Chance me for Starford, UCBerkeley, UChicago, Yale, Amherst, Brown, Northwestern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, just wanna know how you guys think!
I really want to go to Stanford, and I know it's almost impossible to predict..
but any opinions on what should I work on from now to improve my apps.
Recommendations should be more than good,
and I will try hard to show myself well in my essays.
Thank you :)</p>

<p>*Academics
-GPA: 3.86/4.0(uw, Academic High Honors Scholar every year, all Honors&APs)
-SAT I: 2350/2400
-SAT II: 800 800 780
-APs: 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 (AP Scholar w/ Distinction)
-Senior class load: AP Eng, AP Bio, AP Physics C, Adv Topics(highest math class) etc</p>

<p>*Art/Music
-Scholastic Art& Writing Regional Gold Key(11)
-Scholastic Art& Writing Regional Honorable Mention(11)
-Springville Museum of Art Annual All-State High School Art Show(11)
-Art Club(11-12)
-TA volunteering for Art teacher of kid's art program at nearby rec center
-Several more nation wide art awards(11-12)
-Orchestra (9-12,violin)</p>

<p>*Sports
-V Racquetball (10-12)
-Racquetball State Tournament Consolation 3rd place (10)
-Racquetball State Tournament Consolation 2nd place (11)
-Racquetball State Tournament Mixed Doubles 3rd place (11)
-V Golf (10-12)</p>

<p>*Service/Volunteer/Leadership/Summer
-Community Service Council(10-12)
-Community Service Club Vice President
-Volunteering in teaching low-income kids in Korea(11 summer)
-Work Camp to Vietnam for the Social Center for Disadvantaged Children(11 summer)
-Art Club Founder,President(11-12)
-V Racquetball Captain(12)
-KYD Diplomatic Forum(10 summer)
-President Award From Hankuk University of Foreign Studies(10 summer)
-Orchestra Performing Trip to Europe (10 summer)</p>

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<p>I think that you have a good shot. It’s nice to see patterns in your activities; you clearly enjoy racquetball.</p>

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<p>i think you’re looking good. as said above your consistent with your efforts, not just scattered all over the place.</p>

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<p>I’ve never heard of Starford and nothing came up when I googled it.</p>

<p>Anyways,</p>

<p>UC Berkeley: match
Northwestern: match
Brown: maybe reach
Yale: maybe reach
Amherst: match
U Chicago: match</p>

<p>I think you should apply to them all :slight_smile: Your app seems really impressive.</p>

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<p>^I’m assuming you meant Stanford and it would be a reach</p>

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<p>Berkeley should be a low~middle match; Northwestern should be a match; Others are reaches in my opinion, but honestly, they are to pretty much 99.9% of people who post here given how much of a crapshoot college application process is. However, given your resume, I would be surprised if you didn’t get into at least one of your reaches. </p>

<p>Your resume itself looks solid and as long as they relate to something that you want to do later in life, I think you are set. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>oh good. so i better work on my essays now? :slight_smile: thanks for replies everyone!</p>

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<p>Oh! Stanford. Duh. I can be a huge bonhead sometimes xD I just read it wrong.</p>

<p>Anyways, I agree with abby2229.</p>

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<p>^oh i typed it wrong…haha sorry!</p>

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<p>bump any other opinion? and plus, shld i try to apply early to any of these schools?</p>

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<p>Stanford, Yale - Reaches, though you have a chance
Chicago, NWU, Brown - Low reaches
Amherst - Match
Berkeley - Low match</p>

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<p>too early for another bump? :)</p>

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<p>With a strong essay I’d say UCBerkeley you’re in. IMO you have a very decent shot at Brown and Amherst, but for Yale and Stanford it’s a reach for everyone, although you have a strong chance at it.</p>

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<p>K. question. Should I apply EARLY? 'cause i just don’t see the point of that</p>

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<p>Early applicants get a slight boost according to most sources.</p>

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<p>^ok, guess that means i shld apply early to my first choice school, right? or to schools that are comparably easier to get in?</p>