Chance Me for Cornell, JHU, WashU, Northwestern, UPenn, Emory

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I would really appreciate if you guys could chance me </p>

<p>I am Asian Male from NY applying for:</p>

<p>Cornell CALS
Johns Hopkins
Wash U
Northwestern
Emory
UPenn
Stanford</p>

<p>Also I was deferred from Duke ED</p>

<p>I am applying as Behavioral Biology (or a major closely related to it) + Political Science for all colleges except for Cornell, where I'm applying as Bio</p>

<p>I go to one of the top and most competitive public high schools in the nation
Weighted GPA of 4.2 (don't know the unweighted), but I have a significant upward trend
Class is unranked</p>

<p>SR Year Courseload:
AP Physics
AP Govt and Politics
AP Calc AB
AP Psych
AP Spanish
AP Macroeconomics
Science Scholars (science research program)
English Electives
Got all As 1st quarter, hopefully will do the same 2nd quarter</p>

<p>APs:
Chem-5
US History-5
Bio-5</p>

<p>SAT I
CR: 700
Math: 770
Writing: 730 (essay 11)
Total: 2200 (Superscored)</p>

<p>Best Sitting SAT I
CR: 670
Math: 770
Writing: 730
Total: 2150</p>

<p>SAT IIs
US History: 800
Bio M: 780
Chem: 770
Math 2: 750</p>

<p>ACT: 33 with 10 writing</p>

<p>Teacher Recs from my AP Chem and AP US teacher.
Letters of Rec from my track coach and science researcher I worked with for two summers.
They should all be good-excellent.</p>

<p>My essay is about overcoming obstacles throughout high school using a metaphor involving running. Kind of cliche, but got good feedback the people I sent it to (all are very good at English)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>-Varsity Winter Track: (9th-12th grade), Captain (12), All League (11)
-Varsity Spring Track: (9th-12th), Captain (12), All League Hon. Mention (11)
-Varsity Cross Country: (11-12), All League Hon. Mention (12)
-Neuroscience Research at Cornell affiliated institute: Conducted during the summers of 10th+11th grade, about 300 hours total, attached an abstract of my work to the Common App
-Youth Group: (9-12), Community Service, 2-week missionary trip to Peru with various sorts of Community Service (building an orphanage, teaching english, etc.)
-Chess Club: (11-12), President (11-12)
-Builders Club: (11-12), Community service club with school, Treasurer (12), Soup Kitchen Coordinator (12)
-Mahjong Club: (10-12), Vice President (11-12)
-Mathletes: (9-12)
-Philosophy and Ethics Club: (11-12)
-Paid Tutor: (12)</p>

<p>Awards:
Random/minor school ones</p>

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<p>Cornell CALS - low reach
Johns Hopkins - reach
Wash U - reach
Northwestern - high match/low reach
Emory - high match/low reach
UPenn - reach
Stanford - reach</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Cornell CALS - mid reach
Johns Hopkins - high reach
Wash U - Dunno much about it
Northwestern - match
Emory - high match
UPenn - mid reach
Stanford - high reach</p>

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<p>Cornell - low reach
Johns Hopkins – high match/low reach
WUSTL – low reach
Northwestern - high match/low reach
Emory - high match
UPenn – reach
Stanford - reach</p>

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<p>For Cornell CALS, I’d say it’s a high match.</p>

<p>I had a quick question though. I too am currently doing neuroscience research at a Cornell based institute in NY. Did you happen to do research at Weill Cornell Medical College?</p>

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<p>@DKelter I conducted research at Burke Medical Research Institute</p>

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<p>Cornell CALS: reach
Johns Hopkins: low reach/high match
Wash U: high match
Northwestern: high match
Emory:high match
UPenn: reach
standford:reach
you have impressive stats and as long as your running metaphor essay conveys passion/commitment or something along those lines you should get into some of your reach schools. best of luck and thanks for the feedback!</p>

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<p>Cornell CALS-mid/reach (better chance because of participation in affiliated program)
Johns Hopkins high reach
Wash U in
Northwestern reach/mid
Emory reach
UPenn reach
Stanford high reach
good luck</p>

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<p>Cornell CALS - low reach
Johns Hopkins - reach (i would say)
Wash U - reach-low reach (they love good scores)
Northwestern - high match
Emory - high match/match
UPenn - reach/high reach
Stanford - reach</p>

<p>you have good scores and a decent gpa…don’t worry</p>

<p>thanks for chancing me!</p>

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<p>I found out that I was named Intel STS Semifinalist. What are my chances now?</p>

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<p>Wow intel STS has major impact power. I would say that your chances are greatly improved</p>

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<p>Cornell - low reach
Johns Hopkins – high match
WUSTL – low reach
Northwestern - high match
Emory - high match
UPenn – low reach
Stanford - reach</p>

<p>Good luck- maybe even see you next year!</p>

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