Chance for Harvard, Columbia, U Penn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Objective: Harvard, Columbia, U Penn

SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800R, 800 W, 770M) (January 2015)

SAT II: 800 on Math II, Physics, Chemistry, Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 97/100

AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Physics C Mechanics, Bio, Chem, World, Euro, US History, Calc, Stat, Lang; 4 on Physics 1, Physics C E and M, Micro,

Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, Physics 2, Macro, US Gov, Comp Gov, Literature, Psychology, Comp Sci

Major Awards: Two time USABO semifinalist, USNCO Finalist, National AP Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, Recipient of Yale SEAS award for the most outstanding project in Chemistry at regional affiliate of ISEF. 7th, 8th and 9th place at NYS Science Olympiad competition in respective events.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), Mathletes (Vice President), Model Congress

Volunteer/Community service: Winthrop University Hospital (~roughly 50 hours)

Summer Activities: Research at Queens College (2015, 10 hrs/week), Research at Cold Spring Harbor Lab (40 hrs/week)

Other: Participating in Columbia Science Honors Program since 10th grade

State: NY
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
Hooks: Letter of recommendation from mentor with past affiliation with Harvard, U Penn Legacy

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RD, these are all reaches for everyone who isn’t strongly hooked.

  1. Have you run the NPC to make reasonably sure your family can afford them?
  2. Have you identified a few matches and at least one safety? If you only applied to these three schools, you'd be taking a huge risk. You probably have, but i wanted to mention this just in case you haven't...

ED (SCEA at Harvard) will increase your chances, but you should only do that if you have established a clear favorite.

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Hahaha it seems like I’m from the same area of NY (Long island, right?) our part of the country is extremely competitive, as there are tons of kids who are fantastic. You’ve got a lot going for you, but same thing for a lot of people. UPenn, though, might not be as high of a reach (still a reach though) as the others.

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You have a great chance at u penn as far as I know, but Harvard and Columbia are pretty unpredictable. You are as qualified as any though, best of luck!

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Did you apply early anywhere?

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Harvard and Binghamton