Chance me!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey guys, thank you so much for clicking on this. It would mean a lot to me to get an idea about where I stand with these schools and what I need to do to get into more competitive colleges. I’m currently a second semester junior and am getting ready to start narrowing schools. Thank you in advance!

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (first try so I hope to take it again and get into the mid 1500s)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: Math II (780)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): W: 4.4, UW: I don’t know for sure but def above a 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Sophomore: APUSH (3, history is not my thing so I will def not show this score)
Junior: AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Stats
Prospective Senior schedule: AP Phys, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit, AP Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT: 1510/1520 so hopefully I can get something!

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (all 4 years of high school; was secretary sophomore year; am running for President for next year and I have a solid chance), Quiz Bowl (all 4 years), Eco Warriors (prez sophomore year), Model United Nations (all 4 years; secretary sophomore year; VP junior year), Math Club (all four years; secretary junior year), Science Olympiad (all 4 years; have gotten top 3 in state and are hoping for state championship this year); Diversity Club (all 4 years), Played JV volleyball freshman year and the varsity sophomore year, played varsity soccer all 4 years. NHS (Soph-Senior). Class VP all years of high school.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a research lab summer after sophomore year.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer counseled at one week go-away camp for disabled children and adults. Volunteered at local old folks home. Through NHS, I also tutor someone on a weekly basis.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: I intend to.
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Not positive but maybe finance/stats. Or maybe I’ll completely change my mind and pursue med school. But as of right now, finance/stats.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Independent, private, small
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Daughter of immigrants??? Also, i did do lab research and am hopeful towards national merit.

So schools that I’m wondering about are: Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, USC, UCLA, Brown, Northwestern, WASHU, UC San Diego, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, Case Western, Boston University, Boston College, Tulane

Also, if you guys have any insight on money I could get at any of these schools, please share! In particular, I’m interested in potential National Merit money (ex: Presidential Scholarship at USC).

Let me know what you guys think and/or what I can improve on! Thank you so much, and good luck to all of you.

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There are schools that are more stats oriented that really like taking in lots of NMFs! Minus HYP, go look for the schools with super high SAT ranges vs. peers and you may have a shot with them if you get NMF. Overall, I do not want to completely advise on this because it is quite random. I would say for the less stats oriented schools, your ECs could stand out more.

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I forgot to add that I have been Class VP every year of high school as well. Thank you so much for your input!

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If you are in need of merit aid and/or need-based financial aid, I would cross UCLA and UC San Diego off your list. As an out of state applicant, the California UC’s give little to no aid so expect to pay $60K/year to attend.

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Thank you, that’s very helpful!

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TO ALL, I FORGOT TO ADD THAT I HAVE BEEN CLASS VP 9-11 AND HAVE TAKEN 5 COLLEGE COURSES AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY ALL OF WHICH I HAVE EARNED AN “A” IN*********

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You seem to be a really great candidate! Really involved in the community and in school. Your academics are great, especially your test scores. I think you would have a good shot in all of them, except John’s Hopkins and Brown. Because you never know how their decisions might be. Even people who score 1600, get rejected at Brown and JHU, but you are still a really competitive applicant for them! Just do your best till the end! And hope for the best! Your chances also depend on the major that you want to take. Some universities are more competitive in certain areas like engineering and medical! Hope you would be able to finalize that.

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hey! i think you have great chance at all of these schools! just make sure to find out your intended major because that’s extremely important! when you do find your major try to center you ec’s around that because they don’t seem to have a clear focus. but this is just advice, i can’t put my finger on your chances for sure!