Chances Ivies, Stanford, Duke, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just got deferred from Princeton EA, and I am a legacy. Let me know what you think my chances are elsewhere, and for Princeton RD.</p>

<p>Here is my list: American, Amherst, Brown, Claremont McKenna, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UPenn (Wharton), Yale</p>

<p>I am applying for political science everywhere except for UPenn.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W): 2330 (730/800/800) – first and only sitting
[</em>] SAT II: 770 Math 2, 740 Physics, 760 US History
[<em>]GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00 UW/4.7 W
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400 (School doesn’t officially rank, but it should come out in counselor rec)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): ): 5’s on Euro, USH, English Lang, Calc AB, Physics C: Mech 4 on Comp Sci
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish 5, AP US Gov (semester), Econ H (semester)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 6, NFL National Debate Championship Student Congress Debate (2012), I constitute half of the #1 Ranked Parliamentary Debate partnership in California (2011- 2012 season), 2nd place - California State Debate Championship, Parliamentary Debate (2012)</p>[/li]
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Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars:
-Speech and Debate (9-12): Debate Co-Captain (11-12) – Many local, state, and national speech and debate awards
-Science Club (9-12): President (11-12), Science Olympiad (9-12)
-Track (9-10): Varsity, a few local awards, not good enough to get recruited
-Cross Country (9-10): JV
-Mock Trial (11): Pretrial Attorney, a couple local awards
-Astronomy Club (9-12): VP (9,11)
-Math Club (10-12): VP (11)
-Local Community Cable Station (12): News Anchor
-Student Advisory Council at Congressman’s Office (11-12): Research Committee Head (12)
-Quiz Bowl Team (11-12): Founder & Co-Captain (11-12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
-Congressional District Office, Intern (11)
-Food Marketing Institute, Summer Intern in Washington DC (11)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
-Middle School Debate program, High School Advisor and Founder (11, 12)
- Volunteer at a home for the elderly (9)
-YMCA Summer Camps, Volunteer Student Leader (9)
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: English/CS teacher— probably good, APUSH teacher – probably not as good as the other, but still solid
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[<em>] Additional Rec: Debate Coach, probably fantastic
[</em>] Interview: Went well
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Other[ul]
[<em>] State: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nationally ranked debater[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>bump 15characters</p>

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<p>Keep the faith! your Stats look good. You just may not have been a fit or you got caught in the numbers game with your desired degree. There are a lot of kids with your same profile. Do not panic. My S admitted at Yale last year SCEA and a daughter that got into Harvard SCEA this year. i suggest you review your essays. Most people when they write their essays they tend to not answer the question which is being asked or they tend to write an essay which loses the adcom attention because it does not flow well. Your profile is strong but I think you have to find a way to stand out in those essays. In this game scores only get you so far. You are talented and smart find a way to stand out! You will get the right fit. Any school will be glad to have you because you check all the boxes on scores. You have to go through your essays.</p>

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<p>You will get into some great collges.</p>

<p>UCB, UCLA, UCSD and American are almost safety schools for you.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>I certainly hope that Princeton wakes up and accepts you in March (honestly, they, as well as any other school, would be lucky to have you). If not, then you have a great shot at all the schools you’re applying to. I know it’s easier said than done, but stay positive!</p>

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<p>Your stats are ridiculous, which gives you a tremendous bump but simultaneously puts you at risk of being seen as someone whose worked for the last four years just to get into college, as they do look a little too perfect to be honest, lol. Also, Princeton’s applicant pool is full of white females from the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, and California, so I wouldn’t worry about being deferred. I think you’ll be accepted this spring along with all of the other schools. Stanford is a high match but I think you’ll get in. Harvard and Yale would be tough, I think you’ll be at least waitlisted for both of them though. MIT will be the toughest, I see that as a reach simply because they have a virtually infinite number of applicants with perfect stats, and you’re strengths/area of interest seems to not entirely be math/science, but I’m not too well-informed about their admissions. Maybe they like people who are into other fields. Either way, you have a spectacular application and I wish you the best. Please (!!) chance me at: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1435283-chance-me-cornell-penn-northwestern-rice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1435283-chance-me-cornell-penn-northwestern-rice.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^^ your assessment was pretty spot on, I got into Stanford and Princeton, but not Harvard, Yale or MIT. I’m going to Stanford next year :)</p>