Chance for a hopeful engineer...will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>some updates from before..</p>

<p>secondary school: whole school magnet in MD
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
College class: 2014
Other: low income <60,000, widowed parent for 9 years</p>

<p>Major: Engineering</p>

<p>SAT: 2240; 670 CR, 800 M, 770 W
SAT 2: Math 2 800, Chinese 800, Physics (will take in october probably 750+)
Rank: school doesnt rank but top 10%, no less than top 15%
GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.42 W (i messed up in middle school when i took high school courses and freshmen grades were messed up as well, but upward trend from there)
GPA w/o freshman and only core classes: 3.82 UW
APs: 8/10 total depending on senior schedule
Rigor of course: hardest possible</p>

<p>Awards (my weakest?):
National merit commended (maybe semifinalist)
AP Scholar
Maryland Scholar Athlete
Yuri Kochiyama award (some award thing from UMD)
Questbridge finalist most likely
National Piano Playing Auditions Local and International Award</p>

<p>EC's:
JV basketball
JV/Varsity lacrosse
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship program (SEAP internship at the Naval Surface and Warfare Center in Carderock) - 40 hrs/wk, 8 weeks
-I will receive an acknowledgement for the research and aid that i provided in a published report detailing the project i was working on with my mentor, will this be helpful? should i attach a copy of the abstract under additional info</p>

<p>Helped start/and tutor at Students to Scholars (paid organization started with friends helping tutor SAT and SATII for high schoolers)</p>

<p>CIT (counselor in training at summer camps)
officer at school's Asian American club
Math team - active member
Model United Nations - active member
Robotics club - officer
It's Academic team
Assistant basketball coach at chinese school
400+ hours of community service</p>

<p>Schools:
1. Princeton
2. MIT
3. Cornell
4. Duke
5. University of Pennsylvania
6. Columbia
7. Northwestern
8. Johns Hopkins
9. Carnegie Mellon
10. University of Michigan
11. University of Maryland</p>

<p>Leave a link and i'll chance back. Thanks!
Thanks!</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752133-i-will-officially-ban-use-word-chance-verb.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/752133-i-will-officially-ban-use-word-chance-verb.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Reaches: Princeton, MIT, Duke, U Penn, Columbia
High Match/Low reach: Northwestern, Cornell, Hopkins
Match: Carnegie Mellon, U Mich
In: U Maryland</p>

<p>To be honest, as an Asian applicant, that CR score will drag down your application. Retake the SAT and aim for a 720 or so on the CR section. Make sure you are in the top 10 percent, as this is extremely important. Include the research for Northwestern, as their supplement specifically asks for this information. Other rhan that, a few good essays and recs should help you tremendously. Best of luck!</p>

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<ol>
<li>Princeton - reach for anyone but you have a shot</li>
<li>MIT - reach</li>
<li>Cornell - reach</li>
<li>Duke - lower reach</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania - reach</li>
<li>Columbia - reach</li>
<li>Northwestern - match</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins - low reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon - match</li>
<li>University of Michigan - low reach/match</li>
<li>University of Maryland - safety</li>
</ol>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<ol>
<li>Princeton - reach</li>
<li>MIT - reach</li>
<li>Cornell - low reach</li>
<li>Duke - reach</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania - low reach</li>
<li>Columbia - reach</li>
<li>Northwestern - low reach</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins - low reach/high match</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon - match</li>
<li>University of Michigan</li>
<li>University of Maryland</li>
</ol>

<p>Franklin Olin? Take a look there, best engineering school in the country IMO.</p>

<p>Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/748621-chance-ivies.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/748621-chance-ivies.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>my advice…stop worrying about chances and get to work on your apps already!</p>