Chance Me: NYU, Boston College, Boston University, University of Washington (Seattle)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi everyone!
I was hoping I could get some help in finding out if I could be an eligible student at these 4 universities. Thanks so much!

Intended Major: Chemistry (Minor in Environmental Science on a Pre-Med track for anesthesiology)

SAT:1570

ACT: 35

GPA

9th Grade (Public School. In 10th grade I changed to a private school)

Semester 1 UW: 3.71 (no weighted at this school)

  • Algebra 1: A+
  • Pre-AP Human Geography: A+
  • Pre-AP English: B+
  • Pre-AP Bio: B+
  • Theatre: A+
  • Gym: A+
  • Pre-AP Spanish 2: A+

Semester 2: UW: 4.0

  • Algebra 1: A+
  • Pre-AP Human Geography: A+
  • Pre-AP English: A
  • Pre-AP Bio: A
  • Theatre: A+
  • Gym: A+
  • Pre-AP Spanish 2: A+

10th Grade (Private School)
*My school only lets us take one AP sophomore year, and offers no honors courses because everything is considered to be on the college level

Semester 1 UW: 4.0 W: 4.167

  • Chemistry: A
  • English: A
  • APUSH: A+
  • Study Hall
  • Spanish III: A+
  • Precalculus: A
  • Art: A+

Semester 2 UW: 4.0 W: 4.167

  • Chemistry: A+
  • English: A
  • APUSH: A+
  • Study Hall
  • Spanish III: A+
  • Precalculus: A+
  • Art: A+

11th Grade

Semester 1: UW: 3.714 W:4.57

  • Spanish IV: A+
  • AP Calculus AB: C+ (Very worried about this)
  • AP Euro: A+
  • Physics: A
  • AP Government: A+
  • AP Language and Composition: A+
  • AP Chemistry: A

Semester 2: UW: 4.0 W: 4.81

  • Spanish IV: A+
  • AP Calculus AB: A
  • AP Euro: A+
  • Physics: A
  • AP Macroeconomics: A+
  • AP Language and Composition: A+
  • AP Chemistry: A +

AP Tests:

  • APUSH: 3
  • Chem: 5
  • Government: 5
  • European History: 5
  • Calculus: 4
  • Language and Composition: 5
  • Macroeconomics: 5

SAT Subject Tests:

  • Chemistry: 790
  • Math 2: 780
  • Math 1: 780
  • Spanish: 790
  • U.S. History: 790

Awards

  • AP Scholar with Distinction

Extracurriculars/Work Experience

  • Taekwondo (black belt): 9th-12th
  • leadership team for taekwondo (10th-12th) selective program in which you are chosen to be a class instructor as a teenager. you do not get paid and it’s all volunteering. I have over 150 hours doing this)
  • summer tutor for summer before 11th grade (2hr/week) for 12 weeks
  • 10th grade chemistry tutor (when i was in AP Chemistry) 3 hr/week all school year
  • Rice University math and science Summer Camp assistant teacher (2 weeks, 15 hr/week)
  • Varsity basketball - 10th-11th, 2nd team all state
  • Science bowl Member and team competitor -10th-12th
  • Eco-Club President and Founder - 11th-12th (We started a recycling program at our school, created a garden in which whatever we grow is donated to the food bank, 100’s of hours of volunteer work amongst our 27 members in which we plant, preserve, and save wildlife)
  • Literary Art Magazine -10th grade (general staff member), 11th (junior editor/literary works editor), 12th (senior editor)
  • Shadowed A surgeon in my 11th grade year all summer (3 hr/week for 12 weeks)
  • Rice General Chem College classes
  • Herman Park Conservancy (environmental science Volunteer opportunity for which I did 75 total hours where I planted, and helped preserve our large local park)
  • piano (9th-12th)

Rec Letters: 10/10

  • Extremely strong recommendation letters from my AP chemistry teacher and AP government teacher. They both know me very well. The best was from my AP Chemistry teacher who i also had in regular chemistry. He knows me very well, and sponsors my club and science bowl which i’m in. Good recommendation letter from my counselor as well

Essays: 9/10

  • My essays were personal and thoroughly evaluated and I believe they are quite strong after months of review by myself and many others.
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All your choices are definitely strong matches for you and I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t accept you. You have the academic and ec stats. The only worry you should have is your affordability. NYU is notoriously expensive and doesn’t offer scholarships so be smart in your decision.

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Thank you for the response! I know how expensive NYU is unfortunately. Do you think that the one C will ruin my chances of getting into any of these schools?

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You should not worry about the C. You are in a good position, only thing to worry about is yield protection (application is above and beyond their average so they reject/waitlist you because they don’t think you’ll go there) from BC and possibly BU. Best of luck! :slight_smile:

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Your standardizes test scores of ACT 35 and SAT 1570 are outstanding. You also have a very high GPA. All of your listed schools are reasonable matches for you.

With medical school in your future plans, you may want to consider universities which are likely to offer you at least a full tuition & fees scholarship in order to minimize your educational costs.

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Actually NYU does have some merit scholarships, but don’t count on gettin them.

You need to do the net price calculators for each of these colleges…and believe what they say.

If medical school is in your future, you want no undergrad debt.