Chance me please! for Cornell, UPenn, Stanford, University of Chicago, Dartmouth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I am an Asian Female,
planning on going into Biomedicine, Bioengineering <strong>i'd also greatly appreciate advice on choosing good schools for these majors</strong>
Class of 2015, right now a Junior
GPA: weighted 4.22 (don't know right now what unweighted is)
SAT: Total 2340; Math 760; Writing 800; Reading 780
SAT II: Math 780; Latin 800; Biology 780; planning to take Literature
(PSAT 227, hopefully will be a National Merit Semi-finalist) </p>

<p>Classes:
AP World History (AP test: 4), AP Biology (grade so far: solid A), AP English Language and Composition (solid A)
AP Latin Vergil (solid A)
Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. (my application went all the way to the state level, counselor says I will 90% get in) </p>

<p>Planning to take Senior Year: AP Chemistry, AP U.S. Government,
AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/ Leadership:
- Founding member of Science Olympiad at my school (2011-present)
- Secretary of Technology Student Association (TSA) (2013-present)
- Captain and model of TSA Fashion Design Team
- Class Council Officer (2013)
- New World Bilingual Institute (NWBI) Gavel Club Vice President (2012-present)
- Science National Honor Society
- National Latin Honor Society
- Tri-M Music Honory Society
- Music: Symphonic band and marching band (2011-present)
Marching band flute soloist (2013)
2nd principal flutist in my school's Symphonic band (2013-present)
2nd principal flutist in All-District Concert Band (2014)
- Athletics: Girls' Varsity Tennis Team (every year since Freshman)
MVP Award
1st Team All-District Singles </p>

<p>Awards/Recognition:
- 3rd Place 2013 Science Olympiad State Tournament: competed in the event Dynamic Planet
- 2011 Science Olympiad Rookie Team of the Year Award
- 2nd Place 2012 TSA State Technosphere Conference: competed in the event Fashion Design (2012)
- 7th Place TSA National Competition in Fashion Design (2012)
- Gold medalist- National Latin Exam (2013)
- Bronze medalist- National Latin Etymology Exam (2014)
- Family Travel Forum 2011 Teen Travel Writing Scholarship Contest: Honorable Mentions
and offered internship in FTF New York office </p>

<p>Volunteer Service:
- NWBI Dragon Dance Team (2011-present): raised well over $15,000 for underprivileged children in China through performances of traditional Chinese dragon dancing. Performed at various high schools, universities, and annually in the Lunar New Year Parade in Washington, D.C. in front of the D.C. mayor, Chinese ambassadors, and other officials (each time we collect money from generous donors and the hosts who have invited us and put it into a Hope Fund for donation)
- NWBI International Hope Ambassador Program- traveled to China to meet and donate Hope Fund to underprivileged students, traveled to various universities to teach English public speaking skills (2012)
- NWBI Summer Elite Leadership Camp: English mentor and camp organizer, tutored over one hundred Chinese exchange students in English, demonstrated public speaking and speech craft skills and led them in experiencing American food, games, and music </p>

<p>Other: currently working on a big science fair project on enhancing anti-tumor specificity of antibody drug conjugates used in cancer therapy, hopefully will go to Regional or State science fair
- applied for Research Summer Institute (a research internship) at MIT + several other selective internships that i hope to get into and gain lab research experience
Four years experience in Latin
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese </p>

<p>Thanks! Really appreciate the help. </p>

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<p>Well just due to the competition and random element of those schools, they are all reaches. However, you are academically qualified and have great ECs so you stand a fair chance if you stand out. </p>

<p>My thread (chance back please): <a href=“Chances for Vanderbilt, UNC, NYU, UF, and Duke? - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke-p1.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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<p>Just wanted to say, how very Asian of you. (Don’t take it the wrong way. I’m Asian, and way worse than you.) Great music, great grades, blah blah Asian right. What makes you stand out is your work in Biology. I agree with sloth83, those schools are all rather chance-y. I would suggest to try show some well-rounded-ness to further improve your chances, but do NOT slow down on your biological achievements. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613118-chances-for-brown-u-of-rochester-amherst-and-u-of-michigan-ann-arbor.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613118-chances-for-brown-u-of-rochester-amherst-and-u-of-michigan-ann-arbor.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks a lot. Do you think my achievements in fashion design will make me stand out more though? I’m preparing to compete this year again. </p>

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<p>Cornell is probably the easiest of the bunch and is probably a high match/low reach for you. The rest are mid-reaches. </p>

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<p>FYI, you won’t be able to do much bioengineering as an undergrad at Chicago, although it’s a fine place for biology or pre-medicine. The rest of your list looks solid for both majors.</p>

<p>As for chances they’re all in the low reach area for you. Cornell might be closer to a high match and Stanford a higher reach. Don’t forget academic and financial safeties; many state schools are great for engineering and medicine.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I just started researching colleges this year and feel like there’s an endless number of potential choices. Does anyone know any other selective schools very strong in biological research but in for the arts? </p>