Chance a kid from a small town...

<p>Thanks for checking this out. I can chance in return upon request.
Colleges:</p>

<p>Caltech, MIT, Standford, Princeton, Harvard, U of Chicago, Duke, Dartmouth, Cornell, U of Chicago, Northwestern</p>

<p>Sex: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
School: Public, Wisconsin</p>

<p>Academics:
ACT: 34
SAT Subject: Math 2: 800, Physics: 800 Bio E: 690 (will take U.S. History)
AP: U.S. Government 4, APUSH 3 Self-studied: Psychology 5 Calc BC 5 Biology 5 Micro 5 Macro 4 Human Geography 4
Rank: 4/250
GPA: 3.945 Unweighted
Took hardest classes, should've graduated early, but school didn't allow
Senior first semester classes:
AP English
Rest will be from UW-Milwaukee:
3rd Semester Calc 234
Physiology 202
Chemistry 102
Physics with Calc 205 and 209 (lab)
18 credits
second semester will be just as rigorous</p>

<p>EC:
Marching Band 2 years
Symphonic Band 2 years
Pep Band 2 years
NHS: Treasurer
Tri-M music society
Orchaestra
WSMA (state music competition): Got 1's since freshman year (Trumpet, Violin, Piano)
MYSO (milwaukee youth symphony orchaestra): 1 year
AMC 12 school winner
Track 1 year jv 1 year varsity
Soccer 2 year jv 1 year varsity
Math team varisty since sophmore year, have placed in top 5 in conference since.
Volunteered a lot at church: translator (Korean to English), babysitting, tutoring, usher, liturgist, acolyte, etc...
Volunteered in community: project concern, elderly breakfasts/lunch, and more through NHS</p>

<p>Please recommend colleges as well.
Premed or math/science major
Thanks for your time!</p>

<p>all are significant reaches. I'd say in at uchic and northwest probably. The other schools all come down to chance. It all depends on your essays now and making yourself stand out. Write good ones and you'll be lucky to get into 2-3 of the other reaches</p>

<p>Bump.......</p>

<p>Caltech: REJECT
MIT: REJECT
Standford: REJECT
Princeton: REJECT
Harvard: REJECT
Duke: Maybe
Dartmouth: Maybe
Cornell: Maybe
U of Chicago: Likely
Northwestern: Likely</p>

<p>i wouldnt say all of those above me are rejects, i mean they are heard to get into, but apply anyway you may get one of them. I'd say a good shot at Cornell, dartmouth also good but a little less likely and same with duke. Did you take the SAT and if so what did you get? your ec's and ACT are great, solid GPA, rank is good. I would really appreciate it if you chanced me:<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=365470%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=365470&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>thanks :)</p>

<p>I think I am misunderstanding your ECs. The first few you listed as only participating in for just 2 years. Does that mean you joined all these things junior year and will continue them senior? Or did you join sophomore year and continue for junior year (and plan on continuing during senior year)? Or was it that you "upgraded" from a certain band to another?</p>

<p>If either of the latter two is correct, I'd say everything looks solid. You needn't take another SAT II as most schools who require them only want 2 and you have 2 800's already. Outstanding ACT, outstanding SAT IIs, outstanding rank, gpa and everything else.</p>

<p>Your only two downfalls are the things you can't control: your gender and ethnicity. </p>

<p>You have just as good a shot as anyone to get into the colleges you listed. I'd say you are more likely to get accepted at U of Chicago (which you listed twice, btw. Maybe you really want to go there?) and Northwestern and Duke.</p>

<p>HA... I did say it twice.</p>

<p>No, what happened was I took band freshman and junior year and not sophmore year. The band director changed and screwed me over junior year so I don't think I'll take band senior year. He gave me a D- 2nd quarter for something real stupid. Right now talking to principal/superintendent about it cause that's real BS. Brought my rank down too... Thanks for chancing^^</p>