Chances at Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Duke, UVa...?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying as an engineering major to some top universities, and I was wondering what you think my chances are. I'd really appreciate an estimate for my reach schools. Thanks.</p>

<p>Schools</p>

<p>Safety
University of Delaware
Drexel (already in)
Lafayette College
Northeastern University</p>

<p>Good Chance
Bucknell University
Lehigh University
Villanova University</p>

<p>Reach
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Tufts University
Cornell University
University of Virginia</p>

<p>Here are my stats</p>

<p>SATs
Math- 750
Critical Reading- 800
Writing- 780
Total- 2330</p>

<p>SAT II
Math (II) - 800
Physics - 800
Chemistry - 760</p>

<p>Grades
9th Grade- 3.3 (not calculated in my official GPA but schools see it)
10th Grade - 3.85
11th Grade - 3.77
12 Grade - 4.00</p>

<p>GPA (official) - 3.87
GPA (including 9th grade) - 3.73</p>

<p>I'm hoping the upward trend will help to nullify the 9th grade, but if it comes down to the wire my guess is that I'll get the axe because of 9th grade (my counselor lied to me and told me that schools don't see ninth grade because it's a transition period, this was a lie). BTW, I have taken almost all honors or AP classes with the exception of Geometry and Analysis which I took accelerated, but then moved to BC Calculus. I'm hoping that they won't hold this against me because I have an A in BC calc and I can clearly do math, but you never know. Also, this year I'm taking the three hardest classes in my school (often referred to as a triumvirate of impossibleness when taken together). These are AP Physics 1 and 2 (C with Mechanics electricity and magnetism), AP Chemistry, BC Calculus. I have A's or A+'s in these classes.</p>

<p>I have pretty good extra-curriculars. I ran track (indoor and outdoor) for three and four years respectively and earned varsity medals... I ran varsity cross country in 12th grade. As far as awards go I have the typical list: NHS, Science NHS, National Merit Semi-finalist, Distinguished Honor Roll... the list goes on, but I know that colleges don't need to see that you've been honored by your principal to know how smart you are. The point is that I have the typical grocery list of academic achievements that everyone applying to these schools has.</p>

<p>I believe that my essays are very good. My second cousin, who is a professor of writing at one of my "good chance" schools, offered to read them and she said they were very good.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this. I don't mean to come off as pretentious at any point (I hate all the pretentious posts on this website by the way). I'm trying to present as much information as possible.</p>

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Scores look great and gpa isn’t bad. What do your ECs look like?

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@collegebound1915 the user posted this in 2009. It is 2016. Do not resurrect old threads.

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@JonTargaryen Thats super embarrassing - didn’t even look at the date. Thank you!!! I apologize for being an idiot :expressionless:

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Colegebound1915 you are human. People need to be a bit more forgiving on these boards.

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@Asil65 Yes, I agree. All humans deserve forgiveness. Let us, humans, initiate and express forgiveness to murderers, rapists, racists, homophobes, gender discriminating individuals, and other corrupted organisms on the sole fact that they are “human.”

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@JonTargaryen Making a mistake on college confidential is not the same as murdering someone. The poster already apologized. Why be obnoxious about it?

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Why revive a chance thread just to debate the parameters for forgiveness

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How do people find these old threads? I’m legitimately curious.

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@bksoccer7 I simply restated the statement @Asil65 typed. The individual said “you are human. People need to be a bit more forgiving on these boards.” implying that all humans deserve forgiveness. It was obviously an incorrect, indirect statement to my response to which I then responded with a restated comment consisting of sarcasm. The correction of an individual’s incorrect logic is not being “obnoxious.”

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@JonTargaryen Were you actually trying to prevent the spread of logical fallacies, or did you just want to be clear that you’re smarter?

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@JonTargaryen You know what the individual meant when they said that; nothing was implied. You are just trying to act smart.

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@usualhopeful I was. I do not need to create comments on a forum to prove my intellectual value.

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@bksoccer7 Yes, the individual meant what I stated. As I previously wrote, I simply restated that individual’s words. Yes, I am “just trying to act smart” by restating a statement. Honestly, if that is your best response, do not reply at all.