Chance for Columbia, UPenn, UChicago =)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello!</p>

<p>A bit nervous for the fall but shooting for Columbia, UPenn (Huntsman would be a dream), UChicago, Stanford, Dartmouth, Brown, UC Berkley, Pomona College. </p>

<p>Asian female from suburbs of Los Angeles. No hooks that I know of haha =(</p>

<p>GPA: 4.00/4.00 (UW) -- IB Diploma candidate, most rigorous courseload possible, have already taken 6 APs (Euro, USH, AB Calc, Micro, Macro, Chemistry) and will take two next year (BC Calc, Spanish). Idk if my econ scores will be double 5's though :/ sorta scary since I want to be an econ major.
Rank: 1/ 730
SAT: 2300 (730 CR, 800 math, 770 writing); not killer but don't think I'll retake at this point
ACT: will take in September
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 US History, 780 Chemistry (will maybe take Lit in October... Idk if I'll have time, worth it?)</p>

<p>Senior year schedule:
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB HL Mathematics/ BC Calc
IB HL History
IB/AP Spanish
IB HL English
Yearbook</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
- CEO of registered 501(c) non-profit raising funds for war afflicted areas. Spend a lot of time fundraising and doing advocacy projects.
- Founder of a journalism/ civic engagement program at the local middle school. Post local stories that the kids give opinions on-line and hosted an essay contest with very good feedback. Looking to start a middle school newspaper when school starts.
- Editor-in-Chief of nationally recognized yearbook (2 years)-- journalism is a big part of my life
- Senior writer at most circulated teen newspaper in country-- featured on NBC Nightly News for a piece I wrote<br>
- Model United Nations President (2 years)
- Future Business Leaders of America Vice President
- Key Club (cabinet leader and former Lieutenant Gov)
- Junior Varsity Tennis 2 years (had to quit because of schedule): Most outstanding player 2 years, Most outstanding newcomer
- City Youth Commission Boardmember
- Piano: Level 8 Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Certified
- Relay for Life Publicity Department Head
- National Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards:
- 2nd place nationally for my FBLA event in public speaking
- Junior 8 Top Ten USA Finalist (sponsored by United Nations)
- Numerous state and regional awards for public speaking and MUN
- Numerous state and regional journalism write-off competition awards in yearbook layout, copy, and editorial writing
- HOBY Award
- Foreign Language Awards in Spanish: Most enthusiastic honors IB student, Most outstanding (2)</p>

<p>Work experience:
- Volunteered with a program offering after school assistance to low-income families. Life-changing experience meeting some really amazing kids.
- District senate intern
- Intern at a philanthropy group for microfinancing education projects; It was such a wonderful opportunity! </p>

<p>This summer:
- Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern. Cherubs (5 weeks)
- Internships above
- Summer government class</p>

<p>School type: Large public school, good handful go to Ivies and prestigious universities (depends on the year)</p>

<p>Recs: one from my IB History teacher will be glowing, a pretty good one from my English teacher, one from a newspaper editor I've worked with for four years </p>

<p>I'm a decent writer so my essays shouldn't be too shabby. I love literature so thinking of doing something with that.
I've done a lot with journalism advocacy with social media and am really into econ. That'll be my focus so I really love the Huntsman Program but don't know if I have a shot. </p>

<p>Want to do early, but not sure where. As of now it's between UPenn, Columbia, or Stanford. Advice appreciated!! Will chance back</p>

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<p>You have an excellent chance pretty much anywhere you apply. You’re one of those applicants that scares me a little (I’ll be applying to a lot of those schools at the same time…) haha good luck!</p>

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<p>what is your IB courseload?</p>

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<p>@f0ssil: Thanks! Best of luck to you too.
@moonman: This year I took IB Econ Sl, IB Chem Sl, IB Eng 3 Hl, IB Spanish Sl. My HLs (besides English) are math and history, but I just took the AP for those subjects (APUSH and AP Calculus) as a junior. Taking HL exams as a senior.</p>

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<p>You’ll get into most, if not all of these schools.</p>

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<p>Your an outstanding student. Columbia, UPenn, and UChicago would be happy to accept you .</p>

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<p>What about Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson school for International Relations? You would be a great candidate for that. This year Princeton has brought back SCEA (restricted) and you would have a pretty darn good chance at that.</p>

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<p>You got it all…good academics, stellar ECs w/ some major accomplishments, leadership, and a clear passion. You have a great shot at all of the schools you apply to. With your stats, I would say all those schools would be low reach/high match.</p>

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<p>Thanks =) I’m really nervous so this makes me feel a little bit better haha</p>

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<p>Also, I’m assuming you’re applying to Columbia’s SIPA? With the recent decreases in admissions rates at Columbia and other such schools, applying ED there could give you a great edge. Your chances are very good regardless, but if that is in fact your top choice, it would be worth it.</p>

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<p>Thanks born2dance. Yes yes, SIPA. I’m torn between that and Huntsman. Both are great programs, but I really enjoyed studying econ this past school year. Guess Huntsman has the pull there, but isn’t it really competitive? As in moreso than Columbia’s SIPA.</p>

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<p>What about Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson that I mentioned earlier? If you love Econ, Princeton is absolutely amazing for that. But yep all of those programs are great! Huntsman is more competitive than SIPA, but it depends on what you want in a school. I am applying to both too (though my chances are not at all as good as yours), but when visiting both schools and talking to kids who go to both, I realized they are a bit different in terms of atmosphere.</p>

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<p>I haven’t really considered Princeton before, but after your suggestion I looked up the program and it seems equally as great… I think of the League of Nations with the Wilson namesake lol. I’m visiting these schools after I’m done with Cherubs in late July so I hope I’ll have a better feel; a website can only say so much. Thanks for the suggestions!!</p>

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<p>Let me tell you why should consider Columbia over Princeton. I’m applying to both, but for business… What does Columbia have that Princeton does not? </p>

<p>New York City!!! </p>

<p>You can get all of these amazing business internships and jobs at major firms in New York City (the business capital of the world) such as goldman sachs and nyse whereas Princeton is an hour away in a town. More importantly, you have passion for it, so you would probably get started during undergrad studies. </p>

<p>Just something to consider. I’m not saying Princeton can’t open up the same opportunities. I’m only saying Columbia puts you in the middle of it all earlier so you can thrive there. </p>

<p>My two cents.</p>

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<p>That’s exactly what drew me to Columbia. I love NYC!
Anyone hear anything good about the Stanford IR program?</p>

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<p>Oh also btw, Huntsman is not International Relations. It is International Studies. If you want to do IR, you can apply to Wharton and then do an unofficial dual degree with CAS (COllege of Arts & Sciences) to also have a major in International Relations if that is what you want. :)</p>

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<p>AHAHAHA I highly doubt I’ll get into Wharton though :(</p>

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<p>But Huntsman is 100x as competitive. So if you want to do IR, CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) is your best bet (they have the IR major) actually, but if you also want to do business, you can apply to either Wharton or CAS. And then you’d apply within to do a double major at the opposite school.</p>

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<p>Ohh, I was always under the impression that Wharton was super, super selective, like even moreso than Huntsman.</p>

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<p>Nope, Huntsman is like a subset of Wharton. It’s an official combo between Wharton and International Studies (not International Relations) at CAS.</p>