Chance me please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me for Ivy schools and Northeastern please, I’m a rising senior right now, intended major is biochemistry with a minor in finance. I plan on going to med school so 7 year programs are not out of the question. Thanks.

Sat (first time): 2110
700 cr
700 math
710 writing

Superscore (SAT): 2130

Ecs:

Powerlifting: 2 national records and 2 state records (9,10,11,12)

Tae Kwan Do: 2nd degree Black Belt (9), won bronze at the international black belt championships in continuous contact free sparring.

Foundations in Youth (FIY): president and founder; this club attempts to raise awareness in my community about maladies in the world today. (11)

SAATHH: a south Asian cultural awareness show (9,10,11,12) stage Crew Head for SAATHH (10,11,12)

Psychology club:
President and founder of this club which aims to prepare students for the AP psychology exam as no class is offered at my school.

Member of Nhs

Member of Science NHS

Volunteer Work:

Summer Reading Program at library: 25 hours
Red Cross: 22 hours
Project Green: 20 hours
Math Tutoring: 17 hours
FIY: 10 hours
Nhs tutoring: will begin this year
science nhs: will begin this year

These are the AP classes I’ve taken so far:

AP Biology-B (So)
AP Calc AB-A (J)
AP Lang- A (J)
AP Chem- A (J)
AP Macro- A (J)

I’ve taken hella honors classes and my weighted gpa is a 4.67 out of 5. Unweighted is around 3.85+. Rank is in the top 10%. Junior year unweighted gpa was a 4.0, all A’s

Next year I’m taking 5-6 APs and a 4.0 GPA is pretty much guaranteed.

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Your test scores are not completely competitive enough for the Ivies. If you are willing to try and bring that up into the 2200/2300s, then you’ll have a better shot. Your extracurriculars seem decent, but the volunteering lacks a bit. Your grades and course load are solid. Northeastern - Match (in current state), Ivies - complete crapshoot; all high reaches (if you bring up the test scores it might change your situation a bit, and also really make a meaningful impact in your extracurriculars and volunteer work), but to get into the Ivies you really have to sell yourself (you need to nail the question of why you are better than every other applicant). I would recommend adding a few safeties/match schools on your list as it is incredibly inbalanced in its current state, and you will want something to fall back on if the situation arises. Please chance me back! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1796275-what-do-you-think-of-my-chances-are-at-these-universities.html#latest Good Luck!

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Other schools I’m looking at are: Johns Hopkins, UMass Amherst, UConn, and Rutgers

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Well Johns Hopkins is still a high reach, but the others are good safeties/matches.

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The Ivies will be tough (they’re always a crapshoot). The trick to getting into Ivy League schools is to have the academic credentials to get you in AND have something about you that is very different. Right now, you have the grades, but your SAT is good, but not quite there for the Ivies. Raise that score by 100-200 points and you’ll have a more realistic chance. Also, For volunteering, focus on one thing this summer and go with it. For example, go to a soup kitchen and volunteer for a good portion of time this summer. Also, don’t put the specific amount of hours you volunteered at each place. For 2 of your volunteer work positions you put 17 and 22 hours. Just put 15+ and 20+ or just don’t say how many hours you volunteered for. The Ivies are some of the few schools in the world where a 4.0 GPA and 97th percentile SAT scores don’t guarantee admittance. Knowing this, try to do something different, something that will catch the eye of the adcom. I like the 2 clubs that you founded, that shows leadership. But if there is anything else you can do to set your application apart from the thousands of applicants to Ivy League schools just like you, make sure not to let that opportunity pass you by. Good Luck!

By the way, for Northeastern I’d say your a match. Johns Hopkins is a low/reach. UMass, UConn, and Rutgers are safeties.

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What stands out to me are your 2 powerlifting records. According to this list http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/college-powerlifting Northeastern, Yale, and UPenn have powerlifting teams. If you really do have 3 National records, I’d assume you’d be an easy recruit.