Chance me for: Carnegie Mellon,Case Western, MIT, Northwestern, University of Penn.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey whats up. I'm applying RD to all the schools.
[li] SAT I (breakdown): (not sending but 710 english/780 math)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 36 English 33 Math(?) 36 Reading 35 Science 35 Composite</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 790 MathII 780 Chem</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (weighted around 4.5)(also toughest course load possible without loads of independent studies)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/400</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on everything </p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): school does not have IB</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP bio, AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Psych</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Won state chess championship for gradelevel twice
National Merit Semi
AP Scholar with Honor
[</em>] Extracurriculars:
Chess Team(captain)- chess outside of school program as well individually
Science Olympiad(member)-
Quiz Bowl(member)- varsity team i was on placed around 5th in state
Key Club(member)-
NHS(member)- tons of volunteer hours
Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: McDonalds :) Fellowship at hospital </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: Probably around 200 hours. Lots required for key club/nhs and then just other personal hours</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Summer fellowship at a hospital over the past summer. Worked on research and conducted experiments.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Awards: (same as above)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Strong public school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: 50-60k</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lower income, neither of my parents finished college(although they did go to college)</p>[/li]
<p>I was wondering if my lower act math would hurt me. I only took the ACT once and was thrilled when I saw my english/writing scores and decided it was not worth it to retake because even though I would probably improve in math, I would not do as well in the other sections. </p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to chance me!</p>

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<p>excellent ACT and rank, ur USAMO and chess champ looks very nice.
in terms of EC, above average</p>

<p>Carnegie mello - no idea
MIT - mid reach
Northwestern - high match
UPenn - low reach, high match</p>

<p>gluck</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon-low match
Case Western-safety
MIT- reach
Northwestern-match
UPenn-reach</p>

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<p>I was using a format from another thread. I did not compete in the usamo. </p>

<p>I’m going to take the “()” out right now so no one else is confused.</p>

<p>edit: (well it is not letting me edit the original post…)</p>

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<p>okay, so penn will NEVER be a high match applying rd according to some moron who posted that earlier. however, apply penn ED, and you are VERY COMPETITIVE! so that’s what i’d do. i would actually send in your SAT score, showing your 780 math will be impressive to the admissions officer, and your SAT score is nevertheless excellent. MIT is a toughie b/c of your math not being 36/800 haha, but it’s still within a mid reach level. your dedication to chess is evident, and that will be attractive to many upper level schools. everywhere else seems like a match or high match. good luck!</p>

<p>chance back please!
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<p>well penn early decision was nov 1st so that boat is sailed (and i’m not 100% sure if I want to go there anyways because I do not like Philadelphia that much)</p>

<p>one question: why early decision anyways? the percentage of being accepted is higher, aren’t the applicants more qualified?</p>

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<p>well, that’s what they say… sort of… when you make a BINDING commitment to a school, the school sees that it’s your top choice, and so they’re more likely to give admission. same sort of pattern with EA etc… for penn, especially, it more than doubles the acceptance rate from 14 to 32 percent. that’s a helluva difference</p>

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<p>bump! I’ll chance others</p>

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<p>CMU-high match
Case Western-match
UPenn-low reach
MIT-mid reach
Northwestern-high match/low reach</p>

<p>Good luck :)</p>

<p>Chance back, please!</p>

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