Chance me please? I'll Def Chance Back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone! First of all, thanks for reading this post. I realize that it's nearly impossible to say for sure whether someone gets in or not, I just want your honest personal opinions. I wondered if you guys could chance me for merit scholarships at these places (they all have some except for Stanford)</p>

<p>Schools I applied to: Duke, Emory, JHU, Rice, Stanford, University of Miami, Vanderbilt, WashU (in St. Louis)</p>

<p>Senior at HS, Planning on majoring in Bio/Neuroscience or something related and possibly med school in the future.
Male from Wisconsin
Race: Asian Indian, lived in India for 7yrs before coming to the US.
Competitive Public HS (Top 1 or 2 in state)
Rank: 4/323
GPA: 3.987 UW, 4.814 W (4=reg classes, 5=honors/AP)</p>

<p>PSAT: 221
ACT: 36 (Reading-36, Science-36, Math-35, English-36, Essay-8)
SAT: 2290 superscored, 800 CR, 740 M, 750 W, Essay-8 (could be higher, but whatever)
SAT IIs: 780 Bio-E, 760 Chem, 700 Math II (Math is horrible, Bio and Chem are OK)</p>

<p>Hardest courseload available (and I mean HARDEST): 11 APs, all others honors except band/gym.</p>

<p>AP Tests (All 5's)-Calc BC, Env. Sci, Bio, Both Econs, US History, Euro, Human Geo, US Gov, AP Lang, Stats.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule: Taking 7 AP's: Physics C (both Mech and E&M), Chem, World, Art History, Lit, Psych, Comp Gov. Took an online class (Multivariable Calc) @ community college and got an A.</p>

<p>EC's/Honors:
National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Won the national championships, probably biggest thing, Co-captain this year.
HOSA: 1st in state in 3 different events and 2nd for another one, went to nationals and placed in top 16 teams for 2 events I did, President this year.
National Science Bowl: State Champions but couldn't go to nationals b/c it was the same time as NOSB (that sucked), Captain for 2 yrs.
Science Olympiad: Top 5 in state for various events.
JETS TEAMS: Placed 3rd at state in Junior/Senior division.
Green Team: Vice Pres, raise awareness in community, nothing too major though.
Research on Porcupine Ecology at local Wildlife Center last two years.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Receptionist at local hospital for last 2 years, (>100 hrs)
Work at American Cancer Society Hope Lodge (provides free housing for cancer patients, >50 hrs)
Volunteer through National Honor Society (about 75 hrs)</p>

<p>Sports:
Played Varsity Tennis for 3 yrs, and Varsity Swimming for 2 yrs, nothing too special tho.</p>

<p>Other Awards:
Natl Merit Semifinalist (probably Finalist)
AP Natl Scholar
Honor Roll all 4 yrs at HS
NCTE (National Council of Teachers in English) Achievement Awards in Writing Finalist
Finalist for TASP (Telluride Association Summer Program)</p>

<p>Essays: Solid, if not AMAZING. CommonApp one was ok, basically talked about experiencing a new culture when coming to the US, generic but well written. The supplements I thought were really good, esp. the ones for Stanford, Emory, and JHU.
Reccomendations: Two from teachers; they both like me a lot and I've had them for 2-3 years, so they should be good. For the counselor one, I don't know him as well as my teachers, but he likes me, so it should be fairly good if somewhat generic since he does a lot.</p>

<p>Basically, I'm pretty strong academically, esp. in math and science as shown by my EC's but i'm decent across the board, which i hope my HS curriculum and AP scores show. I think my EC's (including volunteering and sports) are ok, but not great compared to top applicants, esp for Stanford. </p>

<p>I would love to go to any of these schools, but I already got accepted to my state school (Madison) which is really good too. I don't know if attending any of these would justify the extra cost, so I'm probably not going to go if i don't get merit scholarships. The only ones i would even consider going for full price are Stanford, Duke, and JHU. I would say I have a <20% chance at Stanford (reach) and 50-75% chances at other schools (low match to low reach), and a <10% chance for any scholarships.</p>

<p>Thanks again for reading this, sorry it's so long. Tell me what you think, and if you need to be chanced back, I'd be glad to do it.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a great shot at Emory, Vandy, Miami, Rice, and Duke. I don’t know too much about JHU, but I do know a lot about Stanford.
Stanford is ridiculously competitive, because they literally want the well-rounded student. They don’t care if you have a 4.8, but no ECs. You seem to NOT be this type of person. You appear very well rounded, and your multi-cultural background should help you out. My sister works in the admissions office at Stanford and they literally want someone who is multi-racial and not from the Bay area. I think you appear to be a great Stanford candidate, but then again nothing is guaranteed with that school. The valedictorian from my school(2 years ago) got a 2400, had amazing ECs, and got into Harvard…but not Stanford.
Best of luck! Wherever you end up, they will be extremely lucky to have you!</p>

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<p>Your application looks great! You have great shots at wherever you go.</p>

<p>Duke - Match/Reach
Emory - Match
JHU - Match
Rice - Match
Stanford - Reach for everyone
University of Miami - Safety
Vanderbilt - Match
WashU (in St. Louis) - Match</p>

<p>Could you chance me back please?</p>

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<p>You’re pretty much in at all of them but stanford as it is a crapshoot. Honestly, you are an extremely competitive candidate and you shouldn’t worry about a thing. Your ECs and stats are amazing , and your multi-racial background is sure to help. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the insightful response, elizabeth1994! Do you really think that my multi-racial ethnicity will be a bonus at Stanford? I had always assumed that being Asian was a negative (or at least, it doesn’t help you out) at top colleges, since they are ORM’s. But I did live in India before coming to the US, so I don’t know. I would be interested in hearing your take on this. Thanks again!</p>

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<p>I think affirmative action works against you, if you’re asian as in Korean (like me) lol…</p>

<p>But really, your stats and awards are amazing. You’ve definitely got a shot in all the schools. But then again, JHU and Stanford are pretty unpredictable. But I’d say you’ve got a shot in all of them!</p>

<p>Chance me please!</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a great chance at any school you applied; I’m actually surprised you didn’t apply to HYP. </p>

<p>Stanford is hard to get in for anyone, but the rest of the schools? I don’t see any reason why they’d reject you.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m not really sure why I didn’t apply to HYP or any of the Ivies really. I guess it’s b/c Stanford is absolutely my top choice and I think that I would be just as happy at some of the other schools I applied to which are a bit less competitive. I guess it was because I knew that I didn’t have great chances to getting accepted, so I just didn’t bother with them. I know it seems a little counter-intuitive - if I know I have low chances of getting accepted to the Ivies, shouldn’t I apply to a lot to boost my chances? But I guess it’s because I didn’t care for them too much over the other schools I applied to (again can’t really explain this). I basically didn’t want to put myself through the stress/anxiety which i’m kind of feeling for Stanford but not really for the other schools because they’re less competitive than the Ivies. So yeah, it’s a weird reason, but it makes sense to me.</p>

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<p>Wow! I’d be surprised if you got rejected from any of the schools, and maybe even Stanford. All schools you listed are a match since you have fantastic EC’s(sports&science&volunteering–I’m jealous!) and academics, but Stanford, as others have said, is a reach for everyone because admission seems so “random.” Anyways, good luck!!</p>

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<p>Math II score might hurt you if you are majoring in a science related field but your ACT score/GPA are impressive. From what I heard from my mentor, Duke emphasizes a lot on GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and competitions so I think you have a very good shot at Duke. </p>

<p>(Note: My belief is that any college above Top 20 is a reach/match. I don’t think any of them can be considered safeties. That’s just ridiculous.) </p>

<p>Duke - match
Emory - match
JHU - match
Rice - match
Stanford - reach (pretty much on the same level as all other Ivies, but from what I heard Stanford expects applicants to be involved in entrepreneurship … not sure)
University of Miami - in
Vanderbilt - match
WashU (in St. Louis) - match</p>

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<p>This looks fantastic~ You’re NOSB Championships and other accolades are brilliant. Like previously mentioned, match everywhere except Stanford. They only accepted 6 people from North Carolina two years ago. D: But I do think you have great chances! </p>

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<p>Good Luck bro. Your gonna do to a great school. If some luck goes your way, maybe even Stanford.</p>

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<p>Other than Stanford with is just unpredictable, you have a greaaaat chance at the schools you applied to. Maybe even Stanford!</p>