Chance me on Harvey Mudd, MIT, UChicago et cetera.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just picked out some schools with 1) good math department and 2) good student-faculty interaction
- Harvey Mudd College
- MIT
- Pomona College
- Rice University
- Swarthmore College
- University of Chicago
- Emory University
- Haverford College
- Boston College
- Occidental College
- University of Washington (my home state)</p>

<p>Current Grade: Junior, Class of 2011</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.968
Weighted GPA: my school does not weight</p>

<p>AP/IB classes taken (or will be taking):
IB English HL, IB History HL, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B (Honors Physics + AP test), Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry</p>

<p>Class rank: my school doesn't rank; probably ~5% out of 450</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning:
- December CR 720 Math 770 W 620 -> 2110
- June CR 710 Math 800 W 630 -> 2140
Super Score 2150</p>

<p>SAT Subject:
- Math Level 2: 800
- Physics: 800</p>

<p>ECs
- Math Club: 4 years, vice president in senior year
- Staff writer of school opinion magazine: 2 years (covering politics, religion, education etc)
- Math Tutoring: 2 years, twice a week
- Band: three years (from sophomore to senior year)
- National Honor Society: 2 years
- Volunteer at local hospital: 200+ hours</p>

<p>Summer Activity
- 2009 Ross Mathematics Program at Ohio State University: an intensive eight-week residental math program (indeed very intensive)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
- AMC School Winner (9th, 10th, 11th grade)
- AMC 12: 90, AIME: 4</p>

<p>Additional Note: I came over from South Korea to U.S. 3 years ago. Because I had much difficulty in understanding (much less speaking) English, I had to take regular classes in 9th grade. Of course, I got used to using English over time & moved up to Honors/IB classes.</p>

<ol>
<li>Please critique my selection of colleges</li>
<li>tell me whether I should retake SAT Reasoning test</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>u can get in to any school you want</p>

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<p>forgot to mention I’m Asian male.</p>

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<p>I hate to be frank, but - with a 2150? You’re grossly misinformed.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>got a 5 on AP Physics B (although I don’t think it matters much)</p>

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<p>Even though your SAT scores aren’t amazing, your personal history and course strength should get you in to almost any school. Colleges are trying to fill niches. There are plenty of students that get 2150s on the sat (I’m one of them) and 3.9 GPA’s, but not many of them transfered from South Korea. They want excellent students that are diverse and unique. I think you should definitely be able to get in to some of the schools on your list; you are definitely qualified. Sometimes its just left to chance. Hope that there isn’t another South Korean applying to the same school who just happens to have a 4.0 and a 2300 SAT.</p>

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<p>@silverjacket I guess there would be a few South Koreans that have 4.0 and a 2300 (particularly from prestigious schools such as Minjok). Having 2150 seems to be a bit of drawback.
To make up for that, I’m doing an ED at Swarthmore and an EA at MIT.</p>

<p>Also note that I recently became U.S. Permanent Resident. So I’m not technically an “international”</p>

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<p>NICE NICE NICE, now you don’t have to suffer through that crappy international applicant crap, one of my friends really got screwed over that issue, even though he lived in the U.S for over 6 years.</p>

<p>You can’t ED at swarth and EA at MIT i believe… correct me if I’m wrong.</p>

<p>I hope you can write well, because the LACs can often be won over by a stellar essay.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/954601-hypsm-hopeful-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/954601-hypsm-hopeful-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Also MIT offers non-restrictive EA ([Early</a> action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_action]Early”>Early action - Wikipedia)).
So I can do both.</p>

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<p>btw, should I retake the SAT? Or am I fine with a 2150? (both MIT and Swarthmore superscore)</p>

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<p>^ Yes, you probably should retake them. Except for that, your stats are solid. Good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/957028-chance-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/957028-chance-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yay Harvey Mudd :). </p>

<p>Okay, while your 2180 is a bit of a drawback, you are good at math; you will succeed at math. You are “pointy” and have a focus, which is rarely a drawback. You aren’t competing against South Koreans so much as other math students. Your math credentials? Stellar. I would say that you are most likely in at Harvey Mudd. MIT…mmm, you have a better chance than most but you are not “in”. However, I would say that you are “in” at Boston College.</p>

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<p>Could you tell me whether I have some “safeties” (just in case)?</p>

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<p>btw, Thank you for your reply. I realize I don’t have to panic:)</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is excellent. But not good enough for MIT. So you should retake.</p>

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<p>@nothingto: yeah I’ll retake the SAT in October, where I’ll shoot for a 2200. Is this good enough for MIT (or Swarthmore)?</p>

<p>I hope I can get at least 700 on Writing…</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>I think you’re in decent shape because colleges don’t care that much about SAT Writing because they know it’s *****y</p>

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<p>i don’t think people realize how prestigious the Ross summer program is, if you can raise your SAT to a 2250+, your close to getting into to most, if not all of your schools as long as you don’t screw up your essays and interviews.</p>