<p>@carlsandburgsr, Whoa! Rice as a match?! I would be extremely happy if that were true! A lot of people are telling me it’s a high match!! As well as Swarthmore? Haha. Thanks for the encouragement! </p>
<p>Everything but the ACT is good. The ivy leagues on your list would be reaches but the rest are either matches or high matches. @PMLAPA @bjjvja27 @theanaconda chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1667437-chance-me-for-umd-college-park.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1667437-chance-me-for-umd-college-park.html#latest</a></p>
<p>@IDontKnow4, Thank you for the encouragement! 
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<p>University of Washington is good. I know that they have incredible rowing. As an Ivy League-level candidate, standing out at a state school may help you get into a fantastic medical school! OSU is definitely a safety. You are in-state, yes? Grades are good. Why are you only taking IB French, and ab initio rather than SL? Any more IB classes? As a full IB student who has also experienced AP, I prefer the way IB approaches learning (it is a lot of work, though.)</p>
<p>Please chance me back?</p>
<p>@steerstraight19, Thank you for your kind post. Thank you for the extra insight on U of Washington. I am actually taking French as a pick up language at school. SL would have been too difficult as I had no prior experience with French. Ab initio is basically from the beginning of the language. I will be happy to chance back. </p>
<p>•UPenn: Reach
•Brown: Reach
•Yale: Reach
•UC Berkeley: High Match
•UCLA: High Match
•Boston College: Match
•Vanderbilt: Match
•U of Southern Cali: Match
•Northwestern: Reach
•Rice: Match
•Swarthmore: Match
•Haverford: Match
•OSU: Easily in</p>
<p>You’re GPA is incredible. But pretty ordinary ECs. If you can take ACT once more and get a 33+, that would significantly improve your chances. So you may want to try that. Otherwise, you’ll need crazy good essays for those ivies.</p>
<p>@nagintapls, Thanks man. I totally agree with your comment on the essays. Any way to improve my ECs? I am planning to retake that ACT. I’m happy to see that some of dream schools are considered matches by you! haha. </p>
<p>@Kokko2k15 If you want to go into chemistry, do something that relates to chemistry and that shows you are really passionate about the subject.</p>
<p>@nagintapls, I see. It’s pretty much too late for summer internships and programs. Any ideas before college apps are due? :3 </p>
<p>Maybe do research on your own?</p>
<p>@nagintapls, Oh. I never thought of that. I’ll look into that! </p>
<p>You look great! I think it comes down to the essay though, that is what is really going to set you apart from the rest. The EC’s are strong, and getting a 33+ on the ACT would help. </p>