Chance me for UC's, UPitt, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, etc! Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've been homeschooled since the second semester of my freshman year. My parent's jobs require them to travel a lot. I'm also taking a year off, so ya. I'm applying this year for school next years, even though I graduated this year.</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.92
Weighted: Not sure, I took some college classes at my local community college and got 2 A's, 2 B+'s, and 3 B's and have a 3.4 GPA.</p>

<p>ACT: 29 (29 English, 27 Math, 28 Reading, 31 Science, 8 Writing)
SAT I: 1800. It would've been higher (around a 2000), but I made a mistake while bubbling in some answers. This was my first time taking it and I didn't get a chance to study due to being over seas. I plan on taking it again, hopefully scoring a 2000-2150. </p>

<p>Chance me based on my ACT scores, but also let me know how much better my chances would be if I scored a 2100 on the SAT.</p>

<p>SAT II: Currently waiting on scores for Chemistry and Math II. I don't feel too confident about my Chemistry score, Math II might be alright. I don't think that they'll be good enough to send in, so I'll only send them in to the schools that absolutely require them. For the sake of chancing me, assume that at the worst I scored a 600 on the Chemistry and 650 on the Math II.</p>

<p>*Note that I'm not planning on sending the SAT II scores to any of the UC's.</p>

<p>Pretty rigorous high school curriculum. I ended up getting credit for 7 college classes (Psychology, Chemistry I, World Civ I & II, Macroecon, and English I & II; grades are above in GPA section), but I had to retake a couple classes (scheduling conflict with my parents caused me to miss some tests.</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
-I've had a job from the end of 2010 to the end of 2011 and now ever since this past month.
-Civil Air Patrol: I was in for about a year and then quit. Too busy of a schedule
-A couple of internships, one at an engineering firm (which also included research), and the other at a medical consultant company (deals with OSHA, teaching, etc)
-Travel: I've been told not to focus on this, but I feel that I should at least mention it. I've been to most of North America (including Panama) and several countries in Europe (12, and some multiple times).</p>

<p>Vounteer service:
- Local food shelter
- Current governor's (of my state) political campaign (logged in quite a few hours and attended his induction)
- Helped take care of an elderly woman (she was 102 when she died this year, so I think that this was kind of exceptional).</p>

<p>Letters of recommendation:
Pretty glowing, actually.
- My mom. It sounds funny, but some schools require it when you're homeschooled.
- A mentor/close family friend. She has several degrees, like two masters and a Ph. D., and she's not even 30.
- Another mentor/close family/personal friend. He's a retired prominent military figure who spent over 40 years in the military (1967-2008) with several medals (purple heart, silver star, but I don't think that the college will have any way of knowing?)</p>

<p>I'm out of state for all of these, so bear that in mind.</p>

<p>Applying to:</p>

<p>NYU-Poly
UCSD
UC Berkeley
UCSB
UCSC
UCI
UCD
UPitt
Cornell
Princeton
Carnegie Mellon ED II</p>

<p>The last three I already have a pretty good idea of my chances (especially Princeton), but my mom wants me to apply anyways.</p>

<p>Feel free to add any suggestions, and remember, I chance back if you leave me your thread link.</p>

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<p>Not sure about NYU-Poly
Since you are OOS it is hard to gauge for UCs but
UCB: reach
UCSD: reach
UCSB: low match
UCSC: pretty sure you will get in but with OOS not sure
UCI: low reach since OOS
UCD: low reach since OOS
UPitt: not sure
Cornell: reach
Princeton: Reach
Carnegie Mellon: if you get that 2100, I think it will be a low reach</p>

<p>Take my opinion for a grain of salt but if you were instate it would be a lot easier to gauge your chances. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1412925-chance-me-ucb-nyu-stern-uofm-ross-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1412925-chance-me-ucb-nyu-stern-uofm-ross-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>low chance Carnegie and Cornell
High chance NYU poly</p>

<p>Need to get that SAT up, and you have a solid resume</p>

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<p>To be quite honest, i think bully’s assessment is quite off.</p>

<p>UCB- Low Reach (So unpredictable and it’s a lot more rigorous/competitive noe)
UCSD - Reach
UCSB - Low Match
UCSC - Low Match
UCI - Low Match
UCD - Low Match
UPitt - Not Sure
Cornell - Reach
Princeton - Reach
CMU - Reach</p>

<p>Definitely raise your SAT/ACT score if you can.</p>

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<p>I dont know much about other universities, but at the time, Cornell, UCB and Princeton all look like reaches to me. Definitely need to bump up your SAT/ACT Scores.
All the best!</p>

<p>Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1411650-chance-indian-hypd-cornell-mit-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1411650-chance-indian-hypd-cornell-mit-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bumping, thanks everyone. It’s kind of annoying when you chance someone and then they don’t chance you back, even after they’ve promised to :S.</p>

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<p>^it takes time buddy lol
UPitt - match
Cornell - high reach
Princeton - Prob not
CMU - low reach</p>

<p>As for all the UC’s i really can’t give a good chance because you are OOS so idk how hard it is to get in. But getting that ACT score up a couple points would make your chances at all those UC’s phenomenal</p>

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<p>Cornell definitely a reach (not just you, but for everybody in general). I think you have a greater chance at UCB and Carnegie Mellon than you would think. All the other schools are pretty much safeties imo. Btw, I think that having your mom write a rec is pretty cheap lol.</p>

<p>Edit: Didn’t see that you were applying to Princeton…but…not much of a chance there. But you should still try. You may get lucky!</p>

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<p>Oh, sorry radmaster, I wasn’t referring to you in that post. I was referring to a couple other people >.>. Thanks for the chances. And ya, if I get into Princeton I’m going out and buying a couple of lotto tickets.</p>

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<p>I think that you have a pretty strong app overall. Your SAT is low for many of the schools on your list, though. I don’t know a lot about some of the schools, but here’s what I think</p>

<p>UCSD = high match,
UC Berkeley = Reach, high mach with higher SAT
UCI = Low Match
UCD = Match
Cornell = Reach
Princeton = high reach
Carnegie Mellon ED II =Reach</p>

<p>Hope that helped :slight_smile:
CHance me back:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1409417-please-chance-me-ucb-stanford-others.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1409417-please-chance-me-ucb-stanford-others.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UCB: reach
UCSD: reach
UCSB: low match
UCSC: low match/safety
UCI: high match since OOS
UCD: high match since OOS
UPitt: not sure
Cornell: reach
Princeton: Reach
Carnegie Mellon: high match</p>

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<p>im not too sure about the others, but people from my school are applying to cornell, and they have 2200+ sats, so if you wanna go there, make sure you bump it up to that</p>

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<p>Bumping, remember, I chance back.</p>

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<p>I only know some of those, but overall, I think you just need to get your scores up, and your resume will be more solid. The Ivies are definitely a high reach, but who knows! You might have just what they’re looking for.
UPitt you definitely have a very good chance as well as Carnegie Mellon (especially with ED, you should get in!)
Good luck!
Chance me as well please? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bumping this up</p>

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<p>Can’t be much help on the UC’s, but if you get your SAT up then I think CMU is a match. You should be in at Pitt. Cornell and Princeton are reaches for nearly everyone. Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Bumping, keep them coming, please.</p>

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<p>Although your EC’s and SAT scores are kind of weak, everything else looks fine. If you want get into Princeton, Cornell or CMU you should increase your scores to at least 2200 and write powerful, inspiring essays, you can do it! Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Btw, chance me if you can:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1415591-my-final-chance-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1415591-my-final-chance-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;
Thanks</p>

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<p>Bumping, keep them coming, please.</p>