<p>Hey collegeconfidential! I'm an Asian male (lol) applying to the following universities as a biochemistry major and I would really appreciate your feedback on my chances at:
-Rice
-Cornell
-UPenn,
-Vanderbilt
-Duke
-Brown
-Dartmouth
-UChicago
-UC Berkeley</p>
<p>GPA: 4.00 unweighted, 4.86 weighted, Rank 1 of 380
ACT: 34
Math: 35, English: 34, Reading: 36, Science: 32
SAT: 2240:
Math: 770, Reading: 760, Writing: 710
SAT Subject:
Chemistry (800), Math Level 2 (800)
AP Classes:
Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (5), Computer Science A (4), Comparative Government and Politics (5), English Language and Composition (4), Psychology (4), World History (5)</p>
<p>ECs:
President of a student leadership club sponsored by the principal of the school (4 years)
Student member of the board of a volunteer board dealing with issues in the community (2 years)
Varsity soccer (2 years), JV soccer (2 years)
National Honor Society (2 years)
French Honor Society (2 years)
Treasurer and co-founder of rocketry club (2 years)
Paid internship for computer programming at an army research facility (2 years)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>good scores, good gpa, good rank.</p>
<p>Cool EC’s. the first and last one stand out. Penultimate one is cool, but overall I don’t see an emerging theme. If you’re in CA, you’ll get into UC Berkeley</p>
<p>Of the remainder…</p>
<p>rice: high match/low reach
cornell: high match
penn: reach
vandy: mid reach
duke: reach
brown: reach
dmouth: low-mid reach
uchicago: depends on essays.</p>
<p>ditto to the comments noel said</p>
<p>rice: low reach
cornell: high match
penn: reach
vanderbilt: low reach
duke: reach
brown: reach
dartmouth:low reach
uchicago: low reach</p>
<p>i take it that you are entering senior year? dont waste your summer! also what about ED? got plans for that? good luck</p>
<p>thanks for the feedback!</p>
<p>Rice: low reach
Cornell: low reach
UPenn: reach
Vanderbilt: low reach
Duke: reach
Brown: reach
Dartmouth: low reach
U chicago: reach
UC berkeley: high match
Honestly, your chances are very great for all those schools. Great academics and ec’s. Good luck!</p>
<p>I won’t reiterate the lists… You have the numbers, the ecs, the transcript. Now you have to write your essays and remember that a lot of these schools are forced to reject a lot of qualified people each year. I have no doubt, however, that you will wind up at a fantastic school and do amazing things. Good luck!</p>
<p>Do you guys recommend is send my ACT 34 composite with 11 essay or my SAT or both?</p>
<p>Perfect GPA…top-tier SAT scores with PERFECT Subject Test scores…Valedictorian…
I think it is safe to say that none of the colleges you posted were high reaches at all!</p>
<p>I think your paid internship sounds REALLY cool (I am very jealous actually!) and that is (IMO) a truly unique EC</p>
<p>-Rice-High match
-Cornell-High match
-UPenn-Low reach
-Vanderbilt-High Match
-Duke-Low reach
-Brown-Low reach
-Dartmouth-Low reach
-UChicago-Reach
-UC Berkeley- High match</p>
<p>Is it possible for me to qualify for a merit scholarship from Rice with my stats? Would this scholarship be based on SATS/ACTS or essays and ECs? Thanks!</p>
<p>Rice:reach
Cornell:reach to high reach
UPenn: reach
Vanderbilt: reach
Duke: low reach
Brown: mid to high
Dartmouth: mid to high
UC: reach
UCB:reach</p>