Chance me! Military Academies (AFA, Westpoint, Naval), colleges(Upenn,Cornell,Dart,Stan,UCBerk) TY!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please be honest (scrutinizing) :)
I mainly want to attend one of the 3 top Military Academies. But if that does not work out I would love to attend one of the top 20 colleges, mainly Upenn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern, Columbia, and ETC..</p>

<p>GPA
3.95 Weighted
Weighted GPA is most likely over 4.0 because I am taking Full IB classes (zero hour IB Psychology with the addition of a class, Chamber Orchestra, which adds up to a total of 8 classes). </p>

<p>SAT
2200
Math: 750, Reading: 700, Writing: 750</p>

<p>SAT Subject
Math Level 2 (750), Chemistry (750)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
I'm not exactly sure what the heck this is. haha so...
I play violin (like a typical KOREAN, YEAH), concert master of Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. Received first place at Solo Ensemble Regionals, First place at DECA (Business Finance event) Regionals and Top Finalist at State, first place at FBLA regionals and Top finalist at State, Qualifying for Nationals. Participated in All-State Honor Orchestra, All-Northwest Honor Orchestra, and All-National Honor Orchestra. And nominated and in-line to play in the Honors Final Performance Honor Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars Clubs
In School:
Chess/Game Club (President), National Honor Society (Member), Orchestra (President), Student Government/Council (Secretary), FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America (President),
Out of School:
Teen Council (Peer Educator)- Initially, we, 18 teens, are educated on topics revolving around societal issues in education facilities and undermined educations (Sex-Ed). We go to middle and high schools to give interactive presentations, ultimately for the betterment of our community- society- world. Every Wednesday we meet and we give presentations any time during schools hours (so the peer educators must miss some school time, sometimes the whole day to present).</p>

<p>Summer:
Boys State- An American Legion affiliated governemnt simulation activity in which students are selected from all around WA state. Perhaps one-two students from schools (limit). I was the only one selected to attend. Is where I received the Citizenship Scholarship.</p>

<p>Northwest Youth Leadership Conference- Sponsored by the Military Order of the World Wars. I was the only one student nominated and selected to attend this conference from my school. </p>

<p>Sports
Golf (JV), Swimming (JV), Ultimate Frisbee (Founder of the Ultimate Frisbee Club which was then made into a school sport. I am the President, Captain, of Varsity), Track and Field (Varsity Member) </p>

<p>Services
Hospital Care (Volunteer in ER and front desk, Religious Organization Volunteer (AWANA Club volunteer teacher)</p>

<p>Jobs</p>

<p>N/A</p>

<p>State residence
WA State</p>

<p>Gender
Male</p>

<p>Race
Asian or Pacific Islander</p>

<p>Religion
Presbyterian</p>

<p>Household income
$100,000 - $200,000</p>

<p>Fluent in
Korean, English</p>

<p>High school type
General Public School</p>

<p>High school difficulty
Probably like most other schools</p>

<p>High school rank
Top 10% of 337</p>

<p>Application essay quality
Pretty darn good</p>

<p>Teacher's evaluation
Pretty good</p>

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<p>First off, your violin playing description made me laugh. Alright, since you chose the toughest schools in the US, I’d say most are mid reach. Maybe Upenn and Cornell are low reach/high match. Your violin awards/honors (and other awards/honors in general) are really good. Your scores are good too. The problem is, everyone who applies to those schools has similar stats. Buuuuut, if you write a stellar essay, I think you have pretty good chances. </p>

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<p>Applying to the service academies takes longer than applying to colleges -have you gotten started on the process?</p>

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<p>hahaha yes, even though I love to play the violin, I wish I played percussion or something other than the typical fiddle that all asians seem to gravitate towards!! XD </p>

<p>Oh yes, service academies. For resume building, i attended Boys State (Which was highly recomended) and NWYLC! Also I’m set for my 3 recs for my nomination from congressman Denny Heck which is, imo, the crucial step in receiving admission to an academy! And very arbitrarily, I was faced with immense luck at my little brothers swimming lesson facility, where I met a man that was, apparently, BEST FRIENDS, with Denny Heck! After conversing about my and his life, he was so kind as to offer me his business card, with assurance that he would assist me in my journey to nomination from a congressman! :smiley: </p>

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<p>@JunSin‌ </p>

<p>That SAT Math II seems a bit low. It’s 68th percentile according to College Board.</p>

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<p>@TeamRocketGrunt‌ oo yh i feel it hahah. well I am retaking chem and math just for the heck of it in november. and i hope to get a 800! :smiley: </p>

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<p>@JunSin‌ </p>

<p>It may help you to check out my guide to getting an 800 on the SAT II Math 2. Here it is:</p>

<p><a href=“General Guide to Getting 800 on SAT II Math 2C - SAT Subject Test Preparation - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/1616013-general-guide-to-getting-800-on-sat-ii-math-2c-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Good luck! :D</p>

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<p>I’d say that the military schools are within reach, but schools like penn/stanford might be hard because you don’t stand out all too much from the stereotypical asian. But with your military experience I’d say that the military schools are within reach. If you apply to all 20 top schools it really is a crapshoot and you are bound to get into one. Just be sure to highlight your military experience in your essay to help you stand out!</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>@TeamRocketGrunt‌ OMG Youre that guy!!! Ive already looked at that :). I went throught Baroons, now im going to get Dr Chung and hopefully that will bring me uip to 800!!</p>

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<p>@cassa22‌ Not gonna lie, i probs do seem like the stereotypical haha. sucks to be azn in the ivy lyfe. D: lol </p>

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<p>Oh, I forgot to add in my EC, I am in Ping Pong Club :wink: (President), and Ultimate Frisbee Club (president, varsity captain) </p>

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<p>@JunSIn You have a great chance at almost all those schools. Most people are like “Get your SATs higher” but honestly its not worth it after reaching a certain threshold, around 2200. In my eyes, a 2320 is no different than a 2290. (A 2400 is pretty cool though, I have to say) You not only excelled in the clubs you did, but also had leadership. Kudos to you.</p>

<p>I would say, the three military academies are high matches (with USMA being a tad more difficult).
Low reaches to Cornell, UPenn, UBerkeley, Dartmouth, NW
Mid reaches Columbia
High reaches HYPS.</p>

<p>Get safeties too.</p>

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<p>I think it is worth applying to the ivies and you are bound to get into one top 20 school. </p>

<p>Military academies are definitely within your reach seeing as you are in academically and physically ready.</p>

<p>Honestly your sat is within the range of the student body of all these colleges. Your math 2 score won’t hurt you.</p>

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<p>For the military academies, physical fitness and sports are equal in weight to academics. So, ignore advice that says you are a match; because, the truth is, nobody knows what your competition is like for sports and physical fitness. In fact, you might be a bit weak in that area. Varsity track and field is good, but the academies seem to have something of a preference for team sports like football and basketball. JV is okay, but the academies are not impressed by it.</p>

<p>Also, I recommend that you apply for all the ROTC scholarships. Every college on your list has at least one ROTC program. Unless you have a medical issue, you are pretty much a sure thing for an ROTC scholarship. It also shows the academies that you are serious about the military.</p>

<p>Recommend that you consider adding Duke, Georgia Tech, and Rice to your list. You also need a safety school. University of Washington would be perfect for that, but maybe one more too. University of Rochester, perhaps – especially since it has the Eastman School of Music.</p>

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<p>@lb43823‌ @arolihas‌ thank you so much for your input :slight_smile: @NROTCgrad‌ hey thanks for the advice. I know that I am lacking in the sports area (I should’ve played football or soccer) but I was thinking that if I excelled on the CFA test, I would be able to prove my physical strength. Just to get a picture, people would call be “buff” or “ripped” haha so the test should be no problem! I just really hope that the CFA will be enough to override my insufficient sport activities (given that leadership qualities are filled by other non-sport activities).
OK I’ll look into the rotc scholarships! Sounds awesome!</p>

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<p>Acceptance to the military academies are unique in that the acceptances are tied to the state you live in. Bigger states have a greater number of potential appointments (congressional, etc).</p>

<p>However as @NROTCgrad‌ points out, you need to emphasize the sports/physical fitness aspects of your application. You need to show them that you can endure the hard physical training. </p>

<p>Have you done any boy scouts? They typically look for this</p>

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<p>I am also a Korean so I’m in the same boat, and I know it’s a bit harder for asians…but anyways I live extremely close to West Point and I am 88% sure you would get in if you applied. Basically ton ten% + sports+leadership= you’re in. Best of luck!!!</p>

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<p>@sgopal2‌ Sadly I didn’t do boys scouts. Because of that, I was nominated and chosen to attend boys state, an American Legion affiliated leadership camp which the academies strongly suggest! And I am vigorously working on getting a nomination from my congressman :).
And again, I hope that I can prove my physical fitness ability through the CFA!</p>

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That is definitely the next best option. If you come close to maxing it, the academies will be impressed.</p>

<p>Frankly, I think that you have an excellent shot at the academies, and as I said, probably would get an ROTC scholarship. </p>

<p>My one recommendation, is to be very careful about the colleges you select for a Naval ROTC scholarship. You give the Navy a list of five colleges, in order of preference… then the Navy assigns you to one of them! It is not wise to give them colleges which are reaches. If the Navy awards your scholarship to, say, Cornell but Cornell does not accept you, then you have a problem. Namely you go back to the bottom of the NROTC scholarship list for assignment to a college, and you are likely to get assigned to a college considerably below Cornell. Better to shoot for an excellent school such as University of Rochester or Tulane, for example. The Navy will require you to at least put University of Washington on your list, and they very well might send you there. The best way to get your first choice is to apply as early as possible. Basically, that is how the Navy makes scholarship assignments; “first come, first served.”</p>

<p>Army ROTC has a totally different process, and I have no expertise on that.
Air Force ROTC lets you pick the college. However, Air Force only allows about 5% of its full tuition scholarships to go to private universities, with the rest being in-state public universities.</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are reaallly good. You have a good chance of getting into all colleges you listed.</p>