chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Name: Kevin Chu
From: Fujian, Southern China
Years in the US: 6.5yrs
School list: Please chance me and I will chance back =)
Havrad
Princeton
Columbia
Stanford
Cornell
UoChicago
U of Rochester
Boston College
Wash U</p>

<p>Background info:
Parents are illiterate. Dad works in a take-out restaurant. Mom works as a nail technician.
Older sister attends Columbia College.
Went to Cornell University 2009 summer and received 3.7 for one class. Went to Stanford University of 2010 summer and received an amazing evaluation. received full tuition for both education.</p>

<p>E.C.s:</p>

<p>Chinese Club, Founder and President 9/2008-present
Tripled the membership of the club to become one of the largest student-organized club in the school. Facilitated and initiated the first annual Career Day in school. Secured attendance of seven professionals: two investment bankers, news paper editor, lawyer, engineer, doctor, and marketing consultant</p>

<p>Leader’s Club, President (2009), Member 2007, 2008, 2010 9/2007-present
Promote and enhance the personal growth and social skills of young people in order to develop leaders who will be a positive force in their communities</p>

<p>Student Government, NEST+m, Grade Representative 9/2009-6/2010
Presidential candidate. Fundraised more than $3,500 by organizing a school dance and monthly social</p>

<p>Minds Matter, Mentee 9/2008-present
Dedicate four hours every week on preparation for standardized tests and discussions on world issues with other academically-motivated students. Engage in college visits and apply to prestigious summer programs at universities</p>

<p>Ping Pong Team, assistant coach 4/2009-present
Competed against more than 40 teams in the city and won the citywide championship in 2009. Coach ping pong to inexperienced middle school students</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER WORK</p>

<p>Chinese American Planning Council, Core Volunteer, 200 hours of community service 7/2008-present
Organized annual Walkathon for Seniors, with attendance of more than 1,200 people. Organized East Asian Culture Festival with attendance of more than 700 people. Fundraised more than $8,000 in two weeks for Walkathon for Seniors</p>

<p>Essays will be fabulous. </p>

<p>Two character recommendation letters: extremely good. One of them is from a mentor of 2 years-> She attended Harvard U.. The other one is from Stanford instructor, in which he states that I am better than 99% of the HS students he ever taught.
For teachers recommendation letter, one is from AP Mandarin teacher who knows me personally. The other one is from AP World History. Both of them are just going to be as good as the character recommendation letters.
College advisor rec: explains why did I scored low in reading the section. </p>

<p>GPA Curve:
9th: 86+ uw, 88+uw
10th: 95+, 96+ --> one weighted class
11th: 91+, 94+ --> 3 weighted classes. (got a 75 for AP physics)
12th: expecting 100+ --> 3 weighted classes
senior class load: AP Calc BC, AP Psy, AP Eng Lit, Bio, Econ, & weight training
I took the MOST rigorous classes in the school.</p>

<p>SAT scores are the only factors that can turn me down.
M+W+R=1800, 740+600+460
SATII MATH II: 770
SATII US HISTORY: 550
AP Mandarin: 5
AP Calc BC: 4</p>

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<p>Havrad- reach
Princeton- reach
Columbia- reach
Stanford- reach
Cornell- reach
UoChicago- reach
U of Rochester- low reach
Boston College- low reach
Wash U- reach</p>

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<p>for the reaches that u posted. Did you mean high reach, reach, or IMPOSSIBLE REACH?</p>

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<p>^You’re an asian int’l applicant w/ an 1800 applying to HYP whose averages hover around 2100-2380. Impossible reach.</p>

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<p>U of Rochester only match tbh sorry</p>

<p>Chance me for Purdue West LaFayette, Penn State University main camp, Clemson , Syracuse, Pepperdine, Ohio State and etc please
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038030-chance-me-international.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038030-chance-me-international.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>are u guys judging my chance only base on my SAT score? =[</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is what gets you in the door.</p>

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<p>can my essays save me tho?</p>

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<p>“can my essays save me” </p>

<p>Not really, Your essay is what they look at and compare you to other qualified applicants, but it’s your SAT / GPA that qualifies you… (in general)</p>

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<p>soo, how can some people get into HYPSC with 1800s on the SAT? Clearly my sister was accepted to columbia college with 1820…SOMEONE HELP ME</p>

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<p>Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Columbia - reach
Stanford - reach
Cornell - reach/low reach
UoChicago - reach/low reach
U of Rochester - match/high match
Boston College - match/high match
Wash U - high match/low reach</p>

<p>to my knowledge, essays can bump you in if you’re close, but they won’t be your savior</p>

<p>as to your sister, there’s always luck, or maybe your sister did something amazing - usamo winner, etc - it’s impossible to tell without context</p>

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<p>for daemon: the reaches that u posted are possible reaches right? they are not like SUPER reaches right?</p>

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<p>let’s say the first four are 99% reach - so basically ‘super reaches’ barring a miracle
cornell and uchi are possible, but it’s going to be really tough
the bottom 3 are more realistic, but still relatively difficult</p>

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<p>“soo, how can some people get into HYPSC with 1800s on the SAT?” </p>

<p>Can you kick a football 60 yards? </p>

<p>I don’t know any normal applicants (see kick football) who got into HYPSC with anything even close to 1800s on the SAT. Do you? (try 2250+)</p>

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<p>at Ncmentor: my sister got 1820 and shes in columbia college but mainly through NYTimes scholarship. =( perhaps that was a miracle =]<br>
what can i do?</p>

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<p>Columbia College is easier to get into than Columbia University.</p>

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<p>In the world of college admissions, winning the NYT Scholarship is almost as impressive as being able to kick 60-yard field goals…</p>

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<p>@Analgin, Columbia College = one of the colleges under Columbia University</p>

<p>@pbr: yea i am apply to NYTimes too =), so the question is, how did she make to the NYTimes, our stats is 90% the same, except that she applied to college even though she only spent 2 years in the US.</p>

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<p>The NYT Scholarship (just like college admissions) is not only about “stats.” I’ve met a very impressive former recipient of the scholarship, and her high school stats were not impressive in the least.</p>

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<p>Yea, thats why I applied for it. The scholarship, in my sister’s opinion, is mainly based on the interview. if they like you, theyll take you, if they dont, then no.</p>