Chance me pretty please :)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>it's my first post :D</p>

<p>Hello I am a senior-- I've been trying to decide my college list for weeks
but couldn't figure out what to add/delete so I decided to post here!!
Even though this is my first thread with this username, I've been using another one that I shared with my parents to post and stuff....
So ANYWAYS! please chance me! ~ ;)</p>

<p>Location : Texas, semi-competitive school, competitive class
Nationality : Asian (but legal resident)</p>

<p>Rank/GPA : 38/670 (5%) , 3.85UW 5.00W (I think..can't remember all the sudden lol)
Course Load : Hardest Possible , 12 AP's by graduation </p>

<p>SAT : 720R 650M 660W / 640R 700M 680W -> 2100 highest combined
will take again in November, hoping for 2150+</p>

<p>SAT2 : planning to take math 2c and us history in October -- hoping for 700+</p>

<p>APs : 5 world history, English Lang /
4 US history /
3 calculus AB, Spanish, Chem
(Currently taking English Lit, Gov/Econ, Psychology, Calc BC, Stat)</p>

<p>ECs (important ones only!):
- Church Secretary (11th)
- Church Orchestra 1st chair flute (9,10,11,12)
- Church Historian Club founder/president (9,10)
- Church Big Brothers & Sisters founder (11, 12)
- NHS President (12)
- Volunteered at a mental facility during the summer (12)
- Taught photoshop/HTML at one of the largest Photoshop forums online
- Honor Roll, Band awards
- Will have many short-term volunteering from NHS</p>

<p>Major : BUSINESS - marketing (+international business if possible)</p>

<p>Please chance me in these colleges! SO FAR I have....</p>

<p>UPenn Wharton - ED (it's my dream school, but I don't know if I even have a chance there....)
Cornell AEM - maybe ED here?
USC (Southern Cali...not south carolina)
Boston College
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
University of Texas</p>

<p>I was going to apply to Villanova and/or Bentley College, but I don't know anymore!! arg</p>

<p>Can you guys help me decide whether to keep this list or add/delete stuff from it?
And if I add, which ones should I add to the list?</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your time! :D</p>

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<p>UPenn Wharton - ED: REJECT
Cornell AEM - Unlikely
USC: In
Boston College: In
University of Michigan: In
University of Virginia: Likely/ In
University of Texas: In</p>

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<p>wharton = reject
cornell = reach
usc = ?
boston college = match
umich = match
uva = reach (oos)
utexas = ?</p>

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<p>what should i do to improve my chances for wharton & cornell?
i know that my essays will be very good, because i have been working on them all summer
i'm also positive that my recommendations will be very very good.</p>

<p>since it is "unlikely" that i wont get into upenn/cornell, where should I ED?</p>

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<p>From what I hear, applying to Wharton school over the College of Arts & Sciences makes it far harder to get into UPenn. I don't know if this is actually true or not, but it would make a whole lot of sense.</p>

<p>To have a good shot at UPenn, you should pull your SAT over 2200, and aim for 750+ on your SAT IIs. Your AP range is good, and your scores are decent, but all those 3s may not help you when going for UPenn. This is what I think:</p>

<p>UPenn Wharton: Reach
Cornell: Reach
USC & BC: Not sure, probably match to safety
UMich: Slight Reach
UVA: Slight Reach
U Texas: Match/Safety</p>

<p>It seems like I tend to not be harsh enough when making predictions. We'll see what other people say.</p>

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<p>Ok, please tell me how you have a 3.85 UW and a 5.0W? I know some Texas schools do something weird with the GPA, because that doesn't seem possible. Anyways, you don't have that many ECs since you're using your GPA as a crutch. What EC's you do have don't show both commitment and leadership (you have a presidency, but one year doesn't show much) I'm going to have to agree and say
Wharton-Big Reach
Cornell-Reach
USC-Match
U Mich.-Match
U Va-Slight Reach
U Texas-Match (don't they guarantee you admission)
Boston College-Match</p>

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<p>sinistercharity) thank you for the advice!</p>

<p>peppers)i have no idea how the GPA system works in my school...
I think that my EC's show a lot of leadership (it probably doesnt look like it from the way that I wrote it up there) because everything that I've done EC-wise involved some type of leadership.
For example, all the church postitions that I wrote up there WERE leadership positions
where I had to develop everything w/o anyone's help.
Yes, UT does guarantee admission, but since I'm applying to McCombs, the business school,
it's not a 100% guarantee. Thanks for the advice!</p>

<p>OH, also, do you think that I have a chance at getting a scholarship from any of those colleges?????</p>

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<p>Well, the Ivies obviously offer little to absolutely no merit-based scholarships. The only one I can comment upon is UVA, which is my in-state safety.</p>

<p>UVA has the Jefferson's Scholars program, which awards about 30-40 full ride scholarships. It's quite a sweet deal, with additional expenses offered for traveling the world and student ambassadorial duties in Europe and whatnot. A guy from my school got it a few years ago.</p>

<p>The problem with Jefferson's is that it is insanely difficult to get. There's a multi-level application process, and many say it's as hard to get as getting accepting into the top Ivies, if not more difficult.</p>

<p>I don't know much about the other colleges.</p>

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<p>Hmm... I think that the Jefferson Scholars program is too hard for me to get :(
Does anyone else know about other schools?</p>