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<p>Information:</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Indian (US Citizen)</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>School: US News Top 50 public</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW</p>

<p>Class Rank N/A
(I am top 17% in my class but this is b/c I transferred with no honors weighting and my counselor will write a note saying they shouldn't consider my rank)</p>

<p>Courseload: 5 APs junior year & 7 APs senior year</p>

<p>SAT:
1st attempt: 1980 (610 CR, 690 M, 680 W) :(
2nd attempt: 2160 (700 CR, 710 M, 750 W) :(</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math II: 750
Physics: 690
Signed up for Math, Physics and Chem in November. Hoping to get 800s. Should I try switching to the reasoning and raising those scores instead?</p>

<p>AP: 5 Calc, 5 Stats, 4 Physics B, 4 APUSH</p>

<p>Hook?: Spent the 9th and 10th grades in India. Got a solid 92% average in the 10th grade national examinations.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Computer Science</p>

<p>Possible ED Schools: 1. Columbia 2. UPenn (Maybe 3. Cornell)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>-(11,12) Investment Club (President 12)
During the club we learn stocks & other securities and compete in a virtual stock market.</p>

<p>-(11,12) Washington State Finance Association (Co-Founder and Vice-President)
A student run group that promotes the field of finance to students in the local area. Basically, this organization is a network of finance/investment clubs. We've started about three or four clubs at other schools in the local area. We have a senior advisory board, comprising local professionals, as well as some corporate sponsors. We are also in the process of registering for non-profit (501 c3) certification.
<a href="http://www.wasfa.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wasfa.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>-(11,12) Volunteer for a non-profit called Student Research and Development (Relations Manager)
This is a student run non profit group, that holds a 501c3 certification. The mission statement of the organization is to inspire students to learn more about science and technology, through the operations of an open workspace, with resources such as computer software, powertools, etc. I am in the Business Relations team; our job is to receive funding from corporations and organizations. I have written my share of grants, letter, etc. I participate in the tech activities as well.</p>

<p>-(9,10,11,12) Peer Tutor</p>

<p>-(11,12) Math Club</p>

<p>-(11,12) Robotics
Supposed to be what got me into computer science & its relationship with finance/business.</p>

<p>-(11) Washington Business Week (Summer Program)</p>

<p>-(9,10) School Basketball team</p>

<p>-Total of 220+ hours of community service</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>-AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>-community service award from my school for exceptional service</p>

<p>It would great you guys could give me chances for my ED schools and/or tell me which SAT to take next week. Please give me a link so I can chance back.</p>

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<p>You should not send your first SAT score and definitely shoot for a higher score! I’m not saying you did poorly, it’s just if you want to be more certain you should try for 750+ for each section (especially for Columbia).</p>

<p>Cornell doesn’t consider writing so you’d have a 1410! I’d say that that’s about a small reach considering your class rank.</p>

<p>For the others I’d say medium/high reach, but this is because I’m not sure how your EC’s look.
If you had great EC’s I’d say light/medium reach.</p>

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<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Sadly Columbia and UPenn require all scores so I’ll have to send the 1980 in. </p>

<p>So is Columbia a high reach due to my scores? Would the 750 Math II and the 690 Physics be enough for Columbia if I decide to switch to the SAT reasoning again next week?</p>

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<p>bump. anyone?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump. My ED school is UPenn and I would appreciate any chances. My subject test scores will probably be an 800 Math II and a 700ish Physics.</p>

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<p>Lack of dedication to a single activity…</p>

<p>Only stating what you were or who you were is not going to help. Establishing the organisation is not a big deal until & unless you show what you did. </p>

<p>You should show how it changed you, impacted your school or the society in whole.</p>

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<p>Columbia and UPenn mid-reaches
Cornell low reach</p>

<p>Low SAT and SAT2’s hurt, as well as class rank (im guessing NHS?)
4 on AP Physics is odd
No real awards, okay ec’s</p>

<p>Which UPenn school did you apply to? Wharton/CAS/?</p>

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<p>Lemme guess… Is it Wharton?</p>

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<p>@dame0n you are definitely close but I’m not going to say it here.
@harisheena ha my EC’s probably suggest Wharton but I applied to SEAS. This probably makes things a lot different. </p>

<p>thanks for the advice and I’m probably going to send in a resume that will describe my activities in more detail. I moved so I had to start new activities in the 11th grade. Also my class rank was affected by my transcript from India (classes weren’t weighted as honors/AP), but I still have a 4.0 UW with a pretty rigorous schedule.</p>

<p>As a side note, people who read my supplement said it was extremely good, it’s all about computer science. I would say my commonapp essay is average.</p>

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<p>i agree with harisheena, you dont have any amazing activity. one that stands out to me is your -(11) Washington Business Week (Summer Program), which is slightly impressive. apart from this, your SAT scores and stats seem sub-optimal. </p>

<p>Columbia - high reach
UPenn - high reach
Cornell - match</p>

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<p>I agree that you do have very little that stands out, subsequently making UPenn a pretty high reach. However, applying ED could be a huge help. Good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me: One more time? I PROMISE I’ll chance you back!</p>

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<p>Do you guys seriously not think that my ECs aren’t impressive or is it because I’ve only done them for two years? I changed country junior year so I obviously can’t have continuity in my ECs. </p>

<p>And I’m applying to SEAS not Wharton.</p>

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<p>in that case, you should focus on ec’s that relate to seas: student rnd, robotics, math
and not your business ec’s
business weeks not that impressive imo</p>

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<p>Yeah i tried focusing on the computer science aspects of my finance activities and I thought it turned out alright. They are mainly there to show that I have leadership and I have multiple interests. Is it really necessary to have ECs related to your major?</p>

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<p>Ur EC’s seem to be just a touch above average while ur scores are just enough…
Id say all three schools are reaches as they are for people with amazing stats tooo…</p>

<p>Chance back
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<p>Thanks. anyone else? and again I’m applying to UPenn SEAS ED</p>

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<p>bump. chance me for UPenn SEAS (Engineering) ED please. my updated subject test scores are 800 Math II & 690 Physics</p>

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<p>I feel like the biggest things that would hold you back are your SAT scores… for ED, which the deadline already passed, I would have taken them again more time to shoot a big higher. Most kids from my school who are applying to UPenn have 2200+s… Ivies also don’t look too much at writing. But you just got an 800 on the Math II… so that will probably help out a lot.</p>

<p>Your community service and your residency in India are definitely interesting though, so those might help you out. </p>

<p>I think you have a relatively good chance for UPenn (EDs get back on the tenth, so good luck if you did that!), but Columbia will be more of a reach for you.</p>

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<p>big reach for the reasons stated by others.</p>