Chances for my friend...at Harvard, MIT, and other ridiculously hard to get intos

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay, here're my friends stats...He didn't want to post them himself...but he gave me consent to post them if I felt like it.</p>

<p>His essay is amazing. He got recs from teachers who usually turn students down if they don't think the student deserves a certain college, and he knows the teachers really well. I expect that the recs are going to be amazing.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 Unweighted. Our school doesn't weight, there's like this anti-grade inflation policy.
ACT: 35
SAT: 2340 (800 R, 790 M, 750 W)
SAT II: Bio-m, Chinese, Physics, Math II, US history, chemistry...all 800
AP's: Biology, Chemistry, US History, European History, Calc BC, English Language, and the two Physics C...all 5's. This was for Sophomore and Junior year. This year, he's taking macro econ, micro econ, english lit, stats, chinese, comp sci.</p>

<p>Clubs and Activities:
Future Problem Solving 9,10
Chess Club 9
Biology Competitions Club 9-12
-vice prez 10
-co-prez 11-12
Math Club 9-12
-vice prez 12
Orchestra 9-12 (We have like...THE top orchestra. Best Conductor in the state)
Quiz Bowl 10 12
Project LEAD 10
Physics Club 10-12
-prez 11-12
NHS 11-12
Science Olympiad 11-12
2004 Water Polo Team</p>

<p>Awards (long list...he better thank me for typing this up):</p>

<p>Math:
2004,2005 Top 100 Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition (premier math competition in our state)
2004,2005,2006 AIME qualifier
Certificate of Distinction in 2004 COMC
Certificate of Distinction in 2004 Galois
1st in individual event and team was Grand Champion in 2006 Math Field Day</p>

<p>Science:
Team won national 1st place in 2004-2005 NASA Hyper-G Competition
2nd place in 2005 ASGSB Research Poster Competition in undergraduate category
2006 High School Summer Research Program at Northwestern (one of three high school students accepted nationwide)
Honorable Mention the 2004 Michigan Society for Medical Research Annual Essay competition (top 7 in Michigan)
2nd place in Ohio Brain Bee and $750 scholarship to Baldwin-Wallace College
2006 USNCO (5th at regional)
2005 USABO
2nd place in 2006 Division II Physics Bowl
Team placed 1st in 2006 Division II Physics Bowl
1st places in Health Science and Circuit Lab and 4th in Physics Lab in 2006 Clio Science Invitational
1st in Health Science, 3rd in Physics Lab, and 4th in Circuit Lab in 2006 Regional Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad Team won 1st at 2006 Regional
2nd place in Health Science and Circuit Lab at State Science Olympiad
Team placed 5th overall at State Science Olympiad
Acceptance to 2006 HSHSP (did not go)
2006 Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award (best junior science student)
Blue ribbon at the 2006 Science and Engineering Fair in Metropolitan Detroit</p>

<p>I think he's also going to get his paper in Physics published.</p>

<p>Music:
1st division in all regional Solo/Ensemble Events since 2002
1st division in 2004 and 2005 state Solo/Ensemble
3rd place in Length of Study in 2005 AGM Great Lakes Regional Piano Competition
Top 5 Award in Age Group in 2005 AGM Great Lakes Regional Piano Competition
National first place in Length of Study in 2005 AGM National Piano Competition</p>

<p>Misc:
National AP scholar
National Merit Semifinalist
2nd place at District Chess Tournament</p>

<p>So there it is. Not sure where he's applying...but I think he has Caltech, MIT, Princeton, Umich, Yale, Stanford, and Harvard on his list...plus some safeties.</p>

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<p>how tall is he?</p>

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<p>uhhhhhhhhhhh.........why does he even need to bother posting in this forum? The only thing i see that's even remotely bad is lack of leadership.</p>

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<p>Oh, well I'm trying to convince him that he has a good chance of getting into his dream schools...he won't take my word...so I decided to let you guys decide.</p>

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<p>*** o.0!! do you stalk "ur friend" mr. micheal jackson?</p>

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<p>Yes, frequently, especially at night...what a nice question to ask.</p>

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<p>seriously how tall is this guy?</p>

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<p>Average height? maybe 5' 8''?</p>

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<p>hey what about hair color, and weight?</p>

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<p>This student has a big "S" on his chest, right?</p>

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<p>how are you friends with this guy?</p>

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<p>Hair color is black...don't know about weight...not sure about the S...and we're friends through math competitions, summer classes, and the such...so does anyone else have any helpful questions?</p>

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<p>he seems like a grind, he'll def. get into MIT, Harvard likes people that are a little cooler/more interesting</p>

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<p>I think he needs to start considering community college.</p>

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<p>why do you even post this kind of a thread. this guy has near perfect academics and a decent EC record. OF COURSE he has a chance at any school in the world, but there are no guarantees when it comes to Ivy's. Have people made it in with this type of resume...yes. but people have also been rejected.</p>

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<p>Your friend is a very competitive applicant at HYPS and any other top school he cares to apply to. In short, better than average chances everywhere. However, he's not a shoe-in (nobody is at these schools), and should apply to a few good, but less selective schools (you know, matches and safeties) for backups. By the way, UMich should be no problem. He should probably consider it a safety.</p>

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<p>He's a shoe-in. Seriously. And I don't say that often.</p>

<p>That is, unless he decides to go Tourettes in his essay or confess to murdering his pastor, etc etc.</p>

<p>I'm so jealous..</p>

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<p>With your info I can just type up his achievement and find out who he is online. But I won't be doing that... admissions officers might do that FOR me...</p>

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<p>hahahahahahhah youre hilarious</p>

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<p>man i hate hard working punks like this.</p>