chances at MIT/upenn/harvard/cornell

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey, i just wnated to see what some people thought about my chances. i already believe i have a good shot at all these schools, especially cornell. just curious to see what the rest of you think. </p>

<p>hit me with your worst put downs. MIT is my #1 by far and im EA'ing. if not that, then in order i want, upenns M&T, cornell engineering, penn wharton or engineering, maybe harvard. obviously i want to do engineering/maths and sciences</p>

<p>oh and also, dad went to top university in korea, sister graduated from cornell, and brother graduated from boston u.</p>

<p>Asian Male from NJ</p>

<p>top 10 in class out of like almost 300? school doesnt actually rank though. school was ranked #1 in nj for one of the years i was here. dropped a ltitle other years but basically always top 10ish.
GPA: 3.99 of 4.00 unweighted (only B i got was in health...o_O)
4.65 weighted... should be like 4.8 by semester
SAT: 800 math, 760 cr, 680 writing - i would take it again if i lost points in cr or math, but writing is least important so screw it.
II: chem 780, phys 770, mathii 800
ap: bc 5, lang 5, chem 5, will be taking ap us, a 2nd year physics course equivalent of ap, ap lit, ap spanish</p>

<p>interview: had a real good interview, showed him my interest in the school and what about me was different and that i had a few specific interests that i really put emphasis on. i also think i showed him im not just a stereotypical smart asian kid or something like that.</p>

<p>EC: film analysis club, red cross club but these 2 were just sparingly, a few meetings
-varsity ice hockey 4 years, captain 3 years, mvp a few years, other crap like that
-varsity xc 2 years
-freshman football
-varsity lacrosse 3 years, captain sr year, some awards, freshman lacrosse too
-select acapella group my senior year, showed interest in singing starting junior year with choir and did summer vocal institute too
-peer leader, selected by kids in my class as one of like 10 people to do... stuff
-prolly the biggest thing... got governor for new jersey boys state
-national spanish honor society
-doing siemens competition currently
-have some volunteer stuff
-some jobs (website)
-skills in webdesign, guitar... more like hobbies though
-tutored kids
-other stuff i prolly forgot
-im sexy</p>

<p>im also in contact witht he MIT lacrosse coach whos interested in me and would send a letter of rec... but he said it wont help too much.</p>

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<p>You should be able to get into at least one of them, but don't be shocked if you are rejected, especially at MIT. At my school of 4500, the #1 kid 2 years ago with a 1590 SAT and a 4.0 uw gpa/4.83 w was rejected by MIT, but got into Harvard and Yale. I like your chances though to get into one of them, especially considering you're sexy.</p>

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<p>i forgot to say....</p>

<p>for AMC10, in 10th grade i got like 120s? maybe 130s.
AIME my soph year i got something bad, below 5 im pretty sure
as a junior i think i got atleast a 6 or so. and AMC10 i got like 105 or something around there.</p>

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<p>I think you will get into Cornell and maybe UPenn, but I don't really see Harvard or MIT for you. As an Asian male, you don't strike as a particularly intelligent person (compared to other applicants for those top schools) nor do you seem exceptionally well-rounded (your sports EC's are good, but other than that, nothing impressive or worth noting).</p>

<p>And why are you applying to Harvard if you want to do engineering? Shouldn't you apply to Caltech/Stanford/Princeton etc. instead?</p>

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<p>"for AMC10, in 10th grade i got like 120s? maybe 130s."</p>

<p>^ that makes a HUGE difference. I wasn't too sure before, but now i really think you have a good shot at MIT and the others. However, Harvard and Upenn are still reaches, because your EC's aren't that great, and you don't really standout. You'll most likely get into 1 or 2 of those schools.</p>

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<p>AMC 120~130s and AIME 5~6 is not that great at all for MIT or other schools of that caliber. Unless one qualifies for USAMO, it's not a big advantage.</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies. i dont know if you guys know what boys state is though, getting governor for that is pretty huge. boys state picks a few guys from each high school for this week long seminar thing and out of 800 kids i got hte top position there.</p>

<p>i also forgot to say that i received the bausch & lomb honorary science award. they award it to one student out of a buncha high schools per region.</p>

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<p>No I didn't know what boy state was.
But even knowing that, I don't think I see your chances at those school to be better. You say that boy state picks a few guys from each high school right? Ultimately, that means you are only top few at your school, doesn't it? I don't think that'd be considered as impressive as you seem to believe.</p>

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<p>^But Njtitans was governor of Boys State, which is much more significant than simply being a member.</p>

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<p>And another Asian male from New Jersey!</p>

<p>MIT: REJECT, unless they really want you for lacrosse.
upenn: Maybe
harvard: REJECT
cornell: Maybe</p>

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<p>ooh sorry lol
man i guess i can't read
:P
well the governor thing definitely seems more impressive than before :P haha sorry
I think it's a good exemplification of your leadership skills and charisma
I don't think that'd help your chances at MIT much, but I think your chances at the other schools seem better than before.</p>

<p>well anyways, congrats on being the governor.</p>

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<p>i'd say you're in at cornell. you have a good shot a upenn. mit and harvard are going to be tough since you're an asian male from nj =&lt;/p>

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<p>bump once only.</p>

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<p>"And another Asian male from New Jersey!</p>

<p>MIT: REJECT, unless they really want you for lacrosse.
upenn: Maybe
harvard: REJECT
cornell: Maybe"</p>

<p>-- screw you! WHY DO ASIAN MALES FROM NEW JERSEY HAVE IT SO DAMN HARD?</p>

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<p>You're one too eh?</p>

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<p>yeah... :-(</p>

<p>but with higher SAT, higher GPA, worse EC's...</p>

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<p>Well, a guy like this hurts everyone's chances. Higher GPA? by 0.01? haha</p>

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<p>lol i have a perfect GPA besides a B in freshman health so im not really worried about that.</p>

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<p>"Higher GPA? by 0.01? haha"</p>

<p>-yeah but w/e...I wish I was a Native American from Utah</p>

<p>congrats on governor of Boy's State.</p>

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<p>Hey you have pretty similar stats to me, too.</p>

<p>our gpa and sat i&ii are very very similar and except I'm district treasurer for key club and you're gov for boys state.</p>

<p>hmmm... i'd say you have a good chance at any college as long as you stress your strong points like E/Cs. Cause EVERYONE who applies to Havard has good grades...and good test scores...the real deciding factor is your essays, E/Cs and recs</p>