Chance me to get rid of my uncertainty?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a white male rising senior from Ann Arbor, Michigan. </p>

<p>My GPA is a 4.0 weighted and 3.91 unweighted on a 4.0 scale. I have 1 AP from sophomore year (US History), 2 from junior year (Chem and English Language and Com) and I plan to take 4/5 in my senior year (Bio, Physics, AB or BC Calc, French, and Macroeconomics). I also took "accelerated" math and french classes throughout high school. My ACT scores were a 35 composite, 33 english, 34 math, 36 reading, 36 science, and 31 english/writing. My SAT score was a 2140, with a 770 in math, a 700 in reading, and a 670 in writing. Subject test scores were 740 in Chem, and 750 in Math II.</p>

<p>I was a section leader in my school's top orchestra, 3rd place in my school's science fair, honorable mention at the regional fair, and I have done research with two different University of Michigan laboratories. I founded and am president of my school's Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, a DECA state finalist, and a member of my school's NHS. I was a member of the NSLC business program at Northwestern last summer, the UMich MMSS program in forensic physics this summer, and I'm going on a trip to Ghana for a sanitation project in a few weeks. I also have over 200 volunteer hours with Habitat for Humanity, as well as hours with other organizations like the National Kidney Foundation. I'm also assisting one of my peer's with a tutoring business he began, and I'm the Vice President of Civic Consciousness with our school's DECA chapter. I also currently have a scientific paper under review for publication in Harvard's JEI program, but I'm not sure it that will be completed in time for my college apps.</p>

<p>I plan on receiving good recommendation letters from my chem and marketing economics teachers, and my essays will be addressing my scientific interests and/or my experiences with Habitat for Humanity. I'll be looking to major in Chemistry, and possible double major in some kind of business.</p>

<p>My current shortlist for colleges: UMich, Northwestern, University of Texas at Austin, Boston College, Boston University, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Stanford, Harvard, UPenn, Princeton, and Columbia. I've also been looking at these schools: MIT, Pomona, UCLA, UChicago, USC, Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Caltech.</p>

<p>So what are my chances? And what schools should I apply and not apply to? See any you think I should apply to that aren't there?</p>

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<p>I think that you have as good a shot as anyone. Your ACT score is brilliant; you’ve done well there. For most of the upper end Colleges, I can’t help but feel that you could’ve done much better in the subject tests, especially since you’re so obviously interested in science. It really all just comes down to the essays I guess. I guess you have a good shot even at the reach schools; Harvard, Stanford, Yale, though it’s a crapshoot applying to these places. You might get into one, you might get into all, or you might not get in anywhere. there’s no saying. Again. focus on your essays, apps, and how you present yourself. Cheers!</p>

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<p>Would most top colleges want to see both my SAT and ACT scores? I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to send my SAT as my ACT score is better and I’ve heard that most colleges accept either.</p>

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<p>Or are there certain colleges that would want the subject tests?</p>

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<p>Most colleges will take either the ACT or SAT. Some recommend subject tests while others require them. Check each school’s website to find out for sure. </p>

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<p>I just graduated UCLA so my info is outdated by 4 years, but your stats and ec’s are average or slightly above average for my classmates and friends. So maybe 50-70%? This is only my guess.</p>