chance me for rice, upenn, northwestern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>My biggest worry is my GPA, I did pretty badly my freshman/sophomore year but I tried to bring my gpa up my junior year. There's a clear upward trend throughout all semesters of high school. Current senior grades are lookin like a 3.95 uw and a 4.71 weighted.</p>

<p>Intended major: molecular/cell biology</p>

<p>SAT: 2100/2400 (1440/1600) (750 CR 690 M 660 W)
ACT: 34 (32 english/writing)
SAT2's: 690 Physics 730 MAT2
GPA: 3.62 Unweighted, 3.97 weighted (we use the +/- system)</p>

<p>GPA w/ tentative 1st semester senior year: 3.67 unweighted, 4.06 weighted</p>

<p>Clubs:
Speech and debate (varsity member, co-captain, participated in all of high school)
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Diplomatic Corp. (shadow program)
Literary arts magazine committee (1 year)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Over 200 hours volunteering at a suicide hotline
Spent 80 hours tutoring children over a summer
Kino Border Initiative (went to mexico to work at a soup kitchen for 1 night)
Other small things that probably add to around 30-40 hours of work</p>

<p>Awards:
Has won multiple debate tournaments
3rd at State
Co-Champion at the National Qualifier and qualified to nationals.
Top 60 at the national debate tournament
AP Scholar w/ honor
Outstanding distinction (2nd highest distinction awarded)</p>

<p>Internship: Intern w/ democratic party in my state 2 months, 10 hours a week, campaigned for state senators. </p>

<p>Coursework: I've taken 9 AP's total and the rest have been Honors when they can be. I've taken pretty much the most difficult courseload possible at my school. </p>

<p>Essays: My commonapp essay is really good (probably one of the best things ive ever written). My rice supplements will be good (it's my #1 pick out of the 3 colleges), and I interviewed with a rice alumni and that went really well. </p>

<p>Please chance me for rice, upenn, and northwestern. thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Idk anything about rice but the other two are reaches.</p>

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<p>Even Rice is a reach; what are your safeties?</p>

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<p>Rice is a low reach for you. Assuming your interview did go well, I wouldn’t be surprised if you got in. Other two are reach.</p>

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<p>I don’t mean to put down all of your service hours and stuff, but your ECs are pretty mediocre for those schools. I think that they are impressive, but rice, northwestern, and u penn probably will not. Your ACT is good, but if you have time, try to bring up your SAT and SAT subject tests. And GPA needs to be higher.
I think that they are all reaches, but good luck! Hope you get in!</p>

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<p>thanks everyone, im probably not going to be retaking the sat or any of the subject tests, and there isnt much i can do in terms of my gpa other than maxing out this semester. </p>

<p>anyway thanks everyone! glad to hear its a low reach if my interview went well.</p>

<p>oh! and my safeties are ASU, Tulane, and Santa Clara</p>

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<p>If you are ranked highly (top 5%), GPA is not the most important measure. You may be able to get into Rice with a strong interview.</p>