chance and i will invariably chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<hr>

<p>Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Residence: India
HS Class: 2010</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW (no weighted)
High School: International School & IB Diploma
Rank: School doesnt do it</p>

<p>SAT: M-660 CR-710 W-630 (retaking in October)</p>

<p>SAT II- Math II: 790 Physics: (taking in november)</p>

<p>AP: maybe Economics</p>

<p>IB Classes:
SL Spanish
SL Psychology
HL Math
HL Physics
HL Economics
HL English
AWARDS AND HONORS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (2010)
High School Spanish distinction award(2006-2007)
Award for continuous inquiry(2007-2008, 2008-2009)
Award for courage and following dreams(2008-2009)
High School History Excellence award(2007-2008)</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
THIMUN, DAIMUN,YLC (Delegate,Deputy chair, Chair)
Fuschia magazine (editor position)
Student Tech crew (3 years)
ECs
Concert Band (2007 - 2010)
Play saxophone
SAISA Soccer (2007-2010)
NHS Member (2007 - 2010)</p>

<p>Student Tech Crew Member (2007 - 2010)
Helps with laptops laptops at my laptop school. Helped at ASB Unplugged, a technology conference.
SAISA Track and Field(2006—2007)
MUWCI conflict management conference- focused on techniques in high pressure conflict regions
Attended Vienna Advent Sing
Community Service and Work Experience:
Time in Rural India (2009)
Spent 3 weeks with mentally challenged adults in rural India focusing primarily in
teaching basic computer skills and interacting with patients.
Save the Children(2008-2010)
Created and taught a curriculum helping children to swim
Internship at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (2009)
Self taught Python programming language in order to complete several projects.
Was accepted into Dalai Llama's program..could not attend
Habitat for Humanity (2008)
Worked at Sujaya foundation helping high school dropouts understand english and apply for jobs
Attended Vienna Advent Sing
Colleges:</p>

<p>UChicago
Claremont McKenna
Wesleyan
University of Michigan
Reed
Trinity
Lafayette
Rochester
Lehigh</p>

<p>-I know there aren't many safety schools so give some percentages if you can-</p>

2

<p>bump10char</p>

3

<p>please please please chance…i will most definitely definitely definitely chance you back…!</p>

4

<p>UChicago-reach
Claremont McKenna-reach
Wesleyan-High match
University of Michigan-high match
Reed-high match
Trinity-not familiar with sorry
Lafayette-match
Rochester-match
Lehigh-match/high match</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/750122-hopeful-engineer-bad-science-grades.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/750122-hopeful-engineer-bad-science-grades.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

5

<p>bajajma, do you need financial aid? It makes a big difference for internationals.</p>

6

<p>nope…i dont</p>

7

<p>can someone also chance me for BC?</p>

8

<p>Your international status is a good hook, not needing aid is a big plus, and your ECs look good. Your SAT is right around the 50th percentile for Reed, and your GPA would be okay by U.S. standards, but test scores and GPA count for only 20% or less of Reed admission criteria; interview and essays together count for more. I would guess match for Reed, meaning 50/50. You should know why you want to attend Reed (more than “it’s a good school”); it’s up there with UChicago and Swarthmore in academic load.</p>

9

<p>It’s still a hook even if the competition is tough; it just means that some spots are reserved for internationals–which internationals is another issue. Don’t use HYPS as the normal case; they are reaches for everyone. :slight_smile: That some internationals haven’t heard of some schools is another reason for the hook; think of it as an invitation to apply.</p>

10

<p>bump10char</p>

11

<p>can someone suggest some safeties</p>

12

<p>I’ll suggest Hamilton College as well…maybe even a safety/match. I think you have a great shot at BC as well. I see you have a good deal of LAC on that list…if you have Claremont, maybe add Pomona. Some more safeties could be Univ. of Maryland, Tulane, GW, BU, Villanova. I know you might not think all of those are safeties, but trust me…you’ll get in. Also add Bowdoin, Colby, and Macalaster if you want more LAC</p>

13

<p>any other safeties…what about clark university?</p>

<p>also to increase my chances of getting into chicago, reed and claremont…how much should i raise my stats?</p>

14

<p>Any increase in your stats raises your chances, but how much for a significant increase? There’s no way to know. E.g., at Reed, GPA and test scores count for no more than 20% of admission criteria.</p>

15

<p>i feel University of Michigan is a great fit for you
try bringing up sm scores and u might even have sm chance at the higher tier colleges </p>

<p>Please chance back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752461-any-shot-usc-ucla-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752461-any-shot-usc-ucla-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

16

<p>UChicago: lower
Claremont McKenna: middle
Wesleyan: middle-higher
University of Michigan: middle-higher
Reed: middle-higher
Trinity: good
Lafayette: good
Rochester: very good
Lehigh: good</p>

<p>Please chance back:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752527-what-my-chances-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752527-what-my-chances-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;