chances at princeton, brown etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Could someone rate my chances? I'm applying to:</p>

<p>Princeton
Brown
Northwestern
NYU
George Washington
Carnegie Mellon
Rice</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.54 (unweighted, out of 5) 3.63 (weighted)- top 11 % of class
SAT: Verbal: 730 Math: 720 Writing: 730 Total: 2180
SAT II: Bio: 730, Math IIC: 740, US History: 760
All AP courses every year. Freshman year really messed me up but after that, I've had avg weighted gpa of 3.81 (unweighted is a 4.76 out of 5)</p>

<p>I'm national merit semifinalist, AP scholar with distinction, do debate (placed in top 16 at biggest national debate tournament my junior year) currently president of debate, wrote research paper over the summer (not published, but commended by professor), part of NHS, lots of community service (secular and religious service), pretty good recommendations, ok essays</p>

<p>*****I'm applying to Carnegie's Information Systems program, not their comp sci school.</p>

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<p>make those ok essays fantabulous and maybe you'll have a shot at brown, it's a big tossup since youre applying RD. </p>

<p>Princeton is a long shot, as it is for everyone. you should be fine at all your other schools, i bleieve. although top 11? why not top decile?</p>

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<p>our school is competitive and our top 10% cut off is incredibly high (3.689 weighted)</p>

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<p>Princeton-very slim chance
Brown-slim to decent chance
Northwestern-decent chance
NYU-really good chance
George Washington-in
Carnegie Mellon-good chance
Rice-good chance</p>

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<p>princeton - big reach
brown - reach
northwestern - high match/reach
nyu - match
gw - match
carnegie mellon - match/high match
rice - high match/reach</p>

<p>you need some safeties.....</p>

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<p>Well, I didn't put it on there, but University of Texas as well. That's my safety.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback guys. </p>

<p>What should I do to increase my chances at Brown (my mid year report is really strong)</p>

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<p>I got deferred ED from Brown with the following. I still hope to get in RD - hope this helps:</p>

<p>White, Jewish male from western massachusetts
small, but competitive, public high school</p>

<p>SAT: 2140, m690, v690, w760
SAT II's: Bio M 700, Math 2c 720, USH 690
Rank: 2/65
GPA: 4.37 out of 4.5
AP US: 5, didn't even take the course</p>

<p>Transcript lowest grade is an A-, only twice
First quarter senior year:
Honors physics A+
Honors Biochemistry A+
AP Studio Art A
AP French A
AP Calc A
Humanities A
Internship A+
Concert Band A</p>

<p>Most rigorous course load possible</p>

<p>Hooks: i am from western, yes western, not eastern mass
class president four the past 5 years in a row
got the Brown Book Award (only for Brown I guess)</p>

<p>recs should be really good and essay was definitely out of the norm, yet very well-written</p>

<p>crap load of other EC's as follows:
Varsity Tennis Team (2003 - Present) 8 hours per week
Varsity Golf Team (2005 - Present) 10 hours per week
Varsity Crew Team (2003 - 2005)
Student Council Member (2002 - Present)
Member of High School Quiz Team (2003 - Present) 2 hours per week
Member of As School Match Wits Television Show Team (2005 - Present)
High School French Club (2003 - Present) 1 hour per week
High School Concert Band Percussionist (2003 - Present)
High School Marching Band Percussionist (2003 - Present)
High School Jazz Ensemble Percussionist (2002 - 2005)
High School Mock Trial Program (2005 - Present) 2 hours per week
Junior Class Prom Committee - 2006
Yearbook Committee (2006 - Present) 1 hour per week
High School Peer Education (2004 - Present)
National Honor Society Peer Tutoring (2005 - Present) .5 hours per week
High School Art Club (2003 - Present)</p>

<p>bunch of awards and honors too:
Just selected with 1 other student to represent the school at Deval Patrick's inaugural ceremony in Boston. I will have the opportunity to meet the governor-elect and have open discussion with him.
Recipient of The Brown University Book Award (given to the individual in the junior class “Who Best Combines Academic Excellence with Clarity in Written and Spoken Expression”)
Recipient of The 2006 Art Award (given to four members of the junior class who show “Outstanding Skill in Visual Arts”)
Recipient of The Foreign Language Achievement Award (given to a select few members of the junior class who show “Strong Interest in the Study of Culture and Language and Achieved the Highest Level of Proficiency in French”)
Recipient of the Kodak Young Leaders Award (given to four members of the junior class “in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and leadership”)
Recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
Nominated for the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate
Received distinction of Lauréat National on the Concours National De Français
Twice-received distinction of Lauréat Du Chapitre on the Concours National De Français
Three-time Participant in the Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show, exhibiting artwork at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Recipient of The English Book Award (given to two members of the freshman class)
Two-Year Member of the The National Honor Society (“Membership is based on Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character”)
Recipient and delegate of the 10th Annual Massachusetts Student-Athlete Citizenship Awards Ceremony (April 11th, 2006)
Asked by music and art teachers to design poster for The Lenox High School Fine Arts Night (May 2006)
Yearbook Cover Design selected for The Class of 2007 Yearbook (October 2006)</p>

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<p>Btw: unweighted GPA is out of 4, weighted out of 5.</p>

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<p>with your GPA and SAT, you aren't getting in princeton or brown</p>