Chances..please? I'm in an unusual situation.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I came from China 2 1/2 years ago and have been going to a public high school in Arizona ever since. I am applying for Emory, Pomona, U penn, Wustl, usd, U michigan, u north carolina, and boston college</p>

<p>-unweighted gpa 3.91. (I have gotten all A's since I came to the US. the only reason i don't have a 4.0 is because of my grades transferred from China)
-rank 22/328
-AP courses: I haven't taken many AP classes because it took me some time to adjust to the language and school system. I took AP US history in my junior year but didn't take the AP test. i am now taking 4 AP's:literature, calc, government & biology. I took as many honors courses as i could and only a handful of seniors at my school have had a more demanding curricula.
SAT I - 2100 (reading-680, math-740, writing-680) i haven't gotten my december score back yet
SAT II- chem 740, bio molecular 740 math2 750
EC's (i wasn't here for 9th grade)
-badminton manager/assistant coach (10-12) over 10 hours/week during the season, 4hrs/wk during the summer. our team went to state for the past 3 seasons.
-TA at chinese school: 3hr/wk since last january
-city museum/library: over 60hrs
-state science olympiad(engineering club 10-12): 1st in a building event for which me and my partner had to construct a timing device and 5th in cell biology.
-classical guitar level 6 (China)
-jv tennis 10-12
-school academic letter 11
-NHS 12
recommendations:
-1 from the badminton coach who was also my french teacher,
-1 from my pre-calc teacher(i pretty much always got the highest grades in his class) he is also the director of the engineering club. (last year he mentioned many times during meetings the extraordinary amount of time and energy my partner and i devoted to our events.)
-and a pretty ordinary one from my counselor.
essays:
writing in english is still a challenge for me, but i have had my essays edited by teachers and friends. i wrote about the growth i have experienced from my transition in my CA essay.</p>

<p>Given my relatively unique situation, what are my chances of getting in those schools??(I have permanent resident status so I am not applying as an international student)</p>

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<p>While your GPA and extracurricular record are solid, your SAT scores are a little low for WUSTL, UPenn, and Pomona. I’d say you’re in at Emory and Boston College, with UMichigan and UNC as matches. WUSTL, UPenn, and especially Pomona are reaches for everyone.</p>

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<p>thanks.
i’ve been really worried about not getting into any of those colleges because I hate the idea of staying in Arizona.</p>

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<p>Emory - match
Ponoma - ?
Penn - reach
WUSTL - ?
USD - match
UMich - match
UNC - match
BC - match</p>

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<p>I think you have reasonable chances so long as you clearly explain your move to America somewhere in your application (I’m assuming you have done so).</p>

<p>Emory - match
Pomona - reach
U Penn - reach
WUSL - high match/low reach
USD - safety
U Michigan - high match/low reach
UNC - reach
BC - high match/low reach</p>

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<p>wow your so smart! yet you only have been to US for 2 1/2 years!</p>