Chance me for these GREAT schools! :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance me for Economics/Applied Math (not sure) at Northwestern (ED!!), Dartmouth, MIT, Duke, UPenn, Cornell</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 30 (lol not too good I know)
SAT II: 800 math 2, 630 Bio E (lol no idea what i was doing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/701
AP (place score in parenthesis): W History, Comp Sci, Calc AB, Calc BC, Stats, Chem, Physics B, Environmental Systems, Bio, US history, English Lit, English Language
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: English literature AP, Physics C AP, Macro AP, Art History AP, Government AP, Psychology AP, Math Independent Study
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO 2012!!! Also won my district math competition for 3 years running, placed high in several other math competitions, Volunteer Gold award for 6 years! (need minimum 200 hours each year)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Well over 1000 volunteer hours at a hospice care and a hospital. Also an internship doing math models at a research institute. President of Math Club (4 years), Quiz Bowl (made state), Science Bowl, Student Officer, Rowing (outisde of school, will walk on in college)</p>

<p>Essays: I think they were good!!
Teacher Recommendation:Wonderful! I got it from a really really close teacher.
Counselor Rec: No idea, hopefully good haha
Additional Rec:
Interview: None.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): USAMO? don't know if thats a hook. but none otherwise.</p>

<p>Any other schools I should consider that might be good for me? :D any replies will be helpful! :)</p>

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<p>Northwestern (ED!!), Dartmouth, MIT, Duke, UPenn, Cornell
NW High Match (ED)
Dartmouth Low Reach
MIT Reach (It’s not you, it’s the school)
Duke Low/Med Reach
Upenn High Match
Cornell High Match/Low Reach</p>

<p>Strong GPA, low test scores, asian (-), strong community service, mediocre ECs
Did you apply to any safeties perchance?</p>

<p>Also chance me back? It’s the one called “Chance me for Northwestern, JHU, and others” should be at the top of the list :slight_smile: BEST OF LUCK TO YA!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks!! And yeah I already got accepted to my safety so I am good with that! :slight_smile: I know my test grades are low and my ECs are mediocre except for math stuff and volunteering haha… i was kind of relying on USAMO to get me through. I just really want to go to Northwestern, glad it is a high match! :D</p>

<p>thanks for the chance! I just chanced you as well.</p>

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<p>Cornell and UPenn are certainly not high matches for asian with low scores. All of these are reaches, despite your USAMO success.</p>

<p>Also, it will be very difficult to walk on to a varsity rowing team. Based on the info provided, you have not won any rowing awards/competed in competitions. If you are at the level of a walk-on at an Ivy, then that EC is probably the 2nd most valuable EC behind USAMO.</p>

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<p>Yeah…im sorry Sameer but you have a very distorted perception of these schools. None are matches. They are matches for no applicant. Much less a 30 ACT. I dont mean to be particularly nasty; but it’s the truth. I want you to be realistic, not a prophet of false misconceptions or fantasy. Northwestern is a low reach. Everything else…high reach. Good luck! I truly wish the best for you.</p>

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<p>NU high match
Dartmouth Reach
MIT High reach
Duke Reach
Upenn Reach
Cornell Reach</p>

<p>If you don’t get accepted to NU, I would say your chances at those schools are quite low. NU is easier than all of the following schools, and ED helps a lot there. And if you are accepted to NU, well, then it doesn’t matter for the rest. Not sure those apps are worth while. I’m not trying to be discouraging.</p>