Chance me for Stanford, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me!</p>

<p>Oh, and FYI: This is a revised version of an older thread with some updated scores and such. </p>

<p>Schools:
Stanford (really considering REA)
Berkeley
USC
UCLA
Duke
UPenn (Wharton)
Brown
Princeton
Harvard</p>

<p>Safeties:
Boston University
Umass Lowell/Boston
Northeastern
Bentley University</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2160 first sitting 2200-2250 superscore estimate for second time (getting solid 2300s on practices so this is worst case i'm hoping)
SAT II: First sitting: MII: 800 second sitting USH: 680 (might take lit. sat II if time)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/400 (moved up from 6)
AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH (4) AP Stats (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Government, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics, Innovative Leadership and Communication, Anatomy and Physiology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Saint Anslem Book Award; 1st place Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan DECA my sophomore year; DECA state qualifier every year; People to People student ambassador leadership; Swim Team sectional qualifier </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):National Honor Society (Officer), DECA (Officer), Swim Team (Most Valuable Swimmer), School Newspaper (Treasurer), French Honor Society (Officer), Piano (13 years), Black Belt in Kung Fu Karate
Job/Work Experience: Private Piano Instructor (Entrepreneur in the sense that I opened up my own now flourishing studio), Library Page/Assistant in Summers
Volunteer/Community service: Piano Assistant to Underpriviledged children in local housing authority, NHS, DECA, Key Club, Library Assistant, total about 200 hours
Summer Activities: People to People student ambassador, Library Page and Private Piano instructor
Essays: Very personal, tear jerker, i've had people read it and it's solid. This will hopefully be my strongest part because luckily I'm a fair essay writer.
Teacher Recommendation: asked APUSH and Ap stats teachers for recs
Counselor Rec: Probably generic. She is pretty useless.
Additional Rec: Piano teacher. mentioned my difficult home situation.
Other: I have been abused for years and have a horrible home situation. Not the type where you get support, etc. so all of my success is due to me in a way. Anyways, I mentioned this in my essay and how it helped me begin to grow as a person but limited me during my high school years because I was not in the right mental condition to go after facing the abuse at home, etc. </p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): mass
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: Asian (not to be included in commonapp, but probably pretty obvious from name)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too high for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.</p>

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<p>“Ethnicity: Asian (not to be included in commonapp, but probably pretty obvious from name)”</p>

<p>Check the Asian Box if it is obvious from your name.</p>

<p>I think you have decent chances at UCB, UCLA and USC.</p>

<p>Full pay Asian:
Apply to some LACs such as Amherst, Williams, Middlebury. Also, include Wash U and Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Oh, okay. Why do you say that, just curious? (About checking the asian box?)</p>

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<p>Hellooooooo?</p>

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<p>It seems as though you haven’t taken many AP/college courses prior to your senior year - is it because they weren’t offered? And your extra curriculars seem a bit too bland/cookie cutter.</p>

<p>Other than that and your mid-range SAT scores (my standardized scores are my weakness, as well), you seem to have a solid package all around.</p>

<p>I’d say all the top tier schools you mentioned are reaches (not high-reaches), as they are for everyone, while your safeties are in fact safeties - you should get into all of them.</p>

<p>If you’d care to chance me back (Stanford REA too!) - <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1184450-chance-stanford-ea-princeton-northwestern-yale-duke-etc.html#post12987613[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1184450-chance-stanford-ea-princeton-northwestern-yale-duke-etc.html#post12987613&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks and good luck :P</p>

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<p>Yes, it is only allowed for junior and seniors, and the highest people ever take is 3 aps jr. year and 5 senior, and that is rare in itself. I will chance back.</p>

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<p>You should get into all of your safeties. The reaches are all great, competitive schools. You’ll probably have a good shot at some UCs, and a decent shot at Stanford if you do REA. You might get into some others RD with great essays/recs, but they are really crapshoots. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1183374-chance-ugh-frosh-year-duke-nd.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1183374-chance-ugh-frosh-year-duke-nd.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stanford (really considering REA)-expect a rejection
Berkeley-low reach
USC-high match
UCLA-solid match
Duke-reach
UPenn (Wharton)-high reach
Brown-reach
Princeton-high reach
Harvard-high reach</p>

<p>Safeties:
Boston University-in
Umass Lowell/Boston-in
Northeastern-half scholarship; maybe full ride
Bentley University-in</p>

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<p>I would say increase your sat score to that 2200 and you have a good shot at all your schools.
By the way I answered your question, if your interested <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1179687-chances-columbia-brown-princeton-tufts-uva-williams.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1179687-chances-columbia-brown-princeton-tufts-uva-williams.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks for chancing me!</p>

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<p>I will chance you guys later on when I get a chance, but thanks a million!</p>

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<p>btw, you shouldnt bank on the sob stories so much. u need to show in ur essays ur genuine self</p>

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<p>Okay thanks</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump xD</p>

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<p>Check the Asian Box.
Admission people might think that you want to game the system.</p>

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<p>that’s what I was worried about. okay i’ll do that thanks for the advice :)</p>

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<p>Stanford - high reach
Berkeley-low reach
USC-high/mid match
UCLA- low match
Duke- reach
UPenn (Wharton)-high reach
Brown-reach
Princeton-high reach
Harvard-high reach</p>

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<p>and you’re in for all your safeties, thanks for chancing!</p>