Chances at a bunch of schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: Male
Race: Asian
State: Virginia
Intended major: Biomedical Engineering
Schools: UVA, Washington University in St. Louis, Princeton Early Decision, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Duke, Virginia Polytechnic Institute</p>

<p>Weighted GPA:
Freshman: 4.0
Sophomore: 4.2
Junior: 5.1
Cumulative: 4.4</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA:
Freshman: 4.0
Sophomore: 4.1
Junior: 4.4
Cumulative: 4.2</p>

<p>Current Courses: (So far I have straight A's)
Multivariate Calculus
AP English Literature and Composition
Italian II
AP Physics
Advanced Math Modeling
AP Comparative Government
Military History Seminar</p>

<p>Testing Data:
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP English Language and Composition: 5
AP US History: 4
AP Biology: 5
AP Chemistry: 5
SATI: Critical Reading 770, Math 800, Writing 800, Cumulative 2370
SATIIs: Math IIC 800, French 760, Biology 800, Chemistry 800
PSAT: 240 (Not usually taken into consideration, but my senior counselor will send it to colleges because it is a perfect score.)
AMC 12B: 108
AIME: 3</p>

<p>Honors:
1st Place in Mathematics at the Virginia Junior Scholastic Academy of Science 2005 annual conference
Who's Who Among American High School Students
National Merit Semifinalist (Finalist Status Pending)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Math and Science Scholarship Award
Meritorious in 2005 COMAP High School Math Modeling Competition
Third place, third board in the 2005 Spotsylvania Chess Club MVP 4-Board Championships</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Clubs/Organizations:
Piano for 8 years
Classical Voice for 3 years
Member of Mensa (recent)
National Honor Society
National French Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
By the time I apply to my RD schools, I will most likely be a member of the National Science Honor Society
Chess Club, former secretary and current co-president, USCF rating ~1100
A cappella club, former sectional leader and current group co-leader
140 hours community service
Church and youth group, accompanist</p>

<p>Teacher rec's should be decent. My essays are well-structured, but of mixed originality. I'm also submitting a CD of both voice and piano pieces.</p>

<p>My own guess, UVA and VA Tech are safety, WashU and Duke are match, and the rest are all reach. I don't know, maybe I overestimate myself. Anyone have any input? Percentage chances would be nice.</p>

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<p>I should also say that my school does not rank, but my college counselor places me in the top 5% in my class of 150 or so. So I'd be like 7th in the class or better. I also will not be applying for need-based financial aid to any of the schools. I'll be applying for scholarships at WashU, though.</p>

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<p>...Anyone?</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance at Wustl and Duke. Definitely at least a 90%.</p>

<p>GREAT SCORES! GOOD JOB!</p>

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<p>Thanks! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Princeton, Yale, Harvard: reach (because they are everyone's reaches, but I think you have a great shot at these three schools)
MIT: match-reach
Duke: match
Washington, UVA: match-safety
VPI: safety</p>

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<p>I'd bet on a rejection from MIT.
Washington will waitlist you if you do anything short of saying you'd reject all others schools to go there.
HYP are reaches.
Duke is a reach.<br>
UVA and Virginia Tech are safeties. </p>

<p>When I look at you all I see are scores and numbers. Sorry.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot Princeton ED. Otherwise HY could be rejections/ waitlists. I think MIT will also come through. I think you need more matches though in the Duke range. I would seriously consider a school like Brown, Dartmouth, or Penn. I know plenty of 1600 valedictorians get rejected from HYPSM, and if you don't get into Duke (which could happen), you're in trouble.</p>

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<p>if these stats can't get him into a top school, what the heck do the universities want?</p>

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<p>They can, but not HYPS. He MIGHT get in, but its not for sure. Betting everything on Duke is a risk.</p>

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<p>I think your chances are solid. I would stress music and math in my applications if I were you. If you show passion in your responses and keep doing what youre doing (ie not slacking off), I think you will love your undergraduate college experience.
-Pianoboy</p>

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<p>Thanks, everyone.
Anyone else? (bump)</p>

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<p>Leave off Who's Who Among American High School Students--it's a scam. 240 on PSAT is pretty cool; I haven't seen that on here before.</p>

<p>Also, unless you are active in Mensa, leave that off too. You just look like you're flaunting your IQ score which they already know is high.</p>

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<p>really pathetic uscf rating</p>

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<p>another typical asian. how boring...</p>