Chance me, chance you! Admissions are almost over, thank God!!!

<p>Hey guys, looking for some last minute input before the college process FINALLY ends! Hope you all have a wonderful winter break; the torture is almost over!</p>

<p>SAT I: 2210 (730 CR, 740M, 740 W)
SAT II: 800 KOR, 750 MIIC, Bio taking in January
No ACTs</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 W, 3.8 UW Hardest course load possible, 3 APs taken, 3 AP taking now
Planning to take College math courses in the Spring
Top 10% of grade, no rank, docile 1</p>

<p>ECCs:
VP of school
President/ lawyer/ witness/ organizer Mock Trial 4 yrs
Captain/ build leader Robotics 4 yrs
NJ Quiz Challenge member, 5 person team
NHS
SHS
Model UN 1 yr
Debate 1 yr
Tennis JV/V 2 yrs
100+ community service hours volunteering at church camp (camp counselor/ volunteer)</p>

<p>Bio:
Asian, M, NJ
Immigrant, parents have BAs from home country though</p>

<p>The Colleges:
Cornell
Brown
UVA
Northwestern
Columbia
Princeton
Chicago (Maybe)
Penn (Maybe)</p>

<p>Thanks a lot, and of course, I'll chance everyone back. I'm pretty knowledgeable with colleges, so the chances won't be sucky either :)</p>

<p>It's a reach for all of them except UVA prob. EC's are average. Scoring 800 on Korean isn't that impressive if it is your native language and/or you lived in Korea before coming to the US. Being Asian doesn't help because there are tons of Asians who are applying to those schools who have much higher scores than you. It's not too late to add one or two easier schools to the list.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>well i already got into bc, nd, and michigan. Just seeing what will happen in regular. Thanks for the input</p>

<p>I have several Korean friends, and that is why I'll chance you as if I was chancing a friend. Koreans rule!</p>

<p>Your SAT thankfully is balanced. Most of my Korean friends tend to have very high math scores but equally low critical reading scores. Because your total is over 2200, I am inclined to say that it is quite enough for some of the Ivy league colleges, but is just off the brink of being a competitive score. Its a decent SAT attempt, but I wouldn't worry too much about it right now.</p>

<p>Your SAT IIs look standard- Please try to get 750+s in all of your SAT IIs for favorable decisions. 700+s, I'm told, are usually a bit optimistic.</p>

<p>Your GPA unweighted is standard--it's not terribly great for the Ivies, but it gets the job done. Class rank is standard for Ivies as well. The six AP classes you are taking or have taken seem to be the highest workload you can take at your school, so you are fine there.</p>

<p>I think your ECs are solid. VP of school/student body is subjective, because in some schools the VP does a lot for the student body, while in other schools its basically just a title. I hope you belong in the first VP group. You have several four-year clubs and captain-ships. That shows dedication and loyalty. A smattering of interests across NHS, MUN, and Debate would be neutral to your application, because they add breadth, not depth, to your ECs. Colleges like to see depth.</p>

<p>Community service/ volunteering aren't great, but they aren't extremely lacking.</p>

<p>You could have provided more information as well, like how you think your essays were, how good your teacher/counselor recommendations were, so I could make a more educated guess at your college chances.</p>

<p>Overall, I think your application is a balanced one, with a slight deficiency in sports and volunteering. It is a mildly competitive application for Ivy schools in my opinion, because you have no special field in which you would stand out amongst the thousands of applicants who will apply this year. Do not be discouraged, though, and spend the little time that you have left revising and perfecting your essays. </p>

<p>You probably had more than enough of my analysis, so I'll give my chances:</p>

<p>Cornell- High Match/ Low Reach
Brown- Low Reach
UVA- Match
Northwestern- Match/ High Match
Columbia- Reach
Princeton- Difficult Reach
Chicago (Maybe)- Low Reach- My cousin got in with lower scores and GPA, but heck of an awesome music EC.
Penn (Maybe)- Reach</p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck on your applications, and I should get back to finish my own essays!</p>

<p>Cornell - Reach
Brown - Reach
UVA- Match
Northwestern - Match
Columbia - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Chicago (Maybe) - Low Reach (stand out in your essays)
Penn (Maybe) - Reach</p>

<p>Cornell - high match
Brown - low reach
UVA - match
Northwestern - high match
Columbia - reach
Princeton - reach
Chicago (Maybe) - low reach
Penn (Maybe) - if this is U of Penn and not penn state...reach. they've been really selective this year (at least in early pool)</p>

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<p>THanks!</p>

<p>Cornell- Low reach
Brown- Low reach
UVA- Good match
Northwestern- Good match
Columbia- Reach
Princeton- Reach
Chicago (Maybe)- Low match/low reach
Penn (Maybe)- Low reach</p>

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<p>You have a fighting chance at Cornell, but it will be difficult at the other top schools. You might have a solid shot at UVA and you might sneak into University of Chicago. The other schools might be a bit out of your league. However, you have been admitted to some outstanding universities to date. BC, Notre Dame, and UM are in the top 30, you will be fine. Those are all good feeder schools to the top graduate programs in the country.</p>

<p>Cornell-low reach
Brown-reach
UVA-match
Northwestern-match/low reach
Columbia-reach
Princeton-high reach
Chicago (Maybe)-low reach
Penn (Maybe)-reach</p>

<p>Just out of curiosity, have you started working on Penn's application or are you considering it? Their app is difficult so I would advise you to get started...yesterday.</p>