Chances for Yale, UPenn, Brown, UChicago, Rice, Berkeley, and UT Plan II

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Ethnicity: Indian male

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (740CR, 780M, 800W)

ACT: 35 (36E, 34M, 36R, 35S, Essay 9)

SAT II: 790 math II, 760 U.S. History, 710 world history

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98

Rank: 4/580 (top 1%)

AP:: WHAP (5), APES (5), Stats (5), English (5), APUSH (5)

Senior Year Course Load: English IV, Gov/Econ, Calc BC, Physics C, European History, Health/Speech, Varsity Tennis

Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, Academic All-District, Academic Excellence, National Spanish Exam (honorable mention)

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis (Team Captain)
-team tennis regional qualifiers
-individual regional qualifier
-boys individual district champions
-various medals and trophies

National Beta Club (Cofounder/President)
-set up after school tutoring service

Model United Nations (President)

World Quest (Team Captain)
-3rd place in region (out of 50 teams)

Academic UIL
National Honors Society
English Honors Society

Volunteer/Community service: Around 350 hours at hospital, NHS, etc.

Any advice or comments would be appreciated! Thank you!!!

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Here’s my predictions:
Yale: High Reach
UPenn: Reach
Brown: Reach
UChicago: Reach
Rice: Moderate Reach
Berkeley: ~target/a little higher than target. This is probably your best shot.
UT Plan II: I don’t know what this is

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bump

4

You don’t seem to show any dedication to one area, your ECs are pretty weak, if You’re an asian male, your chances will be worse.

All of them are high reaches, find some safeties, Berkeley seems like a high match though. GL

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Your chances aren’t looking very good for Ivies, but I think you have a decent shot at Berkeley

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Bump

7

What is your state of residence?

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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1525399-if-you-are-asking-for-your-chances-to-ivies-and-other-top-schools.html#latest

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I don’t know about the other schools, but you have an excellent shot at UT Plan II. Plan II places the most weight on the essays. Make sure your essays are especially well crafted and interesting. Pay attention to the short answer prompts that are only available on the honors application after you have submitted the regular application. You want your short answers to be creative and interesting and to show who you are.