Chance me please! (Emory, UNC, Cornell and more)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I would be extremely grateful if you could chance me for some great schools.</p>

<p>Here are my stats and information:</p>

<p>Race: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
School: Medium-size Public school
State: Illinois
Intended Major: Biology/Biological Sciences
Income: >$200,000</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83UW, 4.1W; rigorous schedule (APs or Honors) throughout, upward trend
ACT: 32 (Essay: 10, not retaking)
SAT: 2120 (1420 CR+M, retaking this month)
SAT II: Planning to take Biology, Math Level 2 and Spanish
Senior Schedule: AP Literature, AP Spanish, AP Calculus, AP Biology, and some general school requirements
High school course load: 4 years English, 4 years Math, 4 years Science, 4 years Spanish, 3.5 years Social Studies, 3 years of Art
Rank: Top 10%
Class size: around 450</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Peer Leadership - working with mentally disabled students at my school (2 years)
Peer Tutor - tutoring kids after school (2 years)
Social Studies Club - various activities, built a trail outside school (2 years)
INTERACT Club/Key Club - volunteering clubs, did fundraising and volunteered at various places (2 years/1 year)
UNICEF Club - co-founder and VP, fundraised and raised awareness about important global topics (2 years)
Art Club - created artwork, at times donated to local organizations/charities by holding art auctions (4 years)
Painted Murals - commissioned to paint some murals at school (3 years)
Freshman Mentor - assisted freshman in transitioning to high school (1 year)</p>

<p>and more unimportant random clubs that are not worth mentioning or I'm not as passionate about....</p>

<p>Awards:
National Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
Art Student of the Month
High Honor Roll all semesters
Minority Achievement Award from Illinois Wesleyan University all four years
Spanish Student of the Year
Highest Teacher Award (a teacher nominates a student for the excellence award, only 10 students (9-12) a year)</p>

<p>I plan on applying to the following schools:
Emory
University of Georgia (UGA)
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC)
Duke
University of Florida - Gainesville (UF)
University of Texas - Austin (UTA)
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Cornell (applying for the heck of it, honestly)
University of Illinois - Chicago (UIC)</p>

<p>I'd appreciate any insightful, realistic advice; no rude comments please! I'm a fairly realistic applicant and I already have some idea of my chances to these schools. I'm just looking for some second opinions. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Forgot to mention that I also volunteered at my local history museum and hospital! :)</p>

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<p>Anyone? I’ll chance back! </p>

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<p>You have a decent chance at all of them, although your ECs are a little lacking.</p>

<p>Emory- Low Reach
Duke- Reach
University of Texas - Austin (UTA)- High match
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)- High match
Cornell (applying for the heck of it, honestly)- Reach</p>

<p>Those are the only ones I know.</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“Claremont Mckenna, Duke, Bucknell, Grinnell, UofR chances! - #31 by RaviOnIce - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/17638913&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@Woandering‌ Thanks! Yeah, I didn’t include many ECs in my original post, and I can’t edit it now. Other than the museum and hospital I mentioned before, I’m on the student government board for seniors (secretary) and in various other subject related clubs (like Spanish club, book club, Principal Advisory Committee) and that’s about it. T-T Thanks again for taking the time to chance me though, I chanced you as well. :)</p>

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<p>Haha, anyone else?</p>

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<p>I’d say you’ve got an above average chance at the vast majority of those colleges— Emory and UCLA are decent reaches, and Duke and Cornell are higher reaches for people of nearly all stats including yourself. I think it’s gonna come down to good recommendations and strong essays to give you the edge at those ones. If you bump up the SAT to around 1450 that would put you at an even better position. Overall I’d be optimistic about your chances though! </p>

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<p>@FriendlyNerd888‌ Thanks so much! Hopefully I can improve my score by at least a 100 points; I spent all summer practicing and taking tests, haha. </p>