Chances at Case Western

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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<p>Personal:
Ethnicity: Asian Male
Location: New York
School Type: Moderately Competitive Medical Magnet High School
Intended Major: Biology/Chemistry or Computer Science/Engineering</p>

<p>GPA:
3.1 UW</p>

<p>SAT I :
Critical Reading: 740
Mathematics: 780
Writing: 740
(1520/2280)</p>

<p>SAT II:
United States History: 750
Physics: 790
Math Level II: 780</p>

<p>Extra-curricular Activities:</p>

<p>H.P.R.E.P. (Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program) at
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University</p>

<p>R.E.A.D.Y. Program (Responsibly Employed And Dedicated Youth)</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
Treasurer of Student Government (11)
Founder of the Chess Club
President of the Chess Club</p>

<p>Club Activities:
Member of the Health Sciences Club (11,12)
Member of the Social Wellness Club (12)</p>

<p>Instrument :
Experience Playing Piano (8 years)
Experience Playing Harmonium (10 years)</p>

<p>Work Experience :
Private Student Tutoring in literacy, grammar, and mathematics (9,10)</p>

<p>Community Service :
220 hours for Website Design
30 hours as Teacher's Assistant</p>

<p>College Now Courses at York College : (11)
PSY 102 : Introductory Psychology – B
POL 103 : Politics and Government in the United States *
College Now Course at Borough of Manhattan Community College :
CHE 110 : General Chemistry *</p>

<ul>
<li>Will be completed before applications are due.</li>
</ul>

<p>Senior Year Schedule: (Most rigorous schedule possible)
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
Honors English IV
Participation in Government/Economics
POL 103 : Politics and Government in the United States (CUNY York)
CHE 110 : General Chemistry (CUNY BMCC)</p>

<p>Do I have any chance at Case Western Reserve? Also, it would be gladly appreciated if you could suggest solid safety, and match schools. Thank you for your help!</p>

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<p>i would say that your chances are pretty good....in all reality ... Case may actually be an excellent fit for someone like you... its admittance rates are much higher than other schools of its caliber... the education you'd receive there would be top notch... definitely apply... good luck...</p>

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<p>Your scores are great
you've got good ECs
you've got the courses im assuming, and by looking at the college courses,
I'd say you've got a very good shot
maybe even at getting some $$$ which is always a bonus</p>

<p>as far as safety and match schools, well here are some of my opinions</p>

<p>They say Case's rival in atheltics AND academics is Carnegie Mellon, so theres one. </p>

<p>For a Bio/chem/Biochem/BME or med major type student, two "reach" schools could be WashU or JHU...I know people at both...</p>

<p>Safety? hmm well I'm from Michigan, so the university of Michigan was my safety school, I mean, one of the best publics in the country, they have good everything, their engineering and med schools are both near #6 or 7 in the nation. </p>

<p>yeah
thats my spiel...</p>

<p>_kyle</p>

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<p>The only thing that might hurt you would be your gpa. When I add your SAT scores they add to 2260, was there a typo? Good luck</p>

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<p>Writing: 760*
Sorry.</p>

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<p>i see that you're from nyc too. which hs did you go to?</p>

<p>i'd have to disagree about your gpa about hurting you.
i went to one of the new specialized hs and honestly, i didn't even think i was going to get into case - i thought it was a reach school for me. my gpa wasn't that high (~3.3) and my sat's didn't even hit 2000 overall. i had great extracurriculars (both in and out of school), a HARD curriculum (we were comparable to stuy's curriculum and we beat out tech on the shsat for 2 years in a row even though the school's only been established for 4 years), and took as many college classes i could (i had 5 a's in the 6 classes i took) though. all of that makes up for a lot. or at least it seemed like it did for me. i applied as a business management major, however... i have a feeling it might make a difference.</p>

<p>but looking at your senior year schedule, it's almost the same thing i did. i took the hardest curriculum i could get out of my school. i would've had 3 ap's if my schedule didn't conflict with it.</p>

<p>i'd say your chance is great. good luck!</p>

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<p>I got to a small medical magnet school that isn't known by the general public. It's called Queens Gateway to Health Sciences. Which Specialized High School do you go to? Haha, my brother went to Brooklyn Tech.</p>

<p>I think doing well in my college classes are imperative next year. First semester I'll be taking General Chemistry, and U.S. Politics and Government. The grades will be available for each class before the application deadline. Then semester two I'll just take one college class.</p>

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<p>i went to the high of american studies at lehman college in the bronx... we beat tech on the cutoff score for the test for the last two years hehe =] it's one of the new three schools they created four years ago. i've actually heard of your school but i'm not quite sure where it is... is it in jamaica?</p>

<p>i'd say shoot for two college classes during your second semester if you could, schools like to see that you're still working hard at the end. my hardest semester was my last one haha... i took a college java course, a college spreadsheet course, ap spanish, ap calc ab, honors english, honors econ, health & phys ed.</p>