Chance me for T20+LACs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Basic Info:
-Male
-Asian, first generation American Born
-North Carolina
-Residential Magnet School for junior and senior year
-Major in either Chemistry, Biology, or Computer Science

Stats:
-GPA: 4.5 Weighted (school doesn’t do unweighted)
-SAT: 1550, 790 math, 760 english. 7/7/7 essay but not on the 1550 test
-SAT Subject: Math II: 800, Chem: 780
-PSAT: 1500 (will probably get national merit)
Current school does not rank, was rank 1 at old school

AP/Honors Classes:
Sophomore Year: AP Stats
Junior year: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Lang, AP Chinese, all other classes honors
Senior year: 14 AP level classes when calculated into GPA, 2 honors classes

Honors:
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Accepted to NHS at old school
-National Merit (at least semi-finalist)
-Conrad Innovation Challenge
-Nominated for Governor’s School

ECs:
-School leadership: Peer Counseling Coordinator College Representative
-60+ volunteering hours at home town’s Cultural and Community Center
-Volunteered at local county library
-Volunteer performing musician (violin) for several fundraisers
-Varsity Basketball Junior Year
-Club Basketball from 7th grade to Sophomore year
-Varsity Football Sophomore Year
-Asian Cultures Club
-Orchestra
-Research at NC State plant biology, may be co-author for a publication
I will be submitting my research to several competitions

Schools I am applying to
-Reaches: Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, UChicago, Yale, Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore, Amherst, Georgia Tech, Duke
-Safeties: UNC, NCSU, App State

I have been accepted to Windows on Williams

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Congratulations on your hard work! It shows. Not only in what you have already done, but what you are willing to do in taking on the application process to include this many top schools.
Now I would encourage you to really consider who you will be asking to write your LOR’s. Those are the people, along with your essays (& yes, there will be many when you apply to this many elite schools) that will make you go from a flat piece of paper, into a living, thriving 3D/4D human that schools will want on their campuses because you are seen as a good fit. Good luck to you and go Mammoths!

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I have already gotten my LORs from my Chem teacher, my chinese teacher, and my research professor. The one from my professor is the best but they are all strong because I grew the most in those classes. Because I am working with the Counseling department, my counselor might also rewrite her rec for me to reflect the work I will be doing with her department.

I have started on the essay process. Right now, I have written drafts for UNC, NC State, Pomona, Swarthmore, UChicago, and the common app. However I reeeaaaaaly need to edit them.

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@Meddy Update: I got into the Amherst DIVOH program!

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Great stats! As you probably know, the tippy-top schools aren’t a sure thing even for perfect-stats kids. My uneducated guess would be that you’ll get into your safeties plus GA Tech and Duke and then 2-3 of the others. But that’s just a guess. Don’t get your hopes up too much on any one school but I think you’ll have at least a couple of good options next April.

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For a stem major, what stem ECs beyond an outside research position?

How much do you understand what top colleges look for? It’s not just stats, a course list and some ECs. Start digging now. And rethink the Chinese LoR.

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http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2095312-generic-chance-answer-for-super-selective-colleges.html

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Oh,my dear @microguy123! Get ready for what I imagine will be an excellent time! I just returned from moving in my D18. I was so impressed with the school in every way. The attention to detail and care for the students and parents was exceptional. I am thrilled for you. <:-P

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@lookingforward I did Conrad Challenge, where I worked with a team to develop a medical project that won semi-finalist.

The Chinese LoR is mainly because the school only lets me choose 2 recommenders early and the school recommends a humanities rec. That class was also my favorite and I did a bunch of cultural extracurricular stuff with her.