CHANCE ME! UMich, Notre Dame, USC, Berkeley, Vandy, and more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I would really like a number of people to chance my stats and EC's for some schools. <em>I am applying to safeties, so don't worry about me not getting in anywhere...haha</em></p>

<p>MY IFFY SCHOOLS:
- UMich
- Berkeley
- University of Southern California
- Vanderbilt
- UCLA
- Duke
- Notre Dame
- Rice
* APPLYING AS AN ENGINEERING MAJOR TO ALL SCHOOLS *</p>

<p>STATS:
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.682
Rank: 5 out of 584 (large, public high school in DFW in Texas)
ACT: 34 English+33 Math+30 Reading+27 Science+10 Writing = 31 Composite
SAT: 670 Reading + 730 Math + 650 Writing = 2050 Composite
SAT II: Took Math IIC in October, I'm guessing about a 770-790</p>

<p>SENIOR COURSES/AP'S TAKEN & SCORES:
AP's Taken (by graduation): AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP English Lit/Comp, AP English Lang/Comp (4), AP Statistics
Senior Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Newspaper II, AP English Lit, Dual-Credit Govt, AP Physics, Pre-AP CompSci</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR:
1. App Development - 5 iPhone games on App Store, over 10,000 downloads in 39 countries; founded Orange Square Apps (11-12)
2. Publications - Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (12), Head of Graphic Design for newspaper (10-12); founded The Viking Scroll online and designed website (12)
3. Volunteer - Teacher's assistant 2 weeks every summer for local science center, 240 hours total (9-12)
4. National Honor Society - Elected Secretary (12), Member (11)
5. Student Govt - Junior Class Boys' Social Chair (11), Senior Class Treasurer (12)
6. Site-Based Committee - chosen as 1 of 2 student representatives for faculty board that makes decisions for school (9-12)
7. Mentoring - Mentored for Project SOAR and for PALs Program (11); over 280 hours total
8. Paid Employment - Office Intern at Grand Prairie Ford Car Dealership in Summer (11); Assembly Line Worker (10)
9. JV Cross Country - won district championship both years (9-10)</p>

<p>HONORS:
1. Jr. Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference Video Contest Winner; met Colin Powell because of award (9)
2. Regional Media Fair Awards: 1st Place Video Production (9), 1st Place Desktop Publishing (10-11)
3. National Merit Commended Award (12)</p>

<p>ESSAYS:
Decent... nothing amazing, but I think they're okay. Sufficient.</p>

<p>ME:
Middle-class, white male from suburb of Texas; goes to large, public highschool, applying to engineering at all schools</p>

<p>PLEASE help and give me some chances! I really would appreciate it. What are my strengths/weaknesses? THANKS SO MUCH</p>

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<p>I didnt take the SAT II Physics in October… is it worth studying for and taking? I am really unprepared for it and have so much to do… will it make or break me?</p>

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<p>BUMPPPPP please guys</p>

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<p>Great stats! </p>

<p>UC Berkeley would love to have a student like you. You should apply there. And, Berkeley has a solid top 3 engineering program in the world.</p>

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<p>THANK YOU for responding! Haha. Well that’s good to hear! Will my lack of a SAT Physics II affect this greatly? And if my essays are decent and grammatically correct, but not stellar, will that hurt my chances too much?</p>

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<p>Generally, your average SAT I score is lower than the average UC Berkeley admits. <a href=“http://admissions.berkeley.edu/studentprofile[/url]”>http://admissions.berkeley.edu/studentprofile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But your HS GPA is superb and Berkeley weighs HS GPA more than they do SATs or ACT scores. For that reason, I think you stand a good chance at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>I think the answer is somewhat, yes, especially that the College of Engineering is quite particular about the applicants’ mathematical ability. But I believe you will be able to supplement that by taking SAT II Math IIC which you hoped to score between 770-790.</p>

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<p>Yes; but not too much. Because to begin with, you have stored extra points by having a very high HS GPA. </p>

<p>This website might be useful for you if you like Berkeley: [Home</a> Gallery | UC Berkeley Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.berkeley.edu/]Home”>http://admissions.berkeley.edu/)</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for the help! I don’t think I can study for Physics SAT II and get above a 700 on it at this point… I don’t think it’ll be worth it for the time ill have to put in</p>

<p>Would anyone else have any comments on the other schools?</p>

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<p>DO NOT underestimate the power of the essay… write a strong personal statement, or eliminate all the top 20 off that list.</p>