Chance me @ HYPS (and some others)

<p>Highschool senior at a college preparatory school in Ohio. I'm an Asian male.</p>

<p>Standardized Testing:
-SAT Reasoning: 2390 Superscore
--800 CR/ 770 M/ 800 W: 2370
--670 CR/ 790 M/ 640 W: 2100
--730 CR/ 700 M/ 680 W: 2110</p>

<p>-SAT II:
--Math II: 800
--Biology: 780
--Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>-AP
--Microeconomics: 5
--Macroeconomics: 5
--Biology (Molecular): 5
--Chemistry: 5
--Spanish Language: 4</p>

<p>Junior Classes:
-English III
-AP Spanish IV Language
-AP Chemistry
-AP Biology
-AP Econ
-Honors Precalculus
-Biotechnology</p>

<p>W. Average: 7.32 (7 scale)
7.0: 94.5%
6.5: 90.5%</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
-AP English IV
-AP Environmental Science
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Physics C E/M
-Spanish V
-Senior Thesis
-Linear Algebra
-US History</p>

<p>W. Average: 7.32 (1st marking period)</p>

<p>Awards:
-1st in Nation for TEAMS (Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Math and Science) for Grade 9/10 Division II
-3rd in Nation/1st in State for TEAMS for Grade 9/10 in Division II
-AP Scholar w/ Distinction
-National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Varsity Football (2 Letters, Varsity Captain, JV Captain, played for 4 years)
-Varsity Wrestling (2 Letters, MIP as a sophomore, played for 2 years - team was discontinued after sophomore year)
-Varsity Track (3 Letters (will be 4))
-TEAMS (Captain)
-Volunteered @ Cleveland Foodbank
-Research in Hematology/Oncology Dept, Case Western Reserve University
-Interned at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants</p>

<p>Recommendations:
-Chem Teacher/Econ Teacher: Best in both classes - should be strong recommendations
-Research Mentor @ CWRU (family friend who I have known for years - great recommendation)
-Supervisor @ Roland Berger (great recommendation)</p>

<p>Applying to:
-HYPS (SCEA @ Yale)
-Duke
-UC Berkeley
-Amherst
-Columbia
-Wash. U in St. Louis</p>

<p>Major: Economics</p>

<p>Thanks for any comments. If I have missed anything please post. Also, my school doesn't publish rankings so I can't disclose any of that information.</p>

<p>Asian Male:</p>

<p>HYPS: High Reach
Columbia: Reach
Wash U: Waitlisted
Duke: Reach
Amherst: Reach </p>

<p>UCB: I think you are in.</p>

<p>Thanks. Could you elaborate more?</p>

<p>There is nothing to elaborate.</p>

<p>HYPS and Columbia high reaches for every unhooked applicant.
You have less than 5% chance of getting in whether you like it or not.</p>

<p>Also, you are an Asian male. That means, almost all top 10 colleges are automatic reaches for you.</p>

<p>The only one that isn’t a “reach-for-anyone” on your list is UCB, which is a low match if you can afford full OOS freight (which is about the same as it would cost to attend Williams or Duke full freight)</p>

<p>Taking SAT two more times after getting your 2370 may cause some adcoms to question your judgment.</p>