Chance Me: Yale EA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I thought I'd give this a shot... I haven't finalized my list of colleges yet (bad, I know), but I applied to Yale EA. Basically I want to be given an idea of what range of schools I should be looking at.</p>

<p>Asian Female
Pacific Northwest
Public School (about 1600)
GPA: 4.0 Ranked: 1/400-something (But tied with a ton of other people. Grade inflation is huge at my school)
SAT: First shot: CR: 710 M: 700 W: 770; Second try: CR: 770 M: 710 W: 740
SAT II: Chinese: 780; U.S. History: 710; Math II: 710. I retook Math and took Lit last weekend. The math score should definitely go up.
APs: APEH (4), Calc AB (4), Calc BC (4), Chem (3), APLA (4), APUSH (5), Spanish (took class, not test) Yeah, my AP scores aren't impressive...
-National Merit Semifinalist
ECs:
-Ballet since I was five. I'm not professional quality, but I'm pretty good. I'm sending in an arts supplement with my apps.
-Debate: Captain this year and some small awards. I also coach the team at the middle school I went to as a community service thing.
-This City Government leadership thing. I've done it for two years and this year I'm working with the coordinator to help plan meetings.
- Taught English in China over a summer and have had Chinese articles published in a pretty big Chinese newspaper.
-In: DECA, National Honors Society, Mentoring, Model UN</p>

<p>Is there anything else I should include?</p>

<p>My safety is the University of Washington, but I guess I want to know about HYP and the other Ivies, and schools like Rice, UChicago. I want to study business or political science and potentially go into law. Any suggestions or advice?</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>i think you have weak chances at the upper echelon schools, but i think you have a good chance at UWashington</p>

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<p>Good shot at Rice. At HYP, you look like most of the Asian California applicants, even if you aren't actually in Cali.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Anyone else?</p>

<p>And should I retake the SATs? I could definitely bring my math score up with some prep, but is it worth it?</p>

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<p>probably not unless you aced it.</p>

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<p>I would think you have an good shot at all the best schools if you're able to tell a compelling story about yourself. It seems to me the schools are looking for originality, independance, and enthusiasm coupled with great academic achievement.</p>