Chance me? Thanks!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Schools I am Applying to:

Harvard
Yale
UPenn
Stanford
MIT
WashU
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
UC Berkely

Objective:

ACT: 35 (One sitting)
SAT II: 790 US History, 750 Chem, 750 Math (not submitted if not necessary)
APs: 10 total, 5 scores before senior year: Chem (4), Calc AB (5), Lang (5), US History (5), Euro History (5)
GPA Weighted: 4.6 (4.9 academic classes, weighed down by arts)
GPA Unweighted: 4.0

Junior Courseload: AP Chem, AP Calc AC, AP Lang, AP US History, Honors Spanish IV, Dance Company (Highest level)
Senior Courseload: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, AP Lit, AP Gov, Honors Engineering, Honors Research Methods II

Demographic: While Male from LA :stuck_out_tongue:

Subjective:

EC’s (w/ total hours):

Lead Actor in school and community Theater (Portfolio submitted) ~1000 hours
Varsity Track and Field/Cross Country ~700 hours
Songwriter (Portfolio Submitted) ~1000 hours
NPO Board member ~500 hours
Religious youth group Vice President ~200 hours
Research at UCLA in which I have been named coauthor in published works ~700 hours
Boston Univerity Theater training (Credit awarded, GPA: 4.0) ~850 hours
Founding member of school Honor Board ~200 hours
Math Club President ~75 hours

Notable Awards:

Harvard Alumni Association Book Award (11th)
AP Scholar with Distinction (11th)
School Department awards since 8th grade
Natl. Honor Society Junior year Inductee
Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica Junior year Inductee
Cum Laude Society Junior year Inductee
Commendation from the City of Los Angeles for my work with my NPO

Recs:

Teacher Rec 1: 9/10
Reacher Rec 2: 9/10
Optional Rec 3: (Professor from UCLA): 10/10

Essays:

Common App: Poured my heart out 9/10
Harvard (SCEA) Supp: Shows exactly who I am 9/10

Thank you for your help!!!

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Edit: Three presidential Service awards as well (two bronze one gold)

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Not applying to other UC’s? Personally, I can only give you helpful advice for the UC’s, but i think your stats look golden for UCB. Of course with the other schools there is always uncertainty but you have a good shot.

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I applied to UCSB as a “saftey” yes. Dont wanna apply to UCLA cause I want to leave LA. Been here all my life

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very very strong application.

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Your application is a bit weak given those schools you’ve chosen, good luck

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How so? @HarvardBound50

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Oh also my research from UCLA got featured at Cal Tech if thats important.

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It seems like an okay application… They like to see a trend of something you like to do in most if not every aspect of your EC’s. Excellent at one thing over good at all things. They would peg you as a person who loves theater and meets the point at which the application is started to be looked at for other things. What was the research in? It doesn’t help to have research in say chemistry when you have not expressed that interested in a multitude of EC’s.

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While I partially agree with @thecrazy13, I personally think that some emphasis in these areas can differentiate him from some of the STEM-centered applicants. Honestly, I wish I had some form of artistic talent so that I can seem well-rounded. Is that not what colleges want in a student?

But there’s a catch: it can’t take over your STEM major. It can be a hobby, but a student in an engineering school at an Ivy can’t drop out because of a “hunch” that your acting/songwriting career will take you far. It must be your passion, and if it is, I see no reason why you would not get accepted into most of them.