Chance at Top Schools! Outlined & Organized!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks!
Schools:</p>

<p>UPenn
Columbia
Cornell
Brown
Yale
NYU
Georgetown
Rice
Chicago
Emory
UC Berkeley
UTexas Honors</p>

<p>Profile</p>

<p>Nationality: Korean (US Permanent Resident)
Gender: M
Family Status: Middle Class (however, short on $ since mother started a new business and is struggling, and paying for brother's tuition)
Legacy: Brother at Columbia '10 (Does it count?)
School Profile: Uncompetitive Public (however, about 5-8 students get accepted to Ivy League schools every year)</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>Rank: 4 or 5 out of 480
GPA (UW): 5.40
GPA (W): 4.00
AP Courseload (Junior): US History, Biology, Chemistry, English Language
AP Courseload (Senior): Goverment/Economics, Statistics, Calculus BC, English Literature</p>

<p>Extra: Introduction to Business & Principles of Microeconomics @ Community College</p>

<p>Scores</p>

<p>SAT: 2200 (660 CR, 740 M, 800 W - will retake for balance)
**SAT II<a href="how%20will%20these%20scores%20affect?">/b</a>: 690 USH (will retake), 670 Biology, will take Math IIC</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>Science Olympiad: Member (9-10)
Key Club: Member (9), Co-Head (10)
Student Council: Member (9-10)
National Honor Society: Member (11), Vice President (12)
AP Mentorship Program: Founding Member/Ambassador (11-12)
Leadership Committee: Founding Member/Cohort Leader (11-12), Board Director (12)
Business Club: Founder/President (11-12)
Rotary International/City Interact Club (International Act): Vice President/Coordinator (11-12), participant in business camp sponsored by Rotary (rigorous interview process) (11), School Representative (12)
Tae Kwon Do: 2nd Dan Black Belt</p>

<p>City Youth Orchestra: Principal Clarinet Chair (9-11)
Band (Marching & Varsity): Member (9), Officer (10), Section Leader (11), Principal Clarinet Chair/Drum Major (12)
Symphony Orchestra: Principal Clarinet Chair (11-12)
All-Region Band: Member (9-11), 2nd Part (9-10), 1st Chair (11)
All-State Band: Member (11)</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours: 450+ Hours Total
Including, but not limited to: Habitat for Humanity, Food Bank, AHA, ALA, Parks Foundation, Library, Church, etc.</p>

<p>Notes:</p>

<p>+The rank and GPA are according to the data from January 2007. I was ranked 5th then, however, I believe that there is a substantial possibility of moving up one rank.
+I will update the AP scores once they come out. Here are the projections: USH (4-5), Biology (4), Chemistry (3-4), English Language (5).
+I'm expecting to raise the SAT scores to the following: 750 CR, 760 M, 800 W (2310)
+The SAT II scores are horrible, I know. Am I required to send all scores? If not, I'd like to keep the Bio score to myself. Hopefully after studying, I'll get 780-800 for both USH and Math IIC.
+The reason that I dropped the Science Olympiad, Key Club and Student Council after my sophomore year is that I realized that I wasn't passionate about them. I just did them to keep myself busy and somewhat for college purposes.
+I'm expecting to make All-Region Band and All-State Band next year also.
+I also attended 4 leadership retreats with the Band.
+I performed at UT Recital Hall and churches.</p>

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<p>Oh oops, and will apply to UPenn ED.</p>

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<p>to be honest, your verbal is quite low...</p>

<p>I applied to Penn two years ago and didn't get in, and i had similar grades and a higher sat score (think 1450+, and close to a 700 on verbal)</p>

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<p>for an asian, your numbers are unimpressive. but your ECs stand out. i say in at lower ivies</p>

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<p>I know :( My tests scores didn't turn out the way I expected.
Which ones are safeties and reaches?</p>

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<p>low reach:
UPenn
Columbia
Cornell
Brown
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>reach:
Yale</p>

<p>high match:
NYU
Georgetown
Rice
Chicago
Emory</p>

<p>safety:
UTexas Honors</p>

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<p>Your CR score is low, which will hurt you at the Ivies. And Berekely? If you're out of state, not happening.</p>

<p>Solely because of your CR and your ethnicity I'd say all of those low reach schools are actual reaches.</p>

<p>Which school in Penn are you applying to?</p>

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<p>Like I said, I'll retest in October and the score will probably go up around 750, since that's what I usually get on practice tests.</p>

<p>And I'm applying to Wharton.</p>

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<p>I think you're in at UT-Honors, Emory, and NYU. Out at UC Berkeley (OOS), Rice (biased against in-state residents, go figure!), good shot at Georgetown, Chicago, Cornell, no to Yale, Columbia, Brown, and Wharton.</p>

<p>If you do happen to bring that CR up to 750, I'd shift everything a bit. That is, Berkeley and Rice would be possible, Gtown/Chicago/Cornell would practically be matches, and Yale/Columbia/Brown/Wharton wouldn't be such high reaches. Good luck.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I think you should just apply and stop worrying.... your life doesn't depend on what school you go to</p>

<p>seriously, no offense, but the asians on this board need to relax</p>

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<p>hahahahaha</p>

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<p>bbumppppp^</p>

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<p>Thats amazing... 5.40 unweighted? I didn't know you could have higher than a 4.0!!!</p>

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<p>oops sorry flip the w and the uw</p>

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<p>So much for "organized"... I think that blunder just disqualified you from half of those schools :(</p>

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<p>You can't get higher than 5.0 weighted....</p>

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<p>I think, because your brother currently attends Columbia, that you have a good chance there. Good leadership and EC's, especially that All-State thingamajigger....bad CR score (kinda like mine, I got a 680, but I'm retaking that sucker) so you'll want to try to get a perfect, esp. since you're asian. I agree with Firefox's chances, except for the Columbia and Cornell ones.</p>

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<p>UTexas Honors?</p>

<p>You can probably apply to MUCH better safety schools....</p>

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<p>Why are you applying ED if money is a concern? Are you and your family prepared to pay/take out loans for as much as 200k?</p>

<p>Also, if you are OOS (Texas resident?) and middle class, UCB is likely to offer you 45k/yr in loans.</p>