Chance me for HYPSM, Caltech, and UChicago

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Am a rising senior from AL. Am Asian (Indian) if that matters.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2330 (770 M, 760 CR, 800 W, 10 Essay), will probably retake in October</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 US History, 790 Math II, 770 Bio M, 750 Chemistry</p>

<p>PSAT: 224 (79 CR, 78 M, 67 W) - will get NMF</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (35 E, 35 M, 35 R, 35 S); 36 Superscore (36 E, 35 M, 35 R, 36 S), will retake in September for 36</p>

<p>AP: Sophomore: US History (5), Chemistry (5); Junior: Calculus BC (5/5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), English Language (5), Biology (4), Physics C Mechanics (4)</p>

<p>GPA: 5.08 W, 4.00 UW</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/377</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: 4 years Varsity Cross Country, 4 years Captain School Quiz Bowl, President - Science National Honor Society, President - Chemistry Club, Played piano for 8 years, Worked to mentor at-risk high school kids (was paid), Research w/local university Professor</p>

<p>Volunteering: Hospital (200 hours in ICU/Oncology), local Science Center (50 hours), tutoring struggling students (50 hours)</p>

<p>Honors: 2013 Siemens Competition Semifinalist, 2014 JSHS National Finalist, 2012 and 2014 Intel ISEF Finalist, 2014 Intel ISEF American Society for Microbiology Special Award, 2012 and 2013 1st Place State Science Fair Microbiology, 2014 1st Place State Science Fair Materials and Bioengineering, Provisional Patent</p>

<p>Major: Most likely Chemical or Biomedical Engineering, but I would like to eventually pursue either a career in Medicine (MD) or a career in Management (MBA)</p>

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<p>UChicago - match/high match
HYPSM/Caltech - low reach/ low match just because they are who they are and Harvard is #1 in Bio. Caltech because you are OOS
But, you are a brilliant candidate.
( lol here I’m NJ 224 is the qualifying score for national merit semi finalist)</p>

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<p>All reaches. UChicago’s accept rate is a little higher than the others at 8.4%, but that’s still low enough that it would still be a reach.
With that said, you look pretty damn good. I’d say HYPSM + Caltech are low reaches (best you can get) and that Chicago is a high match/low reach.
Consider Columbia. It’s a peer school of the aforementioned with a damn good engineering program. </p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies! For EA, I’m thinking of applying to Caltech, MIT, and UChicago. Would you suggest one of the ivies instead that has SCEA? I don’t really want to apply early to a binding ed program</p>