Chance me for Some Colleges

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey CC:

I applied Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Duke, Stanford, USC, Georgia Tech, Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD… Please chance me. Thank you!

HS: California, Public
Race: Chinese
First Generation
ACT: 31 (E: 30, M: 34, R: 26, S: 33, Essay: 9) Came to US 6 years ago, struggle Reading
SAT II: Chinese 800, Math 1 770, Math 2 770, Chemistry 700
GPA: UW 4.00, W 4.56; straight A’s
Rank: 1st out of 500; Valedictorian
AP: Total of 14 AP classes
Major: Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering

Extracurricular:

  • Cross Country: varsity 4 years
  • Track: varsity 4 years; school record holder
  • Key Club: 4 years
  • Recylcing Club: 4 years
  • Coding Club: 1 year; Secretary
  • Earth Rescue Club: 2 years; Officer

Volunteer Work:

  • Hacienda Heights Area Chinese School: since 8th grade; teach children Chinese
  • Association of Congenital Metabolic Diseases: took care of rare disease patients
  • Taiwan Adventist Hospital: helped fundraising for underprivileged families

Work Experience:

  • Rare Disease and Genetic Consultant Centee: Research Intern
  • University of La Verne, Chemistry Department: Research Intern
  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital: Doctor’s Assistant

Awards:

  • MVP Runner
  • Most Improved Runnee
  • Athletic All-League
  • Academic All-League x3
  • AP Scholar
  • California Scholarship Federation
  • National Honor Society
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Your act score is subpar:
UCLA/UCB: high matches
UCSD: match
Stanford, Duke and Ivies: reaches

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Agree with @uclaparent9: You have a decent chance at the UC’s. Stanford is a crapshoot and you test scores are low.

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ACT will hurt you for a couple of these
Dartmouth- reach
UPenn- reach
Brown- low reach
Cornell- reach
Duke- reach
Stanford- high reach
USC- high match
Georgia Tech- match, should get in
Brandeis- match, should get in
Carnegie Mellon- depends on school you’re applying too
UCB/UCLA- should get into one of these
UCSD- match, should get in

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Thank you guys for helping me out! @FreaksAndGeeks I’m not expecting much from Ivies. Most likely all rejection notifications on April 1st

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@PWANG96 Your English, math, and science scores on your ACT are quite good. Reading score is a bit low for some of the schools on your list.

I’d say with your ECs you have a good chance at the California schools with the exception of Stanford, which is a reach for most people. Same thing with the Ivy Leagues. They’re a reach for everyone, even with perfect scores.

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You should include some safeties