Chance me for Williams, Swarthmore, UPenn, Chicago, UMich, Rochester

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Major: Biology</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
Middle Class
GPA: 4.0 (school district does not do weighted GPA, only bumps 1/3 grade up for AP and AC)
Class Rank: school don't do ranking, likely top
Course Load: Sophomore year I took 2 APs, Junior Year I took 3 APs (maximum I can take each year is 3), Senior year I am taking 3 classes (Math, Physics and Philosophy) at UMich.</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT: 2300 (770R, 760W, 770M)
SAT IIs: Chem 800, Math II 770
ACT: 36
AP Biology: 5
AP Chem: 5
APUSH: 5
AP Euro: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist</p>

<p>Major Extra Curriculars:
Sports:
-Varsity Cross country and Track for 3 years (likely will be 4)
-Will be Cross country and Track team captain senior year</p>

<p>Music:
-Piano, The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program (completed level 10)</p>

<p>Science:
-For the last 2 summers, I conducted research project at a UMich physiology lab.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-Lead local Chinese school's student action team in sponsoring underprivileged Tibetan kids. Traveled to Tibet to visit sponsored kids each summer for the last 4 years.
-Coached local elementary school's Science Olympiad team for the last 4 years.</p>

<p>School Organizations:
-National Honors Society
-Op-ed editor for school newspaper</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
-My essays and recommendations should be quite good</p>

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<p>Williams: Reach
Swarthmore: Reach
UPenn: Reach
UChicago: Reach
UMI: Safety
U Rochester: Safety</p>

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<p>Thanks. What type of schools would be match for me?</p>

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<p>I assume you will be applying to top colleges. Right?</p>

<p>You will have either reach schools or safety schools.
You will get into some great colleges.
Nobody can chance you at top colleges.</p>

<p>Williams: Reach
Swarthmore: Waitlist
Chicago: Solid chance (EA), Reach (RD)
Penn: Solid chance (ED) Reach (RD)</p>

<p>You will get into Michigan and Rochester.</p>

<p>You might want to apply to Vanderbilt as you “match” school. They like high numbers.
What about NW?</p>

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<p>Are there a lot of Asians at Notre Dame? If Asians were URMs at Notre Dame, ND would be a match for you, albeit a little high.</p>

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<p>I will also be applying to HYPSC but they are automatic high reach for Asian male so did not include in the list. Thanks for the suggestions. What do you guys think of Carnegie Mellon?</p>

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<p>bump! bump! bump!</p>