Chances for a nice guy?! :) I shall chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Chance me? Thanks!</p>

<p>UPenn-Wharton (ED)
MIT (EA)
NYU-Stern
Cornell-AEM
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
BC-Carroll
UVA
UConn</p>

<p>Background Information:</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: CT
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools (5 Yale, 1 Harvard, 1 Columbia, 5 BC, 1 UVA, and a few more)
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Possible Major:
Economics w/ Concentration in Finance, Accounting</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95ish
GPA - Weighted: 4.51
Class Rank: 5/377</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT 1-Superscore: 2160
SAT 1-M+CR: 1430
SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 730</p>

<p>ACT-Composite: 34
ACT-W:34
ACT-S:34
ACT-M: 33
ACT-R:33</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 700
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>o President : GlobalEd : 2005 – Present - Online interactive debate on a variety of international issues, mediated by UConn
o President/Captain : Science Bowl team : 2005 – Present - Competes at the Northeast Science Bowl competition held yearly at UConn
o President : Habitat Club : 2005 – Present
o President : Hopes & Dreams International team (part of “Will Santa Find Me?” foundation) : 2008
o Vice President : Science National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Member : National Honor Society : 2008
o Member : Mu Alpha Theta Chapter of the Math National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Volunteer : Food Drive : 2008
o Volunteer : Lights of Hope : 2007 - Provided a special memoriam and fundraiser in honor of the Petit family
o Volunteer : Peer Tutoring : Biology (2006), Pre-Calculus (2008)
o Volunteer : Community Service Club : 2005 – 2007 - Organized collection drives and holiday packages for children in need</p>

<p>Other School Activities:
o Model United Nations : 2008
o New England Math League : 2008
o Greater New Haven Math League : 2005 – Present - Competed at regional level, qualified for and participated in state competition
o Symphony Orchestra – Viola, Second Chair : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Sports:
o Cross Country : 2005 – 2007
o Indoor Track : 2006 – Present
o Outdoor Track : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Work Experience/Internships:
o Work Experience : State Credit Adjustment Bureau (a debt collection agency) – 06/08 through 08/08 - Performed office work and prepared legal documents (25-30 hrs/wk)
o Academic : National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at Babson College -- Summer 2007
o Volunteer : Yale Hospital – Management Information Services – 06/07 through 08/07 - Set up computers and accessories, resolved repair calls, management skills (88 hrs)
o Volunteer : MidState Medical Center – 06/06 through 08/06 - Restocked medical supplies, cleaned patient beds, attended to patient needs (65 hrs)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
1 from AP Chemistry teacher (had him for Adv. Chem and AP, very close) - Excellent
1 from AP Lit teacher (had sophomore year and currently in her class) - Excellent
1 from State Credit (summer job) - They all loved me. Very good</p>

<p>Essays:</p>

<p>217/300 - My lit teacher loved it. She does admissions for her college. Forward-looking, progressive, bold, energetic.
CA Essay - Possibly cliche? Described myself as a composite of my parents, clubs, school, and traveling experiences.</p>

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<p>oh man, it’s tough to call b/c you’re up there with a bunch of qualified people too. it’s a roll of the dice, so they’re certainly in your range. </p>

<p>chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/603590-i-just-found-out-i-f-d-up-last-thread-damn.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/603590-i-just-found-out-i-f-d-up-last-thread-damn.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>ignore unholy_ender, you have shots at all of those schools. For the upper tier ones, it just depends on whether the adcom had a good nights sleep before he/she read your essays/application.
Chance me back? (and please don’t say i am a ■■■■■, cuz i am not)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/603230-chance-confused-texan-surrounded-negative-people.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/603230-chance-confused-texan-surrounded-negative-people.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>u definitely have a good shot at most of these. ivies, however, are fynna be a reach.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! Any comments on safety/match/reach for these schools?</p>

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<p>UPenn-Wharton (ED) - high match (ED)
MIT (EA) - high match (EA)
NYU-Stern - safety/match
Cornell-AEM - high match
Harvard - low reach
Yale - low reach
Columbia - low reach
BC-Carroll - safety
UVA - safety
UConn -safety</p>

<p>You’ve got as good a shot as anyway at all of these schools!</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/604615-stats.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/604615-stats.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Not a chance thread, but hoping you could help anyways. Thanks. :)</p>

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<p>any other comments about admissions? foreman’s format would be really helpful…thanks!</p>

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<p>UPenn-Wharton (ED) - low reach
MIT (EA) - low reach (EA)
NYU-Stern - high match
Cornell-AEM - high match
Harvard - low reach
Yale - low reach
Columbia - low reach
BC-Carroll - safety
UVA - safety
UConn -safety</p>

<p>The ivies are always hard to match but from what I’ve seen from people that have been admitted, you have to have something unique about you that pushed you over the top. Everyone has top sat scores when applying to the ivies, yet they even reject a few people with full scores. You’ve definitely got a shot at all those schools on there. MIT is one of the toughest to get into, you have to show great science credentials on top of amazing SAT scores. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>UPenn-Wharton (ED) - slight reach
MIT (EA) - slight reach
NYU-Stern - match
Cornell-AEM - match
Harvard - slight reach/reach
Yale - slight reach/reach
Columbia - slight reach
BC-Carroll - safety
UVA - safety/match
UConn - safety</p>

<p>Great stats and great extra-curriculars, but I can’t really say that anyone is a match for Harvard, Yale, Columbia, MIT, or UPenn…but you’re pretty close.
I’m saying that you’re probably gonna get into at least one of those.</p>

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<p>UPenn-Wharton (ED) - low/mid reach, good chance
MIT (EA) - reach
NYU-Stern - high match
Cornell-AEM - low reach
Harvard - reach
Yale - reach
Columbia - reach
BC-Carroll - match
UVA - match
UConn - safety</p>

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<p>Oops, can you chance me?</p>

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