Chances for 10th grader?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>HOLA I'm an Asian-male 10th grader attending public school in Vancouver, Canada.
Sorry for posting my chances post so early, but I just had to see where I am at this point. I haven't had chances to take any tests yet, but will be taking them next year. </p>

<p>GPA 3.89 / 4.00 (UW) No W GPA (92 average: It's much harder to get good marks in Canada than in the US)
SAT maybe 2100+
Top 5% (No rankings)</p>

<p>APs
Psychology (self-studied) - expecting 5
Next year
Self studying AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP Micro</p>

<p>ECs
Student Council - Elected Treasurer for next year (10,11,12)
Student District Leadership Council (11,12)
Global Connection Club- (10,11,12: President by the time in grade 12)
Jazz Choir (9,10,12)
Jazz Band (8,9,10,11,12)
Concert Band - Lead Clarinet (9,10,11)
Yearbook (10,11,12: Probably Editor-in-chief in grade 12)
Students Against Non-Discrimination (STAND) club (10,11,12)
X-Country (10,11,12: All varsity)
Volunteered in local senior care centre for 100 hours (since 8th grade)
Played piano for my church EVERY WEEK(since 7th grade)
Accompanied with school choirs (since 8th grade)
Piano for 10 years (competitive)
-Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival: 1st place in Senior Piano Division (2005,2006)
-RCM Performer's ARCT Diploma (by the end of grade 11)
-Trying out for Concerto Competition next year
Canadian Math Competition - 2nd in school (9), Didn't participate this year. Will participate next year though.
Distinguished Honour Roll (9)
Top Scholar Honour Roll (10,11,12)
Violin for 5 years
Clarinet for 7 years
Taught students piano (10,11)
Taught students English: Reading, Speaking, Writing (10,11)</p>

<p>Things to do</p>

<p>Going to YWAM Mission Outreach Project to Egypt this summer
Going to start Amnesty International Club next year
Environmental Club (11,12) (Envirothon team placed 1st in province this year)
Volunteering in either Canadian Blood Society or Canadian Cancer Society
Look for internships
Send in my resume to assist professor with research in local university</p>

<p>Taking all advanced courses, which means Grade 11 courses this year, Grade 12 courses next year. (No APs/Honours) Theoretically I can graduate early next year, but I don't want to miss out my grad stuffs XD
And of course, HARDEST courses possible</p>

<p>I want to major in Biochemistry, and maybe study medicine as well. (maybe with Music Minor)
Some schools I'm looking into are</p>

<p>UChicago (EA)
NYU
CMU
UMich
Cornell
Georgetown
JHU
Northwestern
Brown
Emory
Columbia or UPenn (ED) (would be my TOP choice, but I doubt I'll get in)</p>

<p>This is pretty much all in my list for now, and I'd appreciate if you guys suggest me some other great colleges! </p>

<p>How is my ECs? I wasn't sure if they were decent, but I've been very busy with this schedule this year, so I might want to change it around a bit.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?? Thanks XD</p>

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<p>Bump.........</p>

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<p>wow self-studying ap bio and ap chem is going to be super hard.</p>

<p>and 2100+ is pretty good for a sophomore. your ECs look really good too. I think you have good chances at all those colleges.</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA)-in
NYU-in
CMU-in
UMich-in
Cornell-decent chance
Georgetown-decent chance
JHU-decent chance
Northwestern-decent chance
Brown-decent chance
Emory-good chance
Columbia or UPenn- it is definately possible</p>

<p>yeah, i know canada schools are harder. Isnt an A like 85+. Cause even if so, yeah i heard they are tougher.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys XD
Yes, Canada's public school is definitely harder than the US ones. For example, in my Physics 11 class, there are only 3 students getting over 90% out of 29 kids. 86+ is an A in our province.
Are there any other good colleges with great science programs?</p>

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<p>You'd be a good match for Johns Hopkins. CalTech might take you if you step it up over the next year. Consider Harvey Mudd, but they'll probably want better test scores.</p>

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<p>Can you guys suggest me some safetys? Thanks XD</p>

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<p>Penn/Columbia are def. possible, if one of these is your first choice apply ED. You can never be sure about who gets in--strong essays and recommendations hold a lot of weight. Your SAT's, grades and extracurriculars are all fine and in the range of other applicants to these schools. Give it a shot. It's always better to try and then know for sure rather than always be wondering "what if?". Penn openly states that it favors ED applicants btw...</p>