Chances at Ivies and Other Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Indian-American male from Cali</p>

<p>GPA: 3.79 UW (going to a very competitive HS, one of top 30 for admissions in top 10 most selective universities according to the Wall Street Journal)
4.08 UC Weighted
Have taken 12 APs cumulatively (second highest in school)</p>

<p>SAT Is
Composite
Critical Reading - 800
Math - 800
Writing - 730
Total - 2330</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Biology-M - 800
Math Level 2 - 780
Chemistry - 780
US History - 770</p>

<p>APs
AP Computer Science A 5
AP Computer Science AB 4
AP US History 5
AP European History 5
AP Spanish Language 4
AP Biology 5
AP Calculus BC/AB Subscore 5/5
AP Chemistry 5 (self studied)
AP Statistics 5
AP Physics B
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Literature</p>

<p>ECs
Research Intern at the Children’s Hospital of Oakland Research Institute (11-12) </p>

<p>India Literacy Project (9-12) - Sold T-Shirts, Raised $1000, designed website, wrote and published articles in India West newspaper, Went to India and developed child profiles of kids at the project sites; Donated Dupont Winnings ($1500) to ILP, which was used to build flush toilets and benches </p>

<p>Democracy Matters (10-12) - Treasurer; Raised money through Club Fairs and various events. Hosted a workshop on the different kinds of elections in our democracy</p>

<p>Debate (11-12)
Varsity Tennis (9,11-12)
Band - (9-10,12)
Tutored 2nd graders in math
Taught lower schoolers tennis</p>

<p>Honors and Awards</p>

<li>First Place, Senior Division, Dupont Challenge Essay Contest 2005 (out of 5,000 contestants)- (11) </li>
<li>Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalist (one of 300 nationwide, out of 1558 contestants) - (12)</li>
<li>Siemens Westinghouse Competition Semifinalist (one of 335 nationwide, from a contestant pool of 1684) - (12) </li>
<li>AP National Scholar - (11)</li>
<li>National Merit Semifinalist (most likely finalist) - (12) </li>
<li>Awarded $3000 grant from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for Summer research at Children’s Hospital - (11)</li>
<li>Prudential “Spirit of Community” Award: Distinguished State Finalist, one of top 10 in state of CA, out of 20,000 nationwide for my work in the India Literacy Project - (11) </li>
<li>President’s Volunteer Service Award: Based on over 1.2 yrs of involvement with ILP - (11) </li>
<li>Cal Service Corps. Office of Governor. Service and Volunteer Star: Based on Distinguished Finalist recognition - (11) </li>
<li>Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition: Honored as a top youth volunteer in state by U.S. Representative Pete Stark for my involvement with ILP - (11) </li>
<li>Public Policy Debate at California High Tournament - 2nd Place - (11) </li>
<li>Certificate of Merit (CA music teachers association) Level 5 Alto Saxophone - (9)</li>
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<p>Good Teacher Recs, Good essays</p>

<p>Yale (Deferred SCEA)
Harvard
Stanford
Princeton
UPenn
MIT
Columbia
Duke
Cornell
JHU
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCD</p>

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<p>wrathofgod64:</p>

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

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<p>dannnnng.
all i can say is: GOOD JOB!!!
is there a reason you even bothered applying to ucdavis? i would be absolutely astounded if you ended up there.. your stats are excellent..</p>

<p>and yes... i know.. we all need safety schools. just take it as a compliment and leave it at that : )</p>

<p>anyway, you have good shots at everything on your list. i agree with flopsy.</p>

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<p>strong chance at all your schools. the only reason u might get rejected by uc's or lower tier ivies is because they feel you are using them safeties. Congrats at HPM
your getting in..</p>

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<p>my school is #1 according to wall street journal :)</p>

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<p>oh yeah? well wall street journal hasn't even HEARD of MY SCHOOL!!!!
BAH! what now homedog!?!?</p>

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<p>Your stats are proof this is such a lottery. I don't know how you don't get in everywhere....</p>

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<p>if you don't get in, then i'll pack my bags and live in the dumpster near our house...</p>

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<p>
[quote]
Yale (Deferred SCEA)

[/quote]

That says it all for your top 6-7 schools. You're qualified, but so are many others. Indian and Cali both work against you. You didn't list your class rank?? If there are a number of applicants ahead of you, that may be a problem as well. You have plenty of match and safety schools, so no problem overall.</p>

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<p>thanks guys. My school doesn't rank, but I'm estimating I'm in the top 10-15 out of a total class size of 77. I know it's not great, but I was hoping my other accomplishments would offset my gpa. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Good chances at most...</p>

<p>The grant seems really impressive.
Did you put down any research publications?</p>

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<p>wait, wrathofgod, which school do you go to</p>

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<p>prabz21 -- the op gave out some very specific info that makes identification pretty easy...that being said...it's people like the op who make me feel like a huge joke...it's yale's loss for not accepting him...at least i know that if i get rejected from stanford it will truly be because of people far more qualified</p>

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<p>is my GPA too low, and will it prove a hindrance to admission?</p>

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<p>why is your weighted gpa so low?</p>

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<p>because it's UC (University of California) weighted, which means it only takes into account 8 semesters max of honors and ap courses, spanning 10th and 11th grade. The way my school works, the highest UC gpa theoretically is 4.28. However, if my gpa were to be weighted such that every honors/ap class taken beginning in 9th grade was weighted, I would have around a 4.48.</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>bump one more time</p>

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<p>Believe in yourself, it does not matter whether you go to Yale as an undergraduate. Aim for graduate studies at Yale or any other IVY League School or one of the best 50 Us.
Rememebr life is about being happy with yourself, meeting good people and working with clever individuals.
Forget titles and stick to the real meaning of life. I hope your parents undestand you and deliver the same message.
Good luck to all your endeavors
Mother of same situation person.</p>

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<p>that perfect math/verbal looks mighty nice...</p>