Chance Me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am an Asian Male at a public school in Dallas, Texas.</p>

<p>My GPA is a 4.60 on a 5.00 scale. Rank 49 out of 700 people.
SAT Score - 2220
Math - 790
Writing - 720
Reading - 710</p>

<p>SAT II
Bio - 770
US History - 750
Math II - 730</p>

<p>AP -
APUSH, Geog, Env Sci, English Language, French Language, Psychology, Biology - all 5s.</p>

<p>Taken all AP/PAP classes. </p>

<p>Extra Curriculars -
- Debate – 3 time national qualifier, 3 time state qualifer, placed top 8 at national competition, officer, devote (9-12)
- Yearbook – Chief Editor (top position), yearbook staff is top 10 in the nation, spend at least 40hrs/week (10-12)
- National Honor Society – Treasurer, organize volunteer events (10-12)
- Unicef Volunteering Club – Vice President, organize many volunteering events, devoted (9-12)
- International Club – Officer (9-12)</p>

<p>Volunteer –
Besides school volunteering activities:
- Summer Teaching Institute – I am an intern here and I help teachers teach young children about sciences.
- Museum – I volunteer regularly at a museum
- Hospital – Probably doesn’t go under here, but for a month in the summer, I shadowed a heart doctor.
- School – I’ve organized around 4 volunteering events</p>

<p>Achievements –
Debate – 3 time national qualifier, 3 time state qualifer, placed top 8 at national competition
Yearbook – Top 10 in Nation, Best in Show @ State
Guitar – UIL Gold</p>

<p>Recs –
The one from my yearbook teacher should be amazing and the one from my counselor should be above average.</p>

<p>I am applying to
Johns Hopkins
Brown
Georgetown
WashU
Emory
Northwestern
UPenn
UChicago</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>The fact that you’re an Asian male is going to hurt you a lot at UPenn, Brown, UChicago, and possibly Northwestern, as well as your somewhat low GPA (it’s a 3.68 on a 4.0 scale), but your speech and debate awards seem impressive, as well as your involvement with the yearbook. Your AP scores are excellent. I’d suggest you retake the SAT and shoot for the 2300+ range, as well as the Math Level 2 subject test (try to get an 800 - the curve’s really quite generous). </p>

<p>Ultimately, it’s your essays that will be the deciding factor, so make sure you get a head start on them and get people you trust to help you edit.</p>

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<p>So would the above mentioned schools be a reach for me?
And what about Georgetown, WashU, and Johns Hopkins?
Thanks!</p>