Chance me Ivies and others?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools: Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Georgia Tech, CalTech, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, UCSF, UCSD, UWashington, George Washington, Columbia, Duke, UChicago, UPit, etc</p>

<p>I tried to remember things from scratch so some things may be slightly off or there may be typos.</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT 2300 (Should I retake it?) 800M/780W/720CR
• UW GPA: 3.96
• W GPA: 6.79 (my school is different)
• Rank: 5% (highest percentile they calculate)
• AP:
o Bio: 4
o Calc BC (self-study): 4
 I was misplaced in Calc AB by my guidance counselor and studied for the BC test myself (there isn't much difference though).
o US Gov.: 4
o Chemistry: 4
o Statistics: 4
• DC:
o Contemporary Math (Quinnipiac): A+
o Maybe another course(s) next year? Is it necessary by this point?
• IS:
o Science Research Methodology: A+
o Linear Algebra: A+
o University Physics: A+
o Organic Chemistry 1: A+
o Organic Chemistry 2: A+
o Microbiology: A
o Calculus of Several Variables: A+
o Ordinary Differential Equations: A+
Subjective:
• EC
o Debate Team (highest recognition: 3rd place in state)
o Math Team
o Science Team (VP)
o Human Relations Club
o House Leadership Committee
• Sports
o 1 years Varsity Table Tennis (Captain)
o 3 years Badminton (Captain 1 year)
• Volunteer Work
o 150+ hrs. Yale New Haven Hospital and Saint Raphael's Hospital
o 312+ hrs. Tutoring Math at youth group to younger children
 Every Sunday for 2 hrs.
• Shadowing
o 300+ hrs. with a surgeon, physician, radiologist, radiation therapist, cardiologist, physiatrist
• Work History
o Paid Musician and Teacher
 Weddings, parties, etc.
 Taught guitar introductory lessons at youth group
o Private Business: ****'s Guitars (I won't reveal my name)
 I built electric guitars from scratch and sold them locally and over seas
• All profits went to my youth group to help us expand (does that count as a donation to a charitable group?)
o Intern/Group Project at Pickard Chilton (architecture firm)
• Research
o Independent Research
 Rheumatoid Arthritis Project
• Several awards at local science fair
o Research at Yale School of Medicine
 Department of Cell Biology
 2 Publications
 I participated in the work heavily (I was not some assistant or something else)
• Awards
o AP Scholar w/ Distinction
o National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist
o Fuel Cell Trophy (3rd place in state)
o Science Olympiad Epidemiology Medal
o Alexion Biotechnology Award
o Traveler's Insurance Patent Award
o Science Fair Biotechnology Award</p>

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<p>You have the grades, SAT score, and decent EC’s. Maybe some more leadership or awards would help, but I see no reason why you would get rejected by the colleges you listed. You’re a competitive applicant but theres plenty of them out there. Make sure you write good essays and try to set yourself apart!</p>

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<p>Your standardized test scores and grades will get your foot in the door for sure. On top of that, your extracurriculars look outstanding. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you were accepted to any of the schools you mentioned.</p>

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<p>@omnipotent</p>

<p>a friend told me today that the new common app only allows you to list 4 awards</p>

<p>is that true?</p>