Chances for MIT, Caltech, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Male, Asian</p>

<p>SAT: 2370 (first time, 800 read, 770 math, 800 write)
SAT II: 800 Chem 800 Math II
GPA: 4.213 weighted, 4.000 unweighted
Rank: Top 1% </p>

<p>APs:
-USH (5)
-Physics B (5)
-Chem (5)
-Calc AB (5)
-self-study BC (5)
-Lang and Comp (5)</p>

<p>Senior Year:
-AP English Lit
-AP Stats
-AP Bio
-AP Physics C
-AP Micro
-AP Macro
-Work Period</p>

<p>Awards:
-state math contest top 3, x3 years
-AIME x2
-AMC school top scorer x3 years
-USNCO top 150 honors, semifinalist
-Science Bowl top 16 nationals, 1st regionals
-couple state scholarships for piano, and placed at state competition
-nat'l merit semifinalist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-club and high school soccer (7+ years, 2 year varsity letter, top 2 in state)
-piano (10+ years, also teach student, do charity work)
-Science Bowl (treasurer x2 years, president and captain now)
-library volunteer work (50+ hours)
-volunteer for middle school mathcounts and sciencebowl
-work in experimental physics at a lab with published work
-NHS member lol</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
-took Calc III (A+)
-lab work
-taught student piano</p>

<p>Schools I'm looking at, in order of preference:
Caltech
MIT
Harvard
Princeton
Rice
Berkeley</p>

<p>Any need to apply for Berkeley? It was originally a safety school, I don't really want to go there.</p>

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<p>Berkeley is the only school that isn’t a “reach-for-anyone” on your list, but it is never a safety to any Asian, even if you were an out-of-stater paying full freight.</p>

<p>Is there another safety you could like?</p>

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<p>Your numbers and ECs look so similar to what I had 2 years ago.
(I did something unique rather than piano though.)
And, I am an Asian male. </p>

<p>I was rejected or waitlisted from Harvard, Princeton and MIT.</p>

<p>Hravard, MIT, Princeton and Cal Tech: I think you got the idea.</p>

<p>I think you are in at UCB and great chances at Rice.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>High match at Rice now.</p>

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<p>unique rather than piano?? like.?</p>

<p>my ECs are pretty diverse…</p>

<p>my rec’s will be pretty good, essays should be fine </p>

<p>and mentor for research will write an excellent letter</p>

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<p>Pretty good shot at merit scholarships from Rice. Solid Chances at MIT, Caltech, Harvard and Princeton. </p>

<p>I would also take a look at Cornell, Carnegie Mellon and Duke.</p>

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<p>Contana
I usually agree with you but not on this one.</p>

<p>OP has chances at those colleges. He will be in the game but he does not have “solid chances”. He needs to be lucky to get into MIT, Harvard or Princeton. I had seen Asian males with better credentials (national recognition) who got rejected from all of them.</p>

<p>I say OP has decent chances at Cal Tech.</p>

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<p>Cornell: High match
CMU: Low match
Duke: Reach</p>

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<p>Harvard and Princeton you need fantastic essay and rec letters, and you are still likely to be waitlisted/rejected. Your chances for MIT is solid if your AIME score is >8, otherwise you may need a bit luck, but your chance for it is still good w/ ur chem olympiad things (assuming essays/recs are goodo).
Overall, I would say Harvard Princeton Yale won’t like you very much, but MIT/Caltech probably do with ur achievements in math/science. I would be surprised if all top 10 schools reject you.
Berkeley and Rice are definately safeties. @Catria you know public schools aren’t allowed to discriminate based on race right…that’s y there are like 40% asians at berkeley</p>

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<p>Your stats are pretty cool, your EC’s are great&generic. Write a strong personal statement, and you have a very, very good chance.</p>

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<p>chance back please</p>