Chance me please! (Vandy, Northwestern, Duke, Emory, Cornell, U. of Rochester, CWRU, Wake Forest)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Final chance me of the year! Also, I’ve already gotten into the Ohio State University Honors Program, so that’s why this list is devoid of any safeties. I’ve applied to all of these schools in the RD round.

Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 300 kids total, 60 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (around 10% of each class)
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Honors Offered: 0 (school got rid of the only one this year)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.91
  • Weighted GPA: 4.15
  • APs: 6 (4 this year)
  • Honors: 5
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • ACT: 34 (35 E, 31 M, 36 R, 34 S)
  • SAT II: 740 Biology M, 730 Math Level II
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

ECs:

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad secretary
  • Currently work at Kumon Learning Center
  • 50+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 100+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Muslim-American society member (organized Friday prayers at school)

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

I’ll probably end up sending both my SAT and ACT because each showcase a different ability in math and English. Thanks!

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I believe I know what school you go to, but I obviously won’t say (I also live in Ohio). In my opinion, you seem to have a great shot at all of these schools, you’re mid-range for VU, NW, D and a little bit over average for Cornell. I’d say the only thing holding you back a bit is the ECs, there’s nothing that really stands out.

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@sparkykoolkat
You are a great applicant, and I personally think adcoms consider being Muslim as a hook especially these last few years.
Vandy- Low Reach
Northwestern- Reach
Duke- Low Reach/ Reach
Emory- High Match/ Low Reach
Cornell- Low Reach
U. of Rochester- Low Match/ Match
CWRU- Match
Wake Forest- Low Match

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ECs are decent and stats are great. You are a competitive applicant for all of these schools

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Thank you for all the insight! I know my ECs are average of below-average to some of these top schools (completely my fault). Hopefully some of my essays make up for them (I personally think Vanderbilt’s EC essay and Duke’s community essay are really good).