Chances at USC, Stanford and Ivies (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Penn)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Sorry, I know I have too many chance threads. I’ve heard back from a few UC’s but I’m not sure how well I’ll do at the privates I applied to. I’m nervous because I haven’t gotten any likely letters from the Ivies.

I applied as a biology major at USC and HYPC but nursing for Penn.

I applied before 12/1 to USC but I didn’t get any scholarships. Please be honest.

GPA AND BACKGROUND
3.94 UW, 4.74 W
Asian female, California

COLLEGE DECISIONS SO FAR (applied as a biology major to all except where noted)
Deferred from Yale EA
UCI CHP and Regents
UCSB Regents
Accepted at Berkeley with no Regents
Accepted to Fullerton Nursing

CLASS RANK
<1%, 4th of 529 students

SAT
2240 (2400 scale), 720 CR, 740 Math, 780 Writing,

SAT II’s
750 Chemistry, 750 US History, 800 Math Level II, 750 Spanish Reading

AP CLASSES
AP World History (4), AP US History (4), AP Chem (5), AP Lang (5), Calc AB (5)

SENIOR YEAR CLASSES
AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP Psychology, Photography 150 (community college class offered at my high school)

MID YEAR REPORT: All A’s first semester of senior year

EXTRACURRICULARS
Mu Alpha Theta (12)
Key Club (9-12)
CSF (9-12)
Academic Decathlon (9-11)
Math Club (9-10)
Tutorial Club (11-12)
Piano (4-12)
Sync or Swim (9-11)
Toastmasters (11-12)
Your Vote Matters—Advancing Justice (11-12)—Asian American Voting Campaign
Homework Helper at local libraries (11-12)
Theater Usher (11-12)
TeenInk Advisory Board (10-12)

LEADERSHIP
TeenInk Advisory Board (10-12)
Your Vote Matters—Advancing Justice (11-12)—Asian American Voting Campaign
Counselor at Tech Trek, STEM camp for pre-teen girls

SUMMER INVOLVEMENT
Empowerment Program—program that encouraged Asian-American youth in political engagement (12)
Doctor Shadower at private gastroenterology clinic (12)

AWARDS
• AP Scholar with Distinction, 12th Grade
• Academic Decathlon Language and Literature Silver Medal, 11th grade
• Academic Decathlon SuperQuiz Silver Medal, 11th grade
• Academic Decathlon Science Bronze Medal, 11th grade
• Academic Decathlon Speech Bronze Medal, 11th grade
• Academic Decathlon Interview Bronze Medal, 11th grade
• Academic Decathlon Economics Bronze Medal, 11th grade
• Published a personal narrative in TeenInk
• TeenInk Editor’s Choice Award, 10th grade
• CM Level 10 Piano, 9th grade

ATTEMPTS AT STANDING OUT
Worked on an astrophysics research project for 3 summers with PHD and grad students and work got published in a physics journal—I was a co-author
Sent the abstract of that to Columbia, Penn and USC and sent in whole paper to HYP and S
Published a personal narrative in TeenInk, a national magazine

ESSAYS 7.5-9.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Physics teacher gave a solid recc, English teacher gave maybe a 7/10, and the doctor I worked with sent a really nice recc

2

Honestly just chill — decisions will be coming out soon, just keep your fingers crossed. BTW very few applicants get likely letters so don’t get nervous because you haven’t received one… most are sent to Athletes or URMS.

3

Firstly, very few applicants get LLs so don’t get nervous because of that.
You have strong stats, and at this point all you can do is wait. My recommendation is to get off of CC and focus on school and friends until decisions.

4

Your only flaw is being an Asian female. You’ve worked hard and did everything right, any college that rejects you, isn’t worth your time. It’s their loss.

5

You definitely have a chance-- good luck on Ivy Day!