CHANCE ME for NYU, Cornell, UCLA, UCB, MIT, etc. THEN I SWEAR CHANCE YOU BACK!!!!!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Korean (Nationality)
Till Gr. 9, Lived in Korea
Since Gr.9 2nd Semester, Living in Canada.</p>

<p>Catholic School in Mississauga, Ontario (Size: 2300~ total students)
-- Religion is mandatory for every year
-- School does not have any AP
-- School has IB, but extremely restrictive; IB students have little choice over their course selections since there are not many IB students. When I came to Canada in Gr. 9, I could not take IB anyway since every IB student had to apply for pre-IB before Gr. 9.
-- GPA based on 100 scale</p>

<p>Course Selection (*number besides the course description indicates the proper grade to take the course.
I tried to accelerate (taking one year faster) for major subjects. For example, I finished all of Mathematics and computer science courses offered in school in my Grade 11)</p>

<p>Freshman:
Out-of-Province credits (From Gr. 9 in Korea, since I came to Canada in Gr.9 2nd Semester. It is impossible to get the grade records at this point)
Visual Arts 9 - 93
English as a Second Language, Level 3 - 85
Principles of Mathematics 10 - 99
Science 10 - 97</p>

<p>Sophomore:
English as a Second Language, Level 4 - 97
Religious Education 10 - 87
Functions 11 - 98
Chemistry 11 - 95
Financial Accounting Fundamentals 11 - 94
English - 90
Healthy Active Living Education - 90
Physics - 94</p>

<p>Junior:
English 11 - 86
Religious Education 11 - 85
Introducation to Computer Studies 11 - 94
Mathematics of Data Management 12 - 98
Introducation to Computer Studies 12 - 92
Calculus and Vectors 12 - 98
Advanced Functions 12 - 100</p>

<p>Senior (Scheduled)
Accounting 12 -
Engineering 12 -
Chemistry 12 -
Physics 12 -
English 12 -
Religion 12 -</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite: 29 (English: 28, Mathematics: 36, Reading: 20, Science: 30)
Essay: 26 (8/12) </p>

<p>SAT:
SAT Reasoning: 1860 (Reading: 500, Mathematics: 800, Writing: 560)
SAT II: Chemistry: 800, Math II: 800, Physics: 790</p>

<p>TOEFL (Required since I stayed in Canada (English-Speaking Country for 2.5 yrs):
103 (R: 25 L: 28 S: 20 W: 30)</p>

<p>ECs:
- Founder/Leader of School's official math club
- Leader of School's official computer science club
- Member of School's official robotics/virtual robotics club</p>

<ul>
<li>Mentor/Student Ambassador to lead freshman students to school</li>
<li>Peer Leader in NOW Program to lead newcomers to Canada (I was on TV for 1 minute!)</li>
<li>During summer, taught middle schoolers Math & Programming as a volunteer (100+ hrs)</li>
<li><p>Taught Math Korean Children during summer for money in Gr. 10</p></li>
<li><p>Perfect score in AMC10 in Gr. 9</p></li>
<li><p>129/150 in AMC 12 in Gr. 10</p></li>
<li><p>AIME (10/15, 11/15, 12/15 respectively in Gr. 9, 10, 11)</p></li>
<li><p>USAMO Qualifier in Gr. 9, 10, 11, but could not write due to my citizenship & location</p></li>
<li><p>Invitation to CMO (Canadian Mathematics Olympiad) in Gr. 11</p></li>
<li><p>2010 Waterloo Hypatia Mathematics Contest: 39/40 - 43th/3079 - Gold </p></li>
<li><p>2009 Waterloo Galois Mathematics Contest: 38/40 - 22th/3541 - Gold</p></li>
<li><p>2010 ECOO Ontario Programming Contest Final Round</p></li>
<li><p>2010 CCC (Canadian Computing Contest): 33/75, 45th in Canada</p></li>
<li><p>2009 Canadian/USA MathCamp Participants for 5 weeks in Seattle</p></li>
<li><p>Websites (to share my hobby and help others) since the beginning of Gr. 11:
Global</a> Youth Game (Software) Developers
Canadian</a> Programming Competition Solutions
Computer</a> Science Algorithms</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Majors (ordered by likeness):
Computer Science
Mathematics
Computer Engineering</p>

<p>Colleges:
University of California/Los Angeles
University of Michigan/Ann Arbor (Early Action)
New York University (Early Decision) **
University of Chicago (Early Action)
Rochester University
Brown University
University of Southern California
Johns Hopkins University
Cornell University (Early Decision) **
Standford University
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania/Twin Cities
Dartmouth College
Columbia University
Harvard University
Princeton University
Massachusette Institute of Technology (Early Action)
California Institute of Technology (Early Action)
University of California At Berkeley</p>

<p>** I need to choose between those two Early decisions</p>

<p>I hope to hear my chances from those schools!!!
Also it will be great if I can hear which school fits to my major/interests the most!!!!
*Assume my essay won't be that great considering my English school. Here is one of my essay: [Being</a> a Leader] #1 Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk
Scroll down to the bottom in the website.</p>

<p>THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
I SWEAR TO CHANCE BACK</p>

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<p>Hmm if all those classes you took are just regular than it might affect your chances alot. You should state your reasons to the college explaining the situation. Also your Sat scores are pretty low for all those colleges you mentioned although your Sat II scores are stellar. I think though that if you major in mathematics you will have the best chance in getting to some of these colleges because you won several awards. I’m not saying this will get you in but majoring in mathematics is probably the best option for you. Also, just an advice but you should seriously consider cutting the number of colleges your applying to by half because most of those colleges, if not all, require supplemental essays…
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<p>I explained above why I could not take AP or IB.
But I accelerated by taking courses for older students.
Can you specify which colleges are the most possible if I major in computer science or math?</p>

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<p>Anyway I will chance you back :slight_smile:
I hope to hear detailed chances…</p>

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<p>you should get into the UC’s assuming you raise the SAT I scores to 2100+. Otherwise, your grades and your SAT II are pretty good. good luck with stanford, harvard, and MIT since they can be very random at times…</p>

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<p>they’re all a bit of a reach because of your sat score :confused: raise that and youshould be good to go :D</p>

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<p>I heard UC schools mostly recruit students from California. Will it be worth trying though?
New York University V.S. Cornell
Which school should I shoot for early decision?
in terms of possibility/good computer science department?</p>

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<p>uc schools are recruiting less from cali now due to the economy :slight_smile: they need more people from other states to pay</p>

<p>nyu you have a better chance at… cornell because i like it more :)! </p>

<p>can’t give you a decision there</p>

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<p>a lot, maybe all of those colleges would be a lot more within your reach if you could manage to pull up your SAT scores to 2100+
If you were to apply to all those schools with your current stats, I would expect quite a few rejections
Study hard and take those SAT’s again soon! Chance back please :)</p>

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<p>you have a good chance at NYU ED, but your SAT’s are a bit low for the others…how did you manage 2 800’s on the SAT 2’s but not do as well on the SAT? Try and take the SAT one more time and bump up your score to 2100-2200, then you’ll be at least a contender for any school on your list</p>

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<p>NYU would be the wise ED choice. Your scores are not competitive for ivies, your rigor is weak no matter what the reason and without a rank, we have no idea if your grades are competitive.</p>

<p>NYU is a reasonable reach. But only if you can afford the $55k/yr.</p>

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<p>Korean ethnicity will help you, ACT scores will hurt you.
hard to understand GPA, but i’ll do my best.</p>

<p>University of California/Los Angeles - IN
University of Michigan/Ann Arbor - IN
New York University - IN
University of Chicago - IN
Rochester University - IN
Brown University - Probably no
University of Southern California - Reach, probably in
Johns Hopkins University - no
Cornell University (Early Decision) - maybe ED will help, ACT too low
Standford University - No
Yale University - No
University of Pennsylvania/Twin Cities - No
Dartmouth College - no
Columbia University - no
Harvard University - no
Princeton University - no
Massachusette Institute of Technology - no
California Institute of Technology - Reach, probably in
University of California At Berkeley - Reach, probably in</p>

<p>ACTs are pretty low for a lot of these school, GPA i think is great, ECs are wonderful, Korean dissent helps more than you think. good luck!</p>

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<p>First off, you have a good grade trend throughout your years which is a very good thing. Your SAT II scores are spectacular, a lot of extra-curriculars, very nice distinctions (you may want to elaborate on what they are exactly and how selective they are). I feel that I cannot say for certain which schools you can get into because of your SAT I scores though. Clearly English is your weakness. You may even want to write your essay explaining that. I’m looking at engineering schools as well, and I can tell you that some of the best engineering schools are
Ann Arbor
UC Berkley
Cornell
Columiba
MIT
CIT
As for JHU, it is famous for its medical program so unless you’re applying for biomed, there are other schools with better comp sci and math majors.</p>

<p>I’m going to be brutally honest, your English scores are terrible. You really need to bring those up. I would recommend getting private tutoring sessions to boost your English scores and take the SAT and/or ACT in the fall because even though you are clearly a math/science person, a bad English score will definitely drag you down. But if you can raise your English scores up to AT LEAST high 600s/low 30s, there is nothing stopping you from getting into a top school.</p>

<p>I just noticed that you lived in Korea until 9th grade. Definitely talk about your experience of moving to America to justify your low verbal scores.</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone!!! (I will chance back soon!!)
I am sure my GPA (unweighted) is really strong if I do not count that my school has IB program. I bet I am in top 5 for non-IB standards in my school.
I am planning to re-take SAT, but I do not think I can bring it to 2100s (but 2000 is possible).
Any tip for my terrible reading speed? LOL</p>

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<p>I tried to calculate my GPA (since my school does not tell me).
If I assume 90+ is A and 80+ is B, my GPA is around 3.8. If I do not count useless subjects like Art, Gym, Religions, GPA becomes 3.9</p>

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<p>The only thing that is holding you back is your standardized tests scores… if you can get a 2000+ for SAT and a 31+ on ACT you should be in good hands! Other than that everything else looks great! Good Luck… chance me back on the below link!</p>

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<p>why not consider carnegie mellon? its cs department is great.</p>

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<p>Good chances at NYU ED. Ivys have got to be a reach cause of your Intl status and low SAT scores. Great awards though.</p>

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<p>golfnd is…clueless by any measure. Sorry to say, but he is way too positive as far as chances go. Caltech is not that easy to get into, and neither is U of Chicago. And being Korean is being Asian, which is being an over-represented minority, which will hurt you. But if I were you, I’d stick with some of the lower-tiered schools of your extremely competitive list. Nonetheless, for a relatively recent immigrant, you’ve done well.</p>

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<p>Some differences between the SAT reading and ACT reading is that</p>

<ol>
<li>You get so much more time for SAT reading</li>
<li>The questions are in order for the SAT</li>
</ol>

<p>knowing this, the best strategy for a slower reader like you is to read a question, then find the answer in the passage instead of reading the entire passage. For the most part, the SAT reading section is pretty easy even if you just read a question then try to find the answer.</p>