Cc I Need Your Help: My Chances At Top 25?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please read carefully and give an honest, good answer. THANKS A LOT GUYS =)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.06 Weighted 3.75 Unweighted</p>

<p>SAT I: 740M 680W 640V (2060) Retaking in October (Aiming/Expecting 2200)</p>

<p>PSAT: National Merit Commended [210]</p>

<p>SAT IIs:Chem 790 IIC 760</p>

<p>APs:
Soph: Chemistry
Junior: English Lang, CalcAB, CompsciA, Music Theory
Senior: Going to take English, Statistics, Environmental Sci
Mostly 3s and 4s</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Research Project at UCLA (Many hours. Going to be published in a scientific journal as co-author)
-Marching Band 4 years
-Concert Band 4 years
-Officer of Sierra Club 2 Years (environmentals) and club hours (20++)
-Key Club 2 Years
-Church Volunteer (50+ Hours)
-NHS
-CSF
-Principal's Honor Roll (Every Semester)
-Poetry/Literature Award (11th Grade)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I hold a part-time job (6 hours a day) in the management and shipping department of a worldwide laboratory company (environmental engineering stuff) .. thousands of employees. Will continue Senior Year.</p>

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<p>**ring,
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[M]y,
[P]ost!!! </p>

<p>Thanks guys =)</p>

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<p>you're telling me you want us to give you chances at 25 schools? :eek:</p>

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<p>um, any feedback is okay</p>

<p>like.. "you have decent chance at ucla and above because of blah blah"</p>

<p>=)</p>

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<p>uh, i think you have a decent chance at UCLA =P My friend's going there this september.</p>

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<p>What do you mean by the top 25? Are you thinking prestigious universities, (HYPS), top LACs, top state schools, religious institutions, top schools for engineering, English, biology, history.... I can't answer until I know what you're aiming for.</p>

<p>For a vague answer, my heart sank when I saw the unweighted GPA. And at the "top schools" that I'm thinking of, 700 on each section is borderline minimum. But I still don't know what the criteria for your top 25 is (everyone's is different, you see, because everyone needs something different from their university experience).</p>

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<p>I assume she means US news top 25 unis. I don't know what else it could be :confused:</p>

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<p>How could your heart sink after seeing his GPA? A 3.75 is a frickin B+/A- at most schools. A gpa like that would make him competitive even for top 25 schools like HYP. Maybe he goes to a tough high school. But yeah dude, you're pretty much the average CCer.</p>

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<p>I think he actually is a below average cc'er for one reason: his EC's don't really stand out. They seem not very special. For hyps I mean. I don't see him getting into hyps or even some of the lower ivies, but I think he's good for most of the top 25 schools. That's about as specific as I'm going to get :p</p>

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<p>One EC really stands out: coauthoring a paper. If it's real, original research.</p>

<p>What sort of project was it that you were working on?</p>

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<p>haha I must have missed that. :p sorry about that. That could be a huge advantage for HYPS</p>

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<p>The sort of people who apply to HYP cry over an A- that brings their entire transcript down. They would enter a mental institution for a B, commit suicide because of a C. I'm one of those people: 4.67 weighted, 4.0 unweighted. I was sobbing my heart out last year because I found out I was #2 in my class. I'm pathetic. So I actually envy zh0u for being sane, but unfortunately well-adjusted people with decent grades have difficulty getting into the prestigious schools. Ditto to celebrian25, even though we had a spat about my own stats, I think zh0u can get into a list of very respectable schools, but HYPS might not be part of it.</p>

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<p>Now I have to respond to the research too: yes, it's a big advantage.</p>

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<p>it all depends. you're a borderline applicant at HYPS.</p>

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<p>Get up the SATs like you plan, and you will be on the right side of the border :p</p>

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<p>Yes. You're like an illegal immigrant, the SAT is your key to getting to America. Yes, I know that was a lame simile. :D</p>

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<p>haha thanks for the input guys</p>

<p>research is about samples obtained from moon craters ..we're finding the Th (Thorium) concentration to determine a wide range of things about core temp and other things.. etc. It's quite a bit of work and my professor said he would write me a rec. </p>

<p>Yea, my school is very very competetive. People are retaking 2300s and stuff there. Class size: Around 1000.</p>

<p>Thanks for the input</p>

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<p>Sheeoot. That's a big class. Mine's 700 something and I thought it was huge!</p>

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<p>yea lol. you should see what it's like at lunch o_O</p>