Chances at Washington University in St. Louis and UChicago?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian Male from MA
Attends 70th best public school in nation (U.S. News & World Report)
Unweighted GPA: 3.8125
Weighted GPA: 4.7 (5.0 is A Honors and AP, 4.7 is A-)
Taken all Honors and APs
AP exam scores: Got 5 on APUSH, 5 on Biology, 4 on Spanish Language.
SAT 1: 2150, CR: 680, Math: 760, WR: 710 (retaking in oct)
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Biology
Taken Spanish up to Year 5, currently in Year 2 Chinese.</p>

<p>Currently taking AP BC Calculus, AP Physics, and enrolled in honors everything else including Philosophy and English.</p>

<p>Interested in a history, biology, or philosophy major.</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Co-Captain of School Academic Decathlon Team.
Leader of Student Government for school's library
In school's Math Team for 3 years, just recently joined school's Science Team (should I even include this if I just joined Senior year?)
Have played Piano since 3rd grade, though I haven't made any major accomplishments in it.</p>

<p>Has 53 hours of Volunteering at a Nursing Home</p>

<p>Awards: Student of the Quarter in History (my APUSH teacher is also writing my rec)
Acadec team scored 3rd and 5th place in state competition.</p>

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<p>WUSTL-High Match
UChicago-High Match</p>

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<p>^NYxJon is talkin’ nonsense.
Your test scores SAT II wise are solid. Can’t say the same for your SAT Is. The other deciding factor is rank, or an estimation of your rank, so it’d be helpful if the OP could provide that. With the rather limited extra curriculars so far, it looks that WUSTL and UChicago will both be at least low reaches.</p>

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<p>Class rank isn’t done at my school just valedictorian, but can be assumed top 10% out of 290 kids.</p>

<p>On the 5.0 scale, there are around 50 kids who have GPAs above 4.3 (B+), and I have a 4.7, so I guess that should put me around top 29?</p>

<p>Does me being in the NE region help add geographic diversity?</p>

<p>Also does anyone know if I apply early action to somewhere, can I change my common app stuff to add more achievements later?</p>

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<p>I say that your test scores, coure rigor, and GPA are the highlight of your app. Ec’s sound somewhat lacking, but what you do have is quite good. Possibly increase volunteer hours.
Both sound like low to mid reaches</p>