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GPA: Roughly 3.46 (3.33, 3.45, 3.6)
Weighted GPA: 3.81
Class Rank: Around 20-25%. Really nervous since apparently my grade level has been one of the best in my school’s history, and according to my counselor if I were in the grade above me I would have been top 10%. Counselor said not worry. My school is also one of the best publics in the state.
SAT: 2240 superscaled. (CR 770, M 740, W 730)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chem, 720 US History
Recomendations/Essays: People they’re pretty solid, but of course they’re not the ones deciding whether I get in
Volunteer Hours: 200.
EC’s:

  1. Run my own online business doing photo-editing for clients. It might not seem impressive, but honestly it takes a lot of time and soul. I've been doing it since freshman year, sort of in conjunction with my own photography.
  2. Debate Club. Captain, Judge, Coach. This year I doubled the number of kids qualifying to states and wrote my own curriculum for the club that's been implemented. I also coach the kids as well as a few outside of our immediate area over skype. I've won a few local tournaments as well, in addition to qualifying to states every year where I've placed top 10, and some limited success on the national level. I also run my own debate website.
  3. Philosophy. I'm not really sure how to word this one on the app, but I have a huge interest in philosophy and plan to make it my major (with law school aspirations later on). I've started and led reading groups, in addition to attending several lectures and conferences in colleges nearby. For those of you that debate at a high level, you probably know how important philosophy is to debate, and so I've also taught it as part of my debate curriculum. My main problem is that none of my personal reading or attendances can really be proven.
  4. Photography. I travel a lot just for this, and I have my own online portfolio that I plan on putting on the app. I sell prints and put a few of the cleaner shots on t-shirts and such, but honestly that takes like a day of effort to set up so not very impressive.
  5. Online Web Application. Me and two other friends designed and implemented a web application for local businesses and our school to use that contains basic administration tools. We plan to market and play this up this summer to get it big. I was responsible for the front end development, and self taught myself html, css, javascript, python, and some mySQL.
  6. Andriod App Development. I put couple of shitty games on the store. Took a lot of time for something not very impressive, but had a blast doing it (that's what counts, right?)
  7. Chess. Rated at about 1750 ELO online. Don't play too much anymore.
  8. DECA. A business competition club. I've qualified to nationals twice, (Atlanta last year, Orlando this year), with finalists finishes in both. Also received 3rd and 2nd twice each at districts and states.
  9. Model United Nations. Go once every few months, probably won;t even put on the application.
  10. Track and Field. Freshman, Sophomore, and most likely Senior year. I got injured this year, but I wasn't top tier anyway. Varsity, qualified for a few invitational meets, but otherwise not super outstanding.

THE LIST~
Intended major : Philosophy.

  1. Cornell (ED)
  2. University of Michigan (EA)
  3. University of Virginia (EA)
  4. Brown University (RD)
  5. Carnegie Mellon University (Dietrich College of Humanities) (RD)
  6. College of William and Mary (RD)
  7. Case Western Reserve University (EA)
  8. UIUC (Liberal Arts and Sciences) (EA)
  9. UT Austin (Liberal Arts) (EA)
  10. Boston University (RD)

For those of you that are wondering about this mismash of schools, I did actually do research into all of them and visited most of them (all but Virginia and Case) at some point or another in the past 17 or so years.

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Bump

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Bump :frowning:

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I think Cornell and Brown might be a reach…
Your GPA isn’t outstanding, but your test scores are pretty solid.
You’re really aiming high with these schools, but I think you need more safe schools… I only see Boston University as a safe

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Yea i think at ivy level, your GPA will be a big factor. Make sure your essays are outstanding; you seem to be very involved in ECs. Try your best to pick your GPA up as much as you can. I still think you can get into most, if not all of those schools, with your SAT and ECs. How many times did you take the SAT? Were you consistent? Or was it a one hit wonder for separate sections on separate exams?

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oh chance me back btw! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1777841-please-help-what-are-my-chances-of-getting-into-these-schools-bryn-mawr-barnard-berkeley-ect.html#latest

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@MAnns1 You don’t think UT Austin or UIUC could be safeties as well?
@baller55 I took it twice. 2nd time was better on all sections.

Chancing you both back.

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Are you applying for financial aid? I’m assuming you’re asian, right?

I’m also applying ED to Cornell but I can’t give you much info since you’re applying to CAS.

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@0br0123 I’ll be applying for financial aid for any schools that are not need blind. My parents are tell me they’re fine with paying full tuition, but I’m not sure exactly how much they make.

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Don’t worry, despite what many people say on here, not applying for financial aid actually gives you a slight advantage- especially in the RD round. I think with a good essay you have pretty good chances of getting in. I recommend trying to get in touch with some Philosophy professors and students. Good luck!

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Considering everything, you’re a pretty solid candidate.

With that said, your list is challenging for anyone, and schools like those IVY’s are difficult for anybody. The gpa doesn’t help you too much, but thankfully you have a very impressive SAT score and that will help greatly.

Also, you are well involved in your community, and have pretty solid EC’s as well…

I’m currently forming a list, and im generally more conservative so I’d suggest to add in some much safer schools. Although im pretty sure you have a very good shot at BU and UT austin, I still reccomend adding some lower schools as a true safety. In my opinion(could be wrong), a safety school is the place where you will still be happy going too, but you will only attend if all of your target schools reject you. You can only go to one school, so I’d highly reccomend adding a school or two as true safeties, just in case. A teacher of mine had a 4.0 at a competitive HS and with similar EC’s to yourself, but he was rejected to all of his schools. He had a very competitive list, and he should have added a safety school. Although he ended up finding a college, it’s best to save yourself the stress.

Anyways, keep up the hard work, write energy packed essays, and I think you have a good shot at all of your schools.

Would appreciate a chance back, have a good day!

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1-6 probably all reaches, of varying degrees. However, since you are in the top 25% that probably gives you a better shot. And your test scores are great! The ivies are reaches for nearly everyone who apply. The others, you’ve got a better chance with. Case Western seems like a match to me, UIUC and UT Austin are maybe low matches/safeties. I’d call BU a match or maybe a high match. You never know what they may be looking for. Your GPA is fine, but your test scores give you a definite advantage.