Chances for a current junior in high school

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I'm a junior at a small International School in Oregon. </p>

<p>Race: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Planned Major: Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>Classes:
- All IB (I'm an IB diploma candidate)
- IB Higher Level Mathematics + Discrete Math Option
- IB Higher Level European History
- IB Higher Level English
- IB Higher Level Biology
- IB Standard Level Chemistry
- IB Standard Level Mandarin Chinese
- IB Theory of Knowledge
- Economics (Taken at Portland State University)
- Statistics (Taken at Portland State University)</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/20 (Small class)
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.125 weighted (My school doesn't offer weighted classes until junior year)
Hardest Courseload Possible</p>

<p>PSAT Score: 230
SAT Score: Haven't taken it yet, but anticipated score from PSAT is about 2300
ACT Score: 35</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/Leadership Roles:
- Layout Editor for school newspaper (9th grade)
- Student Council Class Representative (9th grade)
- Editor-in-Chief for school newspaper (10th grade)
- Student Council Public Relations Officer (11th grade)
- President & Ambassador for Model United Nations club (9th-11th grade)</p>

<p>Boy Scouts (5th-11th grade):
- Senior Patrol Leader (whole troop)
- Order of the Arrow Brotherhood member
- Staff at Webelos Woods for three years
- ASPL of district Camporee 2006 (second in charge)
- Eagle Scout</p>

<p>Please note that I plan on continuing my activities and leadership roles through my senior year.</p>

<p>Special Awards:
- American Mathematics Competition school winner (9th-11th grade)
- Eagle Scout (2009)
- National Merit Semifinalist (anticipated)</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience:
- Cedar Mill Community Library (6th-10th grade)
- Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (10th grade)
- Internship at EnergyTrust of Oregon (11th grade)</p>

<p>I plan on writing my college application essays with a very passionate tone; my career goal is to help develop a practical source of energy to replace conventional sources of energy such as fossil fuels.</p>

<p>Colleges I am looking at:
- Stanford
- MIT
- UC Berkeley
- Cornell
- UT Austin
- Carnegie Mellon
- U Delaware
- U Pennsylvania
- Princeton
- U Washington
- Caltech
- Other good engineering schools</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think. Thank you!</p>

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<p>Anyone? Please?</p>

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<ul>
<li>Stanford-Small Reach (Possible Match)</li>
<li>MIT-Reach</li>
<li>UC Berkeley-Match/Safety</li>
<li>Cornell-Match</li>
<li>UT Austin-Match/Safety</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon-Match</li>
<li>U Delaware-Safety</li>
<li>U Pennsylvania-Safety/Match</li>
<li>Princeton-Reach</li>
<li>U Washington-Match</li>
<li>Caltech-Match</li>
</ul>

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<p>Thank you! I'm a little confused as to the "reach" and "match" system. What do those terms mean? I'm assuming that "match" means that I'm the type of student that would appeal to that school. What does "reach" mean?</p>

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<p>MIT is the only "reach" you will have and it may only be a slight reach!</p>

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<p>reach means you need to like reach for it?
like their standards are a little high for you
but low reach is like an easier reach
and high reach means its hard
but i mean..
schools like princeton or harvard are like reaches for everyone. so dont worry</p>