Chance Me Please! Worried. Will Chance Back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. I recently posted a chance me thread, but it was quite lengthy and unwieldy to read (just joined CC yesterday). I would appreciate it if you could chance me to these schools RD (I'm a senior), which are in decreasing order of preference. Will chance back! Thanks. </p>

<p>Duke
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Wash U in St. Louis
U Michigan
URochester
Emory
Case Western Reserve
Ohio State (in-state applicant)
U Miami (in florida, not ohio)
Also McGill and UToronto in Canada, if anyone knows about them! (I'm dual CAN-USA citizen)</p>

<p>GPA:
3.80-85 UW (slight downward trend in junior year, then raised somewhat senior year. Due to harder classes, laziness, procrastination) </p>

<p>SAT I: 2380 - 800CR, 780M, 800W
ACT: 34 Comp (get another result back this week)
SAT II: Chem - 760; Math - 720 (I know 100% that I can get close to 780-800 range; will try to boost on the Jan. 26 date, if colleges permit scores that late)</p>

<p>Cirric: 7 APs (Euro, Chem, Lang & Comp, Computer Sci, Physics, Stats, Gov). Chem 5; Euro 4; Lang&Comp 4; Comp Sci 1 (fell asleep....). Ranging from A+ to A- in each, except Gov in which I'm getting a B right now, and Chem in which I had a B avg. 6 Honours.</p>

<p>ECs: </p>

<p>-Clarinet: In band from 8th grade to 11th grade (no room in schedule this year). Honour band (wind ensemble) in high school. Auditioned near end of 8th grade (my 1st year paying), was awarded first chair wind ensemble; first freshman to ever hold first chair in a section. First chair through high school. OMEA (Ohio Music Education Assoc) Solo competition sophomore year - highest score. Take private lessons regularly. Plan to play in college. Also in the marching band 9th, 10th, 11th. </p>

<p>-Zero Robotics High School competition: Programming/Physics competition put on by MIT, sponsored by NASA, DARPA, others. Programming small satellite simulations, basically working on a solution for space junk orbiting the atmosphere. Organized the team; first time school is participating. Have advanced to finals, will test code on the International Space Station in Jan with other HS teams from the country. </p>

<p>-IBM Computer programming competition, 2 years. Finished with high scores (within the top 3-5% of competitors). Essentially programming on one of their mainframes. </p>

<p>-9th Grade - Built a "dog playmate" robot with some classmates. Basically a prototype robot whose purpose is to entertain an owner's dog while he/she is away. Fully motorized; did things like making the dog chase it, playing fetch with the dog, and others. Presented to the school board, superintendant, technology department, others. </p>

<p>-Smart Phone Academy/Virtual Reality Academy- Semester-long classes put on by the Air Force Research Lab held in virtual reality. Teach programming, leadership, robotics applications, virtual reality, etc. Also ask you to do small research projects. Taught by an Air Force research lab director and graduate students. Traditionally structured for just college students, one of the very few HS students to be accepted. Highly commended on my work.</p>

<p>-Summer At The Edge Intern - Summer internship (summer after junior year) offered by Air Force Research Lab for college students majoring in technology/computer science/engineering. My team was one of maybe one or two HS teams accepted into internship. Purpose is to conduct funded research projects germane to the Air Force. Engineered a search-and-rescue robot that could be controlled from a smart phone and viewed in virtual reality. Can be controlled from anywhere in the world, monitored from anywhere in the world. Work featured in Robot magazine, CSTA Voice magazine, Columbus Dispatch (city newspaper), local newspapers. Work guaranteed us a spot in internship next year. Continued as an unpaid intern for AF throughout senior year, enhancing robot. </p>

<p>-Robotic Application and Wildlife Photography - Same approach as my summer internship. Starting this December, my team and I are engineering two armored, fast robots that will be able to take pictures of animals in Africa (to be deployed in the summer, we are all going to Africa to witness them in action). Plan is to make it functional in both land and water. Each robot will cost about $3500 to build. Progress will be featured in Robot magazine, and who knows where else once we're done. </p>

<p>-Science Olympiad 2 years - medaled at regional and state levels.</p>

<p>Recs: One excellent, the other quite good.</p>

<p>Essay: I think I'm an alright writer, so it should be pretty good. Nothing outstanding, though, as I'm limited by time (starting them over winter break).</p>

<p>I know this is a pretty long thread (can never seem to be concise with my ECs), but ANY comments would be much appreciated! I'm quite worried about my chances to those top schools, tbh.</p>

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<p>Oh and I should probably also mention I was suspended for 3 days in sophomore year for horsing around with my friends in class. But I really do regret it/learned from it, and I’m going to write a letter explaining that on my common app.</p>

<p>And I should add - school does not rank, but definitely in the top 10%, maybe 5%.</p>

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<p>Your suspension will hurt you a lot, but all aside, you’re a great applicant. I think you’ll get in to most of your schools!</p>

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<p>INSTANT REJECTION.
aha, jk.
you have a solid SAT score which is good, hopefully that will offset your downward trend and those B’s
raising that SAT 2 math is a good idea
your EC will be the strongest aspect of your application and (ignoring your 3 day suspension) you have a great chance at those schools
however, idk how colleges will react to that 3 day suspension and how it will affect your chances</p>

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<p>You have a chance at all of them.
If you don’t get in, it’s because of your suspension. </p>

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<p>Matches or below at all of them… Great sAts!!! However don’t be surprised if you get rejected by a few… That suspension might hold a few colleges back… Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1433958-chance-me-2050-superscore.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1433958-chance-me-2050-superscore.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>All low matches or safties. You should be looking at ivies. </p>

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<p>I think those are all matches (middle match at the most). Some are low matches and safeties. Chance Back?<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431373-chance-top-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431373-chance-top-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you all for your responses - I really appreciate the feedback! I’ll chance you all back for sure. I’m also applying to George Washington U and Purdue. I know my chances are pretty good there, but if anyone has any suggestions/comments about those too, please let me know!</p>

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<p>Oh also, how’d you get ur SAT scores so high? Which books did you use/classes did you take?</p>

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<p>Hey Kobe123358 - I actually didn’t do anything to prepare for it. I’m a serious procrastinator, which isn’t good, I know; I’ve been trying to rectify it in my senior year. It was my second time taking the test, however. I guess I just got lucky. Good luck if you’re taking it!</p>

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<p>Haha got lucky… More like you’re a genius. People don’t get lucky and score a near perfect score :p</p>

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<p>Oh what’d you get the first time?</p>

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<p>@TylerNark - thanks man haha, hope things work in your favour, as well
@Kobe - I got a 2190 the first time.</p>

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<p>You have a great shot at all of them. Have you ever considered the Ivies? Your stats and ECs make me very VERY jealous. :P</p>

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<p>@GregK222 - thanks for the reply man. And no, I haven’t really considered them after junior year. I was hardcore procrastinating on everything, ended up with a 3.72 UW GPA that year :confused: Oh well, maybe grad school !</p>

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<p>You have really unique and seemingly meaningful ECs, which will give you a HUGE boost at the more selective schools, and your SAT is nearly perfect. I just wouldn’t recommend sending AP scores (the 1 in CompSci). One weakness might be the downward trend in your GPA, and of course the suspension, but your strengths in other areas could offset that. Good luck!</p>

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<p>bumpin it…</p>