Chance me for JHU, UPenn, Stanford, Duke, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm an Indian male (US Citizen) studying in a well-known IB school in Bangalore (India). I am a rising senior. I will be applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>I speak English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Chinese.</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>IGCSE Grades: 9 A*'s/9 subjects</p>

<p>Grades: IB Points - Predictives = 44/45
GPA unweighted = 4.0</p>

<p>4 HL Courses and 2 SL courses
(HL = Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) (SL = English, Chinese)</p>

<p>Ranked #1 in my class--> Head Boy of my school</p>

<p>-APs: Psychology - 5 (self-studied)
Statistics - 5 (Self-studied)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Bio M - 800
Math II - 800</p>

<p>SAT: 2370</p>

<p>PSAT: 240; National Merit Scholar Semi-finalist</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>-Boy scout for 5 years and I am an Eagle Scout.</p>

<p>-Won the Presidential Gold Award for community service.</p>

<p>-Congressional Gold Medal for community service</p>

<p>-Won 2nd in USA in Science Olympiad in Dynamic Planet held in Augusta, GA.</p>

<p>-Editor of my school newspaper</p>

<p>-I have many hours of community service for organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Agasthya Foundation. In Agasthya, I went to a rural village in India by myself for about a week and taught health and hygiene to impoverished children). About 900 hurs</p>

<p>-President of Model United Nations team</p>

<p>-Captain of my school basketball team</p>

<p>-Certified EMT</p>

<ul>
<li>Did research at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and published a paper</li>
</ul>

<p>OTHER</p>

<p>-I gained admission into the Davidson THINK Institute but because of financial reasons, could not go. (They take only 60 students)</p>

<p>-I interned in a hosipital in Delhi in the neurosurgery wing and I have a letter of recomendation from the head of neurosurgery.</p>

<p>-My principal gives out Principal's Commendations for excellence. I have never missed any for academics and currently have 12 PCs after just one year in the school.</p>

<p>-I know my teachers quite well as well as my guidance counselor and I am sure my reccomendations will be good. (One question--I have last year's reccomendations (same teachers). Can I send them?)</p>

<p>I will be applying to the folowing schools:</p>

<p>UPenn - (Early Decision) -> Dream School
JHU
Stanford
Duke
Tufts
Harvard (maybe)
Columbia (maybe)
UCLA</p>

<p>I want to major in Biology (preferrably do the Vagelos Program (life sciences and management at UPenn) and follow the med track</p>

<p>Thanks a lot,
rk1000</p>

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<p>Are you applying as an international student?</p>

<p>Your grades are quite good along with your standardized test scores. Some of your EC’s are quite stereotypical I would say (Boy Scouts, community service awards). However, things like the NIH research publication and the Agastya Foundation things are VERY impressive. You have a very good chance at JHU, Tufts, and UCLA. The rest of thew colleges, especially the HYPS ones are quite subjective. I thinkUPenn i sa mid reach for candidates like you especially with the help of early decision. Hope this helps! Good luck :)</p>

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<p>If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my ED on Penn. With that sort of an app, you’re likely to get into Harvard or Stanford. Being an american will also be really helpful. I think you are a shoo in at Penn, JHU and even Columbia and Duke.</p>

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<p>Penn ED: Solid chances
Duke RD: reach
HS and Columbia RD: high reach
JHU RD: reach
UCLA: I think you are in
Tufts RD: hrad to tell</p>