p>

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<p>Rickpaul</p>

<p>Stop fretting. Your stats are good. You will certainly get into more than one of the schools on your list. As for approximate percentages, well, nobody can really give you those. MIT, for example, is a ***** to get into. All the kids that apply have stats like yours and less than 15% are accepted. Same is true for HYP etc. Your best bet is to visit the websites of the schools you're interested in, dig around for their admissions data such as percentage admitted, percentage admitted early decision, percentage admitted with 750 - 800 Math SATs - most schools list this stuff - and calculate your own estimates about getting in by comparing your stats to the stats listed. And when you create your final list of colleges to apply to, have some stretches (MIT and the Ivies, by the way, are stretches for almost everybody), some matches, and some safeties...And make sure all the schools you apply to have the program you want. Prestige is all well and good, but what you should really be looking for is a school that matches you.</p>

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<p>No, you won't get in anywhere!</p>

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<p>rickpaul80:</p>

<p>UCB: Match (Engineering, out of state)</p>

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<p>flopsy, why do u give chances on UC schools only??</p>

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<p>I give chances on UC schools only because that is my area of expertise. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I think you will get REJECTED from absolutely every single one... you are weird</p>

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<p>I don't understand why you think your location will hurt you. Yes, you're Out of State, but Kansas? How many people from Kansas go to the schools you applied to? Not as many...So your location actually makes you a MORE diverse and interesting person...Good luck!</p>

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<p>another brag thread....hooray...why do people even bother responding to these ego booster threads? they know their chances...</p>

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<p>I agree definently with parkhs. Also why bother with this thread, he is a Junior. Doesn't matter</p>

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<p>while the op's title is rather self complimenting, i have to say that it is important to answer these threads for juniors. It is important for juniors so that we can learn how we can improve (im a junior) they are useless for seniors who cant change anything and want to see chances at a school. it is useful for seniors when they want to see where they should appy, however. so yeah chances threads are important.</p>