Chance me for UC's + Ivies.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This template has been shamelessly plagiarized.</p>

<p>Chance me and I'll chance you back, I suppose.</p>

<p>Applying to:
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Caltech
Stanford
UChicago
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
MIT
Brown</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790R, 800M, 720W (2310 Composite)
SAT II: Math II - 800, Physics - 800, French - 780, Chemistry - 770
Unweighted GPA - 3.99
Rank: 9 out of ~400 (Tough competition, lol.)</p>

<p>AP Tests: All 5's so far except AP Euro (4).</p>

<p>Courses at school:
Freshman:
AP Physics C, AP World History, AP Computer Science AB, AP Calc BC, English 9, French 1
Sophomore:
AP Chemistry, AP European History, AP Stats, English 10, French 2
Junior:
AP US History, AP Biology, AP English Language, AP Macro, French 3
Senior:
AP Micro, AP English Lit, AP French, AP Music Theory, Introduction to Engineering</p>

<p>Off campus classes (local UC/AOPS):
Freshman:
Linear Algebra (application heavy)</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Proof Writing, Intro to Algorithms, Multivariable Calc, Differential Equations</p>

<p>Junior:
Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, WOOT (Aops)</p>

<p>Senior:
Linear Algebra (proof heavy), doing Abstract Algebra right now</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>-President of the Math Club, I'm the only person that lectures on a regular basis (various contest math tidbits/what I cover in my offcampus classes)
-Member of the Physics, Programming, and French Clubs
-Made it to Southern California Mathcounts twice
-AIME Qualifier x5 (8-12, found out today I qualified for this years)
-USAMO Qualifier x2 (freshman, junior), missed MOP by a few points junior year
-USAPO Semifinalist (sophomore)
-USACO Bronze, Silver Division (sophomore, junior)
-Performing research in Applied Math (starting in junior, summer research in junior/senior gave it huge boost, a paper is nearing completion)
-Programming games with my brother (starting freshman), one of our games has over 10K plays</p>

<p>Music
-Cello (12 years)
-Principal Cellist for the local youth orchestra (5 years)
-Part of a string quartet (3 years), we've won statewide competitions
-Bass guitar/vocals, in a band with friends (5 years)
-I compose as well....one of my compositions was performed by the student staff of a musical festival (sophomore)
-Playing in the pit for school musicals (3 years)</p>

<p>Volunteering
-Tutoring in Math/Physics/Computer Science (300+ hours)
-Free cello lessons to underprivileged kids (~200 hours)
-Student staff for a local music festival (3 years, ~200 hours) </p>

<p>Summer Activities:
8th/Fresh - CTY Fast-Paced Physics
Fresh/Sophomore - COSMOS (Math Cluster at Davis)
Sophomore/Junior - Ross Mathematics Program in Number Theory
Junior/Senior - Baylor University Summer Research Program (rejected from RSI...)
Does MOP accept seniors? If it does I'd love to make it this year...</p>

<p>Essays: Common application one is about music. Supplement is about how I coped with my parents' divorce. The people who've looked at them so far think they're good.
Teacher Recommendations: One from the English 10/AP English Language teacher, one from my AP Physics C/AP Chemistry teacher, and one from my research mentor/real analysis teacher. I've only seen the English one, but it looks great.
Counselor rec: Fantastic.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

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<p>You seem quite math/science heavy, more so on the math side. I took Calc BC in 7th grade, and have continued into discrete mathematics in high school. I am now Tri-Varsity captain of my high school of 5000, as a junior. From this perspective, I would say that you lack balance, but you certainly have a decent shot at MIT and UCs. </p>

<p>Now for the Ivy Leagues…SATs and GPA are average (from my perspective, of course- I got 2400 on SAT I and 800s on SAT IIs). Your courses reflect your passion for math and music, which is certainly good- but your extracurriculars fail in terms of balance. I would give you a small chance at the Ivys- but then again, the Ivys are a reach for anyone. Good luck. ;)</p>

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<p>Do you really think the chances are small? >.></p>

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<p>Dude, I’m not gonna say your “in” at all of them, but you have as good as a chance as possible at MIT
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1077790-chance-me-jhu-computer-engineering-ok-gpa-good-sats-pretty-good-ecs-hook.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1077790-chance-me-jhu-computer-engineering-ok-gpa-good-sats-pretty-good-ecs-hook.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>great test scores and EC’s … so a good chance at all… but ivy’s are reaches for everyone so …</p>

<p>UC Berkeley In
UCLA In
Caltech Match/Low Reach
Stanford Reach
UChicago Match/In
Princeton Reach
Harvard Reach
Yale Reach
MIT Match/Low Reach</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

<p>chance back
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1079059-chance-me-ambitious-applicant.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1079059-chance-me-ambitious-applicant.html&lt;/a&gt;
Brown</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at all of your schools. Since they are competitive, I wouldn’t go o far as to say you are “in,” but the UC’s and MIT are definatly matches; howeveer, Ivies are always crapshoots, lets be honest, so they’re a reach for anyone, including you. Good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1072869-what-do-you-think-my-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1072869-what-do-you-think-my-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>With USAMO and your other math achievements, I’d say MIT is more than likely to accept you.</p>

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<p>Ivies/MIT/Stanford = low reach
Others— match :D</p>

<p>Your ECs and everything are amazing!</p>

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<p>EC’s show great involvement in math. Definitely shows a passion in what you do, as well as great talent.</p>

<p>Numbers are all good. Overall you have the best chance you’ll be able to get at these schools, but Harvard/other ivies regularly turns down great apps. The good thing is you’ll have a backup.</p>

<p>UC Berkeley: In
UCLA: In
Caltech: Match
Stanford: Match
UChicago: In
Princeton: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Yale: Reach
MIT: Low Reach
Brown: Match</p>