Chance an indian nerd from jersey

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Gender: M
Race: Indian
Location: suburban NJ (HS ranked 4th statewide recently)
SAT: 2370 (800 M, 770 CR, 800 W), 1 sitting, not superscored
PSAT: 226 (so should get semi-finalist before ED time rolls around)</p>

<p>-SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 US History, 800 Bio, 800 Math II, 800 World History
-GPA: 95.50 weighted, 4.1/4.0, top 10%, school doesn’t rank </p>

<p>APs
-Chem 5
-Bio 5
-Stat 5
-US Hist 5
-Calc AB 5
English Lang 5
-I guess I would be “AP Scholar with Distinction”, I know it doesn’t mean much</p>

<p>Senior Year APs
-Calc BC, Physics C, English Lit, Gov + politics, Econ</p>

<p>-ECs: 4 year wreslter, JV sportsmanship award, no great awards/hooks</p>

<p>-300hrs comm. service at local hospital
-3 yr Model UN and Youth and Government member
-Exec Council for Model Congress (club got funds taken away end of soph year, had to disband)</p>

<p>-spent summer between jr + sr yrs in EMT class (120 hrs class) + will be EMT for 3 months before applying ED to any school (4hrs/week commitment)
-summer jobs as lifegaurd (summer before sr year), 10 hrs/wk</p>

<p>-prospective bio + history major</p>

<p>So, how good are my chances?</p>

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<p>Your test scores are amazing and ECs are impressive. I think you have a good chance, just make sure to sell the EMT thing!</p>

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<p>Wow! Your stats are really, really impressive. I definitely think you’ll get in.</p>

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<p>As they sort the apps, you should make the great academics and EC’s pile. But then so will many others. So your essays must be stellar. Also suggest you empahsize the EMT work.</p>

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<p>If you don’t get in, I’ll question why they ever admitted me. Your stats are impeccable.</p>