Chance an Indian applicant for HYPSM, Cornell, Penn, Duke, UChicago, Berkeley

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What’s you major OP? </p>

<p>And… for a girl applying for engineering, Gr8 stats! seriously. Very well rounded.
All the colleges mentioned are really crapshoots and you never know. But what I can say is that you’re a definite fit for them.
SATdestroyer’s post pretty much summed it up.
Best Of luck :)</p>

<p>EDIT: Did you apply to UCLA?</p>

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<p>compscifan, thank you. I hope I get into one of these amazing colleges. </p>

<p>And yes, as a matter of fact I did apply to UCLA. </p>

<p>Have you got any acceptances yet?</p>

<p>Keep the chances coming, people.:)</p>

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<p>SoHopeless, are you female? Females in math/science/engineering are in high demand. This would change your acceptance odds tremendously!</p>

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<p>I think you have as good as a chance as anyone applying. You would definitely add diversity to the campus so thats a plus. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1090865-chances-brown-nyu-villanova-johns-hopkins-i-will-chance-back.html#post12030821[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1090865-chances-brown-nyu-villanova-johns-hopkins-i-will-chance-back.html#post12030821&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m not much of an Ivy League hotshot, so I really can’t chance you for those. I heard they’re pretty much a crapshoot for everyone, so it’s like winning the lottery if you get in xD
I think you have a good chance at Berkeley though. Your SATs are pretty decent IMO.</p>

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<p>LoremIpsum, I should’ve corrected compsci fan, I’m not female. But compscifan, how did you assume so?</p>

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<p>o Harvard - Your SAT score needs to be higher.
o Yale - See Harvard
o Princeton - See Harvard
o Stanford - Crazily selective like Harvard. You really need to increase numerical score.
o MIT - In my opinion, MIT is even harder than most of the above (minus Harvard).<br>
o Columbia - Not sure, sorry.
o Brown - Possible, but the SAT needs to be better. ECs are sufficient for most of these.
o Cornell - More plausible than most of the above. I think you have an honest shot, but it is still going to be competitive.
o UPenn - SAT could be higher, but you still have a fair chance. Harder to get into the Cornell (just from personal observation though)
o Duke - Not entirely sure. Off of the top of my head, you have a chance.
o UChicago - Good shot I think. I know a friend with a lower SAT score and lots of ECs who got in, so you should have a fair shot.
o Berkeley - One of your better shots. SATs are on the mark (except for chem :P)
o Amherst - Fair Shot.
o Swarthmore - Dunno sorry.
o Harvey Mudd College - This one is difficult.</p>

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<p>^THANKS! :)</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Bump? :)<br>
10char</p>

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<p>Anyone else? Pretty please. :p</p>

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<p>Last bump!</p>

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<p>I don’t know that you’ll get accepted to 100% of your colleges but you’ll make at least one of the HYPSM I think. </p>

<p>17 more days :)</p>

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<p>scores are a bit on the low end, but solid ECs. Good chances at all the top schools</p>

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<p>Thanks!^</p>

<p>UChicago on 18th!! I just recently applied for aid there. :|</p>

<p>So not too hopeful!</p>

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<p>SoHopeless, you still hanging on? Any other recent acceptances?</p>

<p>My son got two early acceptances last week, to Amherst and Williams, and Williams is willing to cover all but $3000 of his $55,000 tab, so it looks like he probably won’t be attending UIUC.</p>

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<p>Hi LoremIpsum</p>

<p>Congratulations on Amherst and Williams! Decisions at this time of the month? Did he get likely letters? </p>

<p>But I doubt if Williams’ CS dept. is as good as UIUC. But then again, financial aid plays a very significant role in choosing one’s college.</p>

<p>As for me, I got into UCLA, waitlisted at MIT, rejected from CalTech.</p>

<p>UChicago on 18th!</p>

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<p>Definitely accepted depending on your teacher recommendations and your essay. They can easily make or break your admission.</p>

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<p>Yes, they were “likely” letters – with outright acceptance offers.</p>

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<p>I guess it depends how you define “as good.” Certainly UIUC has a wider range of classes. But Williams is much smaller, with more personalized attention by professors, and more cross-disciplinary classes — a good fit for my son; it also wouldn’t be hard to mimic a course in the UIUC catalog through an independent study arrangement. The top LACs also act as feeders to the best graduate programs and, in the US, it’s where you went to grad school that’s most important.</p>

<p>Yes, all things considered, I rather take the option that allows my son to finish his undergrad degree with no student loan repayment burden. Who wants to start his career $40,000 or more in debt?</p>

<p>Of course, nothing’s finalized yet — we haven’t gotten financial aid figures yet from UIUC. My older son expects to begin grad school in CS there next year, so there might still be a reason for my younger son to pick UIUC if the numbers are close (or NOT, to “make his own space”). There are also other possible acceptances still pending at Brown, Princeton, Rice and Northwestern (ISP) that may also need to be considered.</p>

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<p>UCLA is a pretty tough school to get into. You still prefer UIUC? Or just because it’s $15,000 a year cheaper?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1104238-chances-vanderbilt-dartmouth-cal-poly-san-louis-obispo-lehigh-umich-cu-boulder.html#post12179408[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1104238-chances-vanderbilt-dartmouth-cal-poly-san-louis-obispo-lehigh-umich-cu-boulder.html#post12179408&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow! I hadn’t heard about getting accepted early before. Seems like your S is a highly competitive applicant! He’ll most likely make it to NU and Rice; and since Amherst and Williams are as hard as the Ivy League schools, Princeton and Brown look good too. :)</p>

<p>And yes, I agree with you about the LAC-advantage. If I were to choose b/w UIUC and Williams/Amherst, given that neither of them are giving me any aid, I’d choose the LACs.</p>

<p>As for me, I’d prefer UCLA infintely to UIUC, but UCLA does not give any fin-aid/scholarship to Int’l students, so as of now I’m not certain about anything.</p>

<p>BTW, did your son apply to MIT?</p>