Chance Me Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm new to CC, and I see that there's a lot of this stuff going on. So I guess I'll join in the fun! But seriously, I'd like some feedback please.</p>

<p>General Info:
-Asian male (Indian)
-Illinois
-Rising Senior
-planned major: Biology w/possible minor or double major in Linguistics. also, Pre-Med. </p>

<p>My (long) List thus far:
Reach:
1) University of Chicago
2) Brown University
3) Johns Hopkins University
4) University of Pennsylvania
5) Washington University St. Louis
6) Northwestern University
7) Carnegie Mellon University
I am not applying to ALL of these schools, I still need to do some narrowing down with my reaches. I will apply to 4 at most.</p>

<p>Match:
1) Case Western Reserve University
2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3) Drexel University</p>

<p>Safety:
1) University of Illinois at Chicago
2) Loyola University Chicago</p>

<p>Does anyone know if any of these colleges do not look at freshman year grades? I know CMU doesn't, are there any others?</p>

<p>My Stats:
SAT I: N/A
SAT II: 670 Math II, 680 Bio, 680 physics (was not prepared at all, retaking these)
ACT: 34 composite (36 English, 32 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
APs: 3 USH, 4 US Gov, 5 English Lang & Comp</p>

<p>GPA:
3.6ish UW (my school only calculates weighted)
4.41 W
Rank: top 10% in a larger public school
I've taken the most rigorous curriculum my school offers, and I will have taken 8 AP classes and many more honors classes by the time I graduate. </p>

<p>ECs:
-Marching Band (9,10,11,12): well over 1000 hours devoted, leadership position for 2 yrs. season lasts from June-November
-Indoor Drumline (10,11,12): 2nd place in the country
-NHS (11,12)
-Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (11,12)
-over 50 hours of community service participating in various projects</p>

<p>I've been commended for my writing style several times, including once by a college professor, so I feel pretty confident about my essays. As far as teacher recs go, I think I can get two solid, if not excellent ones. Counselor rec will likely be good as well.</p>

<p>Ready, set, go!
Thank you in advance.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good chance with UChicago, WashU, and Northwestern. There were plenty of kids from my small public high school who went to these schools with similar stats. Ivies are impossible to predict since their acceptance rates are sooo low.</p>

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<p>I believe you have a good shot with that high act and gpa; look for more oppurtunities this next year to be a leader of some groups and you should stand a firm chance</p>

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<p>Your GPA and class rank is a little low for most of your reach schools. I would expand upon your lower reach and match schools. Financial aid may be a concern but I would consider schools like Duke, Rice, Notre Dame, Boston College, Bucknell, Colgate, Emory, and USC.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I would say you are in at your safeties, matches, Carnegie Mellon and JHU! But the rest you have still have a chance at, the Ivies are not a guarantee for anyone. Also you race will hurt you because there are so many well qualified Asian’s. But i would look at Duke if I were you too!</p>

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