Chances at HYPSM, Caltech, U of Chicago, Cornell, Columbia, Duke, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, though I have lurked for a while. I am wondering if you guys would take the time to evaluate my chances at the following schools. Thanks in advance:</p>

<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, U of Penn (Wharton or Engineering), Columbia: Fu, Cornell Engineering, MIT (Early), Caltech (Early), U of Chicago (Early), U of MD: CP, Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering, and Stanford.</p>

<p>Male Indian (Asian) from MD
Interested in majoring in math/chemisty/chemical engineering/biomedical engineering?</p>

<p>NUMBERS:
GPA: 3.75ish unweighted, 4.6ish weighted
Class Rank: School does not rank
SAT I: 690 Verbal, 740 Math, Writing 650 10E
SAT II: MathII: 800, Chemistry: 760, Physics: 770 </p>

<h2>ACT: 34 (36M 35E 33R 32S 9W)</h2>

<p>COURSELOAD:
Most difficult course load in the school.</p>

<p>APs: Calculus BC, Chemistry, US Government & Politics, Statistics, Microecon, Macroecon, Physics C Mechanics, Psychology- all 5s (4 sophomore year, 4 junior year)</p>

<h2>All IBs senior year (Full IB diploma student)</h2>

<p>CLASSES -
took calculus 3, differential equations, and linear algebra at my local community college and got A’s in all of them. (10th)</p>

<p>Took Organic Chemistry 1 (15 credits lab/discussion/lecture) at community college and got a B (11th)</p>

<h2>Taking a class at NIH grad school on Clinical Pharmacology.</h2>

<p>ECs -</p>

<p>Debate –(9-12th once a countywide finalist)
Ethics Club (Political Philosophy)- Founder, President (9-12)
Cricket Club- Founder, Captain (9-12)
Young Republicans (9,10 member) (11, 12 co president)
Student Government Representative (9th-11th)
Student Government Parliamentarian (12th)
National Honors Society (11th,12th)
Martial Arts– 10 years</p>

<h2>Tabla (Indian percussion) (7 years)</h2>

<p>AWARDS (not too many):
AP National Scholar
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention
National Merit Commended</p>

<h2>Few regional awards </h2>

<p>OTHER:</p>

<p>Summer Job at a paper collating factory (Colorworks Promotion Inc.) to fund extra classes (10th).</p>

<p>Research with National Cancer Institute this summer (250 hours) (11th grade summer)</p>

<p>280+ hours community service</p>

<p>Great essays and recommendations.</p>

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<p>Please be brutally honest :). What do you guys think?</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, U of Penn (Wharton or Engineering), Columbia: Fu, Cornell Engineering, MIT (Early), Caltech (Early), U of Chicago (Early), U of MD: CP, Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering, and Stanford.</p>

<p>Going by ACTs...
Harvard rejected 94/100 in RD, and you don't stick out
So did Yale and Princeton and Stanford
And MIT and Caltech and Columbia
So i say no, but who knows</p>

<p>Okay chance at Duke and Penn
Decent/good chance at Chicago and Cornell
Good chance at JHU for regular, BME is a lot tougher so I dunno
Guessing you get into one or two or three or even more! of these.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response. What you are saying is mirroring a lot of the concerns I have about my selections being too top-heavy. Oh well...what's done is done.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>NUMBERS:
GPA: 3.75ish unweighted, 4.6ish weighted
Class Rank: School does not rank
SAT I: 690 Verbal, 740 Math, Writing 650 10E
SAT II: MathII: 800, Chemistry: 760, Physics: 770
ACT: 34 (36M 35E 33R 32S 9W)</p>

<p>gpa and sat's are below average for the ivy leages you are applying to...
sat II's are good numbers, though i must say, it seems like everyone these days is maxing out on the mathII ...
i agree with karl marks on your chances at chicago, cornell, and duke.
best of luck~</p>

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<p>Will schools look at ACTs instead of SATs? I think I read that most will consider only the better of the two.</p>

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<p>What does "Columbia: Fu" mean?? I saw someone else post Columbia fu, fu, fu. My head will explode if I don't find this out.</p>

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<p>Fu school of engineering and applied science.</p>

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<p>Oh, I am also expecting publication (as the secondary coauthor) in an economics journal (probably too late for colleges to consider).</p>

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<p>Maybe you should get a recommendation from the first author.</p>

<p>Your courseload is quite impressive -- keep up the good work!</p>