Chance me please!! :DD

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm reposting mainly because I didn't mention everything in my last post, and I didn't get many chancings heh. Please chance me! Thanks :] I'll return the favor!</p>

<p>SCHOOLS (list of preference/desire)-all of these are Out of State for me:
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
UPenn
Duke
Princeton
UC Berkeley
USC*
Brown*
Northwestern*
MIT
Cornell
Boston University*
Pomona College</p>

<p>*planning to apply to the medical programs there as well (guarantee into med school / accel. med school); if you know about these programs, can you also let me know my chances for these programs?
-Also, if you're able, chances w/scholarship? Thanks~</p>

<p>SAT I: (composite) 2330
CR: 740
Math: 800
W: 790 / 11</p>

<p>(national merit semifinalist? Not out yet, but I think I would be)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math IIC: 790
Chem: 700
(retaking chem in oct. along with spanish and bio)</p>

<p>AP <em>cringes</em> - I messed up, didn't study for them.. I'm not planning to send many of them, probably just the 4's (in spanish and world history which I self-studied for)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (unw), around 4.9 weighted
Rank: 1 of 600-700some people
All my classes have been honors/AP except for required 2 sem of PE (which brought my weighted gpa down; I've only gotten A's in all my weighted classes)</p>

<p>EC'S
Officer in a handful of school clubs (Pres of orch council, VP of spanish honor society, Secretary of interact model UN – senior year)
Violin: school orchestra, fairly prestigious extracurricular symphony (highest group), Regionals orchestra, All-State
Piano: winner of many competitions, MTNA competition state rep and division alternate
Choir: (church) 3 years, various performances
Dance: ballet, traditional dance (many performances)
Founded tutoring program as a freshman, expanded to three other locations
Director of another tutoring center
Part of Youth Volunteer Corp Council for two years
Science research program at the state university
Intern/research at state university
Mission trips (Rocky Pt (2 times) and Chiapas – Mexico; Hopi Reservations (4 times total))</p>

<p>SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Various missions trips: including a medical mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico, and 4 trips to the Hopi Reservations (8 9 10 11)
CTY camp
Volunteer at church’s VBS program
Leadership academy at the state university
Hospital junior volunteer program
Paid internship at the state university
Paid tutor for autistic boy</p>

<p>AWARDS AND HONORS
Won 2 essays contests
Won an art/drawing contest
Won a school photography contest
Won a summer youth volunteer drive (for having most service hours)
Prudential Spirit of Awards, distinguished finalist
President’s Volunteer Service Award
Won a $1000 scholarship for leadership/service
International business leadership competition, one of 25 winners from all over the world
Featured in a number of newspapers as well as a TV news channel story</p>

<p>**I'm planning to enter the Siemens Westinghouse competition; if I am a semi/finalist, does this raise my chances any higher?</p>

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<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>Academically/ECs you are very strong. Intel will help a lot. However, you have way too many colleges, you should probably distil it down to about 7-8 colleges. Don't apply to HYPS/Ivys for the name apply cause you love the school. With that said I'd call...</p>

<p>Harvard: Super Reach for everyone
Yale: Super Reach for everyone
Columbia: Reach, less than HYP
UPenn: Reach, less than HYP
Duke: Reach, less than HYP
Princeton Super Reach for everyone
UC Berkeley: Slight Reach, bad place for premed (Grade Deflation)
USC<em>: Slight Reach
Brown</em>: Super Reach like HYP
Northwestern* Super Reach like HYP
MIT: Super Reach bad place for premed (Grade Deflation)
Cornell Slight Reach bad place for premed (Grade Deflation)
Boston University*: Don't Know Sorry
Pomona College: Reach</p>

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<p>simpleperson -</p>

<p>Yeah, I'm eliminating most of the bottom ones.. Most of the *med school program schools, I'm applying just for the program, I'm not sure if I'd go to the school if I didn't get into the program. and haha I accidentally deleted my top choice, which is Stanford -- I'm applying EA for that.</p>

<p>And also, it's a reach for all these schools? No matches?
Or actually, did you chance all the * assuming it was the program? Or just the school?</p>

<p>Thanks for replying! :)</p>

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<p>Anybody else?</p>

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<p>..Don't worry about the grade deflation as much. From what I've heard at least, most good medical schools know about the grade deflation so it's no surprise when they see these pre-med kids from MIT with somewhat lower GPAs.</p>

<p>Uhh, personally I think you're pretty strong and I think I applied almost as many but cut down a few. But yeah...as what simpleperson said, you're actually applying to many schools which are considered reach for everyone no matter what, so it's bound to be difficult, but you look pretty strong overall.</p>