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<p>1) Basics:
Ethnicity: Asian
Sex: Female
Location: NJ
non-competitive public school (or at least i think … ~7 people got into lower tier ivies this year, but this is unusually large)
school doesn’t rank, but i’m positive i would be in the top 10, most likely top 5, of a class of 450</p>

<p>2) GPA/courseload:
~4.4-4.5 weighted GPA // unweighted … not sure. I’ll have all A’s/A+'s except for two B+'s at the end of this year

  • hardest courseload possible
  • APs: psychology, lang&composition, chemistry (expecting 4/5’s on psych/chem)
  • the rest are honors.
  • will take 5 AP classes for senior year.</p>

<p>3) Test Scores
217 on PSAT
780 Math Level II / 700 on Bio / 780 on Chem
2300 SAT</p>

<p>4) Extracurriculars
-cofounder/pres of a human rights club. (10, 11, 12) – our first year, took a lot of effort to start, but raised several hundred dollars and planned 2 successful schoolwide events so far.
-treasurer of Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
-captain of Science League (9,10,11,12)
-captain of Chemistry Olympics team (10,11,12)
-exec board officer of Peer Tutoring (10, 11, 12)
-representative/exec board member of SGO (10,11,12)
-VP/treasurer of human psychology club (11,12)
-delegate for Model UN (10,11,12)
-lacrosse (9,10,11,12) 2 years JV/2 years Varsity
(… the rest are insignificant clubs that i won’t put down.)

  • inventing is also a passionate hobby of mine, started when i was very young. have won multiple awards … see below. and have a uniqueish? story behind this.</p>

<p>5) Volunteering

  • student ambassador at a well-known science museum, 200+ hours
  • guidance office volunteer, 300+ hours
  • various activities through Key Club/Peer Tutoring/others…</p>

<p>6) Summer

  • UIBE - international cultural exchange program in beijing.
  • Camp Rising Sun - international, leadership camp run by LAJF, a nonprofit organization. given a $10,000 scholarship chosen from thousands worldwide. one of the most amazing experiences of my life and will most likely write an essay on this since it has had such a huge impact on me.
  • CTY
  • HOBY: chosen as the only representative for my school, leadership program // selected to return as a part of Team Alumni (junior counselors) // stayed active in the organization ever since
  • congressional academy for history & civics – one out of two people to be chosen to represent NJ, scholarship program</p>

<li>Achievements/Awards</li>
<li>modern marvels invention contest - honorable mention</li>
<li>everyday edisons invention contest - semifinalist</li>
<li>patent for invention/in talks with companies about marketing invention.</li>
<li>my school’s guidance award - for citizenship & having a strong impact on the community // overall exceptional academic achievement in all subjects.</li>
<li>my school’s math achievement award - highest average in all junior year math classes</li>
<li>commended on PSATs</li>
<li>NHS/National French Honors Society</li>
<li>bronze Congressional Award</li>
</ol>

<p>chances? some schools i’m possibly looking at are …

  • brown (possibly ED)
  • yale
  • JHU
  • georgetown
  • upenn
  • dartmouth
  • northwestern
  • carnegie mellon
  • stanford
  • brandeis
  • princeton
  • swarthmore</p>

<p>thanks in advance. i’d appreciate any feedback. (:</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>Here we go:</p>

<ul>
<li>brown (possibly ED- ED will give you a boost, but only apply ED if you are committed to financing a brown education (find out your EFC before applying using an EFC calculator) I would say 50% with ED, 30% without.</li>
<li>yale- 25%</li>
<li>JHU- 75% I would be shocked if they didn’t accept you</li>
<li>georgetown- IN</li>
<li>upenn- 30%</li>
<li>dartmouth- 30%</li>
<li>northwestern- 40%</li>
<li>carnegie mellon- 90%</li>
<li>stanford- 25%</li>
<li>brandeis- 60%</li>
<li>princeton- 20% Princeton is picky and hard to predict</li>
<li>swarthmore- Your stats are great for swat. Make sure your essays are as well and I would say 50%</li>
</ul>

<p>Gtown can be your safety, but I would tack on another safety just in case.</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>ah, thanks. anywhere i can improve? my only concern is that my ECs don’t really relate. and that having no class rank sent would hurt me.</p>

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<p>I think you are a very competitive applicant for most of those schools
Your ECs are good, but make sure you play up a passion, not just a bunch of officer positions in random clubs, so try and be president of a club you really like
Your GPA is great, your standardized test scores are great, and if you get great recs and write good essays, you should get into at least 1 out of HYPS
Good luck!</p>

<p>Can you chance me back please?
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<p>You will likely get in, but Georgetown is DEFINATELY not a safety.</p>

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<p>hahaha, definitely not considering it as a safety.</p>

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<p>but thanks for the feedback (:</p>