Chance me please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Cumulative: 3.16 (Unweighted) [Very hard school, equivalent to a B/B+ average]
International Student (but Californian Resident)
SAT I: 1980 <a href="Retook%20it..%20assume%20I'll%20get%20at%20least%20100%20points%20higher?">Math 730, CR 610, Writing 640</a>
SAT II: Math 2C: 630, Literature: 560
AP Scholar with distinction
Pianist of 12 years (Won highest award for amatuer pianist in China)
APs taken and taking so far:
AP Econ (Micro & Macro) [5 and 4]
AP Chinese [5]
AP Psychology [5]
AP Lang [5]
AP Lit
AP Government
AP Calculus BC
AP European History</p>

<p>EC:
-Two time participant in international Habitat Trips
-MUN
-Volunteer math tutor at my school
-Treasurer for Community Service
-Business Club Team Leader</p>

<p>Applying to:
Georgetown
NYU (Stern)
UCLA
Boston University
USC
Babson College
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Penn State</p>

<p>Thanks. </p>

<p>No financial aid. Asian American ethnicity.
Essay: Apparantly pretty good
REC: Don't know but assume they're pretty good</p>

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<p>Hook: been to over 30 countries, lived in four, fluent in three languages</p>

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<p>your hook will work on Boston university especially since you don't want aid.</p>

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<p>You are probably in at Babson too. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks all, can you guys also do safety, match, reach?</p>

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<p>With a 3.18...Your school may be a tough private, but there are a lot of tough privates out there with people making higher grades.</p>

<p>Georgetown- Reach
NYU (Stern)- Reach
UCLA- Low Reach (maybe being a California resident with help here)
Boston University- Match
USC- Reach
Babson College- Match
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign- Reach
Penn State University Park- Reach</p>

<p>I think you're definitely in at BU, but the rest are going to be tough with the low gpa. I still wish you the best of luck.</p>

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<p>May I ask what your rank was, if you school ranks? or what percentage you were in?</p>

<p>I got in with a low GPA from a VERY tough school which held onto A’s and B’s as if they were gold. My GPA was higher than yours, but, I know of other graduates of my High School who were admitted with GPA’s lower than yours. </p>

<p>I don’t remember if it’s late to retake and submit your SAT’s, but, if not I would recommend trying to at least break 2050…</p>

<p>Every person from my school admitted sub-3.5 had at least a 2100…
I was 2310</p>

<p>You may get a supplemental application from UC if you are borderline… tradition states that this gives you a 50/50. For this reason, ensure that you current term grades are VERY high… I mean, WORK HARDER THAN YOU EVER HAVE BEFORE.</p>