Chance My Friend!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. I'm new to CC, but could someone help me chance my friend? He is still deciding on what schools he should apply to, but he would like to know what his chances are since he has a low SAT/ACT score. Thanks :D</p>

<p>General Information:</p>

<p>Gender: Male
State: Alabama
Income: Middle Class
Financial Aid: Don't Know
Race: Asian
School ranked 3rd in the State</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0 (School doesn't rank but I would guess 1-2/90)
Weighted GPA: 4.39 </p>

<p>ACT: 33 (English(32), Math (35), Reading (32), Science (32))
SAT: 2040 (Math(800), Critical Reading(590), Writing(650))
Subject Tests: Math IIC (800), Chemistry(730)
AP Scores: Biology(4), Chemistry(5), US History(5), Calculus AB(5), Calculus BC(5)</p>

<p>*Junior Year Schedule:
AP Chemistry, APUSH, AP Bio, AP BC Calc, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra</p>

<p>*Senior Year Schedule:
AP Physics C, AP Lit, Economics, Government, Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry</p>

<p>*All non-AP courses are considered honors courses.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Math Team President
Mu Alpha Theta President
Science Olympiad Vice President
Student Government Secretary
Concert Band Section Leader
Varsity Soccer</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Academic and Miscellaneous:</p>

<ul>
<li> Outstanding Sophomore of the Year (School Award)</li>
<li> Outstanding Junior in Math and Science (School Award)</li>
<li> 5 x All-State Band Alto Saxophonist</li>
<li> JV Scholar’s Bowl Team Regional Champions</li>
<li> Waiting on National Merit results (208)</li>
</ul>

<p>Math:</p>

<ul>
<li> AIME (American Invitational Math Examination) Qualifier</li>
<li> AMC 12 (American Math Contest 12) School Top Scorer </li>
<li> AMC 10 (American Math Contest 10) School Top Scorer</li>
<li> 2nd Place Individual Regional Math Olympiad</li>
<li> 2 x 1st Place Individual Regional Math Olympiad</li>
<li> 1st Place Individual in Region of Statewide Mathematics Geometry Exam</li>
<li> 3rd Place Individual in Statewide Mathematics Geometry Exam</li>
<li> 2nd Place Individual in Region of Statewide Mathematics Comprehensive Exam</li>
<li> 1st Place Individual in Region of Statewide Mathematics Comprehensive Exam</li>
<li> 1st Place Individual in Rocket City Math League Geometry Contest</li>
<li> 1st Place Individual in Ala-La-Miss Math League</li>
</ul>

<p>Science:</p>

<ul>
<li> 1st Place Technical Problem Solving at Regional Science Olympiad</li>
<li> 2nd Place Technical Problem Solving at Regional Science Olympiad</li>
<li> 3rd Place Forestry at Regional Science Olympiad</li>
<li> 2nd Place Fermi Questions at State Science Olympiad</li>
<li> ExploraVision Honorable Mention Team</li>
</ul>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<ul>
<li>Roughly 150 hours of Math Lab Tutoring</li>
<li>80 hours as Library volunteer</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Information: attends a boarding school, so it restricts having activities outside of school campus</p>

<p>What are my friend's chances of getting into MIT, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, Berkeley, Rice, and Vanderbilt?</p>

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<p>33 isn’t low by any means, and certainly not for Berkeley.</p>

<p>MIT: Reach
Princeton: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Cornell: Reach
Berkeley: Match
Rice: Reach
Vanderbilt: Reach</p>

<p>He definitely needs a safety, perhaps U Alabama could be his safety…</p>

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<p>He told me that he thinks his reach schools are Georgia Tech and Auburn. Would Georgia Tech count as a safety or a match? And would being from Alabama or applying early anywhere affect his chances significantly?</p>

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<p>I think georgia tech would be a match-high match. He has a great chance of being accepted there. Also he has as good a chance as anyone else to the other schools. It really will depend on his essays and letters of rec</p>

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<p>Oh and being from Alabama definitely won’t hurt him, idk about how much it will help-he’s not from North Dakota or Montana where there are a signifIcantly lower amount of students applying. Applying early has its benefits in that you find out earlier and there is a higher acceptance rate; however, applying early in some cases may be binding. Also the quality of students applying early is usually better, which is why there is generally a higher acceptance rate ( along with the fact that these students made it clear that school “x” is their number one choice.</p>

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<p>Berkley: Match
Rice: Match
Vanderbilt: Match
Cornell: High Match-Low Reach</p>

<p>others are all reaches but you can make one of them reachable with an early decision</p>

<p>chance back?
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<p>I also think he is a match for UCB. High match to low reach for Cornell and Rice.</p>

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<p>GA Tech: Low match/Match
Auburn: Safety</p>