Chance me for schools please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm just wondering about the chances I have for these schools as I finish up my pre-application thinking. I would appreciate it if you offered your opinion, thanks.</p>

<p>I am an Asian male in Northern Virginia, from Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, a magnet school ranked in the top 5 of the nation.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
APs: 10th grade- AP Physics C Mechanics and E&M, both 5's. AP Calculus- 5
11th grade- AP US history- 5, AP Chemistry- 5, AP Computer Science- 5</p>

<p>SAT: 2260 (single)- 10 on essay- 800 Math, 730 Writing, 730 Reading
SAT2: Math 800, Chemistry 800, Physics 760
ACT: 36 (36 in all categories, 9 on essay)</p>

<p>Classes of interest:
10th grade: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC
11th grade: Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP US History
12th grade: Mentorship (going outside of school to do research for a project), Differential Equations, Advanced Math Techniques(unique class at my school), </p>

<p>I also took band 9th, 11th, and planning to take it 12th grade.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars & Awards:
-Math Team: Qualified for American Invitational Mathematics Examinaton (AIME) in 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. Got a score of 3(8th),4(9th), and 6(10th) and couldn't take it 11th grade due to a band trip. I also got the 3rd highest score in the state of Virginia on the AMC 10B my sophomore year.</p>

<p>-Music (Bassoon): I've been playing since 5th grade
All District Band 8th(1st chair), 9th(1st chair concert band), 11th(2nd chair symphonic band)
All State Band 11th grade- 6th chair in VA
School full orchestra(9,11)
Part of a prestigious out-of-school orchestra called American Youth Philharmonic since 9th grade, I am now the Principal Bassoon. We perform at concert halls of universities and etc.</p>

<p>-Sports:
Crew(9-10)- Freshmen 8 State Champions, 9th at Nationals, Junior 8 State Championship silver medal
Lacrosse(11-12)- Varsity</p>

<p>-Russian:
A gold and silver medal in the National Russian Essay Contest
A silver and bronze medal in the National Russian Olympiad
Laureate Scholar (top 2 Russian students in school)
Russian Honor Society (SLAVA)- Co-president</p>

<p>-Community Service:
Relay for Life (9-11) - Co-captain, raised over $3000 for cancer
Tutoring in math and little kids
NHS (11-12)- Vice President, and Junior committee chair
BigSibs(10-12)- program that helps the freshmen adjust to school</p>

<p>Summers:
Spent 10-11th grade and 11th-12th summers with the same mentor at the Naval Research Lab doing a paid internship and completing a research project on network science</p>

<p>Teacher Recs:
AP Chemistry and Russian Teachers- both should be great
Mentor from Naval Research Lab internship is writing me a recommendation as well</p>

<p>Schools I'm applying to: (major in engineering most likely with a possible minor in music)
Stanford
Dartmouth
UPenn
Princeton
MIT
Duke
UVA
Georgia Tech</p>

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<p>CHANCES
Stanford: high reach
Dartmouth: low reach
UPenn: mid reach
Princeton: high reach
MIT: mid reach
Duke: low reach
UVA: high match
Georgia Tech: low match </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Wow bro you are freaking awesome haha. I think you have a great chance everywhere except Princeton, Stanford and MIT. They are crapshoots but I have a hunch you’ll get into one of them haha.</p>

<p>Please Chance back (Mind me being no where as amazing as you are):
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<p>bump, will chance back</p>

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<p>Stanford - mid reach
Dartmouth - mid-high match
Penn - low reach
Princeton - mid reach
MIT - mid reach
Duke - mid-high match
UVA - safety
GT - safety</p>

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<p>You don’t need to be chanced. Just go for it. I am sure you will be accepted at least by a few of them.</p>

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<p>you GPA is solid considering all the AP courses u have taken. Your SAt is solid and clearly, your ACT is unbeatable. SAT2 are also awesome, but u may want to retake physics and get an 800, a friend of mine applied EA to MIT submitting five 800 SAT2 tests and got wait listed before being accepted, even though he was an exceedingly qualified student altogether! So clearly every point counts.
Your EC are average if not subpar for applicants to these schools so they will make u well rounded but try to find something special to make u stand out as a leader to admissions committees
Thus, (remember all Ivy League or equivalent schools are low reaches for even the most qualified of applicants)
Stanford—low reach
Dartmouth-----match/low reach
UPenn------low reach if u apply ED (most def. in if u apply to the engineering school, i assume that is the path u are taking)
Princeton–reach
MIT—reach (EA u have a really good shot!)
Duke----low reach/match
UVA----match
Georgia Tech----match</p>

<p>chance back!?</p>

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<p>Duke, UVa, Georgia Tech; you will definitely get into them. The rest though, they;re more of a reach unless you do early decision to one that you really want to attend. Good luck :slight_smile: Chance me back!
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