<p>I made a chance me thread a while back and applied EA to Stanford, so that's sad and done and I want to know my chances for the other schools I want to go to.
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Here is my list of schools in this order of preference: MIT, Cal Tech, Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, UC Berkeley, USC, UCLA, Rice, Carnegie Mellon
GPA: 3.92 (uw), 4.35 (w)
Class rank: 5 out of 800
33 ACT composite (33 English, 34 Math, 31 Reading, 35 Science, 31 Combined English/Writing, 9 Essay)
Single Sitting: 2190 SAT (800 CR, 660 M, 730 W), Superscore: 2270 SAT (800 CR, 710 M, 760 W)
SAT II: 800 (U.S. History), 770 (World History), 760 (Math Level II), 730 (Chem), 690 (Bio), 530 (Lit)
PSAT (180)
AP's: 3 (Biology), 5 (Chemistry, Calculus AB, English Lang, U.S. History, World History)
Took a college Chemistry 65 course at local college and got a B (2011).
Currently taking: AP Eng Lit, AP Art History, AP Calc BC, AP Microecon
Self-Studying AP Psychology and AP U.S. Gov
Varsity Tennis number one singles (9,10,11,12)
Varsity Team Captain (12)
League Individual Winner (9,10,11) and made it to CIF Individuals (9,10,11)
Ranked 516 nationally and 64 in So Cal for tennis (featured in Inside Tennis and local newspaper for winning the SCTA Satellite Masters)
Qualified for CIF team competition (10,11)
MVP for tennis (9,10,11)
AP Scholar with Distinction (12)
NHS Executive Cabinet (12, inducted as a junior)
CSF member (9,10,11,12)/ CSF tutor (11, 3 hrs/week, 30 weeks/yr)
Volunteered as an assistant tennis coach during summer (15 hr/week, 8 week session, 2009-2012)
Also paid coach for 5 hours/week, 8 week session (2009-2012)
I help my parents take care of my disabled sister (Rett Syndrome) (about an hour a day all year)
Physics Club (12)
Pi Club (11,12)
Green Earth Club (11,12) (senior rep)
Volunteered through Key Club and Interact (10,11,12) about 4 hours/week for 30 weeks.
College Resource Club (11, VP)
Amnesty International (11,12)</p>
<p>The two main factors that will hurt your chances are</p>
<p>1)Nothing too remarkable for your ECs.
2)As much as it is regrettable, your Asian racial background. I know of too many asians with perfect grades and SAT scores, but nothing truly eye-popping on the apps, get turned down by Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the like. </p>
<p>MIT: Low Reach (I give you 25% chance)
Cal Tech:Low Reach
Brown: Low Reach
Dartmouth: Reach (10% chance or less)
Harvard: Reach
Cornell: Match (50+%)
Columbia: Match
UC Berkeley: Match
USC: Match/Safety (75%+)
UCLA: Match
Rice: Match
Carnegie Mellon: Match</p>
<p>Yeah I have to agree with you. Thanks for the advice :)</p>
<p>Well my chances be lower at Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon since I am applying for EECS and SCS, respectively. Those two and Stanford are my top choices but I am probably not getting in Stanford.</p>
<p>I just noticed how bad my grammar was on the last post haha. Any more advice/criticism?</p>
<p>Bump, chance me please someone.</p>
<p>MIT: High reach
Cal Tech: Reach
Brown: Reach
Dartmouth:High Match (Low reach)
Harvard: High Reach
Cornell: Low reach
Columbia: Reach
UC Berkeley: Match
USC: Match/Safety (75%+)
UCLA: high match
Rice: reach
Carnegie Mellon: low reach/ high match</p>
<p>The reason i see you not getting into most of the schools listed above is your sub-par test scores, non-outstanding ECs(all this respective to the “Asian Crew” )</p>
<p>Okay thanks for the input :D</p>
<p>Bump anyone else?</p>
<p>Almost no one is a match for prestigous schools like Stanford Harvard Brown and Columbia. You really need to stand out and sell yourself in your essays. It’s hard for me to call your ACT sub-par (I mean three points from perfect is amazing) but it is true that the demographic you will be compared against has abnormally high ACT scores. If you don’t apply, however, you have a 0% chance of acceptance, so give it a shot, write amazing essays and really try to look unique, and have no regrets. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Chance me back?</p>
<p>Honestly, the whole tennis thing means A LOT more than you think it does. I knew a kid who was, like you, 1st singles on varsity for all four years. Other than that, he really had nothing riding for him. He had around a 3.5 GPA (which is like 400/800 at our school), a low sat score, almost no APs, etc. He ended up getting into UChicago. So I think your chances are probably higher (around 35%) for the more prominent colleges. I will, however, admit that your test scores are somewhat sub-par for the colleges you’re applying to. ~Chance me back please</p>
<p>@brandonc was he recruited for UChicago? I’ll chance you guys back in a bit :)</p>
<p>I actually don’t know 
I don’t think he was, just accepted. But he was realllllly good, I think he had a record for like 106ish games won in a row</p>
<p>MIT, Harvard - High reach
Caltech, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia - Reach
Cornell, Rice - High match, low reach
UC Berkeley, UCLA - Match
Carnegie mellon - Match</p>
<p>please chance me back?</p>
<p>Thanks emotionprelude! Bump!</p>
<p>Bump 10 char</p>
<p>Bump anyone?</p>
<p>MIT: High Reach
Cal Tech:High Reach
Brown: Reach
Dartmouth: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Cornell: Reach ( if engineering) / Low reach otherwise
Columbia: Reach
UC Berkeley: Reach(EECS is highly competitive and doesn’t superscore)
USC: High Match
UCLA: High Match
Rice: Low Reach
Carnegie Mellon: Low Reach/Reach ( very selective program) </p>
<p>What are your safeties?</p>
<p>Allegheny, Hofstra, Drexel, Fordham, and Union College. Those five I got a fee waiver, and I can play for their tennis programs. Thanks for chancing!</p>
<p>Am I pretty much in at my safeties? They’re DIII so I won’t get any athletic scholarships.</p>