Chances for my colleges?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Currently a senior. I live in NC, and I’m an Asian female. I’m kind of worried that maybe I’m overestimating what I consider matches. Any feedback is appreciated!

Colleges:
UNC-CH (EA)
NC State (EA)
Duke
University of Michigan Ann-Arbor
Carnegie Mellon
Harvard
Columbia
Yale (SCEA)

SAT I: 2240 superscored (2180 and 2190 on individual tests)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math - 800, Bio E - 730, Chem - 740
GPA: 4.0 UW, 5.38 W
Rank: 1/370 something people
AP: Calc BC (5), Bio (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), APES (4), Chem (4), Music Theory (4), Euro (4), US (4), Psych (4), Stat (4), Comp Sci AB (3)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Science Olympiad (12 - President, 11 - Spirit Coordinator)
  • Math Team (12 - President, 11 - Vice President)
  • ATP Tutoring (12 - President)
  • Beta Club (11 - Junior Rep)
  • National Honors Society
  • Lacrosse
  • Volunteer at local food pantry (100+ hours)
  • Piano (have won awards over the years)
    Job/Work Experience: tutor, babysitter
    Summer Activities:
  • Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics (state-funded, selective)
  • Governor’s School (state-funded, selective)

Random other things: National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended

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UNC - CH - match (in state and EA!)
NC State - accepted
Duke - low reach
U of M - match (assuming STEM major?)
Harvard/Columbia/Yale - reach

I feel like you have a pretty good chance at most of your schools! (I don’t know anything about CMU, so I didn’t chance).

Good luck at Yale - hopefully we may see each other in the fall :slight_smile:

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@ShawnLooch Yeah, I think I’m doing Comp Sci but switching majors isn’t out of the question, haha. And thank you! Best of luck to you too!

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That may actually make HYC a tad bit lower reaches :stuck_out_tongue: STEM will help! :slight_smile:

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Your numbers look great, but as you’ve probably heard before, apps to Harvard/Columbia/Yale are pretty much lottery tickets for everyone who’s not a legacy or recruited athlete. Duke and CMU are a little more likely, but still high matches/reaches nonetheless. Michigan and Chapel Hill should be more within reach, so as long as you’re very happy going to one of those 2 (really good) schools, the list looks good! From a fellow senior, good luck with your apps, you’re definitely going to end up somewhere great :slight_smile:

Chance back? (I know…shameless) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1833435-chance-me-for-barnard-tufts-northwestern.html#latest

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Harvard and Yale are mid-reaches.
Duke and Columbia are low-reaches.