Chance me for NYU, Cornell, Miami, and more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First and foremost, I need to mention that I've been homeschooled since 10th grade, as this needs to be taken into consideration.</p>

<p>Dual-enrollment grades:
Chemistry I - B (would have been a B+ if my professor gave "+" grades)
Psychology - B
Macroeconomics - B+
World Civilizations I - B
World Civilizations II - A
English I - A
English II - A</p>

<p>My college GPA at the moment is a 3.45. This could be better, I know, but most of those B's are from when I first enrolled and was getting used to a traditional classroom setting.</p>

<p>SAT II:
Chemistry: 760
Math I: 780</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite: 33
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 32
Science: 31
Writing: 10</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA - 3.94
Weighted GPA - 4.19</p>

<p>In addition to the courses mentioned above, here is a list of the other courses I took throughout high school:
Algebra I and II
Geometry
Trigonometry
Calculus I (I was originally taking it as a dual-enrollment course, but I withdrew due to an overloaded schedule)
Foundations of Mathematics
Physics
Biology
Microbiology
Human anatomy and physiology
Latin I and II
Russian I, II, and III
US History
US Government
English I, II, III, and IV</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
Civil Air Patrol - 1 year
Ice Hockey - 2 1/2 years
Job at a retail store - 1 1/2 years
Internship at an engineering firm for two years
Internship at a health care consulting firm (OSHA-related)
Volunteered for my state's current gorvernor's campaign. I put in a good 60 hours.
Volunteered at my local hospital - 150 hours
I'm well traveled. I've been told not to focus too much on this in my application, but I'll mention on here thatI've to practically everywhere in North America, a couple places in South America, and all over Europe.
I did a little bit of chemistry tutoring when I took it. </p>

<p>Schools I'm applying to:
NYU's College of Arts and Sciences. This is my number one choice, and I'm applying ED.
Columbia
Cornell
UPitt
Boston College
University of Miami
UCLA
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>One thing that worries me somewhat, is that technically I'm graduating this year, but I won't be applying to college this year. Will this be an issue? Should I mention why I decided to wait another year? I'm also out of state for all of the listed universities.</p>

<p>Edit: I'm also willing to chance back anyone who chances me.</p>

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<p>Bumping this.</p>

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<p>There doesn’t seem to be a problem with having the gap year. I’m sure the admissions office will recognize the unique circumstances (homeschool). Overall, I think you have a solid gpa and don’t see a problem with anything else (higher scores can only help you though).
Definite in at U of Miami</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>NYU-match/slight reach (I think you have very good chances here but not guaranteed)
Columbia-reach
Cornell-reach (I think you have good chances though here)
UPitt-safety
Boston College-match/safety
University of Miami-safety
UCLA-match
Vanderbilt-a bit of a reach but more of a match</p>

<p>You have decent chances at all of the schools you listed, though Columbia and Cornell will be a bit harder to get into. Make sure you write good essays and write about your internship. The rec will also help too. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feed back, still looking for more!</p>

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<p>Bumping this up, still interested in opinions. Remember, I’ll chance back.</p>