Chance an international student...PLEASE!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey this is my first post! Hope you guys can help</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Country of residence: Singapore
Nationality: Indonesian
School: ACS (Independent) (3rd best school in the world for Nov 07 Exams)
GPA: School does use this system
Rank: 4/500++
IB Predicted Grades
Bio HL - 7
Chem HL - 7
Math HL- 7
Chinese B SL - 7
English A1 SL - 7
History SL - 7</p>

<p>SAT1: 2010 (bleh, this sucks. Will be re-taking. Aiming for mid 2200)
SAT 2: Bio 790 Chem 800 Math2 800</p>

<p>ECs </p>

<li>Science Club (member)</li>
<li>Shell Science Fair (national finalist)</li>
<li>Chemistry Olympiad (national silver medalist (2007), current mentor/coach)</li>
<li><p>Biology and Chemistry Dean’s List </p></li>
<li><p>Basketball</p></li>
<li><p>4 years Varsity, starter</p></li>
<li><p>2 years Vice-Captain, 1 year Captain</p></li>
<li><p>National Quarters (2007)</p></li>
<li><p>Played for 2 Clubs (1 silver medal, 1 semi-finalist)</p></li>
<li><p>Community Service</p></li>
<li><p>Organized building of water-pipes in Thailand </p></li>
<li><p>Orphanage in Vietnam</p></li>
<li><p>World Scholar’s Cup (similar to academic decathlons in US)</p></li>
<li><p>3rd in South-East Asian Consolidate finals</p></li>
<li><p>3rd in World Finals (Korea)</p></li>
<li><p>other individual medals, including 2nd for science, 3rd for debates ect.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Others:

  • Class president 2007
  • Made Videos for some school event
  • Read alot of books and journals (literature, science and history primarily)
  • First person in family to go college (any country, any sort)</p>

<p>Interview: should be good, I can talk about almost anything
College Essays: Having troubles, but working at it
Recommendations: they love me! (or so i think…)</p>

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<p>Anyway the colleges i am applying to are:</p>

<p>Chicago (Early Decision)
MIT (just had interview, my dream school. <em>crossfingers</em>)
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Stanford
Yale
Duke
Caltech</p>

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<p>You have excellent stats, but you must mention some colleges to be chanced, no? :)</p>

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<p>As listed in the second post... my bad! thanks again</p>

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<p>Chicago (Early Decision) Semi Reach
MIT Reach
Harvard REACh
Johns Hopkins REACH
Stanford REACH
Yale REACH
Duke LOW REACH
Caltech REACH</p>

<p>I don't mean to be discouraging, but if you get the sat too 2250 ish then the chances could be better. Apart from the need blind uni's, aid will matter too.</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/582101-chance-carnegie-mellon-ed-i-ll-chance-back-if-ud-like.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/582101-chance-carnegie-mellon-ed-i-ll-chance-back-if-ud-like.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>nah don't worry its cool (: I won't be applying for any aid btw</p>

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<p>bump...bump...</p>

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<p>bump!! bump!!</p>

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<p>correction btw, school DOESN'T use GPA system and my IB predicted is 45/45</p>

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<p>chance please</p>

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<p>Okay, chances based upon current SAT and SAT 2s:</p>

<p>Chicago (Early Decision)--Match
MIT (just had interview, my dream school. <em>crossfingers</em>)--Reach
Harvard--Reach
Johns Hopkins--Match
Stanford--Reach
Yale--Reach
Duke--Slight Reach
Caltech--Reach</p>

<p>Chances based upon projected 2250:</p>

<p>Chicago (Early Decision)--Match
MIT (just had interview, my dream school. <em>crossfingers</em>)--Slight Reach
Harvard--Reach
Johns Hopkins--Safe Match
Stanford--Match to SlightReach
Yale--Reach
Duke--Match
Caltech--Match</p>

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<p>thanks! i will work on the SATs (sigh)
bump bump</p>

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<p>Hahaha I know you... I sat in front of you for the MIT talk. Hahaha. You staying in my school hostel, right?</p>

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<p>Haha fiona - sat beside me for chem olympiad practical round right?
and nah i don't stay in nus high hostel</p>

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<p>Ah, you lucky duck. Isn't the AC hostel so much better?</p>

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<p>haha I don't stay in any hostel! (not a scholar)</p>

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<p>bump bump... chance please</p>

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<p>bump bumpppp</p>

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<p>Chicago is a low reach
HYS MIT Caltech is reach
Duke/Johns Hopkin - high match/low reach</p>

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<p>thanks bump bump!</p>