Chances at Duke, Dartmouth, Princeton, Cornell, JH

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone here are my stats!</p>

<p>Applying RD to Duke, Dartmouth, Princeton, Cornell, JH for Engineering.</p>

<p>Race/Gender: Caucasion/Female
SAT I (V/M/W): 780/730/750
SAT II: Math2C-790 Chem-780 Spanish-540 <--ugh
GPA: 3.87/4.00
Class Rank: 3/137
AP Tests: Calc AB-5
APs in the future: Chem/Stat/Gov
I go to a small, rural school so this is the best schedule I could have possibly taken.</p>

<p>ECs ((Hours/Week)/(Weeks/Year)):
Varsity Cross Country 11-12 (12/14)
Boy Scouts 9-12 (4/52)
Concert Band 9-12 (5/40)
Concert Choir 10-12 (3/40)
Stage Crew 11-12 (12/5)
PA Math League 10-12 (1/10)
Berks County Envirothon 9,10,12 (3/4)
Church Orchestra 9-12 (2/30)
Work: AMC (Movie Theater) around 20 hours a week</p>

<p>Accomplishments/Positions:
National Merit Semifinalist (further results pending)
Berks County Mathematics Championship Team Member
National Honor Society Member
Varsity Letter in Cross Country
Finishing Eagle Project
Senior Alto Saxophonist
Chorus Treasurer</p>

<p>Recs from the two best teachers in the school who I have had for at least two years, and who I know will give me excellent reviews.</p>

<p>My essay is extremely well written (according to my LA teachers), but I now think it is too impersonal. It tells a great story, steps back and makes conclusions, has a very interesting internal metaphor, but it could probably have been more about me.</p>

<p>I have strong academics, but I just don't think I have that "stand-out" quality that the above colleges are looking for.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you don't really have that standout quality, but you're in the range for those schools, so I guess you have about an average chance. Then again, I didn't stand out either (albeit with higher test scores, more AP tests, better GPA but lower class rank and much, much worse ECs) and I got into Cornell (though it was CAS, not engineering), so you probably have about as much chance as I did.</p>

<p>And Dartmouth for engineering? Hmm, I didn't even known Dartmouth had engineering. meh.</p>

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<p>ROFL...a caucasian female in boy scouts...</p>

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<p>wow haha that's embarassing . . . yeah I am a guy, for some reason while i was typing that first bit I was thinking about how a lot of posters on the board are asian females . . . and somehow I managed to type that . . .</p>

<p>welp . . . haha . . . no I'm not gay or gender confused (not trying to offend anyone here) . . . just tired and stressed . . . and I already gave the post an edit to add in work experience and the forum doesn't seem to keen on giving me the chance to edit it again.</p>

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<p>is that your whole list? are you already in a college?</p>

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<p>lol i think u wanna hear the answer "yes" from people in here since female in engineering is rare, that would make u IN those school if ur a female. For caucasian male in engineering hmm not guarantee</p>