Chance me? CMU, JHU, Cornell, WashU, Illinois at Urbana, Duke, U of Michigan, Lehigh

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me for Biomed engineering for:
Carnegie Mellon
Duke
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
WashU, St Louis
Lehigh
U of Michigan
Illinois at Urbana</p>

<p>Currently High School Senior
Class Rank: 10/702
Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0 (unweighted); 4.9/4.0 (weighted)
ACT Composite: 35, Math: 35, Reading:36, Science: 32, Writing: 10
 Honor Roll, Grades 9-12
 Class of 2013 Academic Scholar (awarded to top 25 students in the graduating class)
 College Board AP Scholar with Distinction
 IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award
Activities--
Scholastic Bowl, Grade 9-12
• Captained Junior Varsity B Team and Varsity B Team.
• MVP medal for Fremd Scholastic Bowl 2012 Invite.
• Acquired excellent communication skills.
• Cultivated ability to make quick decisions under pressure.
• Time commitment of 8-10 hours per week.
Math Team, Grades 10-12
• North Suburban Math League, 1st place (2012).
• Illinois Council of Teachers In Mathematics 3rd place (2012).
• Learned creativity and individual patience in order to help the team.
• Time commitment of 2 hours per week.
Science Bowl, Grades 10-12
• Competitive 5 vs. 5 science trivia competition with a multiple choice format.
• Improved breadth of scientific knowledge.
• Time commitment of 2 hours per week.</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience
Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Grades 10-12
• Provide transport and directions for visitors and patients to locate facilities around the hospital.
• Assist with the registration process for medical tests.
• Time commitment of 4 hours every weekend.
• Learned good communication skills and able to connect with a wide range of people.
• Communicated in Spanish when necessary.
Hobbies/Special Interests
• Reading (special interest in science fiction and mythology).
• Writing poetry (have written 30+ original poems).
• Well-versed in Java,Visual Basic, HTML, C#, and Javascript programming languages.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon: Match (Personally think you’ll get in, but you never know)
Duke: Mid Reach
Johns Hopkins: Low reach
Cornell: Low Reach
WashU, St Louis: Mid-Low Reach
Lehigh: In
U of Michigan: In
Illinois at Urbana: In</p>

<p>I also recommend taking a look at Rice University, about the same level of difficulty of Cornell, maybe a bit easier, but excellent engineering program and beautiful campus (in Houston Texas)</p>

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<p>Thank you cortana431 for your help and recommendation on Rice. I will definitely look it up.</p>

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<p>Cortana431 - do you have any recommendations for me to improve my chances at Duke, Washu, JhU or Cornell ? Thanks</p>

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<p>I would recommend to keep up what your doing! I’d say that if you could gain more leadership positions in your various clubs, then that would further strengthen your resume. I also agree with Cortana’s chances, they are fair</p>

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<p>Thank you both for your advice. Greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Great stats! Just be careful with Lehigh. Unless you show interest, I’ve seen students with stats like yours get waitlisted. They seem not to want to admit students who are likely to go elsewhere. In the last cycle, my friend’s DD got waitlisted at Lehigh, but accepted EA to MIT.</p>

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<p>At this point: No. Only thing you can do is work hard on your essays and supplements and make sure your teacher recommendations are from your best teachers who know you and will be sent out on time. </p>

<p>Of course, if you apply early decision anywhere, your chances improve also.</p>

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<p>Please chance me for hte following schools added to my list for Biomed Engg: </p>

<p>Columbia University
Georgia Tech</p>