chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello,</p>

<p>i finished my junior year in a public school, and i'm really interested in Caltech. so I would greatly appreciate any input. Thanks</p>

<p>Grade/classes
unweighted GPA (including my junior yr.): 4.00
rank : in top 1% out of 550
I took three ap classes in my soph. yr.: AP Euro. Hist. (5), Physics B (5), World Hist. (4)
I took 5 ap classes this yr.: Comp. Sci., Spanish, Calc BC, U.S.History, Micro & Macro Econ.
For my senior year: AP Gov., AP Biology, Robotics, AP English, math (2nd yr. Calculus....)</p>

<p>SAT I and SAT IIs
SATI: M 800 / R 690 / W 690 (essay ; 9) one-sitting and planning to retake in October.
SATIIs: Math II 800 / Physics 800 / U.S. History 710 (oh well..)</p>

<p>ECs
NHS (3 years so far.)
i got 6 on AIME 2006 and 2007
USAMTS for 2 yrs. (HM in the first yr and Bronze medal in this year)
ARML for 3 yrs. and planning to participate next year too. I won an individual and some team awards...
I also took a class at artofproblemsolving website....
Some other local math awards
Math Club (officer)
Academic club (president) - I won the first in math in my county competition.
Robotics in my senior year
I'm doing a research in local college and if i can, i want to submit my research into Intel and Siemens competition...</p>

<p>Sport
Tennis (4yrs.) - 2yrs. Varsity
Community Service
100+ hrs at local library
i'll do some more at local hospital this summer.</p>

<p>I think that's about it......right now i'm worried about my SAT I and my ECs..
Do you guys think my ECs show my passion for math and science?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,</p>

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<p>Very decent scores/ good grades/ good ec
great chance at Caltech (USAMTS is your hook)
and I'm sure that you'll get in if you're a girl.</p>

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<p>In at caltech</p>

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<p>to BillBank: i'm a male student..</p>

<p>Thanks for your post</p>

<p>BTW what are my chances for MIT, Stanford, and UC Berkeley (i'm in CA)?</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

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<p>Defidently in at UC Berkeley</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>How can USAMTS be a hook? It's a take home competition so I doubt colleges will view it seriously. I'd say your AIME score is a lot more impressive than USAMTS.</p>

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<p>You have the stats, now you need to demonstrate your love and brilliance for math/science through the app and recs.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't consider USAMTS as my hook, but i do think that colleges will view it seriously. It is a take-home comp., but that doesn't make it an easy competition. First, the problems are challenging, and second, it's more challenging to write up the proof clearly. Moreover, it taught me how to manage my time well, since i tried to do it along with all my ap classes(5) and sport.
This is just my thought, thanks for your insight.</p>

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<p>...................</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>ya, shoot for other higher good math/science schools. make sure you keep up your pace and dont slack off!</p>

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<p>Thanks Optisrule!</p>