chances @ duke, cornell, princeton..?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>& carnegie & swarthmore & johns hopkins </p>

<p>ok so.
i'm an asian girl</p>

<p>gpa, 3.95 unweighted..(9-4.00; 10-3.90 :( 11-4.00 and 12 will be a 4.00 hopefully)
& 4.86/5.20 weighted (9-4.88; 10-4.67 yeah i slacked off that year 11-5.03; 12- around a 5.00 ?)</p>

<p>sats, 2380 (800 math 800 cr 780 writing) <took them twice, these all the 2nd round
sat 2s, chem (750) math 2 (750) us (720) chinese (780) bio (770)</p>

<p>aps,
9, ap bio (4)
10, ap us (4)
11, ap chem, us, calc, lang, enviro (all 5's..somehow)
12..planning on taking physics & stat as tests, 3 other ap courses (lit, us gov, multivariable calc which really isnt an ap class at all)</p>

<p>extracurriculars,
track & field (9, 10, 11..12) <varsity in 11
winter track (10, 11...12)
xc (12)
greening ___ task force (10, 11...12) <vp starting 10th
S.E.A. (9,10,11...12) <co pres starting 10th
fencing (10,11,,,12) <secretary starting 11th
key club (9,10,11,,,12)
orchestra-viola (9,10,,,12)
"experimented w/ clubs" 10th grade, so i did DI and scioly that year only</p>

<p>volunteer with local land conservancy during school year and summer
volunteer at valley forge national park
volunteered at YMCA one summer for 2 weeks</p>

<p>nhs (11,,,12)
nahs(11,,,12)</p>

<p>probably submitting an art portfolio to go with
thanks !</p>

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<p>Your grades and standardized test scores are very strong, but you seem to lack high achievement in your EC’s. I’d say it’s more likely than not that you get accepted at Cornell and Duke, but Princeton is still a crapshoot, just like it is with all qualified applicants. By the way, if you’re Chinese (even if it’s not your first or homespoken language), an 800 on the Chinese SAT II won’t be as impressive as an 800 on a different sat ii, but you still have a 780 and a 770, which are strong scores. Take another sat ii if you think you can get an 800 on one of them.</p>

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<p>SAT I is excellent. Grades are solid. ECs are average. Princeton will be a definite reach as nothing really stands out as amazing. Decent shot at Cornell and Duke.</p>

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<p>I’d say approx. 40-70% range shot for Carnegie, JHU, Swarthmore, Duke, and Cornell, Cornell being the highest %. Princeton should probably be a 30% chance.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>^No idea what he is talking about. Who has higher chances at Cornell than Duke? How is Swarthmore harder to get into than Cornell?</p>

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<p>^ In terms of percentages, Cornell DOES have a slightly higher acceptance rate than Swarthmore (18% vs. 17%), but I would bet the admissions pool at Cornell is slightly more competitive. However, I don’t have the numbers to prove or disprove that.</p>

<p>Standardized test scores are fantastic, but I’m not seeing anything in terms of ECs that make you truly stand out. On paper, you come off as a typical Asian applicant: strong test scores, but also activities such as Key Club, fencing, and orchestra. If you can prove to adcoms that you have something to offer that’s different from your peers, I can see you getting accepted to 5+ of these schools on your list.</p>