Chance Me @ Stanford, Columbia, Penn, Duke, and Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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First post on the CC forums! I’ve lurked around, so I know the general format of these
“chance me” posts. I’m might apply early to Stanford, but I’m really not sure.

SAT I (breakdown): 1460 (730 each)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (E 36, M 30, R 35, S 28, W 10)
SAT II: Math II 690, Biology 670 (my lord rip)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/522 weighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not submitting my AP Scores
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Literature, Genetics and Biotechnology, Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology, AP Government, and Spanish III.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Level Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Junior Committee (President)
Varsity Tennis
Olathe Teen Council (Social Media Chair)
UMKC Summer Scholars
Writing Tutor at my School
Olathe Youth Court (Judge, Lead Prosecuting & Defense Attorney)
Leadership Olathe
Student Council in the 9th grade

Job/Work Experience:
Stoll Park Soccer Referee
Chipotle
Jose Pepper’s

Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteered at a local library, 500+ hours
Volunteered at several soup kitchens
Volunteer in a court program meant to try teens who have committed minor offenses (since I was in 6th grade)
I volunteer as a writing tutor at my school
Member in my school’s service club

Summer Activities:
UMKC Summer Scholars (med program)
Tennis
Working on music (performed at a show)
Volunteering at various places

Other
Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology or Economics
State (if domestic applicant): KS
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~115,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m a URM

Thanks for reading, and please, lay it down on me. Be honest!

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@tgtolu you have good chances, especially as a URM. That said all of these schools are reaches for anyone.
Btw since you are interested in biology and economics, it might be worth to take a look into the LSM program at Penn.
http://lsm.upenn.edu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagelos_Program_in_Life_Sciences_and_Management
It is one of the dual degree degree programs at Penn, definitely worth it for anyone interested in life sciences and economics/business. The opportunities are unparalleled. But it is insanely hard to get in (think Harvard/Stanford level), and most people enrolled have turned down HYPSM to attend.