Chance for Ivies/Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I'd greatly appreciate anyone who was willing to chance me for the typical asian school list:</p>

<p>Yale (Applying SCEA and first choice)
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Wharton
Dartmouth
Duke
Northwestern
WashU
Swarthmore
Amherst</p>

<p>Race:Chinese
State:NJ
Rank: 1/175 (decent public school)
GPA: 4.0/4.7ish
SAT I: 2370 (790 CR, 800 M, 780 WR)
SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 790 US History, 800 Chinese
APs: Chem 5, US History 5, Chinese 5(native speaker), Statistics 5 (self study), Microeconomics 5 (self study), Macroeconomics 5 (self study)
Intended Major: Economics</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP French
AP Lit
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C
AP Biology</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate and Forensics: 4 years (Captain 12)
Model UN: 3 years (Captain 12)
Newspaper:4 years (Editor 10, Editor 11, Editor in Chief 12)
Racism and Sexism Awareness Club: 4 years (President 12)
Literary Magazine: 4 years (Editor 11, Editor 12)
Environmental Club: 4 years (Newsletter Editor 12)
National Honor Society: 2 years (Math Tutor Coordinator 12)
Student Peer Counselor: 2 years
FBLA: 4 years
Academic Team: 4 years</p>

<p>Athletics:
Tennis: 2 years (participant 9,10) (yeah I know lacking here) </p>

<p>Awards:
NJ Boys State Delegate
Rensselaer Medal
National Forensics League Academic All American
National Forensics League Ranked 2nd in State
Placed in some debate tournaments (state, regional)
FBLA: Intro to Technology 4th Place State
FBLA: Computer Conceptions 4th Place State, Qualified to FBLA Nationals
NJ Music Teacher's Association Piano Festival 7 Year Honors
NJ Music Teacher's Association Piano Audition 5 Year Solo Honors
NJ Music Teacher's Association Piano Audition 3 Year Duet Honors
AP Scholar with Special Distinction</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
After 9th: UNT Debate Camp 2 weeks
After 10th: National Debate Forum (2 weeks)
Volunteered at Library (5 weeks)
After 11th: Yale Summer Session (Got an A in a Finance course with mostly Yale Juniors and A- in Intro to Political Philosophy)</p>

<p>Volunteer: 130 Hours as Hospital Courier
220 Hours as Library Assistant
150 Hours as Chinese School Teaching Assistant
Total: 500 hours </p>

<p>My first choice is definitely yale. But I think I am just the typical asian applicant from NJ without any real hooks. Also, I haven't really started my essays yet and I don't really know what to write about. </p>

<p>Thanks to anyone who read everything in this thread. I will chance back.</p>

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<p>You should do great after HYPSW. You’re certainly in the running at those, but being an ORM from NJ, all I can say is you need a knock out application. I’d put you in the group of needing an outstanding private counselor if your family can afford one.</p>

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<p>Your stats are AMAZING, but as an unhooked Asian, I would agree with hmom5 that those high Ivies are going to be a bit difficult. Other than that though, you should get into almost all of your choices, but I would definitely add at least one safety in the event that you get horribly unlucky. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>@hmom what do you mean private college counselor? how much do they usually cost?</p>

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<p>…woww
how did u even manage to do all those things??
My stats are similar to yours but I don’t do debate or newspaper, which take up an insane amt. of time. there’s only 5 days a week. How do you juggle all those EC’s??</p>

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<p>I think that you have amazing stats and that you should do well with admissions-adding a safety school would be a good idea though =) How did you self study Stats, Micro/Macro?I’d love to know!</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot at HYPWCDDNWAS if you get your SAT scores up and get a race change sarcasm.</p>

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<p>wowwwwwww! your score is incredible!! + lots ec.
indeed you make me scared. haha
how can someone do that great esp. non-us from public school.</p>