Chance me for business schools... will chance back :D!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please read all the way through (ecs are amazing!) . I'm a junior, so no subject tests yet</p>

<p>Asian Female
California</p>

<p>GPA (our school does NOT differentiate between A-s and As. therefore, my gpa is probably lower since i live off A-s):</p>

<p>UW: 3.5
W: 3.8 (upwards trend; junior year: 4.2)</p>

<p>SCHOOL PRACTICES GRADE DEFLATION IN HONORS/AP CLASSES. The highest UW gpa for a person taking challenging classes is a 3.67-3.8. This is on the A- = 3.67 scale. </p>

<p>Rank: Top 20-30% (this is against people with 4.0s taking classes like math 3, foods, art) </p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman year: three honors
Sophomore year: two honors, one ap
Junior year: 2 Aps, 1 honors (AP Bio + AP Chem) <- light schedule because i simply did not see the point in taking apush and there were scheduling errors that could not be fixed. (budget cut -> counselor fired -> school's fault? )
Senior Year: 3-4 APs (exhausted my APs )</p>

<p>SAT:
2220 680 CR/750M/790 W</p>

<p>Predicting ACT score of ~34-35</p>

<p>ECs:
-own several businesses making thousands a year
-own several websites making thousands a year
-stock market made over $100000 (not sure whether i'm going to include this or not)
-70 hours of community service (still growing, i'm a junior)
-4 years varsity track
-nonprofit (attempting to found, still working on it)</p>

<p>Essay:</p>

<p>will put a lot of emphasis on my businesses + maybe stock market. not the best writer, so assume it's good but not amazing</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>Counselor- I'm assuming it's going to be very cliche.
Teacher- Assume slightly above average </p>

<p>Schools:
-Upenn Wharton
-Columbia
-Cornell AEM
-NYU Stern
-WashU Olin (double legacy at washu)
-MIT Sloan</p>

<p>Did my rank/gpa kill my chances? I feel like it did and that I really screwed up...</p>

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<p>First of all, WOW! Your ECs are very impressive, IMO, and show passion. I think your GPA is fine as long as you are taking rigorous courses and you go to a competitive school.
UPenn - high reach (because of Wharton)
Columbia - reach
Cornell - low reach
NYU Stern - high match
WashU Olin - match
MIT Sloan - reach</p>

<p>G’luck! Chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038863-last-chance-thread-just-finished-applying-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038863-last-chance-thread-just-finished-applying-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your big issue at Penn is going to be rank, they care more about rank than any other college I’ve come across. Only 2% are not in their high school’s top 10%. That includes those competing against those never haven taken an honors class, all of their recruited athletes, legacies…you get the picture.</p>

<p>Of course it’s not much different at the other top schools on your list, but they take a few percent more.</p>

<p>Given rank, I would consider adding some good but slightly less competitive schools to your list. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Just wondering why aren’t you applying to Haas School of Business?</p>

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<p>Last time I checked, MIT Sloan did not offer a bachelor’s degree program.</p>

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<p>I am :slight_smile: But I’m trying to see what my chances are for some reaches</p>

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<p>Really? Oh darn, I was informed incorrectly then :/</p>

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<p>Thanks guys for the chances :slight_smile: I guess I screwed myself over sophomore year… :confused: I was hoping an upwards trend would cover it up. The sad thing is, most of the students taking rigorous courses aren’t in the top 10%. Over 50% of the people in our school take math 3 (easier version of algebra 2) junior year, art, etc. with one AP class (ap psych?) and are ranked in the top 5% this way. Most of the people in the top 20-30% in the classes I’m taking have a 2200-2400 SAT too… so none of us are unintelligent compared to our peers :/</p>

<p>What other schools should I add to my list?</p>

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<p>If you’re fine with religious schools, definitely look into Notre Dame.</p>

<p>I’d also suggest check out Babson, Emory, Virginia, and Boston College.</p>

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<p>wow, if i could make a hundred thousand off the stock market, I wouldn’t even go to college. right, all of those schools will be reaches because of GPa and ORM. But ECs may very well make up for it. Also, what a lotof ppl don’t realize is that Ivys don’t always have best UNDERGRAD bussiness school. I believe Mendoza is ranked best, with McIntire in second. Either way, you are going to an amazign school.</p>

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