Chance me and I'll chance back ASAP

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Class: 2010
Gender: Male
Race: Vietnamese American
School: Highly Diverse school that rarely sends students to top schools
GPA: 3.9 (Unweighted)
Rank 6/137
Hooks: (low income (under 15k) and first generation to go to college)</p>

<p>Major: Computer Engineering/ Computer Science</p>

<p>SAT I (Retaking:
CR: 620
Math: 700
W: 670
Total: 1990/2400</p>

<p>Taking Two subject tests Next Month:
Chemistry: 680
Math II: 650 (Retaking)</p>

<p>AP Exams:
Statistics = 5
Chemistry = 4</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
- Asian Club 9, 10, 11, 12
- Student Council 9, 11, 12
- Band 9, 10, 11, 12
- Founder of Key Club (Secretary) 11, 12
- National Honor Society (Secretary) 12
- Peer Tutoring 11, 12
- Peer Mediator 11, 12
- Peer Leader 12
- Robotics Club 11, 12
- Chess Club 11, 12
- Class Council 9, 12
- Math Team 11, 12
- Founder of Science Olympiad 11, 12
- Founder of School's ExploraVision Team 11, 12</p>

<ul>
<li>Over 100 hours of Volunteering</li>
</ul>

<p>Sports:
- Swimming 11, 12
- Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain)
- Cross Country 12</p>

<p>Awards:
- Mallet Percussionist for SEMSBA (Southeastern Massachusetts) Grade 11
- Tons of School Awards (which won't matter much or at all)
- Koplik Certificate of Mastery with Distinction
- Brown University Book Award</p>

<ul>
<li>Also took Introduction to Computer Science at Tufts University Summer Study this summer (I'll know grade next month)</li>
<li>Working at Terascala Computers Inc. 24 hours a week this summer coding C++ and working with robotics as an internship.</li>
</ul>

<p>Schools:</p>

<ul>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin</li>
<li>John Hopkins</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>RPI</li>
<li>Boston University</li>
<li>Northeastern</li>
<li>Tufts University</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon</li>
<li>Brown University</li>
</ul>

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<p>Your SAT is hurting you a little bit, currently Id say:

  • Cornell- Reach
  • Columbia- High Reach
  • Franklin W. Olin- Not sure
  • John Hopkins- Reach
  • NYU- Low Reach
  • RPI- Not sure
  • Boston University- Match (With story, etc)
  • Northeastern- Match
  • Tufts University- Low Reach
  • Northwestern-Reach
  • Carnegie Mellon-Match
  • Brown Universit-High Reach</p>

<p>If you can pull a 2200 youd have a great shot at everything, as stated above. Brown and Columbia would still be a reach, but, they are for almost every applicant. With a 2200 I am fairly sure youd get into at least one, if not both of them. (Also, try to crack 700 on your subject tests)</p>

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<p>Replied to both! Thanks~</p>

<p>Which should i focus on retaking, sat I’s or sat II’s?</p>

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<p>Try to up the scores… first-gen will help. Also, your ECs seem unfocused. Pick the ones you’re passionate about. As of this second… I’d say:</p>

<p>Cornell- Reach
Columbia- High Reach
Franklin W. Olin- ?
John Hopkins- Reach
NYU- Low Reach
RPI- ?
Boston University- Match
Northeastern- Match
Tufts University- High Match
Northwestern-Reach
Carnegie Mellon- Match
Brown University-Reach</p>

<p>Work on those scores, and a quality essay surrounding that hook.</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Like everyone else is saying, ur SATs seem to be ur biggest weakness right now. Otherwise, nice stats.</p>

<ul>
<li>Cornell: reach</li>
<li>Columbia: reach</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin: match</li>
<li>John Hopkins: reach</li>
<li>NYU: low reach-match</li>
<li>RPI: match</li>
<li>Boston University: low-match/in</li>
<li>Northeastern: low-match/in</li>
<li>Tufts University: low reach</li>
<li>Northwestern: reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon: low reach</li>
<li>Brown University: reach</li>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li>Cornell - reach</li>
<li>Columbia - high reach</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin -reach</li>
<li>John Hopkins -reach</li>
<li>NYU -match</li>
<li>RPI -in</li>
<li>Boston University -in</li>
<li>Northeastern -in</li>
<li>Tufts University -match</li>
<li>Northwestern -low reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon -low reach</li>
<li>Brown University -reach</li>
</ul>

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<p>Cornell - reach
Columbia - high reach
Franklin W. Olin - not sure
John Hopkins -reach
NYU -match
RPI -in
Boston University -in
Northeastern -in
Tufts University - reach
Northwestern -low reach
Carnegie Mellon -low reach
Brown University -reach</p>

<p>I would focus on bringing up SAT scores, but ec’s are really good.</p>

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<p>Cornell- Reach
Columbia- Reach
Franklin W. Olin- IDK!
John Hopkins- Reach
NYU- Match (Especially because of your diversity)
RPI- Safety
Boston University- Match
Northeastern- Match/ Safety
Tufts University- Reach
Northwestern- IDK
Carnegie Mellon- Match
Brown University- Reach</p>

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<ul>
<li>Cornell reach</li>
<li>Columbia reach</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin dunno</li>
<li>John Hopkins reach</li>
<li>NYU in</li>
<li>RPI in</li>
<li>Boston University in</li>
<li>Northeastern in</li>
<li>Tufts University in</li>
<li>Northwestern reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon reach</li>
<li>Brown University reach
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</ul>

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<p>I would def retake the SAt before the SAT2s, it’s more important and with those scores and your ORM status your chances aren’t that great.
Cornell- reach- I would suggest applying here ED, based on your ECs I thkn you would like it and their ED acceptance rate is ~35% i think.
Columbia- high reach
JHU- reach
NYU- match
BU- in
Northeastern- in
Tufts- low reach
Northwestern- reach
CMU- reach
Brown- high reach</p>

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<p>Franklin Olin all da way :D!
Like previously mentioned, you need the SAT’s up and even Subject Tests. Did you try the ACT? Much easier IMO. But here’s what I think with those scores right now:</p>

<p>Cornell reach
Columbia reach
Franklin W. Olin high reach
John Hopkins reach
NYU low reach
RPI match/low reach
Boston University match
Northeastern match
Tufts University in
Northwestern mid reach
Carnegie Mellon mid reach
Brown University high reach</p>

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<p>Chanced back and Replied~</p>

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<p>bumpp!~</p>

<p>10chars.</p>

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<p>Cornell- Reach
Columbia- Reach
Franklin W. Olin- No Idea.
John Hopkins- Reach
NYU- Match
RPI- Safety
Boston University- Match
Northeastern- Match
Tufts University- Low Reach
Northwestern- Low Reach/Match
Carnegie Mellon- Match
Brown University- Reach</p>

<p>Edit:
Chance me please?
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<p>chanced back!</p>

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<ul>
<li>Cornell: reach</li>
<li>Columbia: reach</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin: not sure </li>
<li>John Hopkins: reach</li>
<li>NYU: match</li>
<li>RPI: match</li>
<li>Boston University: high match</li>
<li>Northeastern: low reach</li>
<li>Tufts University: high match</li>
<li>Northwestern: reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon: low reach</li>
<li>Brown University: reach</li>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li>Cornell: Reach</li>
<li>Columbia: Reach</li>
<li>John Hopkins: Reach</li>
<li>NYU: Match</li>
<li>Boston University: Low reach</li>
<li>Northeastern: Match</li>
<li>Tufts University: Reach</li>
<li>Northwestern: Match</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon: Low reach</li>
<li>Brown University: Reach</li>
</ul>

<p>I would get your test scores up. Nice ECs, though; just focus on the essays and you’ll be fine.</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>If you bring your SAT scores up, then you have a great shot at all of those. Brown and Columbia will still be reaches, but they’re reaches for nearly everyone, and you would more than likely get into one of them</p>

<p>Chance me back please!
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<ul>
<li>Cornell - reach/low reach</li>
<li>Columbia - reach</li>
<li>Franklin W. Olin - reach</li>
<li>John Hopkins - low reach</li>
<li>NYU - high match</li>
<li>RPI - ?</li>
<li>Boston University - match</li>
<li>Northeastern - match/safety</li>
<li>Tufts University - high match</li>
<li>Northwestern - reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon - ?</li>
<li>Brown University - reach</li>
</ul>

<p>People on CC tend to over exaggerate the importance of SAT scores. You do not NEED a 2300 to get into Brown, etc. It helps, but 100 or 200 points might not make a big difference; it definitely depends on the school. </p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Cornell: mid reach

  • Columbia: high reach
  • Franklin W. Olin: don’t know
  • John Hopkins: mid reach
  • NYU: mid reach
  • RPI: low reach/high match
  • Boston University: high match
  • Northeastern: in
  • Tufts University: high match
  • Northwestern: low reach
  • Carnegie Mellon: mid reach
  • Brown University: high reach</p>

<p>you need to bring up your test scores for sure</p>

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