Chances for Ivies and Upper Tiers

<p>So it's almost 4 am and I'm reloading my email over and over in hopes of getting a decision from UMD. I might as well do something productive and do a chances thread. So... any takers? :) :)</p>

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<p>Asian female in Montgomery County, MD
Environmental science magnet program at competitive high school (not Blair)</p>

<p>(After senior midterms)
GPA 3.93
WGPA 4.59</p>

<p>COURSELOAD:
Freshmen - Junior Year: Took all honors classes except for electives
Took AP BC Calc, APWH, AP Lang in junior year (4s on all exams)</p>

<p>Senior courseload and midterm grades:
AP Physics - A
Multivariable Calc - A
AP Environmental Science - B (failed a tree id test !@#%$^)
AP Lit - A
Music Theory - A
Yearbook - A</p>

<p>SAT SCORES:
CR 680
Math 690
Writing 700</p>

<p>SAT SUBJECT:
Physics 610 (ergh)
Lit 690
Math 1 730
Math 2 750</p>

<p>ACT:
32 composite
34 english
33 math
32 reading
29 science</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES:
Env science program, we do a lot of service and research related trips
Competitive piano, was a finalist @ intl level
Co-pres of NHS
Co-pres of Asian American Club (school predominantly white so this club caused quite a stir)
Concert Band 4 years
Drama Club 4 years
Competitive tap dancing until junior year
Currently teaching elem students about the environment (my senior project)
I have about 160 community service hours</p>

<p>INTERVIEWS:
I did alum interviews for Georgetown and CMU, went very well in my opinion.
Will interview with Hopkins and Penn soon.</p>

<p>Applying to:
UMD College Park (Engineering) - want to get into honors program
American
George Washington (Engineering and Integrated Law/Engineering Program)
Georgetown (SFS)
Penn (Wharton)
Cornell (Engineering)
Duke (Engineering)
Carnegie Mellon (Engineering)</p>

<p>Lol, Poolesville HS? Haha. Your JV Football sucked this year :-D (0-9)</p>

<p>UMD College Park (Engineering) - Safety/Low Match
George Washington (Engineering and Integrated Law/Engineering Program) - Match
Georgetown (SFS) - Reach
Penn (Wharton) - Reach
Cornell (Engineering) - Reach/Low Reach
Duke (Engineering) - Reach/Low Reach
Carnegie Mellon (Engineering) - Low Reach
JHU (you forgot it) - High Match </p>

<p>SAT are what's holding you back.</p>

<p>Wharton? Low math scores and no business related ECs? Sorry, that one's not gona happen. Absolutely nothing says Georgetown SFS either. As for the others, you're Asian from an overrepresented state and county making the top schools very hard.</p>

<p>The schools below GW are all reaches. Your math scores are really going to hurt for engineering.</p>

<p>koreasian, yea our Varsity sucked as well hehe</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for the honest responses. I just (couple of hours ago) got accepted into UMD (Honors and Gemstone program) so I may very well go there, especially if I get some merit money.</p>

<p>Congratulations on your acceptance!</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>