<p>Yeah, sucks that Asians get points off because there are many overachieving ones. I don’t think you need business awards for Wharton, though they do enjoy work experience and personality (so recs and essay).</p>
<p>HYPS are reaches for you, just because they are for everyone. However, I think you stand a very good chance of being admitted to AT LEAST one or two.</p>
<p>Wharton and Columbia are still reaches, but “lower” reaches, to my mind. I would call Northwestern, Berkeley, and Chicago low reaches or matches, although I suspect you will be admitted to all three.</p>
<p>You’re in at USC, with a very good chance of getting a full ride.</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS on everything you have accomplished thus far and I wish you the best of luck with college admissions and everything in the future!</p>
<p>Chance me if you can: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/738605-chance-me-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/738605-chance-me-will-chance-back.html</a></p>
<p>Damn, that’s hot! ur in for sure!</p>
<p>LOL @ nebuloushazy: if we could rate how good people’s replies to chances threads were, you would be my favorite. roflmao XD
thank you again everyone! 
leave me a link if you want me to chance you and i’ll do my best</p>
<p>Wow, you amaze me! Haha, you’re the reason why I’m not getting into Yale. :)</p>
<p>But in all honesty, you have as good of a shot as possible. I’m not going to go down the list of all your schools, because I don’t consider myself to be very knowledgeable about this whole process. Nevertheless, you have a great chance at getting into all of your schools. And with all your hard work, you deserve it! Good luck!</p>
<p>Solid profile! Chancing back… :)</p>
<p>Yale, Harvard, Stanford, UPenn (Wharton): reach… just cuz you’re asian, and ya never know
Princeton: reach
Columbia: low reach
Northwestern: high match
UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, USC - match</p>
<p>Yale: In, Harvard: In, Columbia: In, Stanford: In</p>
<p>Yale: reach
Harvard: reach
Stanford: reach
UPenn: low reach
Columbia: low reach
Northwestern: low reach
UC Berkeley: match
University of Chicago: in
USC: in
Princeton: mid reach/reach</p>
<p>But even at the reaches, you still have a good shot, (probably as good as anyone)… you are definitely in the running at all of them, but luck will certainly be a factor.</p>
<p>I may be wrong but isnt Wharton harder to get into than harvard?</p>
<p>I think that most of those schools are targets/reaches aside from USC which is obviously going to be a safety. I think that what’s going to really make the difference for you is your essays because like so many other applicants – you have it all. So, my point is that why should they accept you and not that 100,000 other applicants who have the same grades and lots of awards. so basically, other than academics and insane talent, how is the person that you are going to add greatly to their campus life and student body? If you can tell them that you’re golden!</p>
<p>Heres my opinion of the breakdown.</p>
<p>Most likely, I will sound like a downer, but I have seen so many incredible Asian students get rejected to the Ivies, some of whom have a higher statics than have you (yes, to anyone who is curious, this sentence is grammatically correct). </p>
<p>Background information: Ethnicity and Gender are automatically a minus. Asians comprise of 4% of the American population but make up 20% of college students. As such, we (because I am one as well) are vastly over-represented and held to a much higher standard than other minorities. As for our gender (Im a girl too) more girls finish high school and head to college than boys, so we are also held to a higher standard. Mind that almost all colleges want diversity. Being an Asian girl is the worst possible combination. </p>
<p>Numbers: Solid, you really dont need to retake anything, but applicants to Ivy schools will have similar stats. What should distinguish anyone from the pool are ones ECs. But again, your numbers are stellar and should be a big boost to your chances. </p>
<p>ECs: This brings back some bad memories. One of my mentors is a current college student. Like you, he was stellar at the violin. He was a concertmaster and the orchestra president to one of the best orchestras in the state. In addition, he was a first violinist in the All-Northwest orchestra, an orchestra that takes students from Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Also, he was a part of the University of Washington music conservatory system and the first violin in the Seattle Youth Symphony, the best youth symphony in the Northwest. IN ADDITION, he was our valedictorian, a class officer, captain of the varsity tennis team, a published journalist in state and national newspapers, and the president of the schools biggest community service organization club. However, come April 1st, he was rejected to all of the Ivies he had applied to (but he did go to one of the best liberal arts schools in the world. Yay!). When I asked my tutor (he and I had the same tutor, who is a syndicated columnist that writes about education), he told me that he was rejected because he did not distinguish himself in his pool. Consider that there are thousands of orchestras and therefore, thousands of concertmasters and thousands of orchestra presidents and many of THEM are Asians. Therefore, for the long list of reasons as listed here, your status as an accomplished violinists in your community may have little affect on your admissions prospects.</p>
<p>Okay, moving on. I promise things will be happier here :)</p>
<p>Debate: You do have some strong awards here. Ivies definitely love debaters, especially Cross-X. I dont know how Harvard/Yale view LD. Otherwise, very solid.</p>
<p>Internships: Very strong. Recommendation from politicians are always plus.</p>
<p>Science and Math: Asians. Thats all I am going to say. Did you score on the AIME?
Rowing: Perhaps the best sport for college admissions. For some reason, colleges absolutely LOVE rowing. Accentuate this, definitely. </p>
<p>Yale High Reach
Harvard High Reach
Stanford High Reach (Esp. considering the number of Asians who apply here)
UPenn (Wharton) High Reach
Columbia Low Reach
Northwestern Match/Low Reach
UC Berkeley In
University of Chicago
USC - ?
Princeton High Reach</p>
<p>Sorry if I was too down! But this took me 30 minutes to write, and it’s my very honest opinion. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/746334-what-my-chances-these-liberal-arts-colleges-others.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/746334-what-my-chances-these-liberal-arts-colleges-others.html</a></p>
<p>oops. I put on a repeat.</p>
<p>@samsunimomo- thanks for the honest critique, i REALLY REALLY appreciate it :D</p>
<p>i know this is an old thread, but I’m bumping it because all the college fervor has finally gotten to me again any chances? leave me a link and I’ll probably chance back :)</p>
<p>Ivies+Stanford: All reaches, as they are for everyone. But you have an excellent shot.
Northwestern: High Match
Berkeley: If you were instate, you’d be in for sure. But since your not, it’ll be tougher to get in. I’d say Match.
USC: Low Match/Safety, and good chance at a full ride scholarship, 1/2 tuition for sure (NMF)
University of Chicago: Hard to say, because of the emphasis they place on recs/essays. You said you’ll have good recs, which is great. Being a little on the crazy side will also help a ton here. They love quirky essays. I’d say you’re almost certainly in if you can write good essays.</p>
<p>oh god. a 2390er.
Tisk tisk yo uwere off by one Q’s my friend :). Teach me your secrets</p>
<p>haha it was really luck and trust me, anyone with enough persistence can do it. I got a 2160 the first time (bleghh) and then studied my ass off… 
PM if you want tips and I’ll gladly help in any way I can.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!</p>
<p>Hey I didn’t want to chance you but my polar bear dragged me on his dog sled to here. </p>
<p>Your stats blow mine out of the water. Being a girl even helps more. </p>
<p>I am not particularly good at “chancing” but I’d say you have a great shot at all your top choices. That near perfect SAT score definitely puts you on top of things.</p>
<p>
You seem to be an amazing person! Hilarious! lol :)</p>
<p>You are in all of them except the HYPS reaches.</p>
<p>The OP is now get accepted by Yale.</p>