Chance at UPenn, Columbia, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 1550/2270 (770 R/780 M/720 W)
• ACT: 35 (35/35/33/35)
• SAT II: 700 Lit 730 Math
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.88 U 4.7 W
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% or roughly 25/501
• AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) English Comp (5) Physics B (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered
• Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s (Latin, Euro, Calc BC, English Lit, Art History, Psych) and Honors Gov/Econ
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar, publication in national creative writing magazine, various school-wide awards, wrote a full-length novel
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hebrew School 12 years, National Honor Society, Student Council, Mu Alpha Theta (placed in the state), Teen Appeal Staff (2 yrs, won 2 staff awards), Green Team (3 yrs, historian), Latin Club (3 yrs, historian/videographer, several city and state awards), International Club 2 yrs, Tutoring Club (2 yrs, historian) Junior Varsity/Varsity Soccer 2 yrs, BBYO Jewish Youth Group (1 yr, treasurer), photography and several short films
*switched schools in 9th grade so I don’t have anything for 4 continuous years
• Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Private tutor
• Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours from Green Team, Animal Shelter, tutoring children, SAT and ACT peer tutoring
• Summer Activities: Summer photography class, journalism camp, Governor’s School for the Humanities, Animal Shelter
• Essays: not sure yet…
Other
• State (if domestic applicant):TN
• School Type: Large Public (ranked in top 1500 by US News)
• Ethnicity: Dutch-Indonesian/Jewish
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: $150,000-$200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>I'm a rising senior looking at:
Columbia
UPenn
Johns Hopkins
UNC Chapel Hill
USC
Tulane
Northwestern
Syracuse- SI Newhouse
BU</p>

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<p>I think your numerous ECs and awards make you a great contender for your schools. Congrats on your 35 :slight_smile: I think your race will help you too!</p>

<p>Here goes:</p>

<p>Columbia: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Johns Hopkins: Low Reach
UNC Chapel Hill: Target
USC: Target
Tulane: Low Target
Northwestern: Target
Syracuse- SI Newhouse: Low Target
BU:Low Target</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your stats are in line with the top schools, but getting in to the ivy league is pretty much a crapshoot for anyone. I would definitely say that with good essays and teacher recommendations you have a good shot at a top university</p>

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<p>if you apply ED to penn, you have a really good chance. columbia’s gonna be a bit of a reach. the rest shouldn’t be any problem, except maybe UNC and JHU. UNC has 83% of is applicants in state (i live in NC WOOT! right near the school) so it’s VERY selective out of state. jhu should be no problem if you apply ED, but otherwise it’s a low reach.</p>

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<p>Academics: SAT/ACT good. SATs II weak. Gpa/class rank weak. Academically average category. On a scale of 1-9, prob. a 6 or 7.</p>

<p>ECs: At least for the topmost schools on the list, weak. Lack focus, big accomplishments, and leadership.</p>

<p>Columbia and Penn are high reaches. Better chances if apply ED to penn, but still gonna be tough. JHU and NW are still Low/mid reaches. The rest should be high to low matches.</p>