Chance me! WOW. After going through this forum I am probably not getting in anywhere!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Academic GPA: 3.93 (UW)/ 4.95 (Out of 5.2) (W)
Ranking: 6/600
10 APs taken throughout high school
12 Honors Courses
Taking Intermediate Arabic at DU </p>

<p>Test Scores (The Weakness)
ACT: 29 Composite (31 English, Math 31, Reading 29, 24 Science)
SAT: 2000 (660 Reading, Writing, 680 Math) </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
In School:
President and Founder of Model United Nations Club (4 years)
Co-President and Founder of Ping Pong Club! (4 Years)
Officer of Chess Club (3 years)
AVID Tutor Coordinator (2 years)
1st Chair Tenor Saxophone (Jazz Band) Bass Clarinetist as well.
Constitutional Scholars Team (See awards section 11th Grade) </p>

<p>Out of School
President of Micro Company in Argentina that produces snowboard pants
President of small tea company being designed on web (both of these businesses are explained in additional information on the common application)
1st Degree Black Belt in Karate. Also am a teacher to a kids class.</p>

<p>Work Experience:
PAID research assistant at the University of Colorado Fitzsimmons Hospital doing work with Pathology departments in battling TB strains that don't respond to antibiotics. </p>

<p>Summer Activities
9th Grade Summer:
Student Teacher through a program called Summer Scholars which teaches underprivileged kids how to read and write.</p>

<p>Spent rest of the summer in Argentina on an organic farm and raised money to invest and create the snowboard pants company described above. (E-mail me if you would like to see designs)</p>

<p>10th Grade Summer:
Amigos de Las Americas (8 weeks volunteering in the Dominican Republic financing a youth baseball team.)</p>

<p>11th Grade Summer:
Lived in Amman, Jordan teaching English to special needs children and Iraqi refugees. </p>

<p>I also served as United States Representative to a youth peace summit in Brazil during the winter of my junior year. (cisv.org)</p>

<p>Awards:
National We The People: The Citizen and The Constitution Competition Winner
AP Scholar with Honor
International Award: United Planet Award
National Honor Society? </p>

<p>Gender: Male
Location: CO
Ethnicity: White
Intended Major: Middle Eastern/Near Eastern Studies
School: Excellent Inner-City Public
Applying for Financial Aid: Nope
Essays: Exceptional - Its what I do.
Recs: Great! I hope! </p>

<p>Schools:
Stanford University (Great Interview!)(A guy on this forum told me they dig business applicant types!)
UC Berkeley (OOS not applying for Fin aid.)
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
UChicago
Yale (Yeah...right)
Brown (LEGACY)
Wesleyan
UMichigan
UWisconsin
Penn (Wharton--seems appropriate considering business) </p>

<p>Chance me and I'll chance you! I know nearly all of these are reaches but hopefully I can gain some perspective from your critiques!</p>

<p>**EDIT: These Schools tend to accept kid from my school, even those with low scores, a friend of mine got into Cornell with an 1800 SAT (White dude) That might add some persepctive!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump. Anything?</p>

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<p>You’re right in that your test scores are on the weaker side for those schools, but I think your GPA, difficult curriculum, and extracurriculars give you a chance. Depending on how good your essays and recommendations are, you might have a decent chance even though you’re applying to tough schools. Don’t count yourself out!</p>

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<p>I feel like I accomplished nothing in 4 years…thanks.</p>

<p>As for your comment on Stanford, those business related EC’s are definitely a plus to Stanford, my friend (of Pakistani descent) got into Stanford with a 3.7 UW GPA being a California Resident and having an SAT about 100 points higher than yours. What set him apart was his essay and the fact that he created websites as a business to top foreign corporations along with being an accomplished hacker.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump please!</p>

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<p>bump. Brutality is appreciated here!</p>

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<p>I would have to say that only Stanford, Yale, and U. Penn are debatable – I think you have a good chance, but not something to bet on. As for the other schools, I would be very surprised if you did not get in.</p>

<p>Good luck. :)</p>

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<p>I agree with skipblue. The rest of your application is good enough to give you a chance; despite, your low test scores at all of the schools on your list. However, you are applying to some of the most competitive schools. Good luck! </p>

<p>Chance back?:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838563-30-act-what-my-chances-3.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838563-30-act-what-my-chances-3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Update:
Accepted at UWisconsin after two weeks of submitting app. Good signs?</p>

<p><strong>bump</strong></p>

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<p>Based on comments/acceptances/rejections posted on this site, I believe you have a chance at all of the schools on your list with Yale being the biggest reach. Stanford and UPenn are tough reads. It depends how they balance test scores vs. EC’s when weighin the applications.</p>

<p>Similar to you, my D was accepted to UW-Madison less than 2 weeks after submitting her application. UW was the last application she submitted (January 29th) and it was the very first to respond. Fortunately, her responses started with an acceptance. The rest are expected mid to late March. We are interested to see if she will look beyond climate when she makes her decision. She likes snow when we have it but that does not happen often and it does not stay long.</p>

<p>Good luck to all.</p>

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<p>I think the following schools will be pretty tough reaches given your SATs: Stanford University, UChicago, Yale, Brown, Wesleyan and Penn. I am confident you will get into the others. Be prepared to be wait-listed and some of the reach schools.</p>

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<p>I’ve got this to say: Wharton is definitely out of your league with your standardized scores. Let’s just say you’re underestimating the competition. However, your ECs certainly do stand out and I personally find your summers very unique, so that’s a plus :]</p>

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<p>UPDATE:
Accepted at Cal</p>

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<p>UPDATE:
Accepted at Harvard</p>

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<p>this is a joke right?
of course you’re getting in to places! LOOK at those ECs!</p>

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<p>Results:
Accepted:
Michigan (Ross)
Johns Hopkins
UC Berkeley
Wisconsin</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
WHARTON!
Brown
Northwestern
Wesleyan
UChicago</p>

<p>Rejected:
Stanford
Yale
Columbia </p>

<p>If I want to be an econ and middle eastern studies major, what is better UCB or JHU? Any advice about waitlists. I plan to push as much as I can for Wharton. </p>

<p>Moral: Just because you have lower test scores doesn’t mean you cant get in somewhere amazing.</p>

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<p>UChicago for economics!!</p>

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<p>Berkeley without a doubt, its also nice in that if you find there is another major you discover is more enjoyable it is easy to find quality coursework.</p>