Chance an Average Student + Recommend

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying for computer science or business.</p>

<p>I am from Darien High School in Darien, CT. It is a USNews Silver Medal high school.</p>

<p>ACADEMIA:</p>

<p>Freshman GPA: 3.52
Sophomore GPA: 3.52
Junior GPA: 3.75 W, 3.7 UW
Overall GPA: About 3.6 (PE doesn't affect GPA)</p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading: 610
SAT Math: 600 (Terrible, retaking in May)
SAT Writing: 680
Total: 1890</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (Probably not sending this)</p>

<p>My School does not rank.</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Biology (This year)
Computer Science A (Next Year)
Economics (Next Year)</p>

<p>3 letters of recommendation (math teacher, club advisor, guidance counselor)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS: </p>

<p>President of Support our Soldiers Club
-Interviewed WW2 Veteran, contributed to National Archive</p>

<p>100 hours of Red Cross Volunteer work
-Office management, computer database organization, phone duty, etc.</p>

<p>4 Years of Varsity Swimming</p>

<p>Member of School Atmosphere Committee
-Helped create a video to send to New England Board of Accreditation to display information about our school
-Spread word about school ideals and beliefs in various ways</p>

<p>HOOKS:</p>

<p>I am of Hispanic descent.</p>

<p>I will not be applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>MY SCHOOLS:
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Santa Clara University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin</p>

<p>Not in state for any. Please recommend safeties and targets. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

<p>10char</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University----Reach
Case Western University---- Low Reach
Georgia Institute of Technology–Never heard of this place
Purdue University—youre in (never heard of anyone rejected from purdue)
Santa Clara University—don’t know enough
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute----don’t know enough
Worcester Polytechnic Institute----don’t know enough
Stevens Institute of Technology—don’t know enough
University of Michigan low reach
University of Washington----accepted
University of Wisconsin----accepted</p>

<p>chance me back
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<p>^You definitely look reliable with your chancing when you say “don’t know enough” for half the listed schools.</p>

<p>To be more on topic, you have a great chance at all of them except CMU, CWU, and UMichigan. I’d say you have a shot at the three; I don’t know how big of a factor your URM status will play. However, despite such hook, these schools still seem pretty out of reach for you.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your replies.</p>

<p>Any other opinions would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Just because I haven’t heard of certain schools doesn’t meAn I don’t have a good opinion. Would you rather have me rate without knowing **** about the university?</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University – high reach
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – high match
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – high match
University of Michigan – match
University of Washington – match
University of Wisconsin – match</p>

<p>The others I am not as familiar with ^^
Good luck!</p>

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<p>I’ve recently heard a lot about having to have one particular spike that comes through your application in order to get into an Ivy League university. I am currently studying at a School in South Africa and am in grade 10. My average here is 90% (which on the American system converts to about 96.5%). I am in my schools orchestra, A choir, wind band, flute ensemble and a capella singing group (all of which have an application progress). By the time I leave school I will have a diploma on the piano, grade 8 on flute and grade 8 on organ. I recently attended the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in Brisbane, Australia - and placed 3rd overall for persuasive speaking, placing 28th for all events combined out of 108 participants. I am the president of my schools Public Speaking society, have nationals colors for Public Speaking and debating. I am the vice-president of an academic group called historical bench, the president of my schools Global Issues Network and on my schools debate team. I did IGCSE exams in secret, as I felt they were a better syllabus, when I was 15 years old. I got 100% for physics and 97% for english. All of my other results were A’s. I did this by waking up at 5AM for days a week to teach myself the work using textbooks I bought with my birthday money. I am the president of a charity organisation called M4K which partners with a disadvantaged-youth care home by donating money, clothing, textbooks, easter eggs, christmas presents, old toys… Anything that can be used to brighten the lives of the children within them. I am a member of Equal Education, which strives for the right to education in South Africa and for the next 3 years will be in charge of organizing live entertainment and sponsorship for a charity run that raises about R80 000 for various charities every year (about $16 000). I captained my sports team for 6 years, untill I had to swap to social squash and surfing due to weak knees. I participate in music and art eisteddfods on a regular basis. I have never got less than a diploma for a work I have submitted or performed. I take Maths, Science, Biology, History, Music, English, Afrikaans (2nd language), Life Orientation and AP Maths (my school only offers one advanced placement course and I am currently getting 97% for it - which would be a 5 on the American system) I am the major scholarship holder at my school. Top 5 national public speakers. I am currently co-authoring and creating an investigation into shack fires in Africa which includes distributing home-made fire extinguishers to people living in shacks and several other initiatives for keeping them safe. I will attend the World Individual and Debating Championships another 2 times, am hoping to tour Greece next year with my a Capella group and attend my country’s national science expo. I have received distinction honors from my school 3 times, and about 15 other honors awards such as ties, badges and colors. The way things are now, I should graduate (in terms of academics) in the top 0.00005% of all grade 12’s in South Africa. I am still too young to campaign for a leadership position in my school, though I am already the president of several societies and movements and play a big part in organizing events within my school house (like the houses in Harry Potter) I am also in the process of creating an organization which raises fund for AIDS orphans. I write articles for a national magazine called Simply Green (which looks at how you can green your lifestyle) and have been featured in several local newspapers for achievements in music and speech. I am also in charge of my school’s environmental affairs portfolio. So there’s all this and a couple other small things, but as far as I can see, I don’t have one ‘spike’ or a really compelling story. I’m passionate about everything I do. There’s nothing in my day to day activities that I don’t enjoy. I come from a divorced background within which both of my parents have psychological disorders and had to fight to stay at the school I loved as my father refused to pay for it (so I got a scholarship) but still it seems that I don’t have that one big thing. And I’m an international student who would need to get a full financial aid package to one of the big universities. Plus I can’t exactly go for campus visits or have an interview. One thing is that I plan to write my SAT’s next year. I’ve bought the book and am reading through it in my free time. But other than that I don’t know what to do. Does anyone have any advice they could give me? And an opinion on what my chances are? Thanks so much, and sorry for the really long message! HARVARD, PRINCETON, YALE, CORNELL, STANFORD, GEORGETOWN, MIT, NYU, COLOMBIA, DARTMOUTH - basically any ivy league or top 20 uni that offers financial aid.</p>