Chance for Cornell, Dartmouth, Tufts, Vanderbilt, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me for Bucknell, Cornell, Dartmouth, Lehigh, Rensselaer, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Villanova. Thanks!
I plan on majoring in engineering.</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1980
ACT (breakdown):not submitting
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 740 Math Lvl 2, 720 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4.29, top decile
AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics-4
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Calc BC, Physics, Spanish, Comp Sci)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience: Have been working at an assisted living facility for 2 and 3/4 years (since March 2012)
Volunteer/Community Service: Many hours for Rotary International/ Interact club, one week (day and night) as summer camp counselor, 10 hours as Middle School Tutor
Summer Activities: Volunteered at Camp Sunshine as Counselor (one week for one summer), Boy Scouts
Essays: average
Teacher Recommendations: average
Counselor Rec: average
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other: Eagle Scout, Interact Club (4 years, Treasurer), NHS (2 years), Young Engineers Club (3 years), Spanish National Honor Society (2 years), Robotics (senior year only), Fencing Club (1 year)
Leadership: Treasurer of Interact Club, Camp Counselor one summer</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Average Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): triplet</p>

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<p>I think those SAT II scores are really good but I think your actual SAT score is a little low (I’m not being rude by the way, mine’s only a 1990). You have a lot of other good things going for you though so it’s worth a shot applying! </p>

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<p>The SAT I score (1980) is a noticeable weakness; for several of these institutions, it could be fatal. </p>

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<p>Other opinions appreciated</p>

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<p>Cornell, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth ~ very high reaches, probably not possible, both because of your SAT score and choice of major, although Vanderbilt does like the community service, especially scouts, on your ECs. I’m not familiar with the other schools. You do have safeties in place as well?</p>

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<p>Yes, I have many other safeties that I am almost certain of getting into.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth&Cornell would be high reaches. Consider UCB maybe, you’ll likely get in. I have a friend with similar credentials like yours who got into Berkeley.</p>