Chance me, sil vous plait (Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hopkins etc)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey. I'm Natasha. I'm a senior in high school and I'll be 16 in a couple of days. I know that chancing isn't going to be accurate, but it's just a fun thing to do, I suppose?</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):CR 780 M 740 W 620 (2140 total)
SAT II:World History: 540 Math II: 680 Chemistry: 650 (definitely retaking those :/)
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
Rank : 123/620
AP : AP Lang (4) AP Physics B (4) AP World History (2) AP Chemistry (4) AP Calc BC (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geography, Research Practicum, AP Physics C, Bio-Organic Chemistry, AP Japanese 5, AP Lit
Awards : National Achievement Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor. The ballet academy that I dance for gave me the Saute Award, an award for jumping or "sauteing" in and working hard.
Extracurriculars: Secretary of JNHS chapter at my school, Secretary of Japanese Club, Ballet for 3 years, Member of Desi Dance team, participated in many school drama productions, Member of NHS, Tutoring for 1 year</p>

<p>State:MD
School Type:Public school geared towards math and science
Ethnicity: Black
Gender:F</p>

<p>Chance me for Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Tufts, University of California-Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Maryland, and University of Virginia.</p>

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<p>Welcome to CC! Where the extraordinary are ordinary, the overachieving come standard, and incredulously amazing profiles come standard. Yes, I’m exaggerating, but only by a little, whether that’s a good thing or not. So then…</p>

<p>Your test scores leave something to be desired. Your academics are rather nasty too. You are black, and hence a URM (Under-Represented Minority), but honestly that won’t help you too much with the weak profile you already have. I’d say Columbia, Cornell, MIT are all out of reach. Maybe I’m underestimating the effect of the URM, but seriously, those are probably not the best schools to apply to, especially given your low rank. Tufts, UVA, and UC Berkeley are all reaches of some sort. I can’t say much about the rest, but I’m assuming the University of Maryland is your safety. If I were you, I’d aim lower. Sorry.</p>

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<p>Haha, to be honest, I wish I could be mad at you. But I can’t because I know you’re right xD Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>My sincere apologies if I appear demeaning. As a fellow senior (Asian) and class of 2011’er myself, I have a pessimistic tendency, so really, just wait for other opinions. I’m not the most qualified or well-informed, so even I am wary of what I put down. I wish you the best.</p>

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<p>Eh. Other opinions will probably be similar. My only problem is that I’ve been listening to my mother for way too long. She keeps telling me, “You can get into MIT!”. Part of me knew that it was BS but I didn’t want to accept it I suppose.</p>

<p>She’s going to be really angry with me when I tell her that I want to apply to schools that are actually within my range.</p>

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<p>nvm misread</p>

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<p>I think you should retake that SAT. The Writing score, if you improved to a 700, would help your application.</p>

<p>Additionally, the SATIIs are a bit weak for Ivy’s. Try to improve those to 700+ also (750 would be ideal).</p>

<p>You have okay ECs.</p>

<p>Your URM status will really help you greatly. Improve the SAT and SATII scores, and you’ll have a decent shot at the Ivy’s and MIT.</p>

<p>Additionally, make sure you write good essays!</p>

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<p>Your SATI score is pretty good, but your SAT II scores should definitely be retaken. Also, your class rank is pretty low too.</p>

<p>I think Columbia and Cornell is a big reach.</p>