Chance Me?

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<p>Here goes... Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Gender: F
Ethnicity: Chinese
Location: MA
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.94
GPA - Weighted: 7.88/8.00
Class Rank: top 5%
1/380</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 700
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 730
SAT II Literature: 760
SAT II U.S. History: 770
SAT II Physics: 640
SAT II Chemistry: 740</p>

<p>APs:
AP Stats (5)
AP Chem (4) ~ Taken a year early, without chem prerequisite
AP US History (4)</p>

<p>[This year:]
AP Bio
AP Human Geo
AP Lang
AP Calc BC
AP Spanish</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Mock Trial (10, 11, 12), Stone Soup Literary Magazine (11, 12), Cultural Awareness Club (9, 10, 11, 12), Interact Club (11, 12), NHS (11, 12), SNHS (11, 12), Orchestra (9, 10, 11, 12), Boston Museum of Science (10, 11, 12), Kwong Kow Chinese School (Age 8 to 15)</p>

<p>Leadership positions: Mock Trial: Captain; SNHS: Treasurer; Orchestra: Vice-President and Principal 2nd Violin; Stone Soup: Editor-in-chief and Layout Director; Boston Museum of Science: SciCORE Intern; Cradles to Crayons:Teen Leadership Council</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Girls Tennis (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Helping Hands Essentials Pantry [Chinese translator], Boston Museum of Science [Exhibit Hall Interpreter], Interact Club (Rotary Club High School Affliate), Cradles to Crayons</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: AP Statistics Award, AP Chemistry Book Award, Nancy Guenther Award (2), Harvard Book Award, Bausch and Lomb Science Award, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar {Most of these are just random school-level awards}</p>

<p>Essay: Everyone who read it said it was strong...so hopefully...
Recommendations: Fantastic</p>

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<p>You’re certainly a competitive applicant. However, whether or not you get in will ultimately come down to your essays, supplements, and subjective factors which no one except the admissions committee itself will be able to tell.</p>

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<p>I agree with fledgling 100%.</p>

<p>I would just sit tight and hope for the best!</p>

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<p>Looks good; whats the purpose of a weighted gpa double the nonweighted? </p>

<p>Your test scores are a tiny bit on the low side; crap shoot like everyone.</p>

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<p>i’m not really sure, my school has a weird weighting system because we have four academic levels of classes you can take and also an alternatives program.</p>