Chance me please? :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey Guysss!</p>

<p>I a senior this year going through all the stress of college apps of course :/
I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice regarding the schools i chose, and perhaps ones that i should consider/have a "good" chance at :)</p>

<p>Here are some stats/ec's. Thank you so much for any feedback or advice. Greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW /4.24 W (as of now, hopefully will increase by 1st semester senior year)</p>

<p>SAT I: Math: Try 1: 2090 600CR :/ 770 M 720 W Try 2: 2230 730CR 740 W 760 M</p>

<p>SAT II: Math 2: 790, Bio M:750 World History: 720 and spanish: 530.....yea i kno.... im only using my other three lol.</p>

<p>Hons/Ap's taken:</p>

<p>Taken:
Hon. Geometry
Hon. Freshman English
Hon. Global studies
Hon. Algebra II
Hon. Sophomore English
AP Psychology
AP World History
Hon. Precalculus
AP English Language
AP Spanish 4
AP Biology</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Chemistry
AP Economics/Gov't
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Statistics</p>

<p>Some Ec's that i am putting on my app: </p>

<p>--Prodiance Corporation Marketing Intern:Conducted market research and completed a full marketing campaign project for Prodiance
--DECA Customs Designs- Senior Vice President of this student run business (a BS position but yea lulz)
--Rajasthani Association of North America (RANA) Executive Youth Director (an Indian cultural organization)
--Senior Advanced Bharatanatym Dancer (10 years)<br>
--DECA (An Association of Marketing Students) VP (2 years as VP, 4 years DECA)
--UNICEF Club Founding Vice- President<br>
--Bio-Olympiad Founding Co-President
--Leadership in the Business World (LBW 2010) Summer Program Sponsored by Wharton<br>
-- Girl Scout Gold Award (Equivalent to Eagle Scout Award)- developed an educational eye care awareness program for poor villagers in Hyderabad India. Also raised $7000 ophthalmic surgical chair that would increase the rate of free cataract surgeries given to the low-income people in the area.</p>

<p>Some of my awards:</p>

<p>--1st Place CA State, 7th place International (Advertising Campaign Event)-2008
--1st place NorCal, Top 18 International (Advertising Campaign Event)- 2009
--1st Place NorCal, 1st Place State (Buying and Merchandising Event), International Competitor-2010
--Laws of Life Essay Contest 1st Place--School competition...i dont know if its worth putting down.. (9th and 10th grade)
--First Place Next Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition (came with a $1500 scholarship)</p>

<p>Im hoping for decent/good recs and essays.</p>

<p>Currently I am struggling to decide on a major. I have interest in business, but also engineering. My MAJOR concern is that if i apply as an engineering major, which i would ultimately like to do, I do not have enough "science" accomplishments to back it up and also i haven't taken AP Physics :/. Any advice? My resume is probably more business oriented, but are there some schools that dont weigh the major with the ec's as much?</p>

<p>Right now I am applying to: Stanford (considering SCEA), USC, Princeton, CMU, NYU, Northwestern, Upenn M&T program (considering ED), UC Berk, UCLA, UCSD, Columbia, and MIT</p>

<p>Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post. Any input on my chances at these schools and which major would be safest at what school would be sooo great! Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Your list is extremely reach heavy. You need to look at score ranges and better understand the admissions process. Currently you are not competitive for Stanford, Princeton, Penn, Columbia or MIT.</p>

<p>The top UCs are reaches as is NU, CMU and USC. Not knowing your rank it’s hard to say how much of a reach.</p>

<p>There is not one safety school on your list. The most likely chance you have is at NYU. Is your family able to pay $55k/yr there?</p>

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<p>i’d say USC, Princeton, Stanford and MIT are all definite reaches
columbia is also probably a reach but all of these schools you just have no idea. you definitely have a shot but weirder things have happened. we don’t know your essays, recs, or rank so it’s hard to tell.</p>

<p>the others, i think you have a good shot at… “good”</p>

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<p>i was hoping at least UCSD could be a safety…i also have ELC which basically guarantees admission into at least one UC if your in the top 5% of your class…so that is kind of why i dont have any safety’s persay, since worst come worst i wouldn’t mind going to any of the UC’s.</p>

<p>Thanks for your feedback. Also, I am rank 11.</p>

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<p>I missed the 2nd SAT scores in my first post. They help.</p>

<p>The ivies remain reaches with under a 1500 CR and math as a ORM from CA. As long as your rank is good (top10%) USC, the UCs and CMU look good. NYU should be safe.</p>

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<p>With a 2090 you have no chance anywhere but UCSD and Berkeley unless you have a significant hook.</p>

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<p>^Have you looked at the OP’s stats Nervous Breakdown? USC is not a definite reach. It’s a match. If I were you I would just apply to UC Irvine or UC Santa Barbara as a more definite safety than UCSD. It’s doesn’t take more work, you just pay $60 more when you submit your UC app and you can apply to another college. Good Luck</p>

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<p>thanks for all the adviceee</p>

<p>also im debating whether to scea to stanford or ed to penn. Stanford is my number 1 choice but wharton comes closely behind it. I have heard that wharton ed is usually “easier” to get into than stanford scea, which draws a highly competitive pool. Ive read that if you are wayy under chance then scea-ing to stanford will not help. With my stats, is it worth giving up wharton ed for stanford scea?</p>

<p>any honest answers would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>Personally I would go with the Stanford SCEA since it is not binding. If you do ED to Penn, and are accepted at both, there is no choice there. Still, just a novice at this, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.</p>

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