Chance me for these schools please

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hi, please chance me for

  1. Wellesley college
  2. Amherst
  3. USC
  4. UCLA
  5. Cornell University
  6. University of Michigan
  7. Swarthmore College'
  8. Haverford University
  9. NYU
  10. Northwestern
  11. Yale?? (lol ik this is a real stretch)
  12. Boston University

High School Classes
Freshman Year:
World History Honors
Chemistry Honors
English 1 Honors
Orchestra
Algebra 2 Honors
Spanish 2 CP

Sophomore Year:
AP Chemistry
Biology Honors
English 2 Honors
Math Analysis Honors
US History Honors
Spanish 3 CP (took over the summer)

Junior Year:
AP Economics
AP Calc AB
APUSH
English 3 Honors
AP Biology

Spanish 4 CP

Senior Year:
AP Statistics
computer programming (cp and honors)
AP Literature and Composition
AP Physics 1
AP Spanish
AP Psychology

General Information
Asian Female, middle income family from NJ

Major: undecided (leaning towards international relations?)

GPA: Unweighted (around 3.7), Weighted=4.15

ACT: 35 (math=35, reading and English=36, science=34)

Subject Tests: Chemistry=780, Math 2=800

Activities:
New Jersey Youth Symphony-
Summa Cum Laude International Competition (1st)
Internship at Music School
Performed in Golden Hall (Vienna) and multiple churches (America)

Cello (played since 6th grade)-
Passed ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) level 6 and level 8 (highest level) with distinction marks
Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competitions aka MAMTG (3 years, placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for springs virtuoso)
Taught private cello lessons for 3 years

Played in regionals and states orchestras

Piano (played since 1st grade)-
Passed ABRSM level 8 with merit marks
MAMTG, 4th place for piano virtuoso

Chinese school-
Volunteering as teacher’s Assistant, for 4 years
Graduated in freshman year (took 9 years)
Founded/President of Chinese school debate club
More than 300 hours of volunteering

Interact Club-
Volunteered at multiple places such as YMCA
Around 30 hours

Debate Club-
Varsity member for almost 3 years
Won Award from school (Robert Byrd)
Attended EmpireMUN at NYU (won speech award)
Secretary of finances under general secretary for school club

Lab internship at NYU Medical School (Skirball Institute)-
Worked in drosophila lab studying how valence is coded in the brain
Ran experiments using feeder assays to confirm hypothesis of another researcher
Tested different genotypes (high feeders, low feeders, etc) with different food solutions

Summer programs-
National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) and CTY (center for talented youth)
Model UN conference debating children in armed conflict (NSLC)
Human, nature, and technology class through global issues program at Princeton (CTY)

J&J Program and Law Firm Internship-
Technology Awareness Program
Solved real life problems from Johnson and Johnson through technology, worked with professionals, gave final solution through formal presentation
Secured law firm internship for the spring

Spring Track-
Spring season of freshman year
Ran in the freshman/sophomore championships

Academics-
AP Scholar Award with Distinction
Spanish Honors Society and National Honors Society
Bio Olympiad Semi Finalist
Published duckweed gene through Waksman Honors Program from Rutgers
Bio Team (highest scorer in school, led team to top 20 in state in 2015-2016)

Sorry, I know this is a really long post.
Thanks to everyone who replies- I really appreciate this!

2

Your score and course rigor are good, but your GPA is a bit low. How is your class rank? What is your intended major? I assume you are NJ resident.

3

Our school doesn’t do class rank actually, but I’m probably around the top 15%. I’m not really sure about majors- probably something with humanities. And yes I’m an NJ resident. Do you think my GPA will drag my overall chances down a lot? Or could I make up for it in other areas?

4

@billcsho Our school doesn’t do class rank actually, but I’m probably around the top 15%. I’m not really sure about majors- probably something with humanities. And yes I’m an NJ resident. Do you think my GPA will drag my overall chances down a lot? Or could I make up for it in other areas?

5

I think you have very strong ECs and test scores, but your GPA is pretty low, which will definitely hurt you at these more competitive schools. However, because the application process is holistic at all of your schools, you’ll still be a pretty good applicant.Most of these schools are reach schools, just because of the acceptance rates, but you should be pretty good at BU/USC

6

@Redducky22
Yea I think I’m defs going to try to add more matches on my college list. I’m just kind of confused because when I google average gpa for say cornell or something it says 4.04, so would that not be like a reliable number?
Thanks for the reply btw! :slight_smile:

7

Do you also have safeties in addition to the list here? Have you run the NPC on these schools and are your parents okay with the results?

You have a few really good in-state choices in NJ.

8

Yeah, but that also factors in the GPA of athletes/people who have an in and stuff, the people who I’ve met/know of who have gotten into these schools have had GPAS in the 4.3-4.6 range. But your ECs are super strong and stuff, so you’ll definitely still be a strong applicant

9

@DadTwoGirls yea I already went over a college list with my parents and they’re cool with all of these

10

@Redducky22 that makes sense, thank you so much!

11

For UMICH, recalculate your uwGPA without subgrades, if you have mostly A- that make you GPA 3.7, you may actually be viewed as near 4.0 after the recalculation. This is going to make a big difference in admission at UMich.

12

You have a very good chance of getting into Boston University, and I would be surprised if you didn’t get in. I also think you have a good chance at NYU. Good luck!