Chances for my top schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am looking to major in Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>--------My top schools--------</p>

<p>Cornell
Northwestern
USC
Carnegie Mellon
Johns Hopkins
Georgia Tech</p>

<p>--------Some basic demographic stuff--------</p>

<p>White
Male
Middle Class
Will start 12th grade in the fall
From a medium sized city in Oregon</p>

<p>--------Grades--------
Freshman:
Honors lit - B
Bio - A
Chem - first semester A second semester B
Advanced Alg - A
German 1 - A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors lit - A
Physics - A
Precalc - A
Global Studies - A
German 2 - A</p>

<p>Junior:
Honors lit - First semester B second semester A
AP Physics - A
AP Calc AB - A
APUSH - A
German 3 - A</p>

<p>Right Now:
AP Calc BC through Johns Hopkins CTY</p>

<p>Prospective Senior Schedule:
AP Lit and Comp
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Stats or German 4
AP Gov</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA ~ 3.95</p>

<p>--------Standardized Tests--------</p>

<p>SAT:
M 740
R 740
w 710</p>

<p>Subject Tests
Math 2 800
Physics 790</p>

<p>ACT
Composite 35
English 35
Math 34
Reading 36
Science 33</p>

<p>AP
Calc AB 5
Physics E&M 5
Physics Mechanics 4
APUSH 4</p>

<p>--------Sports--------</p>

<p>Lettered in Soccer, Track, Downhill Ski Racing
Competitive club soccer since elementary school</p>

<p>-------Leadership--------</p>

<p>Incoming Senior Class President
Eagle Scout
Captain of my club team for several years</p>

<p>-------Work Experience-------</p>

<p>Internship at a local research lab, sponsored by local university (summer after freshman year)
Hired back to the lab for part time employment the next summer
Currently back for my third year at the lab
Manage a leaf blowing business with my friend (3+ years)</p>

<p>-------Other-------
Member of the National Honor Society
Lots of volunteer hours through NHS and BSA (food drives, clean ups, event organization)
Exchange student in Germany
Won several awards at the Middle School FIRST State Lego Robotics Competition 7th, 8th
Won multiple first place medals at the middle school state Science Olympiad competition 7th, 8th</p>

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<p>basically a good shot at all of them. but you konw how these things go.</p>

<p>Cornell- low reach
Northwestern- low reach
USC- match
Carnegie Mellon-match
Johns Hopkins- low reach
Georgia Tech - match</p>

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<p>Phew, that’s some good news. Getting into Cornell would make my life. Do you have any other suggestions for the low reach or match ranges?</p>

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<p>essays. focus on your leadership. being an eagle scout is amazing, make sure to focus on that and your service through it!</p>

<p>also if you really want to increase your chances, the best thing would be to try to bump that act up 2 or 3 points.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>oops not act, your act is solid hahahaha</p>

<p>youre good actually!</p>

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<p>Cornell will never be a match with it’s acceptance rate at what it is, but you’ve a good a shot as anyone. Applying ED would give you a very good chance.</p>

<p>I concur with john’s chances. I would even put Georgia Tech as a low match/safety.</p>

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<p>Other great engineering schools to be considered: Purdue, UIUC, UMich.
These are all match for you.</p>