Chance an american dream

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone.
I have begun college prep since March, so I am curious what others think of my academics and others. One thing about me is that I am attending a boarding school in US, but I am an international student from Korea.</p>

<p>SAT
Reasoning: 700 CR/ 770 M/ 770 W (1470 / 2240)
Subject:
Math Level 2: 800
Chemistry: Will take in May 2010, but I am taking AP chem now, so I think I will get at least 750.
Biology/ World History: In October 2010</p>

<p>GPA: Our school is very rigorous with GPA.</p>

<p>9th: 3.6 UW/ 3.8 W (Eng,His,Precal H, Chinese I)
10th: 3.86 UW/ 4.41 W (Eng H, His H, AP Calculus AB, Chinese II H)
11th (so far): 3.94 UW/ 4.49 W (Eng, Euro His AP, Statistics AP, Chem AP, Chinese III H)</p>

<p>APs:
10th: AP Calculus AB 5
11th: AP Euro History, AP Stats, AP Chem
12th: AP US History, AP English Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B</p>

<p>Internship in one German company and in a biochemistry department of a National University in Korea. Next summer before college application starts, I am going back to the biochem department and do experiment. My name will be on a thesis with other lab partners in an experiment that biochemistry department will publish.</p>

<p>Activities:
Student Council (Since grade school. Currently VP at school), School Prefect, School Singing Choirs, and the School Newspaper, Boy Band and African Drum Drummer, Golden Key Club, Tutoring.
JV soccer captain, and one yr of Varsity wrestling and placing 7th in the state is all athletics for me.</p>

<p>I am planning to apply...</p>

<p>Penn (ED)
U Michigan (Rolling)
Notre Dame (EA)
UNC (EA)
U Chicago (EA)</p>

<p>Cornell
Northwestern
NYU Stern
Duke
Harvard
Columbia
Georgetown
Brown
Boston University
Emory
Stanford
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>If you chance me and need someone to chance you, I will make sure I do.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot.</p>

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<p>Penn (ED): Can not predict
U Michigan (Rolling): match
Notre Dame (EA): Match
UNC (EA): Match
U Chicago (EA): Low Reach</p>

<p>Cornell: Match
Northwestern: Match
NYU Stern: low low Match
Duke: Match
Harvard: can not predict
Columbia: low reach
Georgetown: match
Brown: low reach
Boston University: safety
Emory: match
Stanford: match
UC Berkeley: match</p>

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<p>Penn (ED) - Low-Mid Reach
U Michigan (Rolling) - Match
Notre Dame (EA) - Match
UNC (EA) - Match
U Chicago (EA) - High Match</p>

<p>Cornell - Low Reach
Northwestern - Match
NYU Stern - Match
Duke - High Match
Harvard - High Reach. For everyone.
Columbia - Low Reach
Georgetown - Low Match
Brown - Low Reach
Boston University - If you don’t get in, I will have lost my faith in Massachusetts.
Emory - Match (Highish?)
Stanford - Mid Reach
UC Berkeley - High Match</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/883226-chance-meek-young-hopeful-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/883226-chance-meek-young-hopeful-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Penn (ED) - Low-Mid Reach
U Michigan (Rolling) - Match
Notre Dame (EA) - Match
UNC (EA) - Match
U Chicago (EA) - High Match</p>

<p>Cornell - Match/Low Reach
Northwestern - Match
NYU Stern - Match
Duke - High Match
Harvard - High Reach
Columbia - Low/Mid Reach
Georgetown - Match
Brown - Low Reach
Boston University - IN.
Emory - Match (Highish?)
Stanford - High Reach
UC Berkeley - Low Reach (because you’re OOS)</p>

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<p>thanks! anyone else? I will chance back</p>

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<p>anyone?!?!?</p>

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<p>Grocery list ECs. Nothing that stands out besides research, and even that is becoming more and more common amongst high school students.</p>

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<p>thanks for the criticism, but I am passionate about my ecs so do not downsize it because many people do it :)</p>

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<p>Out of the Big 4 parts, you are lacking in 2, possibly even 3. Passion alone won’t get you anywhere. Passion without results is nothing. You need to show that you can turn that passion into something useful. </p>

<p>Nothing shows that at the moment.</p>

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<p>kkk… My school never had an international student president. I am running to be the first one in 108 years. Also, I was in it for ten years, so… it is like playing the piano for a musician (for ten years). I know that passion would not do it by itself, and I want to know, what you mean by 2,3 (I guess one is ec…as you are acerbically describing)</p>

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<p>^ Calm down. These people are just trying to give you realistic opinions about your chances. For the Ivies/Stanford, they’re right: as much as you may love what you do, nothing extraordinary jumps out. There’s a ton of students who “LOOOVE” what they do, but you do need to be actually good at it/see results/win awards/that kind of thing.
If you really want to convey your passion for an EC, I suggest incorporating it into your essay.</p>

<p>That said, I think your chances at top tier schools are slim, for a few reasons: 1) You’re Asian, and thus competing against a VERY competitive pool 2) Your ECs don’t show anything extraordinary 3) Freshman year GPA looks a little rocky? And your classload, while rigorous, is nothing that dazzles at first sight.</p>

<p>This isn’t to be a downer. You definitely still have a shot at these schools, but just don’t bank on them. Also, you might want to think about the SAT II Chem- I’ve heard the curve is very difficult, even for AP students.</p>

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<p>^Meh, fuzzy you kind of gave it away too easily, haha. I was trying to lead kmg to figuring that out.
But fuzzy is right. She nailed what I was referring to.
Essay alone could or couldn’t do the trick. I’m one of those people skeptical about just passion and essays without solid results. You need something rock hard that simply can’t be questioned.
You still have a shot though. Just be realistic.</p>

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<p>I would like to see your class rank before i comment, since GPA alone doesn’t mean anything unless its compared with your peers.</p>

<p>For now Ill assume your like the #5 of your school academically or something.</p>

<p>Penn (ED) Probably won’t make it
U Michigan (Rolling) probably in
Notre Dame (EA) slight reach
UNC (EA) probalby in
U Chicago (EA) higher reach</p>

<p>Cornell: higher reach
Northwestern: slight reach
NYU Stern: probably in
Duke: higher reach
Harvard : hah, i can’t believe people still want chances on this one
Columbia: same as penn
Georgetown: probably in
Brown: same as penn
Boston University: in for sure unless they hate foreigners
Emory: probably in
Stanford, not in for sure unless your lucky
UC Berkeley: meh, they have lots of asians there… </p>

<p>Your international, so the chance of getting into the ivies is really really slim. Otherwise your in good shape</p>