Chance a Nervous Student Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I am a high school senior who attends a highly ranked public school in CT (top ten in the state). I know that my GPA isnt that great but I am hoping that I still have a shot at some of my schools. Throughout high school, I have taken 5 honors and 4 AP classes (none were offered for freshmen).
GPA (UW): 3.5
GPA (W)- 3.7 ish (my school doesnt do official weighted GPAs or class ranks)
QPA: 16 (equates to an A- average)
SAT: 2060 superscored
660 Math
670 CR
730 W
Subject Tests: 750 US History
710 Biology </p>

<p>Reccomendations from my AP Biology teacher, Honors US History and Honors Humanities teacher, and one non academic one from a personal instructor at a Yale reproductive biology lab.</p>

<p>EC's:
Community Service Program Leader: paid position in which I organize many of the dances, fairs, and other events at my local community center. I gained this position after the many hours of community service I did over the years.</p>

<p>Community Service- I currently have about 150 hours of service, ranging from helping in soup kitchens at my community center to helping out at Pakistani medical centers.</p>

<p>Discovery to Cure Yale Medical Internship- selective 8 week international internship at Yale University (accepts 10% of over 300 applicants) where interns are paid to work in medical labs with prestigious researchers and present their findings in front of over 100 yale staff, fellow interns, and parents.</p>

<p>NCMNH Intern- I interned for 2 weeks in the Pakistani National Committee for Maternal and Neonatal Health, where I participated in numerous national projects to help decrease many birth-related mortality issues. I also helped design the blueprints of the new layouts of the center and also helped create the organization's website.</p>

<p>Billing Assistant in a Pediatric Medical Practice (ivy-league affiliated)
Outdoor Track and Field (9th - 12th grade): JV and Varsity
Debate Team (11th and 12th grade): Varsity Team
Cancer Research Club: (11th and 12th grade)
Secretary of Autism Speaks (12th grade)
Model UN (11th and 12th grade)
Republican Club (12th grade)
Muslim Awareness Club (12th grade)
I have also shadowed a few medical physicians.</p>

<p>I am of Pakistani origin by the way.</p>

<p>Colleges I am applying to (there are a lot!):
Amherst College- big reach
Bates College
Boston College- sort of a reach: i know not-so-smart people who got in and geniuses who got denied<br>
Boston University
College of the Holy Cross
Conn College
Fordham University
NYU
Trinity College
Tufts University- pretty big reach
Union College-
UCONN-
University of Rochester
Villanova University
Wesleyan University (ED)- reach but ED acceptance rate is around 50% so im praying ill get in
Yale University- mega huge reach (my mom is a medical professor there so im just taking a shot)</p>

<p>I want to go to school in the Northeast area so that I may stay close to home. Could anyone please tell me if I have a good chance at some of my schools? Thank you so much for your time!!</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention that I am trying really hard to get a good GPA in my first semester of senior year. My school also does quarterly GPAs and for the first quarter I had a 3.8GPA. Also, I am a first generation college student.</p>

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<p>Amherst College- out of reach
Boston College- reach
Boston University-match
NYU-high match
Tufts University- reach
UCONN-low match
Wesleyan University (ED)- low reach
Yale University- out of reach
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<p>Bump…I will always chance back by the way.</p>

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<p>I’m confused. You wrote you are a first generation college student and that your mother is a medical professor.</p>

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<p>My parents both attended school in Pakistan and got their medical degrees from there. My guidance counselor told me that because they attended school in a different nation that I would be classified as a first generation student, but he could be wrong.</p>

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<p>Amherst College- reach
Bates College- low match
Boston College- high match
Boston University- high match
Fordham University- match
NYU- match
Trinity College- low match
Tufts University- reach
Union College- low match
University of Rochester- high match
Wesleyan University (ED)- high match
Yale University- No way</p>

<p>Your ECs are insane and should help you with most of these schools. Your SATs are decent, gpa a little low for some of these. I wouldn’t change your list much though because you have a good range of safeties and reaches. Good luck and please chance back! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1576421-what-my-chances-getting-into-usc-ucla-nyu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1576421-what-my-chances-getting-into-usc-ucla-nyu.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You are not considered first generation college student. Be very careful when you fill up the application.</p>

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<p>Thank you all so much!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I’m Pakistani as well /high fives/</p>

<p>As previously stated, your extra curricular activites are off the charts awesome.
Your SAT score is decent, I mean, you’re right when you say Yale is a mega reach.
GPA wise, I’d have to say its low for Yale as well.</p>

<p>I think your extra curriculars will favor you the most at this point, but I think your list, while a little on the tough side, is sufficient. Good luck with your ED!</p>

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<p>Thanks! Bumpity BumP!</p>

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<p>Amherst College- high reach/reach
Bates College- unfamiliar sorry!
Boston College- unreliable like you mentioned, but mid-reach
Boston University- low, low reach. almost a safety
College of the Holy Cross- unfamiliar
Conn College- mid-reach/low reach
Fordham University- low reach
NYU- reach/low reach
Trinity College- unfamiliar
Tufts University- high reach
Union College-unfamiliar
UCONN-reach/low reach
University of Rochester-unfamiliar
Villanova University-reach/low reach
Wesleyan University (ED)- match/low reach
Yale University-high reach, but you never know!
GOOD LUCK!</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Nova, Fordham, ConnCol, UConn, Trinity, Union are all matches. Yale and Amherst are pretty ballsy choices but your EC’s are a knock out so you might get there. Any others I didn’t mention are probably like reaches-low reaches. Good luck man!</p>

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<p>I agree pretty much with the post above besides you do have a decent shot with Yale and Amherst. Not really ballsy, have a shot. Good luck! Please get me back.</p>

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