Chances please for Northwestern, U Chicago, more

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys I was wondering if you guys could chance me. I go to a magnet high school with all honors and AP classes.</p>

<p>African American
UW GPA: 3.7
Sat: 2260 (M 800, CR 750, W 710)
Junior Year course load: AP Physics, honors chemistry, honors pre calculus honors, honors history, honors world literature.
Expected Senior course load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP History, AP Bio, AP Stats</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Internship at UBS (wealth management)
Member of FBLA, TSA, Model UN
100 hours volunteering with Habitat for Humanity</p>

<p>No Awards</p>

<p>Chances for many top colleges such as
Northwestern
U Chicago
Mit
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Stanford
Duke
Columbia
Cornell</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in engineering. I am planning to apply to a safety school (my state university) and a few other schools that have high rate of admission. Thank you for the chances.</p>

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<p>I also got an 800 on sat II Math 2 and a 760 in Physics.</p>

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<p>HYPS and MIT are high reaches
Rest are reaches
You might get into one of the reaches but there is nothing that stands out for HYPS. EC’s are good, do you have leadership roles? That would help a lot. UW GPA is a bit low for HYPS.
chance- <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621493-sophomore-on-the-right-track.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621493-sophomore-on-the-right-track.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Can you guys also chance me on NYU Stern an Wharton</p>

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<p>HYPSM + Columbia + Wharton :high reach
UofC: middle reach
Duke, Cornell, NW, NYU Stern: low reach </p>

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<p>Your URM status will help considerably. However, other than your internship, your extra curriculums don’t stand out and you have no leadership positions , which Wharton looks for. However, you academic stats are top notch and you have great math scores. If you want to go into engineering , why Wharton and Stern</p>

<p>HYSPM + Wharton - mid reach ( like everyone else)
Chicago, Columbia- low to mid reach
Northwestern Duke Stern- high match to low reach</p>

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<p>My goal is investment banking and they seem to like engineers due to their quantitative skills. If I can’t make it into investment banking i would become an engineer, but if I were to get into Wharton I would not major in engineering.</p>

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<p>Does any one have any suggestions on how I can improve my chances at some of theses universities?</p>

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<p>ooohcollege, I think that traders and hedge funds favor quant skills more, not investment bankers. </p>

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<p>Your UW GPA is okay, you go to a magnet high school so obviously everyone is taking challenging courses. Your ECs are okay (leadership?), but you don’t have a ton. I would say to just really show passion in something, get killer recs, and make sure your essay is memorable. I would say that:
HYPSM + Columbia + Wharton + UChicago: high reach
Cornell, NW: middle reach
Duke, NYU Stern: low reach</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1609588-chance-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1609588-chance-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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<p>Anymore chances?</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Northwestern (Low Reach)
U Chicago (Low Reach)
Mit (Reach)
Harvard (Reach)
Princeton (Reach)
Yale (Reach)
Stanford (Reach)
Duke (Reach)
Columbia (Low Reach)
Cornell (Low Reach)
NYU (Match)</p>

<p>Chance me back if you have the time: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1622917-chance-me-u-of-m-nyu-u-of-chicago.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1622917-chance-me-u-of-m-nyu-u-of-chicago.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Really I’m not trying to be racist here, but the fact that you’re African American definitely helps. By that, I am talking about the affirmative action laws in place. You have solid stats though. </p>

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<p>I would suggest either skipping HYPS, MIT and Columbia… or just reaching for 1-2… and I would consider adding Vanderbilt, Brown, Rice and Johns Hopkins to the schools you consider + 1-2 Safeties or Rolling Admissions so you can have a couple solid admits in the bag before you role the dice on the others. You Match with Cornell and NYU… and Penn, Duke, NW are low reaches. UChicago may depend on your essays and how you distinguish yourself.</p>

<p>Being an URM clearly helps, but it is your UW GPA that is the drawback for the most elite schools, unless you were also a QuestBridge Finalist or the equivalent. You did not mention your families financial situation, but if you do happen to qualify for QB, that could change everything… and you could potentially match with even the greatest reaches.</p>

<p>Good Luck…</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. My family makes too much for me to qualify for QuestBridge</p>

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<p>I don’t think Cornell NYU are matches at all. Yes you’re URM but your GPA is low for schools as selective as HYPS and your ECs are bland, and the fact that you have 0 awards hurts you. Your SAT is good but it’s not high for those schools. I don’t think your URM status will save you. Your entire list is high reach minus Cornell is reach. You need to look for other, less selective colleges.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>I think your an excellent applicant TBH. My friend also African got into Columbia with an sat in the 1800’s.</p>