Chance me thread #271432

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone I am a Canadian applying to the states (I have US dual citizenship though), this is my list of universities:</p>

<p>[ul]
[<em>]Stanford (first choice)
[</em>]Duke
[<em>]Cornell
[</em>]UPenn
[<em>]UChicago
[</em>]Johns Hopkins
[<em>]New York University
[</em>]Dartmouth
[<em>]UC Berkeley
[</em>]UCLA
[<em>]UCSD
[</em>]McGill
[li]UBC[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: didnt take cause of ACT score
[</em>]SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chemistry: 770
[<em>]ACT:33 (E: 32, M:34, R: 33, S: 34)
[</em>]GPA: School does not give an official GPA, but straight A's so im guessing 4.0
[<em>]Rank:School does not rank
[</em>]Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB): Predicted 38 IB + 2 or 3 bonus marks</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Common app essay is terrific + english teacher loved all of my other ones as well
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Formidable, Chemistry teacher said he wrote the best rec he's ever written for anyone.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Superb i assume, i joke around with him a lot so we are close
[</em>]Hook: Made a big deal about being persian, lots of humanitarian work
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
[</em>]High School Type: IB Private School
[<em>]Ethnicity: Persian
[</em>]Languages Spoken: Fluent in the following: English, French, Persian
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid: no
[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: I really don't feel like listing all of them, but they are formidable and if I get in I think it will be because of them. Lots of leadership + dedication... 1000+ hours of service in the past 2 years
[</em>]Awards: Honor roll every year, School champion of national math contests each year, Chemistry Olympiad this year, National Latin Examination: Maximum Cum Laude, International Service award x2, Service award all years, Youth Leadership Award presented by the mayor, Duke of Edinburgh Award Presented by the Premier of BC
[/ul]
Thanks for chancing me :D</p>

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<p>imma bump this...</p>

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<p>bahh can someone just chance me? im not really familiar with the competitiveness of american high schools so I need someone to put it into perspective :)</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>No offense, but with all of the information you gave us, how else could you be any more qualified? :D </p>

<p>Good chances at all, don't worry.</p>

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<p>I'm not fluent in ACT scores (most people around here (TX) just do SAT), so I can't judge much on that.</p>

<p>I'm not sure how an ethnicity/culture based essay (save for a "what would you contribute at _____?" prompt) would be seen.</p>

<p>If you want chances and believe your ECs are what will get you in, then you need to list what you consider your significant ECs.</p>

<p>IF your predicted IB total is accurate and your ECs are like you say they are, I'd say in below Dartmouth, reach at Stanford, and match-low reach in between.</p>

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<p>Since you have dual citizenship these chances are based assuming colleges think you're a US citizen (i.e. not an international)</p>

<ul>
<li>Stanford (first choice): 25% shot

<ul>
<li>Duke: 60%</li>
<li>Cornell: 60%</li>
<li>UPenn: 55%</li>
<li>UChicago: 70%</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins: 65%</li>
<li>New York University: In</li>
<li>Dartmouth: 50%</li>
<li>UC Berkeley: 65%</li>
<li>UCLA: 70%</li>
<li>UCSD: In</li>
<li>McGill: In</li>
<li>UBC: In</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

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<p>I'd say you have good stats for all your schools. Of course Stanford's a crapshoot, but good luck with all of them!</p>

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<p>Depends on how good ur extracurriculars are. But if they are as impressive as u say then:
Stanford (first choice): you very competitive candidate for this school. Can't say for sure though, since admission for schools of this caliber can get kinda arbitrary.
Duke: match
Cornell: match
UPenn: high match/match
UChicago: match
Johns Hopkins: match
New York University: In
Dartmouth: match
UC Berkeley: match
UCLA: 70%
UCSD: In
McGill: In
UBC: In</p>

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<p>hey i wouldnt worry...you are right in the range of all those schools--even at the top end for a few. good luck!</p>

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<p>Assuming everything you said is accurate...</p>

<pre><code>*Stanford (first choice)- your qualified but its a reach for everyone
* Duke- match
* Cornell- match
* UPenn- low reach
* UChicago- depends on your essay- probably match/high match
* Johns Hopkins- match
* New York University- in/match
* Dartmouth- low reach
* UC Berkeley -in/match
* UCLA- same as berkeley possibly a slight better chance
* UCSD- the last three im not familiar with
* McGill
* UBC
</code></pre>

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<p>You are a very qualified applicant, if your ECs are as amazing as you say they are, and your essay is terrific, as you say it is, then I don't see why you should really have any problem at most of these schools.</p>

<p>Stanford- Reach for pretty much anyone, but you have a pretty good shot
Duke- Match
Cornell- High match
UPenn- High match/low reach
UChicago- If your essay really is amazing, then match
Johns Hopkins- Match
New York University- In, a little harder if it's Stern
Dartmouth- Low reach
UC Berkeley- In
UCLA- In
UCSD- In
McGill- In
UBC- In</p>