Chances for a normal kid?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying as an engineering major to some top universities, and I was wondering what you think my chances are. I'd really appreciate an estimate for my reach schools. Thanks.</p>

<p>Schools</p>

<p>Safety
University of Delaware
Drexel (already in)
Lafayette College
Northeastern University</p>

<p>Good Chance
Bucknell University
Lehigh University
Villanova University</p>

<p>Reach
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Tufts University
Cornell University
University of Virginia</p>

<p>Here are my stats</p>

<p>SATs
Math- 750
Critical Reading- 800
Writing- 780
Total- 2330</p>

<p>SAT II
Math (II) - 800
Physics - 800
Chemistry - 760</p>

<p>Grades
9th Grade- 3.3 (not calculated in my official GPA but schools see it)
10th Grade - 3.85
11th Grade - 3.77
12 Grade - 4.00</p>

<p>GPA (official) - 3.87
GPA (including 9th grade) - 3.73</p>

<p>I'm hoping the upward trend will help to nullify the 9th grade, but if it comes down to the wire my guess is that I'll get the axe because of 9th grade (my counselor lied to me and told me that schools don't see ninth grade because it's a transition period, this was a lie). BTW, I have taken almost all honors or AP classes with the exception of Geometry and Analysis which I took accelerated, but then moved to BC Calculus. I'm hoping that they won't hold this against me because I have an A in BC calc and I can clearly do math, but you never know. Also, this year I'm taking the three hardest classes in my school (often referred to as a triumvirate of impossibleness when taken together). These are AP Physics 1 and 2 (C with Mechanics electricity and magnetism), AP Chemistry, BC Calculus. I have A's or A+'s in these classes.</p>

<p>I have pretty good extra-curriculars. I ran track (indoor and outdoor) for three and four years respectively and earned varsity medals... I ran varsity cross country in 12th grade. As far as awards go I have the typical list: NHS, Science NHS, National Merit Semi-finalist, Distinguished Honor Roll... the list goes on, but I know that colleges don't need to see that you've been honored by your principal to know how smart you are. The point is that I have the typical grocery list of academic achievements that everyone applying to these schools has.</p>

<p>I believe that my essays are very good. My second cousin, who is a professor of writing at one of my good chance schools, offered to read them and she said they were very good.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this. I don't mean to come off as pretentious at any point (I hate all the pretentious posts on this website by the way). I'm trying to present as much information as possible.</p>

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<p>you’re good for all your safeties, w/o a doubt</p>

<p>I even think your matches are sound and you’re a lock</p>

<p>for your reaches, Duke, Tufts, and UVA are tough… I think you’ll have less of a problem with Hopkins and Cornell; they’re purely #'s based and they’re overwhelmingly excellent</p>

<p>Everything about your resume screams out Ivy; your GPA is a little on the low side, but still excellent; just one thing, is what are your EC’s, and do you have leadership? if not, that could really hurt your chances at the schools that value EC’s like Duke, Tufts, and UVA? but great list =)</p>

<p>Please chance me back!!</p>

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<p>you are definitely not a “normal kid”…your SAT scores are amazing, i’d probably hurt someone for them haha</p>

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<p>I forgot to say that I’m also a boy scout. I was Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Junior Assistant Scout Master and my Eagle is in the works. That’s my main leadership I guess.</p>

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<p>normal? define normal.</p>

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<p>you’re not normal.
you’re going to get in pretty much everywhere maybe with exception to Duke/Cornell/UVA (only because they take 12%). you’re fineee.
chanceme back!</p>

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<p>I guess my numbers aren’t “normal,” but I’m pretty normal overall and I’m not looking to go to any Ivies other than Cornell because I’d probably choke on the smugness and die. I am also not the typical CC kid who has been planning for college since I was seven, has a 2400 and 4.0, and would bite your head off to get into Harvard. I never thought about SAT until I took them, and I focused on having a life in high school instead of racking up presidencies in a thousand clubs that don’t matter. Instead I stuck to one activity that I was good at and enjoyed, running, and did it all through high school. I wasn’t a captain because there was another kid who everyone voted for because he is a bit of a social phenomenon. Other than the numbers I am a normal kid applying for pretty normal schools.</p>