Chance me for Stanford (RED), Harvard, Princeton, MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks in advance! ^_^</p>

<p>Top choices: Stanford (RED), Harvard, Princeton, MIT
Second Tier: Washington University St. Louis, Northwestern, Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>-Cumulative GPA: 4.00 (unweighted) / 4.35 (weighted)
-Rank: 6/481 (62nd best high school according to Newsweek)
-Number of AP courses taken: 14 (as of 2013)
-5's on 6 AP tests, 4's on 2
-Academic Honors: AP National Scholar & AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist
-SAT: 2120 (CR: 630, M: 710, W: 780) <-- definitely retaking...I'm Asian and this is going to KILL ME!
-SAT II: 800 Math II, 710 Chemistry</p>

<p>Other Education:</p>

<p>ROKKO ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL (神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) Kobe, Japan
-Enrolled as an exchange student of Youth for Understanding USA
-Enrolled in Super Science High School program
-Member of Art Club (美術部) and Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony Club (茶道部)</p>

<p>YONSEI UNIVERSITY (연세대학교) Seoul, South Korea
-Enrolled as short-term exchange student of U.S.-Korea Youth Network
-Language, historical, and cultural lectures by Yonsei professors Paul Chang and Chung-in Moon </p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Department of Chemical Engineering
-High school student researcher for Kyung A. Kang, Ph. D., at the Department of Chemical Engineering
-MAIN AUTHOR of "Magnetic NP/Thermally-Responsive Polymer Complex for Targeted Hyperthermia and Sustained Drug Delivery" presented at various conferences and published in Advances in Medicine and Biology Series: Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXIV (Springer)</p>

<p>Leadership Experiences</p>

<p>PRESIDENT of Science National Honor Society
-Active member since its pilot year 2011
-Introduced science-based community service opportunities, teaching science opportunities at local elementary and middle schools, and guest speaker seminars</p>

<p>PRESIDENT of merged Soci</p>

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<p>I think you don’t really need anybody to tell you that you have a pretty high chance anywhere, even hiher if you retake the SAT</p>

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<p>Yeah, what the first guy said. Higher SAT or not, you’re definitely a solid candidate for any school in the country.</p>

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<p>Seems like you have a good chance in MIT, Stanford, Harvard and Princeton.If I were you then I would retake the SAT again (for being safe) for a perfect score. An outstanding essay is needed. You need to be outstanding one field. Not “good” in all the fields. These Ivy leagues, MIT , Stanford look for students that shines in one field. My cousin also applied to MIT last year, he had only 1920 SAT but had great EC’s related to physics. He won third position in the Olympiad and did a research on physics. In his essays he talked about his love on Science. Finally, he got accepted to MIT with even a low grade than yours…So, be outstanding in one field. I’m positive you’ll get on one of the top colleges.</p>

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<p>wow! you have a solid resume</p>

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<p>I’m going to be a bit of a pessimist here, but nothing can be so sure. Here are my insights.</p>

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<li><p>You must retake the SAT. Not like it is going to have much influence, but every bits of points count when applying to top-tiers.</p></li>
<li><p>Essay. What are you going to write about? Have you started yet -since you should optimally finish at least your ED/EA apps by September, or early October at the latest. And if you wrote it, get it reviewed by others. Your essay should have your personal voice. It must be as constructive, if not more, than your resume itself. An essay is your wildcard.</p></li>
<li><p>Interview. A friend I know -who has graduated from Yale last year- had not many ECs. He had great GPA and SAT/AP scores, but honestly he only had half the number as compared to yours -his school didn’t offer many. He didn’t have many ECs or awards either. But he had a fabulous essay. And he nailed the interview with the admissions officer -the admissions officer himself/herself wrote him after the interview to apply to Yale! I know that’s just insane, but he was that great of a person with tons of charisma. </p></li>
<li><p>Your ECs and awards may be numerous and various, but they are more focused on quantity, not quality. I will admit now that I am impressed of what you’ve achieved so far -indeed you’re above average. But quite a few activities of yours are those that more asks for how much $ and connections your parents have instead of how talented you are -correct me if I’m wrong… But again, this is no criticism. Your awards and finalist marks do serve you well -if they were indeed national and sizable competitions.</p></li>
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<p>Enough said for now…</p>

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<p>^ this guy has no clue what he’s talking about. Dactylic126 isn’t acting pessimistic, he’s just jealous. Your awards are definitely national level and you know that. Your EC’s are also very special, and the YFU and CIEE scholarship programs you got into were pretty competitive (says I, who was rejected from both). Neither had anything to do at all with how much money your parents have.</p>

<p>There are very few candidates that have done as many outstanding things as you (tbh, your achievements kind of depress me) and I would be very surprised if you are not accepted at all the schools you apply to. Cases where amazing people are rejected are outliers, not the norm. </p>

<p>Your SAT score is low, but still above their 25th percentile. If you are rejected, I will be extremely angry at anything and everything including the US gov, affirmative action, high school guidance counselors, and whatever else I can blame. What else could colleges ask an applicant to accomplish? You’ve done it all.</p>