Chances at BU, NYU, Cornell, USC, Occidental, and UC's please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Class of 2009
Asian Male
California
Very competitive Public High School
GPA: 3.5/4.0 (uw) 3.7-8(w)
ACT: 27 (taking it again aiming for 30+)
SAT: Took subject tests in Bio/Math..haven't gotten scores back..
RANK: School doesn't really rank...probably top 25%</p>

<p>AP Classes/Honors classes:
AP Biology
AP US History
Biology Honors
AP Statistics
AP Economics
Government Honors
AP Chemistry</p>

<p>Current schedule:
Physiology
AP Chemistry
English
AP Econ/ H. Gov
AP Statistics
Speech and Debate</p>

<p>Speech and Debate (huge commitment) :
Currently Vice President of team of 300+ students
Team ranked #1 in the nation
2nd place at State Championships Junior year
22nd place in the Nation sophomore year
League Champion 2 years
1st at many invitational tournaments
Event Chair- Junior year
Spirit Chair- Sophomore year
High Distinction Level in National Forensics League</p>

<p>Hospital (huge commitment):
Volunteer since 8th grade. Over 400+ hours of service
Treasurer of program- Sophomore and Junior year
Shift leader- 2 years
Shadowed various physicians summer of Junior year
Researched/ Volunteered in Stroke Center
Helped publish various stroke awareness articles</p>

<p>Clubs:
Life time member of California Scholarship Federation- Project Coordinator
Life time member of National Honors Society</p>

<p>Organizations:
Part of a highly selective program Junior year amongst the school district. Visited city hall/homeless shelters/etc. Learned about community organization and leadership. Only 4 members selected per school. </p>

<p>Intern at Services for Brain Injury- Sophomore year. Helped in rehabilitation program</p>

<p>Varsity Track and Field- All 4 years</p>

<p>Soccer- Playing since 8 years old. Played on high school team Freshman year</p>

<p>Roller Hockey- 2 years</p>

<p>Folk Dance- 6 years</p>

<p>Active member at my church- Volunteer 100+ hours of service </p>

<p>Associated Student Body- Sophomore and Junior year- Diversity commissioner</p>

<p>Piano- 4 years</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential Service Award for 300+ hours of community service in one calender year</p>

<p>Student of the Month- 2006 and 2007</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: Sophomore English teacher (loved me), Speech and Debate Coach, Volunteer Coordinator at Hospital, School administrator</p>

<p>Essays: Hospital Experiences over the summer/ Brain Rehabilitation Center experience</p>

<p>Please chance me on: University of Southern California, New York University, Syracuse, Cornell University, Occidental College, Boston University, UC's (B, La, I, SB, SD, D), Virginia Commonwealth University (ba/md program), Loyola Marymount University</p>

<p>I really did not do well my Junior year (3.2 each semester)because of my high involvement in speech..preparing for state championships and being involved in ASB, etc. Working at the hospital also was probably a reason for my grades slipping but I am resolute on getting a 4.0 this year so let me know if me sort of redeeming myself this year will make any difference.</p>

<p>Thanks any advice is appreciated!!!!</p>

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<p>bumppppp!!!!!</p>

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<p>last one- bumpppp!</p>

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<p>Based on what I know about speech & debate, and about your list of colleges:</p>

<p>USC: Slight Reach/Match
NYU: Match
Syracuse: Match
Cornell University: Slight Reach
Occidental College: Match
Boston University: Match/Safety
UCB: Slight Reach (your GPA, ouch! and test scores)
UCLA: Slight Reach (your GPA, ouch! and test scores)
UCSD: Match
UCI: Safety
UCD: Safety
Virginia Commonwealth University: I don't know enough
Loyola Marymount University: I don't know enough</p>

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<p>match match match match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! super impressive ECs man u are IN! c u at cornell</p>

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<p>really match for cornell?? i highly doubt it with my gpa...but thanks anyone else????</p>

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<p>I don't want to be the one to stray, but I think Cornell is a slight reach. The gpa is a bit low, and so is the ACT. Your ecs are fantastic, no-doubt, but I would still only give you like a 55% at Cornell. All the other ones are looking good.</p>

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<p>I would say Cornell is a reach unless you get a 30+ ACT</p>

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<p>Your EC's are outstanding! You just need to get a little higher on the GPA, and ACT, and I'd say you have a chance in every school.</p>

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<p>If you can do so well in speech and debate, you can definitely do better on your ACTs! Good luck:)</p>

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<p>So you think i'll be good if i pull off a 4.0 this semester and a 30+??
thanks! more input is always good!</p>

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<p>btw i'm planning on majoring in something pre-med related..so do you think pyschology would be a good major to put down which might be less impacted then bio or chem and maybe improve my chances a bit more for all these schools?</p>

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<p>If you are desperate, then yes. But your stats are not really that bad especially you have a lot of medical oriented ECs. I don't think it would really matters if you put down bio or chem, unless you are applying to UCB. they have such a highly ranked chem school that it would really be difficult to get in with your GPA.
Hopefully you did well on your SATIIs, cause that's going to help, especially with UCs. </p>

<p>btw in what event did you get second place in at state? just curious.</p>

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<p>UCLA/Cal: Reach
USC: Slight Reach/Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCD: Match
UCSB: Safety/Safe Match</p>

<p>UCs are a numbers driven school, however you do have impressive ECs. How the adcoms perceive your ECs will ultimately decide your fate, so write fantastic essays (and I mean fantastic).</p>

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<p>yeah i am working really hard on those essay's...USC is actually my top choice so if any of you go there...any advice would be great!</p>

<p>kitkatz, I placed in Oratorical Interp. Do you do speech??</p>

<p>appreciate the help guys, more would be awesome! thanks.</p>

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<p>Ummm....some of these guys seem to forget that for most schools GPA and TEST SCORES are the most important factors.....even if you have steller EC's, your GPA and TEST SCORES bring you down a lot... Cornell as an Ivy is def. a reach for anyone even with better stats than you(No offense). NYU is also a reach....considering the average ACT of NYU is 29~31 and that of Cornell is even higher, you have a slight chance in getting accepted in those schools....People that just give you false hope are useless. Get the right facts. Good luck</p>

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<p>bump. more advice please?</p>

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<p>I gotta finalize this by the end of this week!! please give me some straight up comments on what you really think! please and thank you!</p>