Chance me for College Please and Help me pick out some schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying for the University Of Virginia, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, VCU GMED, Brown PLME, University of Richmond, MIT, Columbia University, Duke University, U Penn, John Hopkins, Darthmoth, Cornell and Vanderbilt. I will be narrowing down my options after college tours.
Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Indian female (moved to the states in 5th grade)
GPA: UW 4.00/4.00 Weighted: 5.3/4.00
ACT: 36
SAT II: Chem: 790 Math II: 800
SAT I: Reading: 800 Math: 770 Writing: 670 (will take again to improve) 2240
PSAT: 225 in Virginia</p>

<p>Part of the International Baccalaureate Program
Received MYP Certificate</p>

<p>HL IB Courses Junior Year
English
History of the Americas
Chemistry
Biology</p>

<p>Junior Year SL IB Courses
Finished Math SL will receive score in July
Spanish SL Level 5
Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>Honors Shakespeare as an extra course
AP Physics B as an extra course
Senior Year Classs
BC Calc
HL Chem
HL Bio
HL English
HL 20th Century Topics
Advanced Online Shakespeare
Advanced Chorus
SL Spanish 6
Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>AP Exams taken: Chemistry and Physics</p>

<p>Science Courses taken: Honors Biology, honors Chemistry, AP Physics, IB Biology, IB Chemistry</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Science Fair for 5 years (have received an award at state level every year since 7th grade)
FIRST Robotics (Secretary freshman year, Vice-President Sophomore Year, Team Manager Junior Year) We were State Champions/Engineering Inspiration Winners last year and Chairmans Award Winners this year
National Honors Society
National Science Honors Society (Vice President)
Spanish National Honors Society
Varsity Tennis
Key Club (Treasurer)
Mu Alpha Theta (Secretary)
Kick-Off Mentor
Model UN (I have won 3 awards so far)
One year on Varsity Cross Country
Chess Team
Chess Club
Beta Club
Choreographer for a Bollywood Dance Crew</p>

<p>Volunteering:
900+ hours in Lab Work</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Honors and Awards
2012 Medical Science Internship Program Intern - 10 chosen out of 200 applicants (2012)
1st Place at Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) in Psychology: Learning and Perception (2011)
1st Place at Metro Richmond Science Fair (MRSF) in Behavioral and Social Sciences (2011)
1st Place for Cancer Research from the American Cancer Society at VJAS (2012)
Outstanding Delegate at GSMUN Committee on Bioethics (2012)
Virginia State FIRST FRC Regional Champion Alliance Captain - Sparky 384 (2012)
Virginia State FIRST FRC Regional Engineering Inspiration Award - Sparky 384 (2012)
Virginia State FTC Champion Alliance Captain - Teal Tornadoes 4105 (2012)
Virginia State FTC Inspire Award - Teal Tornadoes 4105 (2012)
Highest Score in the school in the in Virginia Mathematics League Contest (2011-2012)
PSAT Principal Scholar Award (2012)
Honorable Mention at the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair in Behavioral and Social Sciences (2011)
American Psychological Association Award at the Metro Richmond Science Fair (2011)
Sparky 384 Chairman’s Presentation Principal Presenter (2010-2014)
National Spanish Honor Society Inductee (2012)
National Mathematics Honor Society Inductee (2011)
JRT Algebra II Mathematics Award (2011)
IB Learner Profile Knowledgeable Award (2011)
IB Learner Profile Principled Award (2010)
“A” Honor Roll (2010-2014)
2nd Place at VJAS in Psychology: Social (2010)
All District Chorus (2010)
Honorable Mention at VJAS in Physics (2009)
1st Place in Dramatic Interpretation Duo at District Forensics Competition</p>

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<p>I’m also number one in my class and have had two research internships and will be attending a Governor’s School Residential Program</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bump10char</p>

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<p>Lol you don’t need to be chanced, you have great stats. But what is your major, specifically? Something to do with engineering or science? I apologize if you put it in your post and I didn’t see it. Anyway though if you look at the best schools for your specific major, then you can narrow your list down a bit :slight_smile: what do you want to be involved with in college? How many students do you want to be surrounded by? There’s many questions you need to ask yourself and research in order to narrow down your list.</p>

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<p>I’m looking at doing a medicine and business double-major. I’m not really too picky with class size or the college environment, because I’ve moved around so much with schools before. One of my main concerns is whether the top schools that I’m looking at are a good match for me, or if I’m simply making up for quality in quantity. I’m also not really sure what to consider a safety school outside of Virginia, and need some help picking some good schools that I can still get into.</p>

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<p>Ah ok well then what you’re doing by going on school tours will really help you. I’m not an expert on schools with medicine and business but perhaps a school I think you will be almost guaranteed to be accepted to might be RPI? Not sure if that fits what you would want but it’s respected and prestigious and I’m sure it has your programs. It’s also outside VA. Looks like your other safety might be VCU, and I think Richmond as well? But then again they’re both in VA.</p>

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<p>I’d retake the ACT if I were you. </p>

<p>But really, excellent stats for top schools are often times still a crapshoot. </p>

<p>With that said, your combination of excellent test scores, great grades, and good extracurriculars make you competitive. I’d put your chances as follows:</p>

<p>University Of Virginia: Match/ High Match
Yale: Reach
Princeton: Reach
Harvard: Reach
VCU GMED: Match
Brown PLME: Low Reach/ Reach
University of Richmond: Match
MIT: Reach
Columbia University: Reach
Duke University: High Match/ Low Reach
U Penn: Low Reach
John Hopkins: High Match
Darthmoth: Low Reach
Cornell: Low Reach
Vanderbilt: High Match</p>

<p>I am really sure that you will get into many of these colleges. Work on the essays, and I’m sure you’ll be content with your options come April of next year.</p>

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<p>VCU and U of R are 2 of my safety schools, but U of R is a little iffy, because it’s too close to home and I don’t have the same ties to U of R as I do with VCU. Thanks for a recommendation of RPI! I’ve been looking for out-of-state safety schools, just to keep my options open when I do decide where I’m going to go.
@Debater1996
Would you say that a 36 would significantly improve my changes for HYP? And is there anything I should focus on developing in the next six months to gain a better chance to HYP?</p>

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<p>Note that for mine, I never heard of VCU or U of Richmond, and I figured that since I never had, Match was a good default. If you consider them to be safeties, then they probably are.</p>

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<p>Excellent stats! I only see threats with HYPD + MIT due to high amount of applicants and need for diversity. You will be pooled with many people like you, so don’t be surprised if someone that year is picked over you due to an unique EC on their application the school likes
Its good to have all these things but dont be too Robotish, you want to be an individual that sticks out, not one that just does it to do it.</p>

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<p>Do you think it would help for me to not specify my race and ethnicity?</p>

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<p>You have pretty good stats; should be a low-reach at most of the ivies; just write a really good essay and hope you get in. I live in California, and I recommend that you apply to UC Berkeley or UCLA. Their programs are very highly ranked nationally (look up Berkeley EECS) and the prices are excellent in comparison to ivies, even for out of state students. </p>

<p>Also, in general, colleges do not like it when you conceal your race and ethnicity; I am an asian, and I know it sucks to be an over represented minority, but if you don’t specify anything they assume the worst. </p>

<p>Please chance me at:</p>

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<p>Yeah, a 36 will help a lot. However, I do not think that I could rightfully call HYP a low reach for any person. They are absolute crapshoots for admission. Being a reach is the best you can get for them. For 95% of applicants, they are a High Reach. Just keep doing what you are doing. I assume that you’ll get into one.</p>