Chance Me For HYPS, Wharton, MIT, and UChicago! *REVISED!*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>School:
"Super" (ranked top ten by Newsweek) Magnet High School
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School</p>

<p>GPA:
~3.8 (unweighted, 4.0 scale)
~4.2 (weighted)</p>

<p>We don't rank, but I'd expect I'm in the top 10%.</p>

<p>Tests:
SAT I- 2330 SuperScored (M-800, CR-780, W-750) = 1580/1600 (Non-SuperScore)
SAT II- Math II (800), US History (750)
AP- US History (5), US Government (5), Economics Micro (4), Economics Macro (4), Calculus BC (4), Chemistry (4), European History (3)
PSAT- 229</p>

<p>Classes:
Note- All other classes are at least on Honors level.</p>

<p>Freshman Year-
Advanced Jazz Band</p>

<p>Sophomore Year-
AP US History
Jazz Improvisation</p>

<p>Junior Year-
AP US Government
AP European History
AP Micro Economics
AP Macro Economics
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
VCU Discrete Math (dual enrollment in a nearby full-sized university)</p>

<p>Senior Year-
AP Comparative Government
AP Psychology
AP Human Geography
AP Environmental Science
AP English Literature
VCU Math Modeling (dual enrollment in a nearby full-sized university)
We The People
Mentorship</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Awards:
Most Relevant-
-Communications Officer and Treasurer for Economics and Investment Club
-Competitive Paid Internship in Human Resources at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
-Mentorship in Research at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond with a internationally renowned Senior Economist
-Started and maintained own reseller business<a href="specializing%20in%20audio%20equipment">/U</a> over the span of one year with a total revenue of $5000 and total profit of $2000 from initial self-invested capital of $100
-Participated in Cochrane Summer Economics Institute<a href="hosted%20by%20the%20Powell%20Center%20for%20Economic%20Literacy">/U</a>
-Competing in the local high school Fed Challenge</p>

<p>Less Relevant-
-Participating and maybe placing in national We the People competition
-National Honor Society
-National French Honor Society
-National History Honor Society
-Varsity Golf Team Captain
-Historian and Secretary for Club Asia
-Secretary for Model Congress/Government
-Chair for the GSMC (Governor's School Model Congress)
-200+ Hours of Community Service at state's Science Museum
-Third place in Senior Microbiology at Metro Richmond Science Fair
-Stockholm Water Award in Research
-Invited to play saxophone twice in prestigious nationwide woodwind festival
-Organized and played in a jazz "combo" in several paid "gigs"
-Participates in 3 to 4 school assemblies per year
-Played in and organized student "pep band"
-Played piano semi-professionally for 7 years and was state-ranked in Virginia</p>

<p>Universities:
-University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)- Early
-MIT- Early
-University of Chicago- Early
-Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford
-Northwestern University
-Rice University
-University of Virginia (In-state)
-William & Mary (Backup/In-state)</p>

<p>Thanks everyone! I'll try to chance everyone back!
Leon</p>

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<p>This is the revised version, if you didn’t notice the title. :)</p>

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<p>Stop making the thread!!
No one can chance you.</p>

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<p>@facebook</p>

<p>I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about. I blatantly stated that I revised my original post significantly, so much so that I deemed it worthy of a new thread, as you cannot edit posts on College Confidential (for some reason).</p>

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<p>You cannot apply to Penn early and anywhere else. Penn is single choice ED only.</p>

<p>Whereas you can apply to Uchicago and MIT i believe.</p>

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<p>^Wrong on so many levels</p>

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<p>You can apply to as many EA schools as you like (if those schools allow you to, as most do) as it is not binding. You can only apply to one school ED (aka binding).</p>

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<p>I blatantly stated that…</p>

<p>Are you sure you know the meaning of the word “blatantly”?</p>

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<p>billabongboy9828, explain why that’s wrong. Penn is ED which is single choice binding. MIT and Uchicago are EA which may allow you to apply to both (depending upon policy).</p>

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<p>Penn is ED, but you can apply to other schools EA. You just can’t apply to other ED schools. So you can apply to Penn ED, MIT EA, Chicago EA.</p>

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<p>@leonwho:</p>

<p>your stats are amazing! great job! You should def. apply to ALL the best schools in the country, and odds are ull get into most. but i cant really give you an exct chance b/c at a certain point (when everyone is stellar) the chances become rather unpredictible. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>(btw, can you chance me. i dont know how to post the link, but im under “NYU chances- not the typical CC’er”.</p>

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<p>You can apply Upenn ED , and no where else.</p>

<p>Or you can apply MIT and Chicago EA </p>

<p>Your resume exemplifies the stereotypical CC worried braggart… Varsity sports, starting your own business, making $2k from an initial $100 investment … lol… hundreds of volunteer hours…</p>

<p>Just stop posting. You would know yourself if you can get in or not. </p>

<p>And from my friend’s experiences, who did not have your EC’s, they wrote good essays and got into ivie’s</p>

<p>bottom line:</p>

<p>stop posting</p>

<p>write good essays</p>

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<p>Nope, wrong.^^^^^.You can apply to all 3, but if you get in to the ED school, you are bound to attend. EA is non-binding.</p>

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<p>Given your scores and solid ECs, I think you have a good chance. My advice would be to focus on your more unique experiences (reseller business, mentorship). </p>

<p>Your leadership experiences are a bit weak</p>

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<p>Apparently this dude got in nowhere and settled for a state school. It just comes to show that the whole “leadership” and “extra-curriculars” BS is really BS! If you have good grades and a decent essay, thats enough to show that you are both intelligent and passionate as a person. Don’t understand why people say leadership is important. If everyone Harvard accepts is a leader, then who the F follows the friggin leaders. What a JOKE.</p>

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<p>the fact that it looks like you have such a rigorous courseload and high GPA would look good, if you didn’t have subpar AP scores. that can show colleges that the classes are just painted AP with a flimsy facade</p>

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<p>Looks like you can get in anywhere you wanted with that kind of resume. I wouldn’t worry too much-- make your essay and personal statement stand out and you’ll be fine.</p>

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