Chance Me to the following schools: UC's, Cornell, Tufts, UMich LSA, Michigan State University, UT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me to the following schools please:

Rutgers University
University of Indiana at Bloomington – Kelley
Michigan State University
University of Miami
University of Texas at Austin (Business - Finance)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor – Ross (Business - Finance)
Tufts University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of California at Los Angeles – Anderson
Cornell University
New York University – Stern
Northwestern University – Kellogg
University of California at Berkeley – Haas
University of Pennsylvania – Wharton
Swarthmore College
Haverford College

School Type: Public ( ~ 350 kids in class)
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: New Jersey
GPA: 3.73/4.0; 4.47/5.0 (end of Junior Year)
SAT: 1490/1600
ACT: Composite - 33 ; English - 36 ; Math - 34; Reading - 34; Science - 26; Essay - 12/12
AP: Macroeconomics - 5; Microeconomics - 4; Psychology - 4; (US History, Statistics, Chemistry, and Comparative Government = taking this year)
Senior Year: AP Spanish Language, AP Language and Composition, AP Government, AP Calculus AB

Awards/Titles:

Aloha Math Award  (Abacus)
Aloha Abacus Grandmaster
National Economic Challenge 2016 - 2nd Place in New Jersey
Cornell Model United Nations Honorable Mention 2016
J.P. Stevens Model United Nations Outstanding Delegate 2015
J.P. Stevens Model United Nations Outstanding Delegate 2014
Princeton Model Congress Best Delegate 2014
Princeton Model Congress Best Delegate 2014
Princeton Moot Court Best Attorney 2015
National Economic Challenge 2017 - still hasn’t come out
AP Scholar
AP Scholar with Distinction (end of the year)

Competitions (no award):

Investment Challenge: 2015-16; 2016-17
Diamond Challenge: 2016-17
Princeton Model Congress 2015
Penn Model Congress 2015
Columbia University Model Congress 2016
Montville Debate Tournament
Princeton Moot Court 2016

Certifications:

Udemy Microsoft PowerPoint

Extracurricular Activities (did all from 9th grade):

Student Council (Secretary)
Relay for Life (President)
Model Congress (Officer)
Business Club (Secretary)
Model United Nations (Secretariat)
Boy’s State
HSN Red Cross (Officer)
National Honors Society (Officer)
KAST (President)
Peer Tutoring Program (Director/President)

Library Volunteering (55 hrs)
Senior Citizen Assistance (50 hrs)
Church Volunteering (25 hrs)
Doctor’s Office Volunteering (75 hrs)
Tutoring Hours (30)

Are there any schools I have not listed above which I would be competitive for, and are good for Finance/Economics?

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I will chance back!

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Lots of public universities with OOS tuitions and very different schools.
For the UC’s your UW GPA’s are low. They look at 10th and 11th grades.
The UC’s will not give any financial aid to OOS students. Can you afford $60K per year?
Your EC’s are spreading you thin. It’s quality, not quantity that the uni’s want.

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The GPA I postev would be my 9-11th grade GPA. Also, could you clarify what you mean by “spreading it thin?”

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State schools (except UC schools, esp. Asian OOS) should be good matches. UMich (Ross) in particular could be a good target. The Ivies or Tufts/NU/CMU are always “reach” for almost everyone - but you have a shot, esp. if you can push your SAT towards 1520-1550 area. You have many awards, but maybe spreading a bit thin. Some of those top schools don’t give a crap… with b-school like focus, you should put a more weight in the National Economic Challenge awards. The Model UN stuff are interesting but don’t add much but you can have some recent ones listed… volunteering is fairly pedestrian but they probably would not be much an issue given your list of awards. For competitions you didn’t win, it’s ok to mention for lower tier schools, but tippy top ones, better off to keep the focus on things you won. JMHO…

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@BigflowerSusie

Michigan is not a “target” school. OP is from one of the most competitive states. It is a reach.

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Rutgers, MSU, Indiana, Miami should admit you. Indiana is the best of that group for business. California and Michigan public colleges do not consider your race, which will work in your favor. LACs like Swarthmore and Haverford typically have more female than male applicants, also in your favor.

Your GPA is a little low for the most competitive schools in the bunch. I’d apply ED to Wharton, EA to the publics and try to improve your ACT a bit. The science score is way off your other ones and a few point improvement is within your ability to change.

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I just post my opinion based on what I saw with my students in past many cycles. That said, everyone is different, The OP may other have stuff in the application to make or break the decision. Based on the stats and types of awards posted, I see what I see… and that’s it. No magic to it. JMHO.