Chances at Harvard SCEA and others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please write accept or reject. Thanks!</p>

<p>COLLEGES (in order of preference)
Harvard (SCEA), Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis</p>

<p>GENERAL
Asian Male
Public High School (Highly ranked and recognized)
Living in Southern California</p>

<p>TESTS
SAT I: 2330 (780V/ 770M/ 780W)
SAT II: 780 Biology (estimate) 800 Math IIC 760 US Hist
National Merit Finalist
5’s on 5 AP tests thus far (Euro, US, Bio, Lit, CompSci)</p>

<p>SCHOOL
GPA: 4.7 (W) 3.9 (UW)
Rank: Top 5% (my school doesn’t rank). Otherwise I’d be #1 out of ~350.
Taking the hardest classes in entire class</p>

<p>Taking seven additional AP’s as a senior</p>

<p>SPORTS
Varsity Water Polo
- Top 5 team in nation. Team captain, all-area team, Academic All-American.</p>

<p>CLUBS
Key Club 9-12 (Council and President)
Science Club 9-12 (President, Board)
National Honor Society 10-12
California Scholarship Federation 9-12 (President, Treasurer)</p>

<p>RESEARCH AND SCIENCE
Cancer Research Institute 9-10
Cancer Research Internship 11-12</p>

<p>Participated in AACR (American Association of Cancer Research) National Meeting in Anaheim and San Fransisco (9th and 11th grade)</p>

<p>Summer student at City of Hope National Research Center (8 hrs/day/3 months) for 2 years earnings:$3000</p>

<p>Baush& Lomb</p>

<p>OTHER
Bob Thompson Athlete Scholar Award</p>

<p>All-American Scholar Award (top ten water polo player in nation in terms of scholarship)</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Eagle Scout (with many other BSA awards)
- World Conservation Award
- SPL (prez), PL (board)</p>

<p>Piano for 12 years</p>

<p>Part time job tutoring dyslexic student in reading and math (Earnings : $1200)</p>

<p>Total volunteer hours: 400 (CHLA, BScouts, Key Club)</p>

<p>P.S. I’m sure I will have AMAZING recs and my essay should be pretty good as well (focusing on love of science and my inspiration). Thanks again everyone!</p>

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<p>Oh, and there may be a couple of things that may hinder my chances.</p>

<ol>
<li>Spanish</li>
</ol>

<p>Took I in 8th and II in 9th, then took III and IV (AP level w/ no test) at an outside summer school. My school offered AP, but I chose not to take it, going for tough classes such as CompSci and Stats.</p>

<ol>
<li>Free 6th period in 10th grade</li>
</ol>

<p>Made varsity water polo over summer and my water polo class for PE credit became zero period. Still took 6 classes, but I usually burden myself with 7. I will write an explanatory note.</p>

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<p>For the HYPSC, no one can say for sure. But you're as good as it gets. I'm fairly sure you'll get into at least a few of the Ivies. For the UC's, I'd say your in</p>

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<p>agreed wit above. no one can guarentee a spot in any of the ivies, but id say u definetly have one of the better shots.</p>

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<p>Just out of curiosity, how can you get a 4.7 with only 5 AP's? Does your school do something other than 5's for AP's and 4's for non-AP's?</p>

<p>BTW, i think your test scores are superb</p>

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<p>all i can say is the UCD application fee will be a waste.</p>

<p>you have amazing stat</p>

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<p>If you don't get into ALL UCs, I'll eat my shorts.
No really. I will. </p>

<p>:) Like the person above me said, no one can say for sure for IVYs. BUT, here's one advice I can give you. PRESENTATION. present yourself WELL on the apps. make sure your main passion/E.C stands out CLEARLY. Make sure you leave an impression of a dedicated, focused individual. No joke. I've heard of many ppl who had same/better resume as yours and got into no IVYs simply because they failed to present themselves in a right manner. MAKE SURE YOU PRESENT YOURSELF WELL IN YOUR APPLICATIONS, IN SHORT ANSWER ESSAYS AND IN PERSONAL STATEMENTS. EMPHASIZE YOUR PASSION AND MAIN E.Cs, leave them with a good impression of a unique individual that you are.</p>

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<p>oh i forgot-</p>

<p>UCs- IN!! (unless something really drastic happens)</p>

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<p>If you are serious about being happy at Dartmouth, then look at Amherst and Williams as well. Don't apply anywhere you can't be happy attending.</p>

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<p>sup - My school offers honors classes that give you 5 points on the GPA scale.</p>

<p>bandit_TX - could you please explain why I wouldn't like Dartmouth?</p>

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<p>Agree with everyone else... HYPSC: can't say</p>

<p>Brown - accepted
Dartmouth - accepted</p>

<p>UC Berkeley - match accepted
UCLA - match accepted
UCSD - safety accepted
UC Davis - super safety accepted</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is very rural and somewhat isolated as compared to everything else on your list. Great school but a very different environment than the others.</p>

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<p>You already know you're a NM finalist? I never took the test, so I don't know when those decisions are made... it just seems a bit earlier than last year.</p>

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<p>apmcavoy, lol, i just know because i got a 239 on the exam.</p>

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<p>Decided to apply to Cornell instead of Dartmouth.</p>

<p>Do any of you guys know if I should write a note explaining post 2? Thanks for all the feedback!</p>

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<p>NO G8 SN:</p>

<p>UCB: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safety
UCD: Super Safety</p>

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<p>Cool, I talked with my GC and she made me this list</p>

<p>Reaches: HYPS
Reach/Match: Columbia
Match: Brown, Cornell UCB
Safety/Match: UCLA
Safety: UCSD, UCD (might not apply)</p>

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<p>Dude you rock, same SAT as me. Except, I was 740CR/800M/790W.</p>