Chance me for Ivies + UCs + more (will chance back!!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Rising Senior - Senior Classes: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Literature, AP Government, AP Spanish, AP Stats

Previous APs Computer Science (5), Biology (4), Chemistry (5), Calc AB (5)

Honors Classes: Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Alg 2, Honors Biology (Basically, Honors whenever possible)

ACT: 34

SAT 2 Math: 800, Chemistry: 700, Biology: 700

Rank: Not sure… I think top 5% of a Medium-competitive school

GPA: Freshman: (fail) 3.55, 3.67 in honors
Sophomore: 3.79, 4.0
Junior: 4.0, 4.0

Unweighted: ~3.83 - Weighted: 4.4

Extracurriculars:
Chess Club (4 years + Founder / President all 4 years)

  • Ranked top 5 Chess Players for my age in the US
  • Built up School Chess Team from absolutely non-existent to 40+ members over the years.
  • Led team to win National Championship 2 years in a row -
  • Won 1st place National Grade 11 & Grade 12 Individual Championship
  • Private Tutor of many Chess STudents
  • Writer for my State Chess Magazine
  • Author of 10+ Chess ebooks
  • Participated in Top US Chess Training
    Math Club ( 4 years)
    Debate Club (2 years)
    -Participated in Nationals Competition
    -PArticipated on Team which won 1st at State.

Schools to chance me for:

UC Berkeley
USC
Johns Hopkins
Washington U.
Stanford
Duke
Washington State University
BYU
Brown
Cornell
UIUC

thanks!

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Well, obviously your ECs show a pronounced interest and talent in chess. Colleges will like this because it’s something very quirky/different. Additionally, too chess players are usually very good at math and have a keen understanding of game theory concepts, which means you have above-average brain power and who knows what you can do with that as a physicist, mathematician, etc. Your grades, course rigor, and test scores are all on par as well, with an upward trend in GPA. Given this, here are your chances:

UC Berkeley- match
USC- match
Johns Hopkins- high match
Washington U.- high match
Stanford- reach (as for everyone, but I think you have a better chance than most applicants
Duke- high match/low reach
Washington State University- safety
BYU- safety
Brown- low reach
Cornell- high match
UIUC- safety

I think you have a better chance than most at all of these schools given your good academics coupled with an interesting talent.

Chance me back?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1796213-good-test-scores-and-leadership-but-average-gpa-chance-me-for-these-schools-please.html#latest

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you have a GREAT upward trend and really focused ECs.

UC Berkeley- high match /low reach
USC- high match
Johns Hopkins- reach
Washington U.- high match
Stanford - reach- this school can be a crapshoot. it’ll come down to recs and essays, more than likely, but you are definitely competitive
Duke - low reach
Washington State University- safety
BYU- low match/safety
Brown - low reach
Cornell - low reach (a little lower than Brown, though)
UIUC - safety

good luck! you’re going to get into some really good schools.
my chances thread is here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1804289-chance-me-for-my-reaches-cornell-jh-brown-rice-ut-tulane-i-will-chance-back.html#latest

thank you!

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What are your interests? Do you want to study psychology or statistics?