Chance an International Student (will chance back) - UChicago, UPenn, Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying/Applied: -UChicago (Early Action) -- App sent.
- Cornell CAS (RD)
- UPenn CAS (RD)</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Type: International Student</p>

<p>Predicted grades for IB:</p>

<p>HL Economics 7
HL Business Management 7
HL Math 7</p>

<p>SL English 6
SL French Ab. Initio 6
SL Chemistry 7
Bonus Points: 2/3
IB Total: 42/45</p>

<p>Not sure how the IB grades translate into GPA. School doesn't rank us, but I know I am in the top 5%.
Taking the highest course load possible.</p>

<p>Grade 10 external examinations - 92% aggregate. </p>

<p>Standardized Testing:</p>

<p>SAT I - Math 720, CR 670, Writing 620. Total: 2010 (1390)</p>

<p>(Quite low in comparison to CC standards, I know!)</p>

<p>SAT II - Math II 750, Chemistry 730.</p>

<p>Academic Awards:</p>

<p>-UK Senior Math Challenge Silver Medallist: Top 10% of the world.
-Kumon Math Program - Gold Medallist 4 years consecutive and member of the Advanced Student Honor Roll.
-Winner of the Principal's Award at school for achieveing Academic merits in 7 out of 8 subjects.
-Academic Excellence Award winner - 9th and 10th grade.</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:</p>

<p>-Model United Nations - 4 years.
Positions held: Assistant President - Special Conference Sub Committee 2, Chair - Security Council, Chair - General Assembly 1, Deputy Chair - General Assembly 6. Organized a conference with a team of 3 others for middle school kids: Coordinated it ourselves.
Awards won: "Best Delegate Award" won 3 times in 5 conferences.</p>

<p>-Debating Team - 4 years.
Captain for the past year, won "best speaker" award 7 times during the year.</p>

<p>-Student Council - 1 year.
Position held: Chief Treasurer and Leader of Fundraising Committee. Organized school prom and winter dance; Completed the budgeting for the entire council as well as balancing the accounts.</p>

<p>-Cricket - 8 years.
Vice-Captain of team for the past 4 years. Recently won "Most Improved Player" and nominated "best bowler" for the calender year having taken most wickets for the team.
Used to be a member of the country's national cricket team before starting IB (way too hectic).</p>

<p>-Mathematics Peer Tutor - 2 years.
Position Held: Senior Tutor; Helped other high school kids with math problems during lunchtime and after school on a voluntary basis</p>

<p>-School UN Day Events Committee Leader - 2 months of prep.</p>

<p>Organized and coordinated all the activities. Managed payments and delegated tasks etc.</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>-Institute of Mental Health - 2 years.
Position Held: Volunteer Leader; Coordinated activities and organized groups to volunteer at the institute of mental health; Organized fun badminton games with the patients and befriended them over the 2 years.</p>

<p>Work Experience/Internships:</p>

<p>-Interned 2 weeks at a consultancy firm in India which involved maintaining and auditing financial records of client firms.</p>

<p>-Will be interning this December at a micro finance bank in India to learn more about development economics and self-financing. As a part of the internship, I will be visiting many villages with an experienced economist to monitor the income situation of the poor and the status of poverty-alleviating mechanisms in these rural areas.</p>

<p>Additional Information:</p>

<p>Wrote my IB extended essay in Economics concerning the practice of price discrimination in hospitals. </p>

<p>Intended Major: Economics.</p>

<p>Financial aid NOT required.</p>

<p>Applied to UChicago early action already. I know Cornell and Penn are reaches for anybody. Just wanted a rough estimate as to how much of a reach it is for me. Thanks and I'll chance back!</p>

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<p>because of the lack of gpa that will be your biggest issue if you can somehow get a gpa you have a decent chance at these schools. chance me back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UChicago - High Match
Cornell - Slight Reach
UPenn - Reach</p>

<p>Id apply to a safety just to be safe, like a big state university.</p>

<p>Chance Back?
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<p>UChicago - High Match
Cornell - Slight Reach
UPenn - Reach</p>

<p>It’s great that you don’t need financial aid! You have good rank, I like your ECs, awards pertain to your ECs, and good course rigor. You currently have a couple of things going against you: your SAT 1 score, and the fact you’re Indian (sorry, that’s just a tougher applicant pool; this is what I’ve been told). You are in the running at all 3 schools, and essays will be a huge factor for you. Good luck :)</p>

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<p>Bump Bump 10char</p>

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<p>You probably have better chances at Chicago.The fact that you dont need finaid really helps you at Penn.But you most definetely need to expand on your list—3 schools are not enough by any standard.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! I have already applied to universities in the UK and got 2 acceptances! Still waiting on my other 3 so at this point, I think it would be redundant of me to apply to more universities in the US, especially safeties since I have that covered. </p>

<p>If I were to add any however, do you have any suggestions of strong academic schools with a good economics program?</p>

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<p>Bump Bump. Anyone else willing to chance? I promise to chance back!</p>

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<p>Good ECs but SAT is very low. I would say those schools are all reaches, with Penn being the farthest reach</p>

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<p>UChicago (Early Action) - match
Cornell CAS (RD) - low reach
UPenn CAS (RD) - low/med reach</p>

<p>great ib scores, bad sat hurts</p>

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<p>-UChicago (Early Action) Low reach (IF essays were great)

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<p>-UChicago (Early Action) Low reach