Chance me for Yale SCEA, Columbia, Brown, Johns Hopkins, MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone! I recently decided to apply SCEA for Yale. Also, chance for Columbia, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Penn, Harvard, MIT. Don't be afraid to be honest! I know my resume is not even near perfect.</p>

<p>Rising senior, Asian (Indian) from a very, VERY diverse public high school in NY</p>

<p>SAT: 800 M, 800 W, 740 CR (2340 Comp.)
ACT: English 35, Math 35, Reading 34, Science 36, Combined English/Writing 35, Essay 12, COMPOSITE 35
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 780 Chemistry, 780 Biology E, 770 World History
APs:
10th grade: Biology 5, World History 5, Environmental Science (Self-study) 5
11th grade: Chemistry 5, US History 5, Statistics 5, English Language 5, Psychology (Self-study) 5, Human Geography (Self-study) 5
12th grade schedule: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics B, US Government, Calculus BC, Spanish Language, English Literature
GPA: UW: 4.0, W: not sure, 4.3 or so?
Rank: 1/~350 (this will not change)</p>

<p>Awards:
2-time regional Science Olympiad medalist
2-time district-wide Writer of the Year
National AP Scholar
National Merit finalist (most likely)
~15 or so school-wide achievement awards in different subjects, generally insignificant
Air Force Award
RPI Math and Science Medal</p>

<p>ECs w/ leadership positions, if any:
Asian Club (biggest club at school), (former treasurer, former secretary)
Mock Trial (secretary)
Science Olympiad
Science Research (very involved, exclusive class)
Model UN
Foreign Language/Science/English/Social Studied Honor Societies
Mu Alpha Theta + Math League (president)
National Honor Society (secretary)
Also, I co-wrote the AP Environmental Science syllabus for the class which will be introduced this fall, with the AP Biology teacher.
Volunteered 50+ Hours at local hospital (patient care/front desk)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
2008: AP Summer Academy at school (6 week intensive program preparing students for AP classes)
2009: Mathematical Modeling Program at Mercy College
2010: Currently doing research at a NJ hospital (in the cardio lab assisting with clinical trials, also get to see open-heart surgeries!)</p>

<p>Work:
Worked at local Kumon Center since September 2008, about 7 hours a week</p>

<p>Essay: should be great, probably either about my experiences at Kumon, the diversity I have experienced at my HS, or my experiences doing research at the hospital)</p>

<p>Recs: AMAZING. I know my guidance counselor very well. One of my teacher recs will be from my AP Bio teacher/Science Research mentor/APES syllabus co-author/NHS advisor/Science Honor Society advisor (basically everything short of a principal) who I have grown a close personal connection to. The other will probably be from my English teacher who I had in 10th grade and will have again for AP Lit in 12th grade.</p>

<p>That was really long, but thanks for the consideration!</p>

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<p>Grades and test scores are excellent, but your ECs seem uninteresting and overly-diversified. Though your numbers are great, without a substantial hook Yale, Harvard and MIT will be tough, but definitely not impossible. You have a good shot at the other Ivies on your list, and Hopkins is more of a match.</p>

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<p>solid applicant, but with competitive schools nothing is for sure. nice work, though.</p>

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<p>I don’t know what the guy above me was saying, but your chances are EXCELLENT everywhere you apply. Everywhere. In fact, 50%+. I don’t think I have ever been as impressed with stats and ECs such as yours. Good luck!</p>

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<p>^Thanks for your kind words, Ivysaur, but I do know where the other two posters are coming from. I don’t have a real hook or anything.</p>

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<p>YOU WIN! </p>

<p>Chances are, if you apply to all of your schools, at least a couple of them will accept you. Congratulations on being a winner.</p>

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<p>^Haha, thanks, I guess.</p>

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<p>I’d expect you to get into 2-4 of them, depending on how lucky you are.</p>

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<p>John Hopkins is probably a match to high match, which is good. You have great standardized scores, and solid academic performance, as well as strong ECs. As some others have mentioned, you are an excellent applicant, but at Yale, Harvard, and the other Ivies (less so, but still), this is almost across-the-board for those who get accepted. Your crowd of competition is as strong, so your essays must stand out first and foremost. As they say, it ends up being somewhat luck-based in the end, but you have a fighting chance.</p>

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<p>^Thank you for your input. That’s the general mindset that I’m attacking these apps with, but I do like to hear second opinions, especially on what I need to focus on.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Bump (10char)</p>

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<p>Wow. these stats are amazing…</p>

<p>“I know my resume is not even near perfect.”</p>

<p>That resume is as close to perfect as one can get. That was amazing to read…Some people have already mentioned it, but HYPSM is never a guarantee, due to the overwhelming amount of qualified people that apply to them. However, almost every other school you can get into.
Columbia (Small Reach), Brown (Match), Johns Hopkins (In), Penn (Match/small reach)… Harvard and MIT will be iffy, but you have the best chances to get in with your scores. Just depends on the admissions officers and if they like you. Yale you have a bit better chance applying SCEA, but still it all comes down to the adcoms at that point. You will fer sure get into 3 or 4 of them.</p>

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<p>^Don’t flatter me too much; it might go to my head! But, really, thank you for your post. Obviously, I’m stressed out with these apps, especially with school starting, but the few responses I get that are overwhelmingly positive boost my confidence very much. So thank you for that. (WOW, you’re calling Brown and Penn matches!?!?)</p>

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<p>I’m applying this year too, and I think it’s best if we all just stay calm. Stressing out is not going to be of any help. On another note, I do believe GeneticELove is a bit…over the top. But it’s important to maintain your confidence, almost as important as your grades. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>When I read posts like the above by geneticE, I feel compelled to chime in so kids won’t start believing these things. Brown a match while Penn is a reach? Brown is considerably harder to get into and is just about as much of a random shot as HYPS having taken 9% of applicants this year.</p>

<p>Unless a candidate is a recruited athlete with a coach in his pocket, no school accepting under 15% is a match or small reach. There are tens of thousands of qualified candidates for all of these schools and precious little space at them. </p>

<p>The OP has so nice ECs, but nothing beyond regional level. He’s an ORM from a very overrepresented state. The pool he will be competing against will have many who look as good or better. Each of these schools will have thousands of applications from phenomenal Indian candidates from NY and room for maybe 5.</p>

<p>So please, do your homework before posting 50% plus and match for schools taking under 10%!! I was a college counselor for 20 years and the worst part was watching those who refused to get real in this process.</p>

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<p>Sorry OP, I might have hesitated had I seen your last post, but you did say you wanted the truth.</p>

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<p>No! Don’t be sorry! I did say I loved hearing positive feedback, but I take constructive criticism with the same mindset. I obviously do not believe that what geneticE said was the absolute truth; I just appreciated his kindness.</p>

<p>Yeah, the ORM from NY is the thing that bothers me the most, but there’s nothing I can do about it.</p>

<p>Also, seeing as how you have served as a college counselor, could you recommend some small-midsized match schools that are strong in the sciences/pre-med area in the New England/Mid-Atlantic area? I’ve been having trouble with this.</p>

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<p>Bump
10char</p>