Chance me, please :)

<p>White Male
GPA (unweighted): 3.99
GPA (weighted): 4.53
SAT: 2350
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math II - 790, Chem - 800, US History - 780
Top 1% of Class</p>

<p>All A's except one B in Health Online over the summer before 9th grade</p>

<p>Taken the following AP's (gotten 4 or 5 on all):
European History
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Calculus BC
US History
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Art History
English Composition
English Literature
Music Theory
Statistics</p>

<p>Also taken Calc III at Community College</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Activities (leadership in all of them):
Marching Band
Orchestra (including outside school county-wide orchestras)
National Honor Society
Model United Nations
Local Community Service Group (Founding member)
Played Violin for 5 years, Cello for 4 years, Percussion for 4 years
Regular volunteer work at local hospital</p>

<p>Major: Biology/Chemistry
(I plan to be pre-med)</p>

<p>Prospective Colleges:
Harvard
MIT
Boston College
Brown
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Amherst
Dartmouth
Northwestern
U of Chicago
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UCI
UCSD
UCSB
USC
Harvey Mudd
Cal Tech</p>

<p>I know that's a long list of colleges, but if you guys could just give me a rough idea of what you think, please let me know, thanks!</p>

<p>Harvard- Low Reach
MIT- Reach
Boston College- Match
Brown- Reach
Johns Hopkins- Match
Cornell- Reach
Amherst- Match
Dartmouth- Match
Northwestern- Match
U of Chicago- Match
Stanford- HIGH Reach
UC Berkeley- Reach
UC Davis- Match
UCLA- Match
UCI- Match
UCSD- Match/Safety
UCSB- Safety
USC- High Match
Harvey Mudd- Never heard of it
Cal Tech- Low Reach</p>

<p>Just my opinion. It's your lack of EC's.</p>

<p>thank you! any suggestions for EC's or other colleges i should consider?</p>

<p>WAIT! forgot to put PSAT - 240, not sure if that really matters, but i'll probably be National Merit Scholar</p>

<p>Impressive test scores, impressive courseload/GPA, weak EC's. </p>

<p>As far as the EC's go, try to focus on things that demonstrate your passion for med and biochem. Consider shadowing adoctor, or volunteering at a hospital, joining science club. Then highlight music as your second passion, focusing on marchingband/orchestra, and the instruments that you play. </p>

<p>Roughly, I think on academics alone, you are a really strong applicant. But all the test scores in the world don't make up for a lack of passion as demonstrated by your EC's. Good luck!</p>

<p>Thank you for the feedback! </p>

<p>I also forgot to put Academic Decathlon (including awards) but i guess that's just a little thing. </p>

<p>Yes, I'm currently trying to get more involved in science/medical activities and such.</p>

<p>BUMP</p>

<p>I'd appreciate some more opinions</p>

<p>BUMP </p>

<p>Anyone have any more suggestions? I would really appreciate it.</p>

<p>Outstanding stats, really, but you're a typical all-around overachiever. You can't change that much about ECs right now, but I would put extra creativity into your essays so that you are memorable to the adcoms. Good luck.</p>

<p>good essay and you're in everywhere.</p>

<p>Bump</p>

<p>Thank you guys so much for the feedback, keep it coming!</p>

<p>Also guys, what do you think I could do to my essay(s) to make it/them stand out from all the rest? Any suggestions?</p>

<p>I think people are underrating your ECs. Sure they aren't amazing and somewhat unoriginal but just looking over them I can see a good mix of music/community service/leadership. Your academics are amazing and overall you're a solid applicant. You don't have any major hook but I think you'd get into at least one of Harvard/MIT/Stanford/Caltech</p>

<p>Harvard isn't a low reach for anyone.</p>

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<p>You have obviously performed well in school, because you have maintained a GPA that's really close to a 4.0 UW even with 13 APs on your schedule. Impressive. Your SAT I (along with your SAT Subjects) of 2350 is excellent, and your ACT is very good at 34. Your ECs are good, but I can't tell if you have any leadership based on your EC list. I also don't see any awards/honors or extras on your post, so that makes it difficult to do a complete eval for you. </p>

<p>Overall, you're an excellent candidate for college. You have done really well in HS, so you should be very proud of yourself. </p>

<p>Chances:
Harvard: Reach
Brown: Reach
Stanford: Reach
MIT: Reach
JHU: Match
Cornell: Safety match
Dartmouth: Reach
Amherst: Slight reach
Northwestern: Match
Univ of Chicago: Your stats are way above average for UChicago. However, what decides admission are your essays. Do a killer job on those.
Harvey Mudd: Slight reach
Cal Tech: Reach
UCB: Safety match
All other UCs: In, with some Regents scholarships in some
Boston College: Safety</p>

<p>Good luck, and remember to chance me too.</p>