Chance me for Amherst (2018 RD)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: amhrst
Gender: M
College Class Year: 2018
High School: Private
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 5.00
GPA - Weighted: 5.00
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 92</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (I know it's a low score for Amherst. I got 3 hours of sleep the day before the test. Subscores: eng: 25, science: 24, math: 34, reading: 26 )
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 800
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Chemistry and math tutor;
prepared for and participated in chemistry olympiads on international level;
currently preparing for mathematics and physics olympiads
Leadership positions: President of a table tennis club;
House manager of a student living organization;
Sports manager for table tennis (intramural)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Table Tennis - interscholastic
Volunteer/Service Work: TA for the national team of HS students for International Chemistry Olympiad (for two summers)
Honors and Awards: Silver Medal at the International Mendeleev Olympiad in Chemistry;
Bronze Medal and Honorable Mention at the International Chemistry Olympiad;
President's Scholarship</p>

<p>Additional notes:
international student;
studied 2 years at a top-10 school (according to <a href="http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities"&gt;http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

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<p>What…</p>

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<p>Amherst accepts applications for first year from college students :)</p>

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<p>I hope you have a safety at home…</p>

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<p>@Catria what?</p>

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<p>your GPA, extracurriculars, and background in diverse education are all very strong and will be compelling for amherst. on the other hand, your SAT may be too low. i think if you have strong essays and recommendations, you will have a chance!</p>

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<p>NOTE: I have recommendations from instructors at my previous college. One is from my Organic Chemistry II professor in whose class I got an A, and the other one is from my Physics I professor, in whose class I also got an A. I would say they both wrote ok on my behalf, so I don’t think this part of my application will stand out.</p>

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<p>Your ACT is somewhat below average, but you definitely make up for it with the rest of your application. I looked at Amherst’s transfer acceptance rate on college prowler, and it seemed rather low. However, you are coming from a very good school with a high GPA. If your recommendations/essays are good I would say you have a pretty good chance of getting in! Good luck! (chance me: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1626282-chance-me-engineering-science-programs.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1626282-chance-me-engineering-science-programs.html#latest&lt;/a&gt; )</p>

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<p>@avogadro6022, I am applying as a first-year and the GPA is my HS GPA. Amherst accepts first-year applications from college students.</p>

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<p>Have you thought about taking the SAT to compare to your ACT scores? You did very well on the subject tests, so you just might not be an ACT person.</p>

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<p>@avogadro6022, as I mentioned, I got like 3 hours of sleep, which really slowed me down during the test. I did 34 on math simply because I can do well on math even if I don’t get sleep at all. Unfortunately, I couldn’t sit for another ACT because the one I took was in December 2013. </p>

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<p>buuuump</p>

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<p>bump. decisions will be released this friday. will post the result here.</p>