Chances for MIT, CalTech, Stanford, etc...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: M
Location: Tampa, FL
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public, performing arts
High School Type: half of the class graduates and 99% stay in Florida
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.90
GPA - Weighted: 7.35
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 200</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 790
SAT I Critical Reading: 630
SAT I Writing: 670
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 730
SAT II Chemistry: 800</p>

<p>waiting back for June SAT scores</p>

<p>AP
5-Calculus AB, Comp Sci A, Chemistry
4-World History</p>

<p>waiting back for
Calculus BC, Statistics, Psychology, US History, Eng. Language, Physics C: Mechanics and E&M</p>

<p>Dual Enrollment
A+ - Calculus I,II,III, Bridge to Abstract Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Physics 1&2 w/lab
A - Geometry, Vector Calculus</p>

<p>this Fall - Modern Physics, Optics, Intermediate Analysis 1, Visual Complex Analysis, Graph Theory/Combinatorics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: MAO - president (10th, 11th, 12th)
Science Honors Society - (10th, 11th, 12th), VP(12th)
USF Atheist Student Alliance - (11th)
French Club - Treasurer (10th)
Lacrosse - Co-Captain (9th, 10th)
College/High School Tutor</p>

<p>I write techno music, work on mine and other's Saabs, restored my 1990 Talladega Red 900 SPG from scrap, probably not aything, but maintained a girlfriend for the past two years added on to all the school work, cello for 8 years, and freestyle BMX and scooter</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: I volunteer about 20 hours a week in a physics lab helping grad students at USF. We are currently growing Cadmium solar cells for use on flexible substrates.</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: 9th place Alg II County Math Bowl - 9th grade
USF Honors College Summer Program - Award for Overall Excellence (Highest)
10th, 8th, & 6th place Calculus Math Bowl - 11th grade
Superior Rating for MPA's in A class for our school orchestra (9-11th)</p>

<p>College Summer programs: USF Honors College Summer Program - Engineering Calculus, Linear Algebra, and programming 2008
Boston University Summer Research with MIT professor Dr. Moodera 2009
Research in USF lab with Dr. Munoz 2009</p>

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<p>Hey, you’re doing the BU Research program, too? So am I, except with Prof. Reinhard. I know a girls who did research with Dr. Moodera and I think one of them’s now at Harvard.</p>

<p>Anyways, great chances. Guess I’ll see you there?</p>

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<p>Sounds great, hopefully going to make some friends, 6 weeks away from everyone i know will be quite odd…</p>

<p>See you there!</p>

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<p>I’ll chance back…</p>

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<p>lol 7.3 Weighted…</p>

<p>Love the advanced math level your at.
Your SAT scores look low. By just looking at the scores, I can probably guess that you fall into the Asian profile (high Math, low CR and writing). Correct me if i am wrong.</p>

<p>Ok EC for applicant.</p>

<p>MIT- Big reach
Stanford- reach
Caltech- low reach</p>

<p>lol.</p>

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<p>My essay for the SAT got an 11, actually, I’m just not too good at multiple choice reading and writing. Picking the best answer is something that baffles me… There is a right or wrong answer, not a “best” one. Always been complemented by teachers for excellent writing and literature analysis.</p>

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<p>I really like your techno/car restoration EC’s. </p>

<p>Get your SAT up, and your chances should be good. You can never say for sure for the schools you’re asking, though.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I’m quite obsessed with electronic music and Saabs.
I figure even for the perfect students who apply to these school sits just a lottery of 1000 kids.</p>

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<p>Your SAT will seriously impair you as an Asian applying to MIT/Stanford. If you can improve it to above 700, I think you have a shot at any of those schools. One other thing though, which sounds crazy, is that a 730 in Physics is low for Caltech. If you can up those two numbers (CR and Physics), Caltech is your best chance of the three IMO.</p>

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<p>I’M NOT ASIAN</p>

<p>I’m a white kid with divorced parents and live with my mom who makes $40,000 a year and is never home either at work or in grad school.</p>

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<p>Well the other guy said you were Asian and you didn’t object :p.</p>

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<p>Hahaha, yeah you are right. Didn’t catch that part.</p>

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<p>To reply to the 730 in physics:
that was sophomore year, I had only taken honors Physics at a performing arts school, you can imagine what that class was like…</p>