Chance me- WILL CHANCE BACK

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance all my school. I plan on applying mainly to engineering programs.
In addition, please give advice on which areas I could emphasize or strengthen on applications.</p>

<p>SCHOOLS OF INTEREST
Macaulay Honors Program --TOP CHOICE
Washington University in St. Louis* - 2nd Choice
Cooper Union* - 3rd choice
Binghamton - safety
Brown University*
Carnegie Melon U*
Columbia U *
Cornell U* - Dream school
Polytechnic University of NYU*
Princeton U* - Dream school
Syracuse College*
Union College*
University of Michigan
(* = applying at engineering school) </p>

<p>White Male (Jewish and North-African
First Generation going into college
GPA: 94.7 (my school doesn't weight GPAs)
ACT: 32 (E:30, M:33, R: 33, S:33, Essay:8)
Super score is a 33 (32.75 - English: 31 Reading: 34) </p>

<p>SAT II: 740 US History, 750 Chemistry, 720 Math 1</p>

<p>Jewish Private School in Brooklyn with a dual curriculum. School day is from 7am-5:30pm not including any EC. In addition to our english classes, we spend about 17 hrs a week on hebrew/judaic studies.
Grade Size - 190 students, No Class Rank.</p>

<p>APs - My school only offers 18 however it is nearly impossible to take 5+. I took all the APs I was able to.
AP US History - 4
AP Chemistry - 4</p>

<p>Currently Taking
AP Calculus AB
AP Spanish</p>

<p>Summers
Counselor at a day camp - Freshman and Sophomore Summer
Cooper Union summer internship in chemical engineering- Junior Yr Summer</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars (Commissions are equivalent to clubs)</p>

<p>Israeli Awareness - member for 3 yrs - currently commissioner
AIPAC delegation to Washington DC - Only 5 kid in my grade selected - PR manager
Spanish Section in Yearbook Editor (head of that)
Hebrew Commission - Commissioner - 3 yrs on it
Model Congress - member for 3 years - now treasurer
Fire Squad - one year
Horticulture - 2 years
Charity club - 2 years
Senior Mentor 1 yr
Tutored - Peers(30+ hrs) and some other kid in chemistry (10 hrs)
Senior Mentor- help freshman transition into high school.</p>

<p>Job -
Worked at a restaurant for 3 years all year 'round.</p>

<p>Volunteering - over 200+ hrs
Regular at a soup kitchen
Help special needs children
Raised money for juvenile cancer patients</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
Science Olympiad Award of Excellence - Regional
Word Masters Honorable Mention - National
Principal's List - 9th and 11th grades
AP Chemistry Wall of Fame</p>

<p>Recommendations
teachers:Math teacher- its decent
Spanish teacher - AMAZING!! She loves me and i am good friends with her son.
counselor: Also very good</p>

<p>Application Essays: I have been told by my GC-
essay #1 well written pretty interesting
Essay #2 - extremely interesting and well written.</p>

<p>IF IVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING PLEASE TELL ME OR IF SOMETHING NEEDS FURTHER EXPLANATION PLEASE TELL ME. </p>

<p>THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOO MUCH I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS!!!</p>

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<p>What about your SAT I score?
I’ll tell you what I know:

  1. Cooper U: low match
  2. Bingh: LOL your in
  3. Brown: low reach
  4. CMU: match
  5. Columbia U: high reach (hard to tell)
  6. Cornell U: high match
  7. Polytechnic University of NYU: match
  8. Princeton U: high reach
    Chance me back :slight_smile:
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<p>What do High/Low Reach and High/Low Match mean?</p>

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<p>Macaulay Honors Program: Match (What’s your SAT score?)
Washington University in St. Louis: Match, depending on SAT scores
Cooper Union: High Reach
Binghamton: Safety
Brown University: High Reach
Carnegie Mellon University: Match
Columbia U: High Reach
Cornell U: Match
Polytechnic University of NYU: Safety
Princeton U: High Reach
Syracuse College: Safety
Union College: Safety
University of Michigan: Safety</p>

<p>A match means you’re competitive; a reach means the chances of being accepted are lower.</p>

<p>[Chance</a> Me Back](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1023582-chance-senior-bc-nyu-tufts-etc.html]Chance”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1023582-chance-senior-bc-nyu-tufts-etc.html)</p>

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<p>Reaches are the ivies, WashU, Macalauy and CMU. The rest are safeties
Safety = >70%
Target = >40%
Reach = <40%
Chances of getting in.
High reach is like <15%
they’re spread out throughout the category
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<p>Thanks guys, anyone else?
BTW i have only taken the ACT and SAT II’s</p>