Chance an International for Ivies, Stanford and UCs? I'll chance back =)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm going into my senior year this coming fall and I was just wondering if I could get any advice regarding college and university applications =)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2300 (single sitting - 700CR/800M/800W)
SAT II: Math II - 800, Biology M - 750, planning on taking Chemistry
Rank - School doesn't rank
UW GPA - High 80's/Low 90's (on 100-point)</p>

<p>I come from quite a competitive school - ranked 3rd in the province for the last five years, also, a handful of people make the Ivy League every year. </p>

<p>IB Student - Taking SL Math and SL French exams this year (results in 3 days D=)
IB Courses - SL Math, SL French, SL Physics, HL Chemistry, HL Economics, HL English</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Music
-Wind ensemble (trombone - 9, 10, 11, 12) - My school's wind ensemble has received Gold ratings in provincial festivals and such, performed at various theatres (several hundred in audience) and a senior home (lol)
-Jazz band (also trombone - 9, 10) - performed several times at various public venues and restaurants
-Jazz choir (tenor - 11, 12) - performed various times at similar venues as jazz band
-Men's chorus (tenor - 10) - performed at a theatre in front of a few hundred
-Guitar (since 8th grade) - performed numerous times in front of live audiences, writes own songs, some connections with local music scene, etc.
-Performed on the main stage at the Taste of Asia festival in 2011, a 2-day cultural festival with several thousand in attendance over the two days
-Placed 2nd in a local singing competition held in the greater Toronto area (2011)</p>

<p>Misc.
-Model UN, member since start of junior year, attended a small regional, inter-school assembly and invited to attend SOMA (a provincial assembly - longest running MUN in North America)
-Member of a charitable organization that raises money for homeless youth in Toronto since start of junior year - found local bands for fundraising concerts raising over $1500 this year (might become a co-director next year, fingers crossed =P)
-Member of an awareness group against impaired driving in sophomore year
-Won a bronze medal at a Youth Science Canada sponsored science fair for a research project
-Hoping to start up a Mu Alpha Theta club at my school this year (would be the first MAT in Canada) with a friend, pending approval from teachers</p>

<p>Athletics
-Track and field team in junior year, intends to continue in senior year
-National Lifeguard Service - Certified to be a lifeguard in Canada for swimming pools (there's different certificates for pools/outdoor/resorts, etc) and certified in CPR and first aid</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-Around 40 hours doing misc. activities and helping with events - will likely reach 100 if not more come university applications time</p>

<p>Summer activities:
-Took acceleration summer courses at other high schools in Gr. 9 and 10 (Gr. 10 course in the summer of Gr 9, Gr. 12 Biology in the summer of Gr. 10)
-Currently interning at a small hedge fund advisory firm
-Also teaching seminars on english and Canadian culture in China this summer</p>

<p>Misc info:
Intended major: At this point, I'm still somewhat undecided, but possibly finance/business
Ethnicity - Asian
Gender - Male
Family Income - Around $100,000/annum
<em>Not applying for financial aid</em></p>

<p>Chance me for...</p>

<p>Stanford
UCBerkeley
UPenn (Wharton)
MIT
Harvard
Columbia
UCLA
Cornell
Princeton</p>

<p>Also, I'm planning on apply early to a university next fall, but I'm unsure of which one - any suggestions/advice? Sorry for the somewhat long-winded post, but I really appreciate any feedback you guys can give.</p>

<p>Thanks guys =)</p>

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<p>UCLA-match
Wharton-low reach
Cornell-low reach/high match
UC Berkeley- match
Harvard MIT Princeton and Stanford are all reaches</p>

<p>You look like a great applicant to me …well all the chances above are my own opinion and I personally feel if you write amazing essays, show yourself as a distinct applicant and display solid interest for the schools you want to attend then you won’t have much to worry about</p>

<p>Also remember to clearly show what your passions are…that way you would come out as a focused individual </p>

<p>Apply to the school that most appeals to you and a school that you feel you have a great chance to attend </p>

<p>All the best</p>

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<p>Your EC’s are excellent, you should definitely stress those in your application. Now, your schedule is not “the most rigorous”. I don’t know if that’s the hardest possible in your school, but you should have taken 4 HL classes and not 3. I’m going to take 4 HL + 1 AP and that’s the most my school offers. Other than that, good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback, guys =)</p>

<p>@rokr32 Yea unfortunately my school only allows 3 SL and 3 HL</p>

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<p>Hmmm</p>

<p>Not quite sure what your predicted score will be, but if you’re in the 42+ region with 7s in your HLs your grades would be quite competitive. But as above, 4HL and 2SL would be more competitive…o well. SATs are outstanding, would be good if you can still show some officer positions you obtained as a result of your commitments. </p>

<p>Otherwise:</p>

<p>UCBerkeley-match BUT I heard it’s extremely hard for us asians to get in cuz it’s filled to the brim with asians
UPenn (Wharton)-reach (sometimes its a bit chancy)
MIT-high reach as you indicated “High 80’s/Low 90’s” so I assume your grades were in the high 80s to low 90s on average for all four years? maybe this is a wrong assumption.
Harvard-high reach
Columbia-reach
UCLA-match (but once again, hard for asians to get in)
Cornell-match
Princeton -high reach</p>

<p>Watch out for schools in california though, namely stanford, UCLA and berkeley. The state is filleddddddddddd with asians and EVERY single asian parent dreams of their child getting there. I’ve even heard of them labeling a “Non-Asian Minorities” group. It’s pretty tough for international asians, strong competition up ahead and every single asian from korean, chinese, taiwanese schools with good grades will apply. But if you are say, filipino, burmese, vietnamese…etc then disregard the above. </p>

<p>but overall, your SATs are absolutely amazing (drools) and your record looks sound to me. good luck with your apps next year! :)</p>

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<p>Your records are so impressive! I have a feeling that you will get into most of your top school!</p>

<p>And thank you for your reply in my thread. It’s really helpful.</p>

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<p>Your scores are impressive. Your extracurriculars are impressive.
In my opinion, you are guaranteed Berkeley and UCLA, and Cornell.
Standford and the rest you should write killer essays and hope! Its definitely possible but the others I mentioned should be guaranteed with your stats.</p>

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<p>“You are guaranteed at Berkeley, UCLA and Cornell.”</p>

<p>This is the problem with chance threads… people who have no idea what they are talking about think they can accurately assess whether someone will be admitted to a highly selective school or not. The word “guaranteed” should never be used when chancing someone for such schools; it gives the OP a false sense of confidence.</p>

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<p>umm if you didn’t read I said in my opinion before. Which means I believe it will happen. You don’t have to believe but with stats like that I’ve seen it happen every single time. So I’ll change my response from guaranteed to most likely :slight_smile:
But in my opinion you’re on the right track</p>

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<p>Bump 10charr</p>

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<p>Stanford - You do have chances, but “high reach”. You know the adcoms can be random.
UCBerkeley - High match / Low reach
UPenn (Wharton) - Same with Stanford.
MIT - Same as above.
Harvard - Same as Stanford.
Columbia - Same as Stanford.
UCLA - Low Match / High Safety.
Cornell - mid/ high match.</p>

<p>You should def look in to NYU, UChicago, and Duke…? lol</p>

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<p>UW GPA is pretty low. Your school doesn’t rank, but are there percentiles? Like top 10%, etc.? Or if they aren’t official, could you tell us about where you stand compared to your classmates? Are you at the very tippy top of the class? A bit above average? Somewhere towards the middle?</p>

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<p>Unofficially, I would think I’m at least in the top 10% - if not top 5% (not trying to be cocky or anything).</p>

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<p>nope not cocky at all. lol. not with this crowd. but yeah, that helps your chances.</p>

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<p>Ugh just got my IB results… 7/7 in Math but 5/7 in French =S</p>

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<p>Stanford: Reach
UCBerkeley: High match
UPenn (Wharton)
MIT: H Reach
Harvard: H Reach
Columbia: Mid Reach
UCLA: Match
Cornell: High Match
Princeton: Reach</p>

<p>No offense but your college choices are very typical for an asian applicant. UCs and Ivies. Try some LACs and other good schools.</p>

<p>OH and congrats on your 7/7 on math. I got a 5 on that test, but math isn’t my strongest subject</p>

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<p>Definitely write an essay on your music. That’s impressive.
Maybe retake the SAT or take the ACT?</p>

<p>Stanford - reach
UCBerkeley - match
UPenn (Wharton) - reach to high reach
MIT - high reach
Harvard - high reach
Columbia - reach
UCLA - low match
Cornell - match
Princeton - high reach</p>

<p>I’m assuming you didn’t list your safeties…</p>

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<p>@karaokemachine Yea my safeties are mostly the Canadian universities I’m applying for. Is my SAT I really that bad? lol. I also chanced you back =)</p>

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<p>bt-
You should apply for FA, your family shouldn’t allocate 50% of their resources on your education, unless your income is 100K after taxes.</p>

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<p>@Batllo - They’ve been saving up since I was a little kid, as my mom herself wanted to go to a US university but didn’t. Also, I might apply F/A to a few of the schools on the list (but not all of them).</p>