Chance me please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances of getting into top schools like Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and UPenn? Also, would it be safe to assume that I can get into UVA? Keep in mind that I'm an Asian female, which pretty much puts me near the bottom of the food chain haha. Any feedback is much appreciated :) </p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (will take a second time) (800 R, 780 W, 710 M)
SAT II: Math 2- 760, Biology E- 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, weighted is 4.31
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking, but definitely top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (4), AP Biology (5), AP Lit (5), AP Latin (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Chem, AP Gov’t, AP Environmental Science, Latin 5, English 12 HN, Adv. Band
Major Awards

- Fairfax Regional Science and Engineering Fair 1st in category and Grand Prize Winner
- Intel ISEF Finalist
- 2012 TSA Fashion Design Competition: States - 2nd place, Nationals – 4th place
- 2014 TSA Fashion Design Competition: States – 1st place, Nationals – 3rd place
- National Merit Finalist (will be)
Minor Awards
- Meritorious Achievement Award by the US Public Health Service for research in improving cancer therapy
- 1st Place Award by the National Capital Area Skeptics
- State Science Award and cash by the VA Dental Association’s Science Talent Awards Program
- National Latin Exam Gold/Silver Medalist
- National Etymology Exam Gold Medalist
- Cavalier Athletic Achievement Award (given to one person on the Varsity Tennis team)
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- Toastmaster’s International Gavel I Club (President, Vice President)
- NWBI Presidential Dragon Dance Team (Co-captain)
- Science Olympiad (founder, competitor, and team leader)
- Varsity Tennis (4 years, Team Captain)
- Woodson Class Council (2 years)
- Woodson Marching Band (Flute Section Leader) </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
- intern at a biomedical research lab at a top biopharmaceutical company (MedImmune)
- English tutor for an institute at a nearby university</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service
- volunteer at the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)
- Dragon dancing (performed at local festivals--as well as Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration--to raise funds for third<br>
countries,>$7,000)
- team leader in the Lead2Feed Global Charity Competition
- bilingual teaching assistant for a Chinese foreign exchange program at a local university </p>

<p>Summer Activities: VA Governor’s School for Life Sciences and Agriculture, intern at a cancer research lab in MD
(during school year as well) </p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: not bad at writing, probably will include my twin sister, fashion design, or something completely out of the blue </li>
<li>Teacher Recommendations: one awesome, one good </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: pretty good I think </li>
<li>Additional Rec: researcher I interned for</li>
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<p>“Intel ISEF Finalist”
What’s the point of this thread? lol</p>

<p>Anyway being an ISEF finalist might very well be your golden ticket, since everything else is on par with/better than most applicants!</p>

<p>And yes, UVA is certainly a safety.</p>

<p>Can you chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662523-i-know-that-stanford-is-a-crapshoot-for-everybody-but-do-i-even-have-a-chance.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662523-i-know-that-stanford-is-a-crapshoot-for-everybody-but-do-i-even-have-a-chance.html&lt;/a&gt; Thank you! :)</p>

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<p>Seriously? Thanks! </p>

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<p>For all the high Ivies, it’s really not a given for anybody, but I think you’re at the highest tier of applicants for those schools. With that said, there are lots of people like that. You have a shot at all those schools, and UVA, especially given that you’re in state (I assume, Fairfax county) is certainly a safety. I’d find one more school that you like that you’re sure you’d get into along with they Ivies just because they’re so competitive. Good luck. </p>

<p>Feel free to chance me back!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662557-chance-me-sub-ivies-good-schools.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662557-chance-me-sub-ivies-good-schools.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! How did you know I’m from Fairfax? </p>

<p>Also, do you know any UVA-level schools in the east coast that have top science or science and business depts? I’m seriously thinking about going into business, especially investment banking, even though I’m marketing myself as a science person. </p>