Chance a rising senior for Cornell, Georgetown, UMich, UMaryland College Park?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Major: Engineering (Most likely Bio-engineering. Looking to become a pediatrician)
1'st generation American
Fluent in English, Turkish, German (High School Level 3)
State: NJ
Class of 2014</p>

<p>Top 10%
4.5 GPA (Weighted) 4.4 (Unweighted)
ACT: 31 (35 Math, 34 Writing, 33 Science, 23 Reading)
SAT: 2150 (780 Math, 650 Critical Reading, 720 Writing)</p>

<p>SAT II’s
o Math Level I: 750
o Math Level II: 730
o Chemistry: 760</p>

<p>Relative Coursework:
Freshman Year
Algebra II (HH)
Biology (H)
Computer Science (H)
German I (H)
Global Studies (H)
Intro to Engineering and Design (HH)
World Literature (HH)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
English 10 (HH)
AP US History I
Chemistry (H)
German II (H)
Robotics II (HH)
Trigonometry/Intro-to-Calculus (HH)</p>

<p>Junior Year
Robotics III (HH)
AP US History II
English 11 (HH)
AP Chemistry
German III (H)
AP Calculus AB
Macro-economics (HH)</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C I (Mechanics)
AP Literature and Composition
AP Government and Politics
German IV (HH)</p>

<p>AP's:
Calculus AB: 5
Chemistry:4
US History: 3 (Didn't put effort, as I don't look to major in History)</p>

<p>EC Info:
Research Experience
2012 – present (Junior year): Hardware development for “Controlling Firearms Using Global Positioning System Locators and Microcontrollers”
2011 – 2012 (Sophomore Year): Development of a system on “Detection of Ripeness in Bananas using Hyperspectral Imaging”, presented at NJ Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April 2012
2010– 2011(Freshman year): Background data gathering on “Quantification of Stem Cell Growth and Development.” </p>

<p>Honors and Awards
2013: Service Award for 250+ Hours of School/Community Service (Silver Pin)
2013: 2nd Place in Engineering at NJ Regional Science Fair
2013: 3rd Place in Physics/Engineering at NJ Academy of Science
2013: Attained Eagle Scout rank
2013: Inducted into National Honor Society
2013: 2nd Place in Engineering at NJ Regional Science Fair
2012: Third Place Award at NJ Academy of Science in Health and Chemistry
2012: Participated in Final Stage of SPHERES Zero Robotics Competition at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012: Service Award for 250+ Hours of School/Community Service (Bronze Pin)
2012: Inducted into German National Honor Society
2011: Service Award for 250+ Hours of School/Community Service (Certificate)
2011: First Lego League (FLL) NJ State 2nd Place Champions Award and 2nd Place Robot Performance . Advanced to FLL US Open National Championships in Legoland, CA.
2010: First Robotics Competition (FRC). Won the tem Rookie All-Star Award and highest Rookie Seed Award at the New Jersey State Competition. Advanced to World Championships in Atlanta, GA. </p>

<p>Memberships
2012-present: Fed Challenge Team
2010- 2012: First Robotics Competition (FRC) Team – Pneumatics Lead
2010- 2012: First Tech Challenge (FTC) Team – Build Lead
2012: Zero Robotics Team – Strategy Developer
2010-2011- FRC team
2007- 2011 First Lego League (FLL) Mechanical Lead</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer Experience
2012- present: Civics and Government Institute. Small learning community my high school where students participate in numerous community service activities, ranging from volunteering at a soup kitchen to informing the public about the consequences of the earthquake in Haiti at a local benefit concert for victims</p>

<p>2012 (Summer): Research with a professor at NJIT. Exposed to the research atmosphere and his work with treatment of sleep related disorders, and basic MATLAB coding/software development. </p>

<p>2008- present: Boy Scouts of America. Became an Eagle Scout in Junior Year, organized and led numerous camping trips, helped other Eagle Scouts with their service projects</p>

<p>2007 – present: Volunteering at a camp for kids with autism. Behavior modeling through drama to demonstrate proper social interactions for kids in the autism spectrum.</p>

<p>Notes:
As I am a well nurtured writer, my essays will be definitely be strong. My recommendations will come from a Math teacher that I had for three years and my AP Chemistry teacher, who saw me go from F's to B's.</p>

<p>Will chance back to anyone!</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Cornell: high match
Georgetown: low reach (that 3 in APUSH could be problematic, they won’t even give credit for a 5)
UMich: high match/low reach
UMaryland College Park: match</p>

<p>I would try and get that critical reading score up and find a couple of safety schools.</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Can you recalculate your uw GPA in 4.0 scale? It is hard to compare with admission stat in a different scale. I assume your uwGPA to be near 4.0 which is good, but your ACT/SAT are a little bit weak for top schools. Your CR+M is at 1430. </p>

<p>Cornell: low reach
Georgetown: low reach
UMich: high match/low reach
UMaryland: match</p>

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<p>Can you recalculate your uw GPA in 4.0 scale? It is hard to compare with admission stat in a different scale. I assume your uwGPA to be near 4.0 which is good, but your ACT/SAT are a little bit weak for top schools. Your CR+M is only at 1430. </p>

<p>Cornell: low reach
Georgetown: low reach
UMich: high match (SAT near average for CoE, ACT is below average for CoE)
UMaryland: match</p>

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<p>If I get my CR up to a 700-720 range, will that make top schools, like Cornell and Georgetown, will I stand out more?</p>

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<p>If you get your CR+M above 1500, you should have much better chance for Cornell. By the way, your EC is great.</p>