Chance Me!!! Ivies/Ivy-tier

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Please chance me for these schools (accepted/rejected/waitlisted/deferred), in order of my top choices. In addition, what can I do to make myself known at Stanford and make connections with people there? Keep in mind that I am an Asian-American male from Long Island, NY (Class of 2017).

Stanford (EA):
Yale:
Harvard:
UChicago:
Penn (Wharton):
Princeton:
Duke:
WashU:
Dartmouth:
Columbia:
UMich (EA):
UVA (EA):
MIT:
JHU:
Northwestern:

ACT: 35
SAT I: 2360
SAT II: Math IIC- 800, Chemistry- 800, Physics- 780
AP: 16 AP’s by graduation, all 4’s and 5’s
GPA: Unweighted- 3.99/4.0, Weighted- 4.25

Sophomore Schedule:
AP Chemistry
AP Calc AB
AP English Language
AP US History
Pre-AP Spanish
Advanced Science Research
Symphonic Orchestra

Junior Schedule:
AP Bio
AP Calc BC
AP English Literature
AP Macro/Microeconomics
AP Spanish
Advanced Science Research
Symphonic Orchestra

Senior Schedule:
AP Comp Sci
Multivariable Calc
AP Physics C
AP Stats
AP Government
Intel Prep
Symphonic Orchestra

EC:

Solar Research:
Two internships over the summer, one intern at R&D, one paid marketing internship
Junior science research project: 1st place New York State Science and Engineering Fair
Patent pending on a device I created for quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Cancer Research:
Co-founded a cancer research group that aims to educate the general public about cancer and inform cancer patients about new and upcoming cancer treatments.
Team leader for 4 years for annual ACS Breast Cancer walk
Committed to a highly reputable cancer research professor, Dr. Ojima, at Stony Brook University Simons SRP over the summer

Business:
Founder and CEO of Inksplosion (inksplosion.org), a network that allows students to connect with credited college editors and professionals who offer advice and promote critical thinking
UCLA Anderson Business School: Business of Media, Entertainment, and Sports

Volunteer:
Founded a children-run charity group (The Giving Tree Family) in 2010. Grown from 10 to 40 members. We are very active in the community and spread joy to the elderly, homeless, mentally challenged, etc.
2 time Presidential Service Award recipient. Over 300 hours in HS
Junior Volunteer at North Shore University Hospital
Volunteer at homeless food distribution in NYC church
Volunteer at children’s school for mentally challenged

Sports:
4 year Varsity fencer, captain

Thank you guys so much!!!

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I’d be damned if you did not get into most of these schools, honestly, though Asian-Americans face utter discrimination. However, you look very impressive, but I have very little experience so we shall see what others say.

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Yeah how do you have a 3.99? For that to be mathematically possible you would need to have taken like 75 classes in your high school career. FAKE

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@blueguy99 I think you shouldn’t jump to conclusions so quickly. Some schools have different grading/GPA systems that allow for a 3.99.

OP, your resume’s impressive. Being an Asian male from NY doesn’t help but your ECs definitely do.

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Ok you have a point, but I’m still skeptical :-? @picuberoot

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GET SAFETIES. Look at all the threads of people with stats and ec’s just like you who got shut out of the ivies and ivy-tier schools. I’ve seen this at least 5 times in the past three days, and most of them were asian-americans. Unless you ED/SCEA to one, your chances will still be low. Look at response #5 on this thread, for example http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1876271-princeton-regular-decision-2020-results-thread.html#latest . In the Ivy League, nothing is guaranteed, even with stats as good as yours.

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First of all - congratulations on achieving great credentials already. You have excellent credentials and “should get in” multiple colleges you listed. But the key word here is “should get in” - it does not necessarily mean you will get in. As some others pointed out - admission into elite colleges has become a crap shoot - especially for asian males. It just a fact - accept it and make alternate plans (plan B/C).