Chances at top schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, just the routine chance me process.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95
SAT I: 750V/780M/700W (Total 2230)--Retake in Oct.
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Chinese, 770 Chem
ECs:
I have a band that plays shows locally to raise money for breast cancer research, currently working on an album due late august.
Future Business Leaders of America; 9-12; Pres.
Science National Honor Society; 10-12; Vice
Amnesty International; 10-12; Vice
NHS; 10-12
Interact; 10-12
Mu Alpha Theta; 9-12
Asian Culture Club (fun stuff I must say); 9-12
Varsity Badminton; 10-12 (District Champion, Regional Runner-up)
Have my own online business selling eyewear
Interned at a promotional products company
Been to multiple trade shows as a booth assistant
Student Poll Worker for local judge elections</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Library assistant at downtown main library
Student worker at Chinese school
Volunteer when Obama came to Miami to give a speech
Beach Cleanup
Went back to China last year and taught some kids English
Tutoring kids in math and drums</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Calc BC--5
Chem--5
English Lang.--4
Microecon--4
Euro--5
AP US--4
Environmental Science--5
Comp. Sci. A--5
Bio--5
Physics B--5
Spanish Lang.--4</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Physics C
AP Psychology
AP World History
AP Gov/Macroecon
AP English Lit.
Multivariable Calculus</p>

<p>Please consider my chances to the following schools:
Penn(Wharton)--ED
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
MIT
Emory
Cornell
Columbia
NYU
Duke
UChicago
Northwestern</p>

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<p>is that weighted or unweighted gpa?</p>

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<p>The bad news is that you're asian. The good news is that your scores (especially your APs) are really incredible.</p>

<p>You're actually a competitive applicant for Wharton. Your odds, obviously, still aren't great. But you've got a much better shot than most.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Why would you take Chinese as one of your SAT subject tests if you're Chinese? Lame.</p>

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<p>I don't think you'll like UChicago-- it's the last schools you'd want to go to if you want a fancy name on your diploma-- compared to the other schools on your list, you'll be doing a lot of work for lower grades and the social scene is lacking.</p>

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Why would you take Chinese as one of your SAT subject tests if you're Chinese? Lame.

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<p>I think that's because non-Chinese people don't speak Chinese.
If Chinese people didn't take the SAT II, who would?</p>

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<p>thx ses for your analysis, us asians get the major blow but there's nothing i can do about it. and to cbpeanut: thats my unweighted, my school does this weird formula for weighted and considering that i took about 16 ap classes (our dual enrollment credits count as ap credits as well), my weighted is really inflated, it's about a 6.5 after junior year (my school weights weirdly). so i didnt put it in my post</p>

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<p>are u aiming to do the dual degree program, where a second language sat II is necessary?</p>

<p>In at NYU and northwestern
Cornell and uchicago - high match
Columbia emory duke - low reach
Reaches in the rest.</p>

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<p>With your list.. I would say the following.</p>

<p>Penn: Your chances of getting accepted to Wharton ED are alright.. I would say that there is a good chance that you would get accepted to Penn's College of Arts & Sciences RD instead of Wharton..</p>

<p>Harvard: Chances pretty small.. if you get accepted.. go!</p>

<p>Yale: Odds against you as well..</p>

<p>Princeton: Slightly better chance of getting in (especially with Pton getting rid of ED..) but huge reach.</p>

<p>MIT: Better chances here than at HYP.. but toughie all the same.</p>

<p>Emory: Should get in!</p>

<p>Cornell: Low reach/high match.. you would definitely get in ED, but RD is a little more iffy just for the fact that Cornell gets so many applicants.</p>

<p>Columbia: Reach for RD.. but you could definitely get in.</p>

<p>NYU: Should get in.. if you are applying to Stern.. that would be a little harder to get in to.. but not much harder that Stern is this 'far-out reach'.</p>

<p>Duke: Similar to Columbia</p>

<p>UChicago: Similar to Cornell.. unless you slack off on the essays.. then you may not get in.</p>

<p>Northwestern: Similar to Cornell & Chicago</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>jss330...a lot of Chinese people who've gotten into very good colleges take Chinese SAT II. It shows/helps prove proficiency in TWO languages, which is better than having your typical twinkie who can't speak Chinese very well at all ..
And I agreee with the above chances, but Cornell is prolly a match more than high-match</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>im not very good at this chancing deal but i think uve a great chance at wharton considering uve ur own online business & ur prez of future business leaders, etc. good luck 2 u!</p>

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<p>I don't know about the others but definetely in at NYU and Penn</p>

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Princeton: Slightly better chance of getting in (especially with Pton getting rid of ED..) but huge reach.</p>

<p>MIT: Better chances here than at HYP.. but toughie all the same.

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<p>Why would MIT and Princeton be easier to get in?</p>

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<p>its one of those liberal arts owns science mentalities</p>

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<p>any suggestions on what i can improve on? and do i really have a legitimate shot? thx all</p>