<p>Hey I am visiting these schools in a week.. what are my chances at Duke, UNC, Georgetown, American, Boston University, NYU, Columbia (cc), and Cornell?
Thanks!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6-3.7 cumulative (top 20%)
9th-3.28
10th-3.57
11th- 4.16
12th- 4.2-4.4
all honors.. at graduation will have 10 AP's total (Euro, Chem, Psych, Gov, Lit, Physics, Economics, USH, Lang, Statistics)
ACT: 33
E 32
M 34
R 32
S 34
essay-11
SAT II- Math Level 2- 800
Chemistry- 700
US History- 740
EC's- Jazz Band (9,10,12), Debate (11,12; president 12th gr.)
Placed at numerous debate tournaments
went to State (debate)
Best Jazz Soloist at regional competition
Numerous Band awards
3 Different Varsity Sports (soccer, track, football)</p>
<p><strong>Conducting neurological research with mentor at Washington Univ-STL</strong>
-might have a paper published, and next year may enter ISEF competition</p>
<p>Self-studying Violin
Self-studying the Russian Language</p>
<p>Not much community service.. I was in Boy Scouts in jr high and I am going to try to do some church activities over the summer, but not really any CS hours yet.</p>
<p>Parents do not have high education... dad went to 2 year trade school but dropped out of it, and mom got 2 year teaching degree</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You're not a perfect academic automaton!!!!!1111!</p>
<p>AUTOREJECT@!!!!</p>
<p>a perfect academic automaton? I'm not talking about HPY.. yea Gtown and Columbia are reaches but I don't thikn you have to be NEAR perfect to get into NYU or BU or especially AmericanU</p>
<p>he was kidding with you</p>
<p>First off, ignore Undead. He's annointed himself the resident angry cynic and spends his time insulting as many new posters as possible...</p>
<p>OK, down to business:</p>
<p>Duke - Reach
UNC - Match
Georgetown - High Match
American - Safety
Boston University - Low Match/Safety
NYU - Low Match/Safety
Columbia (cc) - Reach
Cornell - High Match/Reach</p>
<p>Your SATIIs and ECs are pretty darn good, but your GPA and your ACT score (about a 1480 M+V SAT equivalent), although good, are a bit weak for schools like Duke and Columbia.</p>
<p>If you do apply to Duke or Columbia or a similar school, getting that paper on your neurological research published or doing well in the ISEF competition would be real helpful. Also, doing CS just to impress admissions officers isn't a good idea. It'll clearly look phony, and it really isn't necessary. Just do the ECs you really want to do...What the adcoms are looking for is committment, talent, and drive. That's already evident in what you've been doing. You don't need to add anything more.</p>
<p>Resident angry cynic? Oh no, I am the first annointed of the GOSPEL OF THE PERFECT TRANSCRIPT!!11</p>
<p>I spread the truth with these sinners, who have dared to score less than an A in any subject, for any reason! They thus doom themselves to a miserable existence, in which their application for employment and government subsidies will be constantly ignored and rejected!</p>
<p>Get a job at McDonalds? Not a chance. They'll reject you when they see that B, too.</p>
<p>Self-employment? Not a chance. Who's going to buy with a person who scored a B on their high school transcript? That's right. No one.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry. My mistake. Let me rephrase: Resident angry quasi - religious loony...</p>
<p>haha I was going to say communist but I think you phrased it better. Thanks for your advice! your right, the only reason i would be doing CS is for adcoms but I'm just scared that basically 0 hours is going to look... bad? i dunno i just thought CS was something you do when you ARENT stressing over school/college/a job</p>
<p>If this guy is out of state, UNC admissions is just as tough as any Ivy league school. Therefore UNC is a reach.</p>
<p>anyone else? i could use more opinions</p>
<p>hello? maybe no one was one earlier today</p>