Chance ME!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a very bright intellectual student in a VERY rigorous private international korean high school. I am also considered an in-state in NJ.</p>

<p>9th grade GPA: 3.8
10th grade GPA: 3.1 (I transferred to Korea that year and had hard time adjusting to the competitiveness of the students in my school)
11th grade GPA: 3.7 [Weighted: 3.98]
12th grade GPA 1st semester most likely: 4.0 [Weighted: 4.27]
Grading Scale: ~~Korea is RIGGED I say. My school doesn't want me to go to college -.-~~
100-99 A+
98-96 A
94-95 A-
93-91 B+
90-89 B
...and so on (somehow, 65 is F -.- even with this rigged grading scale)
Living in korea, the workloads are also A LOT MORE INTENSE. First year, I had hard time adjusting and also, many of my subject teachers gave me 0 on my hw because I used 2 different names in progress report :l</p>

<p>12th grade class I'm taking: (Some of these classes I am the only one of two students)
Linear Algebra
Discrete Mathematics
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics AB
Drawing and Painting
Comparative Government and Economics
British Literature
Philosophy
ACT: Hoping around 35-36 [Most likely 36]
SAT2: Math2c 800 Bio 800 Chem 800 Physics 800
Courseload: (0 honors -not offered-, 1 AP (excluding senior year))
Rank: School does not rank or send in rank.</p>

<p>ECS:
1. Going to keep it simple. Basically top 1 in science and math during my grade 6 to 9 in my old public high school in NJ. (around 150 students each grade. Public school within top 180)
2. Not really a lot in 10-12 except
2nd place in MAT competition (School Bowl)
1st place in Regional Olympiad Engineering Tournament
3. Creator of a website during grade 7 to 9 which had over 500+ members to aid them with technical issues.
4. Really good at computer coding...like legit, programming genius :l</p>

<p>Majoring mathematics. Job wanting: Math professor
As you can see, I am not really dumb. However my international school does not recalculate its GPA to include freshmen. So currently, my UW GPA of 10th and 11th look REALLY bad.
Current GPA Shown: 3.48</p>

<p>Chance at UT Austin and Georgia Tech?
(I am mad UT Austin does not look at SAT2. I worked so hard for it)</p>

<p>Almost all my friends are applying (around 30 out of 80) MIT, Harvard, Yales, etc. and I don't want to be rude but these students barely took even AP Calc. None of them seem to be as gifted as me and yet I feel it is really unfair that my reward for taking rigorous classes is going to a non-ivy school with RISK.
I also ask if possible about the possibility of scholarship in instate Rutgers mathematics
and
if I have a good chance at Michigan Ann Arbor in either undecided or mathematics.</p>

<p>If you have any great schools to recommend me with my stats, I would be very happy to know. I also value college brand name. Money is not an issue. Thank you and please read through all. My gpa might be 3.4 currently overall but I CLEARLY think I am more than that.</p>

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<p>UT Austin: Match/ Safety
Georgia Tech: Match/ High Match
MAA: Low Reach
Rutgers: Safety</p>

<p>Also, no EC’s before 9th are counted.<br>
Chance back:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1559607-chances-getting-into-bu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1559607-chances-getting-into-bu.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UT Austin: Match
GT: High Match
Ann Arbor: Reach
Rutgers: Safety</p>

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<p>Your courseload is unsurpassed in terms of the trigger. You GPAs not that bad considering the level of courses you’re taking. It’s really hard to get a 36 on your ACT LOL. You only can get two questions wrong pretty much LOL. But if you can score really well and get above the 75th percentile of that school I think you’ll have a good chance
All the schools u mentioned seem matches/safeties…especially bc your only bad GPA was a year when u transferred and understandably needs to adjust and u ha 2 years after that where u excelled and are ending of on a high note
I think you’re being too hard on yourself and me!
Your comment on my thread was WAY off from all the other ones</p>

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<p>You are clearly more than gpa, test, etc.
But are you a native speaker or not? Just curious
also, your Korean friends without Calculus will be on significant disadvantage because Asians(I am an asian too) are expected to be good at math. That means you aren’t special either.
Also, If you have any thing to explain, use common app additional information. like special way to calculate GPA.
Are you applying to yale, mit, or other top tiers? Make sure you have a back up.
Also, I may be wrong but your selection of colleges seem to be from brand name. If so, please do a lot of research. You can’t say that MIT is prestigious so you wanna go there to MIT interview alumnus or any interviewers: They KNOW their schools are great.
Anyway, you do have a shot.
Personally, I think you have to be careful in writing essays. It seems like you are very confident, or might be arrogant. Correct me if I am wrong.
remember, adcoms don’t want smart ONLY people. They need kids who will contribute to the good of the society and the good of the schools.
Good luck to you.</p>