Chance me for Stanford, Northwestern, UPenn, and Columbia! Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm currently a junior in the IB program and I'm wondering if I have a chance at any of these schools. Stanford is my dream school and I really want to know if I have a shot (will do EA for Stanford), along with some other top schools. </p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<p>SAT I: 2250 (R: 730, M: 730, W: 790) (one sitting) (retaking in June)</p>

<p>SAT II: Going to take Biology M, US History, and possibly Math II</p>

<p>PSAT: 223 (R: 70, M: 76, W: 77) Projected semifinalist </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (out of 4.0)</p>

<p>Rank: 34 out of around 13,000 (my school ranks out of the county)</p>

<p>APs: Human Geography (5), Macroeconomics (5), Environmental Science (5), European History (4)
Taking US History and Language this year</p>

<p>IB Courseload for this year:
Higher Level (HL): English, History, Biology
Standard Level (SL): Spanish, Psychology, Math</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Taekwondo (7 years) (makes up the better part of my ECs...)
-2010 US Nationals: 1st
-2010 MAC National Championships: 1st
-2011 National Demonstration Team Member
-2011 US Open (hardest international competition in the country): 7th
-2011 US Nationals: 2nd
-2011 World Taekwondo Hanmadang (World Championships): 1st
-2012 US Nationals: 7th
-2012 Colombian Open (international competition): 1st
-2013 US Open: 3rd
-State champion for 5 years
-2nd Degree, Instructor
-Captain of Taekwondo team
-Personally acquainted with Taekwondo coach at Stanford</p></li>
<li><p>Piano (10 years)
-Superior six years straight for solo event at District Festival
-Excellent this year for Concerto at District Festival
-2nd Place at State Convention for solo event (last year)</p></li>
<li><p>Future Business Leaders of America (10th, 11th grade)
-1st for two years at Districts
-2nd at state competition last year
-Treasurer for 2 years </p></li>
<li><p>Korean
-I've been self-teaching myself for two years, I have basic fluency
-2013-2014 NSLI-Y Scholarship Winner for the Korea Summer Program</p></li>
<li><p>Youth Literacy Initiative
-Helped start a national student-led volunteer organization that promotes literacy in children
-Head of Finances</p></li>
<li><p>Club memberships: NHS (11th), Beta Club (10th, 11th), Red Cross (10th, 11th)
-NHS Treasurer
-Red Cross Vice President of Finances</p></li>
</ol>

<p>SUMMER:</p>

<p>-Spent one summer in Korea training with the Korean National Team, was the year that I won worlds
-Spent the next summer interning and volunteering at the hospital
-Spent the second half of that summer in Colombia for Taekwondo, performing and competing
-(Projected for this summer) Won a NSLI-Y Scholarship (national) for the Korea Summer Program. Will spend 6 weeks in Korea as an exchange student to learn Korean. </p>

<p>OTHER:
State: FL
School type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
Gender: Male
Hooks: Grandpa went to UPenn for medical school (does that count for legacy?), Cousin currently attends Stanford but I'm not sure if that would count for anything.</p>

<p>Questions:
-How do colleges view taking online classes to GPA boost for class rank? A lot of my peers are taking AP classes online to boost their class rank while I haven't taken any... so their class ranks are higher than mine. Will this affect me negatively?
-How much do these schools, Stanford in particular, value 5's on AP exams if you can't use it for credit? Are 5's and 4's considered much differently?</p>

<p>Thank you so much! Any advice would be much appreciated!</p>

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<p>Your in at least at one of those schools for sure. Amazing stats keep up the good work.</p>

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<p>almost 100% sure you’ll get into all of those schools. ESPECIALLY stanford, they will LOVE that you are a world champ in taekwondo. Also, you can take online classes to increase your rank if you want to, it wouldn’t hurt, BUT honestly you really don’t need to do that, your stats are already more than outstanding and you’ll definitely stand out from a lot of other applicants.</p>

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<p>You’re an outstanding applicant and quite frankly I’m jealous. You have incredible test scores, an incredible GPA, and show passion in quite a few areas. While no acceptance to these top universities is guaranteed, I would say you have a better chance than most.</p>

<p>If you are going to retake the SAT, make sure you study a lot to insure improvement, although a 2250 is plenty high enough.</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Stanford, is a match probably. (if you ED im pretty sure youll get it :smiley: )
Northwestern is a match
UPenn low reach
Columbia low reach.</p>

<p>this is only because im pretending you didnt do so well on your SAT 2s. if you do really well on your SAT 2s, im sure youll get in these :D</p>

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<p>Lol, I’d say you’re good for all of them, I find UPENN to be the most selective. Man, sometimes some of these stats are so outrageously amazing I find them hard to believe.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>You are a match for all of them.
The hardest to get in of all those schools is Columbia, but I still think you have a good chance.
Northwestern is DEFINITLEY a match for sure… could even call it a safety for you.
Chance me back pls?
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<p>You definitely have a great shot at these schools. Just do well on subject tests and you’ll be set! :slight_smile:
As for Stanford accepting APs - if you go on their website, they should have a list of AP exams and what scores they grant credit for. Some colleges even list the courses each score will replace.</p>

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<p>As the others have said, fantastic stats. Congrats on all your hard work; it will be paying off in the coming months.</p>

<p>Stanford - Match
Northwestern - Match
UPenn - Match
Columbia - Low Reach</p>

<p>If you could chance me back, that would be awesome!</p>

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<p>Bump 10 char</p>

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<p>I was the first person to chance you but I read this thread again and if your SAT II’s go well you will most likely get into all of these schools. Stanford is pretty much a definite so congrats on that. Im about 99% sure you will get into northwestern and about 75% sure you will get into Upenn and Columbia. Congrats!</p>