Chances for NYU (Stern), Stanford, Wharton, UChicago, UT, Carnegie Mellon, etc!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys I'm currently a junior in High School and I wanted to start planning ahead for college and determine what I need to do in these last 2 years. </p>

<p>GPA (Weighted): 5.6/6.0
Rank: 7/600
SAT: 1900 (Took it once, aiming for 2200 in November)</p>

<p>Race: Asian/Vietnamese (Male)
Income: Around 80k
School: Public High School </p>

<p>Awards: Freshmen MVP for swimming, A Honor Roll (every semester)
Athletics: Varsity Swim 2 years (Regional Qualifier both years)</p>

<p>APs: AP World History (4) (Taking many more this year and next)
Junior Courseload: AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, AP English, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science. Anatomy and Physiology of Human Systems</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>-National Honor Society , Historian (10th & 11th grade)
-FBLA (10th & 11th grade)
-Class Council , Secretary (11th grade)
-Key Club, Sophomore/Jr representative (10 &11 grade)
-Environmental Club (9,10,11 grade)
-Asian Culture Club (10,11 grade)
-Changemakers (10 & 11 grade)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-I volunteer throughout my community doing mostly everything I can find. (Aiding Homeless Shelters, Food Drives, Walks and Marathons for Alzheimers and Cancer, etc) (100 hrs)</p>

<p>I am also a local youth referee during the weekends and lifeguard over the summers.
I also plan on majoring in something business related. Possibly finance, business management, or international business? But that list is subject to change.</p>

<p>College List:
-NYU Stern
-Columbia
-UChicago
-UT Austin (Mccombs)
-Stanford
-USC
-Carnegie Mellon
-UCLA
-Wharton
-Cal Berkeley</p>

<p>What other colleges should I add?</p>

<p>What are my chances and how accurate is my list?
I will chance back!</p>

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<p>Right now it’s difficult to tell but you will definitely need to get your SAT higher for schools like Stanford, Penn, etc. And definitely don’t assume a 300 point increase will happen because that is very difficult to do so make sure you study hard everyday for the test. Because you are an Asian male you might be at a disadvantage when it comes to SAT scores because a lot of those admitted to top universities have 2300+. Also one thing I noticed is that none of your ECs really jump out to me. You still have another year to prepare so use it to your advantage and try and start something in your community that will highlight your interests. I am a swimmer just like you and this past summer I started a program to provide adolescents with disabilities swim lessons so maybe you can start something similar in your community. If you can do something that makes you stand out in your community, get higher SAT scores and good SAT II scores and you write really good essays I think you will be competitive. Good luck and make sure to take advantage of your Junior year.</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1657051-what-are-my-chances-for-stanford-mit-caltech-etc.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1657051-what-are-my-chances-for-stanford-mit-caltech-etc.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I agree with above. ^ Most applicants will be applying with an SAT score above 2300, so you have to consider that. Your other credentials are impressive, though. </p>

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<p>Nice credentials. I am going to have to agree with the above posts. You definately need to increase your SAT score. 2200 is a great goal, but again, just as @biggestsunsfan mentioned, it will be pretty difficult increasing your score 300points. It’s possible but difficult. Also I believe some of the schools that you listed require SAT subject tests so make sure you take those as well. Check with each school on their subject test policy!
So I would say just get those standardized test scores and keep doing your ECs. Make sure to get great recs and write a fantastic essay!</p>

<p>As of right now:
-NYU Stern: Low Reach
-Columbia: Reach
-UChicago: Reach
-UT Austin (Mccombs):High Match
-Stanford: Reach
-USC: Low Reach
-Carnegie Mellon: Reach
-UCLA: High Match
-Wharton: Reach
-Cal Berkeley: High Match</p>

<p>As for additional colleges you should add, I would recommend adding some safety schools. Always have a backup plan!
Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1687325-chance-me-for-emory-tufts-other-schools-questbridge-applicant.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1687325-chance-me-for-emory-tufts-other-schools-questbridge-applicant.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think you will def need a higher SAT score. Like someone earlier suggstd, try doing something that shows your passion for your ECs along with leadership.
Stern+McCombs- high match
Cal Berk- match
UCLA- high match
CM, USC- low reach
UChic, columbia- reach
Wharton- high reach</p>

<p>chance back-
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1687165-wharton-ed-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1687165-wharton-ed-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Hey guys I’m currently a senior in high school. I was just wondering if you could chance me for
NYU Stern, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, and Cornell. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 (unweighted), 4.01 (weighted)
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: Chem (760), Math 2 (taking soon)</p>

<p>Race: Indian Male
High School: Public School </p>

<p>ECs
-Math Honor Society (President) (11th & 12th grade)
-Computer Science Club (Founder/President) (12th Grade)
-FBLA (Vice President, Head of Membership Committee) (10th, 11th, 12th)
-Model United Nations (Director of Technology) (10th, 11th, 12th)
-Science Honor Society (Member) (11th, 12th)
-National Honor Society (Member) (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Volunteering
-over 100 hours at the local hospital
-over 1000 hours at my local Hindu Temple (Senior Youth Coordinator) </p>

<p>Awards
-1st Place at FBLA State Leadership Conference in Web Design
-3rd Place at the National High School Model United Nations Conference
-Most Improved at Rutgers Model United Nations Conference
-AP Scholar
-Top 10 out of 60 at the PClassic (Programming competition for high school students held at UPenn)</p>

<p>Other
-developed a personal website to display my past works
-developed an iPad application to remember where you parked your car (5000+ downloads)
-developed an iPad application for an international event attended by 40,000+ people
-attended a Computer Science Program at Stevens Institute of Technology
-interned at a bio metrics company </p>

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<p>@printhelloworld i would chance you, but you cant just take over someone else’s thread like that. make your own, and you will see feedback</p>