Chances at Stanford/Harvard/Princeton?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: Asian American, go to a very good public school
-GPA: 3.8 unweighted before senior year, 3.4 senior year first semester unweighted (<- this is what worries me...)</p>

<p>-SAT I: 2370 (only took it once)
-SAT II Physics, Math, US History: 800, 800, 780</p>

<p>-APs: APUSH, APLAC, AP Physics C (e/m and mech), AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A/B, Calculus B/C, all 5s.
-AP Courses taken: APCalcB/C, APCS A/B, APLAC, AP Bio, AP Chem, APUSH, AP Literature: 2 Bs, 12 As</p>

<p>-Recommendations: pretty good, I think. From my math club advisor/calculus teacher, APUSH teacher, with supplemental from the USA IMO coach</p>

<p>-National Academic E/Cs: US IMO Alternate, attended USA Black MOP, USAPhO Semifinalist 2009, Quarterfinalist 2008</p>

<p>-Local Academic E/Cs: Vice president of Science Club, President of Math Club, some local science contests (TEAMS, Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, etc), some awards in local math contests</p>

<p>-Nonacademic extracurrics: some school-level piano, band, soccer, and debate extracurriculars (nothing big), going to be Eagle Scout in less than a month. Nothing big here...</p>

<p>I got into MIT early action, but whacked my GPA, so things might go a little differently for the rest of my applications... What are my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>You sound like a typical Asian-American. ><
I think to really push yourself into H/S/P you need to have one last ‘acme’ that will really show who you are to the universities…
Excel in an area of paricular interest to you!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply! But for me, that would be the USAMO stuff (typical though it may sound…)</p>

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<p>chancing for ivies is dumb. ESPECIALLY hyps. your chance is legitimately just as good as the next applicant. if you already got into MIT, then i’d say your chances are already very good.</p>

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<p>I would bet my money on you getting in everywhere.</p>

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<p>^ Agreed. Then again, why are we reviving a month-old thread? The OP hasn’t been on since then.</p>

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<p>Stanford- match, Harvard and Princeton- target/reach. Amazing test scores lol good luck!</p>

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<p>I think your GPA will hurt you a bit more at Princeton than the other schools. That said, best of luck!</p>

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<p>if you really make yourself stand out in your essay, they you have a great shot at all those schools. from what i’ve read, you seem like a typical asian math geek, no offense :)</p>

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<p>“-National Academic E/Cs: US IMO Alternate, attended USA Black MOP, USAPhO Semifinalist 2009, Quarterfinalist 2008”</p>

<p>If you’re serious, you’re pretty much in almost all of these schools. I hope you’re not ■■■■■■■■ though.</p>

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<p>Nope, he’s not ■■■■■■■■; I’m pretty confident that I know who this guy is.</p>

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<p>Black MOP beotch</p>

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<p>US IMO alternate > Black MOP
but yeah, he’s insanely qualified…</p>

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<p>You could pretty much go anywhere you want to with those qualifications.</p>

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<p>I can see him in Caltech and MIT, but I’m having trouble seeing other stuff.</p>

<p>Your entire resume is built like a typical Super Asian resume. Super powered academic stuff, not much else. Caltech has lots of students like that.</p>

<p>I’m NOT sure about Stanford, but I’ve seen plenty of cases at Harvard and Princeton where they reject high-powered academic geeks. You lack other ECs that show you as a bit more rounded person, so H/P might reject you, but you never know.</p>

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<p>I would say you’re definitely in, except the 3.4 really really really hurts. Senior year matters the most cuz its the most recent assessment, meaning its the last thing colleges see to determine where you are currently at. However, I think you’re still getting in :D</p>

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<p>Ivy leagues are totally unpredictable…you may get in some places or you may not. Either way, if you applied to a few I am sure you will get into some great schools. Good resume.</p>

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<p>Only problem would be grades, which are the most important thing on a resume (not test scores), and also there is really no leadership or amazing ECs (besides Eagle Scout)</p>