Chance Me for Merit Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Decision: Accepted (Honors) Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>General Stats:</p>

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<li>GPA: 3.79</li>
<li>WGPA:4.35</li>
<li>SAT (1600/2400): 1500/2170 (800 math 700 verbal 670 writing)</li>
<li>SATIIs: Math 2-800 Chem-610 US History-670 (Horrible Test Day for Chem and US. I was sick)</li>
<li>ACT:NA</li>
<li>APs:US History (5) Calc AB(5) Calc BC(5) Bio(4) English Language(4) English Literature(This Year) Chem(This year) These are all that are offered at my school. I am also taking an online Linear Algebra Course through Johns Hopkins that is being weighted like an AP</li>
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<p>Others:</p>

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<li>Awards: Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semi Finalist, National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction</li>
<li>ECs: 4 year varsity soccer, 3 year varsity baseball, NHS, Key Club, Attended National Young Leaders Conference</li>
<li>Jobs/Internships/Other Activitiess: Worked at Pizza Hut for 2 years Soccer Referee</li>
<li>Essays: So/So</li>
<li>Recommendations: Superb</li>
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<p>Background:</p>

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<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Race: White</li>
<li>School Type: Small Public (2A)</li>
<li>State:MD</li>
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<p>I think it’s hard to change you for merit because if you look at the post for people who got in, some people with great stats got spring’d or rejected. It’s all guesswork. I don’t think that anyone chancing you on CC is going to be able to give you an accurate answer.</p>

<p>Your stats are awesome, though.</p>

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<p>Thanks haha From the research I have done, I think the biggest determining factor is the sat score out of 1600. Just because as I stated above with my AP classes, all schools are different. In that situation I think I would be in good shape simply because a 1500 seems to be pretty good as well as the fact that there is a good chance that people scoring in the 1500-1600 range might choose to go to other schools as well.</p>

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<p>Definitely about the 1500-1600 range. Is UMCP your top school or you’re looking somewhere else?</p>

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<p>I am also applying to Johns Hopkins and Princeton.</p>