Chances at top schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>k, some of these stats are projected, but most are concrete. Just predicting my AP results</p>

<p>Asian American/Male
Massachusetts</p>

<p>Attends one of the mosts competitive public high schools in the country(Boston Latin School, we get 20+ kids into harvard every year, 14 admitted early this year, not so lucky at MIT though, abnout 2/3 a year, 2 admitted early this year, Duke 4 in last 4 years)</p>

<p>Stats:
Class rank: (N/A) top 10%
GPA: B average in Frosh, A average in Soph, A/A+ average in Junior/Senior</p>

<p>SATs: 2280 720R, 800M, 760W
SATIIs :
800 Math IIC
800 Chem
760 Physics
760 U.S.
750 Bio E</p>

<p>Most Rigorous Courseload available to students at my schools
Skipped 1 year of math
APs-
World Hist - 4
US Hist -5
Calc BC - 5
Chem AP 5
Physics -
Econ -
Enviro Sci -</p>

<p>Harvard Classes (Night classes took 1 per semester starting junior year/1 in first semester of senior year):</p>

<p>Computer Science using Java - A
Linear Algebra - A
Multivariable Calc- ?(A/A-)</p>

<p>ECs:
Violin since age 8
Math Team Captian
Science Olympiad-Vice Pres
Science Bowl
Computer Club- Pres
A.S.I.A Club
Founder of a Math tutoring Program for competition lvl Math
Founder of Shostokovich String quartet at School
In Orchestras in school and out
Ulitmate Frisbee club</p>

<p>Awards:
Qualified for USA Math Olympiad (Top 250 kids in the nation)
5th place in 42nd Annual state math olympiad -soph
6th in State for Science olympiad (individual)
Schools Math team MVP
American regions math team A team memeber since soph
1st place in 43rd annual state math olympiad - jun
Invited to American computer science league All star compeition OHIO
Various math awards
Honor Roll
Perfect attendance all through HS</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Tutoring in School(sacrafice a study period) - since soph
Tutoring at Boston Public Libraries 4 hours a week on Sundays - since soph
Volunteer at Hospital during summer</p>

<p>Summer
Soph BU's PROMYS(Program in mathematics for young Scientists- proabbly one of the most well known math summer progs in U.S, takes 70 kids nationwide)
Junior - 2nd Year of PROMYS, pretty intense, wrote a really good research paper</p>

<p>Work
8 hours a week since junior year/ law office</p>

<p>Essays: Good (not Excellent)
Recs: 1 good, 1 Excellent</p>

<p>What are my chances at:
Harvard RD
Stanford RD
Duke ED
U Chicago EA
Brown RD
Cornell RD
MIT RD</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for everyone's help.</p>

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<p>it hard to tell....whats your GPA. If your GPA is good...yea
HArvard..no
Stanford...no
Duke...Probably
U Chicago...Probably
Brown...maybe
Cornell....Probably
Mit..no</p>

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<p>as good as anyones</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I wouldn't be as harsh.
I'd say that you have a good chance as any well qualified appilcant.</p>

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<p>Good chances at all schools.

[quote]
Attends one of the mosts competitive public high schools in the country(Boston Latin School, we get 20+ kids into harvard every year, 14 admitted early this year, not so lucky at MIT though, abnout 2/3 a year, 2 admitted early this year, Duke 4 in last 4 years)

[/quote]

20+ kids each year... that is insane.</p>

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<p>we got lucky at MIT this year too.. 7 kids, but 3 of those 7 already got EAed to harvard</p>

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<p>
[quote]
HArvard..no
Stanford...no
Duke...Probably
U Chicago...Probably
Brown...maybe
Cornell....Probably
Mit..no

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<p>Haha, your GPA will definately make a big difference. It's pretty harsh to say 'no', I hope you apply/have applied. I agree with above analysis, except take away the 'no' and put 'reach'. There's always a chance.</p>

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<p>You're in the 5% club with about 15,000 others.</p>

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<p>Duke, Chi and Cornell seem highly likely and the rest you know is a lottery. At a school like yours you know the competition and can pretty much take a good guess on who the very top schools will take.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help</p>

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<p>i think youd fare well because of your school, which is obviously difficult, which would compensate the low gpa. (which really isnt low, just a slow start)</p>

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<p>Wow, those are some really impressive achievements...</p>

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<p>Harvard RD...A BIG, FAT NO (I would hire David Spade to do it, but he's too expensive).
Stanford RD...no
Duke ED...maybe
U Chicago EA...no
Brown RD...no
Cornell RD...maybe
MIT RD...NO.</p>

<p>Chicago and Brown are no's because you don't stand out from the typical Asian-American mold: math, science, stringed instrument, ivies. So they could replace you with any other Asian American male.</p>

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<p>Oh, isn't that school a feeder for Harvard? Like, as in Harvard was actually FOUNDED for the graduates of that school? I think I've heard of it.</p>

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<p>Haha, what happens if the OP ends up being one of the 'typical Asians' that the school(s) decide(s) to use? I still think the GPAs really crucial to chances for the OP but I also think that a flat out no is really harsh for a qualified applicant, I'd give him at the very least a chance in the single digits.</p>

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<p>"So they could replace you with any other Asian American male."</p>

<p>Not all Asian Americans are as good as he is.</p>

<p>And since Asian Americans are about 30-40% of an admit pool, there's space.</p>

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<p>30-40% of the admit pool where?</p>

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<p>OP, whats your name? just curious. i went to BLS.</p>

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<p>damn...you qualified for the USAMO???</p>

<p>genius...</p>