Chances for Cornell, CMU, Columbia, Rice?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've been holding back on posting on the Chances thread but here goes. Cornell, CMU, Columbia, Rice - I just love them all so much. About equally though, so RD to all of them. </p>

<p>Intended Major: Architecture</p>

<p>White male from Jacksonville, FL (a.k.a. zero diversity).
UW GPA: 3.9ish
W GPA: 4.5ish
Rank: 1-5/105, small, private HS, not the most competitive.
SAT: 2160 superscore (770CR, 640M, 750WR)
SAT II: 740 US History, 640 Chemistry, 600 Math II (retaking in Nov. for obvious reasons...)
AP Courses taken: Euro (5), World (4, self-study), US (5), Lang (4), Chem (3).
Senior APs: AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Calc, AP US/comparative gov, AP Psych.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
300+ hours at Camp Promise (1 on 1 with a mentally disabled camper for an entire week)
40+ hours on missions trip to Costa Rica & Guatemala
100+ from Altar Serving at church</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Swimming 9th-12th, swam at states, possibly captain/co-captain next season</p>

<p>Best Buddies 11th-12th, VP </p>

<p>Engineering Fair: 10th- 2nd place take home project 11th - same as 10th & 2nd overall</p>

<p>Photography 10th-12th (likely topic of Common App essay Q.4)</p>

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<p>Theater 9th-11th usually just chorus but I was an understudy for a lead role last year.</p>

<p>Student Government Class Treasurer 11th-12th</p>

<p>NHS 11th-12th, Chapter President </p>

<p>I know portfolios can play an important role in admissions for architecture, and I think mine should turn out decent.</p>

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<p>Columbia - Pretty big reach
Rice - Reach
Cornell - Reach
CMU - Reach/Almost match</p>

<p>For Columbia, try to improve your SAT subject test score for Math and Chem.</p>

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<p>Does the rest of my profile seem alright? Is it just my lower scores that make them all high reaches? I’ll definitely improve the SAT subject test for math… It was funny, I took a practice test and got a 720 so I went in thinking I didn’t have to study. -_- but I’m not retaking chemistry because 640 is as good as it’s getting for me haha. </p>

<p>Bump</p>

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<p>You have a very good shot at those, as good as anyone. I have near perfect test scores and I would trade with you in a second. But you should improve math if you want to do architecture, how far are you in math (classes)?</p>

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<p>Next year I’ll be taking AP Calc, so I guess I’m as far as most seniors. And I’ve made A’s in every math class I’ve taken in HS, but I still struggle with SAT math. But I feel like if I study/practice test enough, I can definitely get above 700 on both the SAT I and II. Would 700+ math scores significantly improve my chances you think?</p>

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<p>Yes, 700+ scores would definitely improve your chances.</p>

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<p>/bump</p>

<p>Could someone, I don’t know, “evaluate” my ECs? I have this terrible feeling that adcoms will just look at them and brush them off as nothing special…</p>

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<p>^^ bump…</p>

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<p>Bump literally any honest feedback would be super</p>

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<p>I’m feeling wild today bump</p>