Chance a Rising Senior Please! (:

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>(This really is just a means to procrastinate on actually filling out my college apps #sorrynotsorry)</p>

<p>I'm planning on applying to:
University of Chicago (EA - top choice)
Georgetown (EA - top choice)
Rutgers (EA) - OOS
Pace (EA)
USC
UCLA/UCSD
Harvard/Yale/Princeton (the trinity!)
Cornell
JHU
NYU
Williams
Claremont-McKenna</p>

<p>Objective stuff:
GPA: 3.93 UW/4.4 W (Top 10%. Straight As except first semester sophomore year, in which I got a couple Bs... I had stopped caring about school because I had family issues - health problems and deaths. I got straight As second semester and my counselor's going to discuss these issues in her rec)
SAT: 2400 (single sitting)
Subject Tests: Math II (800), US History (800), Spanish (800), Biology M (790)
AP Tests: Sophomore year - AP Calculus BC (5), AP Physics B (5), AP CompSci (5); Junior year - AP Music Theory (5), AP Statistics (5), APUSH (5), APLAC (5), AP Spanish (5), AP Bio (5)
Senior year course load: AP Chemistry, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, TA for English teacher; Multivariable Calculus, Spanish 6 and some other classes at local community college</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Piano (international competition prizes, music diploma, solo performances in Carnegie Hall and across Europe)
Writing: Historical policy paper published in the Concord Review, Scholastic writing awards, managing editor of literary magazine, founded Aspire award-nominated peer-reviewed public policy journal
Activism: Founder, International Development Initiative in community (raised $30K; helped advise city council on development-related courses of action); Environmental club project leader (successfully lobbied and helped draft and pass city ordinance to tax plastic bags); Founded own NGO and non-profit publication with international membership and reader base; Founded tutoring service network raising money for school resources in Uganda; Internship with local literacy-building mobile app startup; Advisory Board Member of a major international youth humanitarian organization with 100K+ members: Organized human rights campaigns and peacebuilding projects, traveling to Sudan, Cambodia, etc. over summers and editorial board member of its global issues magazine; helped design and develop youth-activism mobile application with 15K+ users; former World Affairs Council Ambassador and panelist at UN Global Forum on ICT and Development; Volunteer teacher at a local preschool in a low-income area
School Clubs: Global Humanitarian Alliance (President), Amnesty International (President), School Broadcasting Radio (Co-Founder and President), DECA member (some random regional/state/national awards and fundraising - I'm not too active anymore)
Sports: Tennis (JV/V - regional champion team), Track (V) - unlikely to be recruited
Political stuff: Some local policy lobbying, meeting with government officials in Sudan; 2012 social media intern for the Obama campaign; Summer fellow for a US Senate campaign
Science stuff: Independent research into a novel method of HIV vaccination - Patent Pending; Genomics research internship at UCSF (I'll probably enter Siemens); NACLO invitational qualifier and alternate to International Linguistics Olympiad; USABO and USAPhO semifinalist</p>

<p>Hooks: None
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian) and Caucasian (I'm part Middle Eastern); I plan to check the boxes for both White and Asian.
Income Bracket: I have no idea, but my family is solidly middle class.
Intended Major: Double major in Global Affairs/International Studies/International Development/International Health (depending on what the school offers) and Linguistics with a minor in Music
School: Large and competitive public school</p>

<p>Strengths: Scores and ECs
Weaknesses: The fact that I'm a comfortable-income Asian with less-than-perfect grades
Additional Info: None ^_^</p>

<p>Thanks so much everyone!</p>

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<p>HYP: Reach
Pace: Safety (absolute safety)
Georgetown: High match
U Chicago: Reach (pay attention to your essays)
USC: Match
Claremont McKenna: Reach
Williams: Reach
JHU: Reach
Cornell: High match
UCLA: Match (can you pay full-freight there?)
UCSD: Low match
Rutgers SAS/SEBS/MG/business/engineering/nursing: Safety
Rutgers 0-6 PharmD: Low match</p>

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

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<p>the ivies and U Chicago are not really definite for anyone but your scores are quite literally perfect, your EC’s are fabulous and if you don’t get into the schools you want to than no one can</p>

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<p>Haha yeah, Ivies/UChicago are really a pipe dream for anyone… but thank you so much for taking the time to chance, I appreciate it! :)</p>

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<p>The trinity is a reach for sure. For u of Chicago, the essay is a much larger part of the application than you’d think. The Ucs are expensive but if you can afford them they are both low- matches. Rutgers and pace are matches. Any of the ones I haven’t specifically mentioned are all high matches, low reaches. All the ivies are crapshoots because they will turn down qualified applicants like yourself for no apparent reason. Chance back?</p>

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<p>Don’t worry, I’m aware that UChicago’s essays are a huge deal - I spent two weeks just developing my idea for it and I’m going to make sure it’s immaculate. Thanks for the wise words of advice - I’ll be realistic about my chances at the more selective schools. Also, would you mind linking to your chance thread so that I can chance back? Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Ha, worse than a ■■■■■. I think it might be a professional application service looking for obvious criticism. I have it, but you’re not getting it.</p>

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<p>I’m not a ■■■■■/service, I swear. I just keep having these conceptions about my chances that I keep second guessing so I’m kind of doing this just to keep my mind grounded and not let my hopes get too high/low :P</p>

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<p>I second Catria’s chances. You have amazing ECs and scores. Your chances for the UCs will improve if you don’t need financial aid. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I’m looking at similar schools (top nescac’s, dartmouth, cornell, etc.) and your grades are better than mine… so i wouldn’t worry to much. However, a few fallbacks never hurt anyone.</p>

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<p>@Vivendium Thank you! (Sorry that I never said this explicitly, but I live in Cali). I MIGHT be able to pay for the UCs without financial aid xD</p>

<p>@WOOPWOOP2017 (LOL i had to google NESCACs) Thanks for chancing, and good luck to you!</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1535720-chances-cornell-johns-hopkins-tufts-vanderbilt.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1535720-chances-cornell-johns-hopkins-tufts-vanderbilt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@vgeagle Chanced! (Oh yeah, if anyone wants a chance back, I’d be happy to! It just might take a while, this is one of the few nights I have a decent chunk of downtime)</p>

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<p>Oh, sorry! I had the impression that you were from NY for some reason. I’m from Cali too, and applying to some of the same schools! :slight_smile:
Would you mind chancing me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1537640-chances-upenn-georgetown-nyu-uc-berkeley-other-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1537640-chances-upenn-georgetown-nyu-uc-berkeley-other-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Chanced! And that’s fine, it’s my fault for not putting that in the original post :slight_smile: Anyone else?</p>

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<p>HYP: Low Reach
Pace: Safety
Georgetown: High match
U Chicago: Loe Reach
USC: Match
Claremont McKenna: high match/low reach
Williams: high match
JHU: high match
Cornell: High match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Low match
Rutgers SAS/SEBS/MG/business/engineering/nursing: Safety
Rutgers 0-6 PharmD: Low match</p>

<p>Your stats, overall, are stellar so you have a really great shot at all of them!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your feedback! :DDD</p>

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<p>Sorry for reviving a kind of old post, but I’ve already submitted a couple apps and found out 10ish days ago that I made Siemens semifinals! Do you guys think it’s worth sending them an update about/that it’ll make any sort of difference whatsoever?</p>

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<p>Impressive, I think you have a good shot at most of those if you aren’t stretching some of the facts which I will take a stance with along with sosomenza. Now, I’m not saying that you are lying about everything. No, I’m just saying if these are all truthful, congratulations. But make sure you don’t come across as boastful. I know an admissions officer and lets imagine that he was an officer from where you wanted to go, he would be tired and he you gotta make sure he can’t pass of yours. Write about one of the things you did but don’t focus on all of them. Good luck! (sorry for the poor grammar not really thinking)
By the way, could I know the name of the app. I am passionate about this subject too :D.</p>