Chance Me: Semi-Target B-Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I finally gave in... I'm an Asian, male Senior. I'm looking for a career in consulting or possibly banking. I'm applying to:</p>

<p>Northwestern (Engineering - IEMS)
University of Michigan* (Industrial Engineering->Ross)
University of Virginia* (LSA->McIntire)
University of California - Berkeley* (Industrial Engineering->Haas)
New York University (Stern)
UCLA* (Econ)
Boston College (Carroll)</p>

<p>*All of the schools are OOS</p>

<p>Academics:
UW GPA: 3.9
W GPA: 4.6
Class Rank 12/510 (Top 3%)
Upward trending GPA/rank
Competitive public high school
APs: Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), AP Lang (4)
Senior Year Courseload: Multi Variable Calc, AP Physics B, AP Literature, AP Macro, AP Gov, AP Stats</p>

<p>ACT: 31 - 36 Math, 33 Science, 28 Reading 26 English
SAT Subjects: 800 Math II 770 Physics</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Football (10-12)
Varsity Track & Field (11-12)
Business Professionals of America (BPA) (10-12)
DECA (12)
Math Team (9-12) (Oralist, Captain)
Math NHS (10-12)
Spanish NHS (11-12)
Hospital Volunteering (10-11) (75ish hours)
Teacher Assistant - Algebra 2 Honors (10) (150 hours)
Teacher Assistant - College Accounting (11) (150 hours)</p>

<p>Awards/Recognitions:
Most Improved - Varsity Football (12)
Top 10 Advanced Accounting - BPA Nationals (11)
Top 20 Advanced Accounting - BPA Nationals (10)
Top 20 Financial Math & Analysis - BPA Nationals (11)
Three Time State math team qualifier (9-11)</p>

<p>Essays/Recs:
All of my essays/recs are solid but nothing spectacular. I don't think they'll set me apart or set me back. Teachers had nice things to say about me but not insanely insightful. </p>

<p>Please take a moment and chance me! thanks :)</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>NWU: Reach
UMI: Match
UVA: Match (LSA)/High match (McIntyre)
Berkeley: Match (are you sure you can pay full freight?)
UCLA: Match (again, can you pay full freight?)
NYU Stern: High match
Boston College: High match (about as hard to get in as Stern)</p>

<p>What’s your safeties?</p>

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<p>Yes, I can pay full tuition.</p>

<p>University of Illinois (Instate) and Indiana University (Kelley) are my safeties. I have already been accepted to Kelley with a 13k/year scholarship.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’d say the hardest on that list would be Northwestern. I think you’re in at the rest. Congrats! Nice GPA. Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1426652-ohio-state-chances.html#post15138710[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1426652-ohio-state-chances.html#post15138710&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>bumpppppppppp</p>

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<p>bumpitybump</p>

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<p>with your grades and test scores, i’d at least try cornell as a reach.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice! the thing is I think I’d rather go to NU or Mich over Cornell :stuck_out_tongue: but maybe I’ll try anyways</p>

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<p>northwestern is def a reach esp with only 2 aps jr year+asianess (im asian too so i feel your pain haha) nice gpa and ecs especially sports. i would say medim-high match for the rest. look into some medium reach schools like tufts, carnegie, boston college/university? chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1427201-cornell-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1427201-cornell-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the input! already applying to Boston college :slight_smile: and yep I will</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>