Chance me please... I can take it

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>South Asian (Indian) Male
New Jersey
Rank: 1/526
GPA (4.6) scale: 5.09 (w)
SAT I: 2120- 760M 700CR 660W (Weak for valevictorian, but aiming 2250+ in OCT)
SAT IIs: Math II 790; US History 780; Bio M 700 (retaking Bio M along with Chem in Nov)
APs: US History 5, and Calc BC 5
School usually sends 5 to 8 students to Ivies perennially .</p>

<p>This year honors and APs: AP English Literature, AP Chem, AP Euro, Physics Honors, French IV Honors</p>

<p>In school
• NHS (11-12)-Peer Tutoring
• FACE Club (community service club) (9,10) – Project Leader (10)- Ronald McDonald Tab Collection- Project Leader, Soup Drive, Bandage Drive for a Haitian Hospital
• Math Team (10-12)- Captain
• French Honor Society (11-12)
• Science League (11-12)
• Chess Team (11-12)
• French Honor Society (11-12)
• JV Track and Field (10)
• Junior Statesmen of America (11-12)
• Asian Club (11-12)
• Key Club (10)- UNICEF Collection, Read to Children
• Mock Trial (10)
• Debate Team (12)</p>

<p>Outside School
• Columbia University Science Honors Program- Human Physiology, Neurobiology (not college credit classes)
• Iselin Public Library- Volunteer (50 hours)
• Centrastate Medical Center- Emergency Dept Volunteer (32 hours and continuing)
• Tutoring (possible)</p>

<p>Honors
• 1st Botany Prize at 2007 North Jersey Regional Science Fair
• Chess Team was 4th Place in Conference (2007)
• National Merit Commendation
• Who’s Who in High School Students</p>

<p>OH yeah, i am fluent in Telugu, if that helps...</p>

<p>Moved during the Summer of Junior Year </p>

<p>Applying to:
Yale (EA)
Rutgers (7 year BA/MD program)
Penn State (6 year BA/MD)
Northwestern HPME
Boston University (BA/MD for NJ residents)
George Washington University (BA/MD)
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Columbia
UPenn</p>

<p>Thanks in Advance. And please be realistic.</p>

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<p>improve your SAT and you should be fine for a lot of the schools on your list.</p>

<p>i like how your name is "to harvard I hope" and yet harvard is not even on your list. I think you should add it just to stay consistant haha.</p>

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<p>^lol...</p>

<p>yeah, i agree with the above. Improve your SAT scores to 2250+, and you'll be in the running. A jaw dropping essay could very well get you in.</p>

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<p>thanks, </p>

<p>and about the toharvard-ihope, it was from like 2 years ago when Harvard was my number 1 choice. Now i'm debating whether to apply or not. But, i guess i will give it a shot.</p>

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<p>come on, someone please.</p>

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<p>ummm, i'm pretty new to this, but your list seems impressive!
however, many of ur activities are in the grade 11/12 year (some grade 10), does this fact affect the impression you have on admission offices?</p>

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<p>Activities in the 11th or 12th grade will reflect negatively only when it looks like the student just did them or joined to specifically to make his EC list bigger. A new activity in a proven interest (for example Robotics if science and engineering oriented), will usually not be considered negative.</p>

<p>Anyways in this case the candidate is fine, only thing which needs improvement is the SATs, other than that academically your fine.</p>

<p>But, the majority of your competition is academically fine as well, so you need to differentiate yourself in your ECs and Essay, hope you do well.</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>last bump... i more comment would be nice... even if it is just about a couple of colleges.</p>

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<p>why arent u applying to harvard</p>

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<p>If you get your SAT up to 2250 here are your chances:</p>

<p>Yale (EA)---pretty good chance
Rutgers (7 year BA/MD program)---in
Penn State (6 year BA/MD)---in
Northwestern HPME---very, very likely
Boston University (BA/MD for NJ residents)---in
George Washington University (BA/MD)---in
Johns Hopkins---very likely
Cornell---very likely
Columbia---good chance, I'd say 60%
UPenn---decent chance...Penn is extremely selective for regular decision...</p>

<p>Without the boost in the SAT score, however, I'd say most of the ivies are only decent chances</p>

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<p>I can't help feeling Yale is going to be a reach: they have SO many applicants with as good SAT IIs and > 2250 SAT, and your ECs are solid but not outstanding, so unless you have a hook, I think yale is a reach school.
Columbia is incredibly selective too at this point, but I know less about them, but I think you shouldn't assume it's better than a decent chance.
I am not so familiar with the other schools.</p>

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<p>only 5 to 8 students to ivy? wow thats low o___O</p>

<p>anyhoos, your ecs arent that impressive, and it might not give them a good impression that u joined most of it junior year</p>

<p>just raise sats and write an AMAZING essay cus currently, theres nothing that distinguishes u from the thousands of other excellent applicants</p>

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<p>I mean to be honest, you have pretty good ECs but nothing really makes you stand out for the big reaches on your list, which I say are:Yale (of course as is for everybody) , and John Hopkins (IF, it is BME you're applying to) , and small reaches at upenn (maybe columbia also)</p>

<p>I would be shocked to see one or more rejections on the rest of your list.</p>

<p>Good Luck (raise the SATS btw)</p>

<p>P.S. (im south indian 2 haha)</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone for your comments. i applied already, but wanted to reassure...</p>

<p>Update from above (if you could bare with me):</p>

<p>GPA (4.6 scale): 5.07 and some decimal</p>

<p>Rank: 1/532</p>

<p>SAT I superscore: CR 700 M 780 W 730 w/ 11 essay
so: 2210 superscore (not the 2250 i want but oh well)</p>

<p>SAT II: M II 790 US His 780 Bio M 700
the new ones looking at Bio M: 730+ and Chem: 770+ (well hoping atleast)</p>

<p>New colleges: </p>

<p>Lehigh University (BA/MD)
Drexel University (BA/MD)
UMKC (6yr BA/MD)</p>

<p>Any more comments would be much appreciated</p>

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<p>come on someone</p>

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<p>in at Drexel and Lehigh. Don't worry.</p>

<p>Idk about the rest sorry.</p>

<p>you are more impressive than me for columbia, so i hope you get in..</p>

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<p>Anyone else</p>

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<p>update</p>

<p>SAT II Scores are in.</p>

<p>Bio M: went up from 700 to a 780 now</p>

<p>and Chem: 800</p>