Chance ME!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances at: Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Tufts, NYU, UCLA, Berkeley, Dartmouth, Stanford, USC, MIT, and Brown</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (640 CR, 690 M, 740 W) </li>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>SAT II: Spanish (800) Bio M (670) World History (760) US History (740) Math I (710) Math II (630) </li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00 (weighted= 4.39) </li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/124 (top 5%)</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), US History (5), World History (5), English Language (4), Spanish Language (5), Art History (3), Spanish Literature (4)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP US Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology + 4 classes at the community college (Genetics, World History, Art History, and Computer Science) </li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, AP International Diploma, school awards, MUN recognitions</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, FBLA, MUN (public relations), MEChA (president), Habitat (Vice President), Academic Decathlon (Assistant Captain), Art Club (Vice President), Science Olympiad (Historian) </li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: n/a</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: library, park clean-ups, beach clean-ups, Relay for Life </li>
<li>Summer Activities: classes at community college </li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): California </li>
<li>School Type: large, suburban, affluent </li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic (Salvadoran immigrant) </li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: around 30k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, low income, immigrant?, divorced parents? </li>
</ul>

<p><strong><em>Please consider the fact that I am a terrible essay writer</em></strong></p>

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<p>For rank I meant 41/845 (still in the 5% though)</p>

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<p>You have a shot.</p>

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<p>Despite being Hispanic, low SAT scores and lack of significant EC’s combined with being a self-proclaimed “terrible essay writer” almost ensure rejection at: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Stanford, MIT, and Brown. Good chances at the others however.</p>

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<p>Your chances aren’t very good… you should get better at writing essays.</p>

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<p>Bump. bump^^</p>

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<p>Berkeley College of Arts and Sciences = match (You have a good chance!)</p>

<p>Berkeley College of Chemistry and College of Engineering = low reach to reach</p>

<p>You should apply to Berkeley.</p>

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<p>bum, bump ^^</p>

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<p>Umm how is 41/124 top 5%? That isn’t even top 30%.</p>

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<p>Sorry, my mistake. I corrected it later, though (look at the comment right below).</p>

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<p>Harvard: High Reach
Yale: High Reach
Chicago: Reach
Princeton: High Reach
Cornell: Reach
Tufts: Low Reach
NYU: Match
UCLA: High Match
Berkeley: Reach/Low Reach
Dartmouth: Reach
Stanford: High Reach
USC: High Match
MIT: High Reach
Brown: High Reach/Reach</p>

<p>Overall I think you have a strong GPA and course load. However, your SATI score may be a slight disadvantage when applying to top schools. Your poor essay writing skills and lack of specialized ECs will definitely hurt you too. Do you have a specific interest or passion you can write about in your essays? If you write good essays, I can say that you will be a decently strong applicant to all the non-Ivies you are applying to and probably 30% chance accepted into at least one of the Ivies.</p>

<p>How is a rank of 41/124 = 5%?</p>

<p>Best of luck! </p>

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