Chance Me at Selective Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White male, Wisconsin.</p>

<p>Please chance me at these schools: Stanford, Dartmouth, MIT, Harvard, Cornell, Northwestern, WashU, UPenn, Colgate, Yale, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, UChicago.
Also: is it worth taking SAT again for these schools? Currently a Junior.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 4.0 Freshman, Sophomore, Junior (No weighting at my school)
No ranks at my school, but top 1%
APs: CompSci A, Chemistry, World History, PhysicsEM, Spanish Lit, English Language, APUSH, Stats, BC Calc, Economics, English Lit, AP Bio, Spanish Language</p>

<p>Independent study in CompSci, Journalism, Spanish</p>

<p>SAT: 2190
-CR:700
-W:710
-M:780
Only taken once. Have not yet taken ACT.</p>

<p>Recs:
Very favorable; English and Science</p>

<p>Clubs:
-4 years FBLA (Leader 2 years)
-3 years ModelUN
-3 years Investment Club (Founder / President) - gained 20% student membership
-4 years FIRST Robotics (leadership role 2 years)
-Various community service clubs, leadership role in 2-3 of them
-3 years Math Team</p>

<p>Awards:
-National Spanish Exam Gold Medal (3 times)
-1st Place Regional and State math competitions
-AP Scholar with distinction
-National Honors Society</p>

<p>Sports:
-4 years XC (2 years varsity)
-4 years competitive sailing</p>

<p>-1st place at Midwest Regatta</p>

<p>I have ~200 hours community service
-participate in Church Work Trip (40 hours annually)
-local soup kitchens
-5k organization for charity</p>

<p>Passions/Hooks</p>

<p>Programming:
-have developed and published several iPhone apps
-very comfortable in Java</p>

<p>Journalism:
-schools newspaper (two years)
-editor (one year)</p>

<p>Tutoring:
-peer tutor at school (2hrs/wk)
-tutor underprivileged children (3hrs/wk)</p>

<p>German:
-been self-teaching for two years</p>

<p>Is there anything crucial that I am lacking? Thanks.</p>

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<p>yes. a social life.</p>

<p>jk.</p>

<p>but seriously.</p>

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<p>Ha ha, thank you for your concern. I’m actually doing well in the social realm, even though its not something I’ll mention on my college app. I feel that going to a smaller school makes it easier to balance school and social life.</p>

<p>Can anyone give me some feedback pertaining to my chances at these schools?</p>

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<p>just keep on as you are now. study and get good grades, because this year will be hard, but counts even more.</p>

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<p>Is it worth taking SATs again before the admissions process? If so, what is a score that would make me more comfortably competitive for these schools, considering my credentials holistically?</p>

<p>Would love to have some more input from anyone.</p>

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<p>I don’t know how much taking the SAT again will help your app. I think you have great ECs, and as long as your essays and recs are fine, any minor increase you might make to your SATs shouldn’t make too big a difference.<br>
Stanford: High reach
Dartmouth: Low Reach
MIT: High Reach
Cornell: Match
Northwestern: Match
WashU: Match
UPenn: Low Reach
Colgate: Safety
Yale: IMO highest reach
Princeton: High Reach
Carnegie Mellon: Match
UChicago: Low Reach</p>

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<p>You have good chances at all your schools. Unfortuantely, its too late to specialize in a particular EC</p>

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<p>try to get a > or equal to 2300 SAT</p>

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<p>Is a 2300 really necessary? Zippyzo suggests otherwise. Could we get a third opinion, please?</p>

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<p>Additionally, is there any downside to taking the ACT also?</p>

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<p>Would love some extra input, thanks.</p>