Chance me please! (Junior)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey! so I've seen a bunch of seniors posting where they've been accept, rejected, waitlisted, etc. and just wanted to see what kind of chance I have. Any suggestions would be great!</p>

<p>Grade Level: Junior </p>

<p>State: PA</p>

<p>Rank: top 5% (600+ kids in grade)</p>

<p>GPA-
UW - i have no idea, we are only told weighted. School doesn't give + or - and I have all A's on my transcript if that helps
W - 4.38</p>

<p>SAT-
1960 composite (took in Oct just to try, retaking in March, aiming for 2100+):
620 CR
680 M
660 W
PSAT-
202 Composite
62 CR
72 M
68 W
ACT -
32 Composite (should i take this again?)
31 English
35 Math
32 Science
30 English/Writing</p>

<p>Honors, AP -
9th:
Honors Latin 1B (took 1A in 8th)
Honors U.S. History (semester)
Honors European History (semester)
Honors Alg 2
English 1
Honors Biology
10th:
Honors Latin 2
Honors World Affairs
Honors Pre-Calc
Honors English II
Honors Chemistry
11th (first year you can take APs):
Honors Latin 3
AP U.S. History
AP Calculus AB
Honors English III
AP Biology
Honors Organic Chemistry</p>

<p>ECs and Awards-
-Speech and Debate team (9th and 10th varsity letter, 11th no idea)
-School Jazz Band (Guitar) (10th and 11th)
-Junior Classical League (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th)
-Having been playing piano for 10 years
-Part of a Rock School Program (has allowed me to play at the Hard Rock Cafe and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH) (9th, 10th)
-Bhangra team (Indian form of dance) since 8th grade, team has competed in Cali and exhibition in other places
-Indian Sunday School for 12 years, help out a lot there
-Volunteer at local hospital (150 hours)
-National Siemens Competition 2011 Regional Semifinalist
-Various School Awards
-Magna Cum Laude National Latin Exam (9th and 10th)
-Used to play tennis and do karate but I busted up my knee pretty bad freshmen year, docs told me couldn't do either any more (can only do bhangra now)</p>

<p>Summer stuff I have done (and plan on doing):
-Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Intiative High School Camp (bioengineering camp, created stem cells, etc.)
-Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (business camp in PA, run your own company with kids from across the state through different problems real companies face, CEO of my company)
-Planning on shadowing a dentist and orthodontist this summer
-Possible internships this summer</p>

<p>Intended Major-
Biology/Biochem/Chem/Pre-Dental (wanted to be a dentist for as long as I can remember)</p>

<p>List of Schools (I haven't really narrowed it down yet haha and I don't really have a top choice):</p>

<p>Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy (Honors 8 Year Dental Program)
NYU (both reg and 7 year dental program)
Univeristy of Florida
Temple Univeristy (7 year dental program)
Boston University
Columbia University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ohio State Univeristy - Main
University of Pittsburgh
Villanova/UPenn 7 Year dental program
Unversity of Texas at Austin
University of Southern California
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
Northwestern University
Univeristy of Miami
Georgetown Univeristy</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>Bump! I’ll try to chance you back if that helps!</p>

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<p>Bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>Saw this and wanted to help out. So to summarize, you’re not gonna have any problem with just about any of these. But here are the ones I can help out with:</p>

<p>NYU: Good match, probably will get in
University of Florida: Definitely good match, will get in
Boston U: Good match, I think you’ll get in
Columbia: Decent match, should consider applying but the Ivies are always dicey
UNC at Chapel Hill: Good match with ACT, GPA is average there (don’t know how). Should apply
Ohio State: Definitely good match
UT-Austin: Great match
UC Berkeley: Good match, should apply but I’m not sure you’ll get accepted
UCLA: Good match, probably will get in
U of Miami: Good match, should apply. Probably between UCLA and UC Berkeley.
Georgetown: Good match, should apply, but no one can be considered “safe” for this one.</p>

<p>Please chance me on UT-Austin (see my post in this section) and feel free recommend other good schools I have a decent shot with. Thanks. I won’t have the credentials you do but would love to hear your opinion.</p>

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<p>NYU (both reg and 7 year dental program): Match
Boston University: Match
Columbia University: Reach… It’s a reach for everyone; no matter how good your app is… Idk why saxguy said it was a decent match…
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Match
University of California, Berkeley: Match, maybe low reach
Northwestern University: Low-mid Reach
Georgetown Univeristy: Low-mid reach</p>

<p>And if I were you, I wouldn’t even bother with the SAT… Improve on your ACT instead</p>

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<p>@saxguy - guess we chanced each other at the same time. Thanks for the help and good luck to you!</p>

<p>@LesleyCordero - thanks for matching me. I figured Columbia/Northwestern/Berkeley/Georgetown would all be reaches. I’m probably going to take my ACT again in June (i got the 32 going in cold in Oct) and based on how my march SATs go, I’ll probably be submitting my ACT along with SAT IIs. Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>And if anyone knows anything about the VCU 8 year dental program or Villanova/UPenn program, please reply!</p>

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<p>NYU: match
USC: match
UNC-Chapel Hill: match
Temple: safety
Ohio State: safety
Boston U: low match
UCLA: match
UC-Berkley: high match
University of Miami: match
Georgetown: high match
Northwestern: low reach
Pitt: low match
University of Florida: safety
Columbia: reach
UT-Austin: match</p>

<p>Your resum</p>

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<p>@gk12z2 - Do you really think I have that good of a shot at University of Florida? I heard its really competitve for out of state. Thanks for the rest!</p>

<p>bump!</p>

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<p>Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy (Honors 8 Year Dental Program)- Low reach
NYU (both reg and 7 year dental program)- High reach
Univeristy of Florida- In
Temple Univeristy (7 year dental program)- Low reach
Boston University- Match
Columbia University- High reach
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- Low reach
Ohio State Univeristy - Main- In
University of Pittsburgh- In
Villanova/UPenn 7 Year dental program- High reach
Unversity of Texas at Austin- Match
University of Southern California- Match/low reach
University of California, Los Angeles- In
University of California, Berkeley- Low reach
Northwestern University- Low reach/match
Univeristy of Miami- In
Georgetown Univeristy- Match</p>

<p>Best of luck with those dental programs. You might also want to consider U of Rochester (fantastic dental school and program). I’m in a similar position but with medical programs. Care to chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1282445-chance-mit-other-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1282445-chance-mit-other-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@Hockeydude664 - Thanks for chancing me on the Dental programs. I knew that the Nova/UPenn and NYU would both be very competitive but I didn’t know anything about the VCU or Temple programs</p>

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<p>It’s good that you’re in the top 5% of your grade…how did you get a varsity letter for speech and debate? Isn’t varsity for sports?</p>

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<p>@Foodlover001 - haha I actually really don’t know why my school gives varsity letters for speech and debate. Not complaining though :P</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bump. Can anyone tell me why I would have a good chance for getting into UF (according to gk12z2 and Hockeydude664) Since i’m OOS i was under the impression it is really competitive to get in</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Hi everyone! I just got my march SAT Scores back and I was wondering if anyone would give me any updated chances on my list of schools. I also have some questions that if anyone could answer I would greatly appreciate.</p>

<p>New SAT Score: 2210! (690CR, 780M, 740W 9essay)</p>

<p>List of Schools and Programs:
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (OOS)
Virginia Commonwealth University 8 year honor dental program (OOS)
Ohio State University (OOS)
Columbia University
Boston University (Reg and 7 Year dental program)
New York University (Reg and 7 Year dental program)
University of Pittsburgh (In-State)
University of Florida (OOS)
Villanova/UPenn 7 year dental program
Temple 7 year program (in-state)
Northwestern University
Georgetown University</p>

<p>Questions I have:
-Is it possible to get accepted into a university but not the accelerated program if you just apply for the program (NYU and BU)
-Should I retake my ACT? 32 Composite, 31 English, 35 Math, 32 Science, 30 English/Writing
-Any other University or Dental programs you’d recommend?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Forgot to mention University of Virginia (OOS) on my list of schools!</p>

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<p>Bump 10char!</p>

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<p>plz tell my chances too
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