Chances for HYPSM, Ivies? Will Chance Back! :D

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

<p>I am valedictorian at my high school (well, my overall class rank is 1), and I have taken challenging courses such as AP Physics and Chemistry. My GPA is 99.1% (translates to a 4.00 of course).</p>

<p>These are my test scores:</p>

<p>ACT- 36 (2nd time- my first try was a 35)
SAT- 2380 (only took it once)</p>

<p>*Note: I got a 10 on every essay I took for these tests. I guess my writing sucks :/</p>

<p>I am part of my school's varsity chess team, varsity golf team, and also won my school's music club award last year and my school's chemistry award this year. </p>

<p>I have played the violin for 7 years, and have won many local and state competitions while also playing First Violin weekly in the state's most prestigious orchestra (MYSO). I am the main violinist in my school's music program. </p>

<p>I also led a science team that became the state winner in the Siemens We Can Change the World Competition (we led a service campaign in the local area asking teachers to utilize digital technology to save paper).
This year, I was additionally part of the SMART (acronym, I forgot what it stands for) team, a club focusing on studying biomolecules and modeling proteins through digital interfaces.</p>

<p>Also, I spend many service hours serving at my local church (playing in the church orchestra) and teaching underprivileged kids the violin throughout the school year. This summer, I am working about 70 hours at a local clinic run by the Cardiology Associates of Wisconsin (oops, gave away my state :P), working twice a week as a Kumon class instructor, and also volunteering at my local library for the second straight summer. </p>

<p>Random Awards:
1st in State for National Spanish Exam (Spanish II 2010)
10th in State Latin Convention
State Finalist in Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
1st place Midwest Conference Chess Tournament
Bach Double Concerto Competition Winner
WSMA Exemplary Soloist 2 years
Most likely a National Merit Semifinalist (223 on the PSAT)
Sidhu Scholarship Winner
Five Star Scholarship Winner ( these are school scholarships )</p>

<p>*Another note: I was not First in Class every year, since I was Second in my junior year, if it matters.</p>

<p>*I am an Asian guy also, so that probably doesn't help me either.</p>

<p>*I come from a smaller private school, only 100 kids in my grade</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think of my chances at getting accepted by Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford/Caltech/MIT and the lot! I'd really appreciate it, and I'll make sure to chance you back </p>

<p>Additional EC notes: </p>

<p>I have participated in the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra for three years, going on my fourth. I am in their most advanced orchestra, which just had an international competition in Austria last summer and won second place. I am NOT the concertmaster, but one of the first violins (hopefully a better chair this year ). I also participate in WSMA (wisconsin school music association) state competitions, and I won the Exemplary Soloist award, the most prestigious prize in the whole competition. 200,000 kids compete, but only 400 get this award. I also was selected to participate in the WSMA honors music program last summer, although I am too busy with work this summer to have gone to the camp again. I additionally won the Bach Double Concerto competition two times in a row, and as a winner, allowed me to play with the professional Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, which is internationally renown. As I mentioned before, my school is smaller (only about 400 total kids), which has made me the primary player. I play in school concerts, and my music teacher rewarded me with the music award. I hope this clarifies the music aspect!</p>

<p>The science team that I led was student-driven -- I formed the team and directed the entire process. We researched ways to save planet resources, and decided on reducing paper usage in the community. We presented to teachers in the area, and even got featured in Milwaukee news articles and news stations. When we presented our work to the Siemens competition, we won the state prize . My passion to help other people has driven me to pursue other ventures as well, such as volunteering at the library, volunteering to teach underprivileged kids, volunteering to play the violin at my local church, tutoring kids at Kumon, and working at my local clinic. I hope colleges can see that I don't only care about myself, which is why I want to help other people in the science field !</p>

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<p>^Confirmation: I am actually a National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>SAT II : 800 Phys, 790 Chem, 750 Math II (yeah, i’m retaking that :D)
AP Scores: 5’s on AP Physics B, Chemistry, MicroEconomics</p>

<p>Courseload senior year: AP Calc B, APUSH, AP Lit, AP Span, AP Bio</p>

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<p>^And I finished my college essay. I think it’s pretty good ! Feedback for my essay has been really encouraging.</p>

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<p>HYPSM should be a low reach (normally reach no matter what).</p>

<p>I’d say match/low match for getting in to at least one of HYPSM. Your stats make it so that you are extremely unlikely to get rejected from <em>all</em> of them.</p>

<p>Chance me?
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<p>I definitely agree that there is a slim chance of being rejected from ALL of them. Your stats are incredibly good, but you should still apply to a safety for good measure.</p>

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<p>HYPSM - reaches
Caltech - high match
Dartmouth - low reach
Brown - low reach
Cornell - high match</p>

<p>HYPSM are reaches for everyone and really are crapshoots. Try to pick one you like and use your SCEA on it. If your essay is good as you say, you’ll likely get into most of the schools on your list.</p>

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<p>Here’s my link.</p>

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<p>I don’t know what people want out of Ivy chancing. Chances are slim for everyone. What don’t people get about that?? Pick the Ivies for which you are the best fit, and apply to just those rather than playing the lottery. Admissions officers can see right through lottery players and their narrow minded pursuit of prestige.</p>

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<p>^ @ collegecounsNJ Well, I certainly don’t want to be “narrow minded” and playing the “lottery,” as you seem to be implying. You ask about a best fit-- why do you assume that these schools are NOT what I believe to be my best fits? In my point of view, a best fit is a school that will provide me with the best education and help me be successful in my career. Is that “narrow minded?” Do you not realize that these schools are far and away the best schools in the nation, in the world?</p>

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<p>And if you are so opposed to college chancing, may I ask why you are on this site?</p>

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<p>bump :smiley: a</p>

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<p>I would say low reach for HYPSM, but high match for schools like Cornell and Brown. Your stats are really good! Chance me back at- <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1552914-washu-hopkins-nd-etc-i-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1552914-washu-hopkins-nd-etc-i-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt; . Thanks and good luck on your apps!</p>

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<p>I know I’m repeating stuff, but before that repeating:
Congrats on all your accomplishments…I wonder how many of them did you see coming back in frosh year? These are quite the feats.
Now for the incessant repeating:
HYPSM is a low reach. One of the few apps here that I can somewhat confidently say that to. Maybe you’ll see in at some, and outright reject at others. But I think you might have in at atleast one…
Try a lower Ivy or high end school (hopkins, Northwestern, Cornell, maybe even UPenn) and for more acceptance letters, and more importantly, more choices and variety.</p>

<p>Good luck, and kuddos again on your accomplishments.
PS, chance me, maybe? Looking for helpful advice from more accomplished people…
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<p>Ivies are a reach for everybody. Also consider non-ivies such as WUSTL, Northwestern, Hopkins, UChi etc… You will do fine wherever you matriculate.</p>

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<p>Well. You’ve certainly been busy. This is one of the resumes that just floors me. Anyways, you’ll have a good shot (match-high match) at the non HYPSM. I’m more familiar with HYPM, and based on what I’ve seen based on the results of people in higher grades the one you have the best shot with is Princeton (a bit lower than low reach) and the rest are just low reach. Any ideas on which one you’d like to go to the most?</p>

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<p>^ Thank you for your input! Well, I would really like to go to Stanford, though that might be the hardest school for me to get into. My reasons are that I have relatives there and there is SUSHI :smiley: Not sure if I should apply their EA though…</p>

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<p>bump :smiley: a</p>

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<p>chance me back</p>

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<p>bump :smiley: a</p>

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<p>chance me first then ill chance u!</p>