Chances please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT: 2190
math:770
verbal:700
writing: 76 8/12 essay (total: 720)</p>

<p>(took it three times)</p>

<p>ACT: waiting for results, took it on nov 11</p>

<p>GPA: 3.96 unweighted (114 weighted)
Class rank: 9 out of 534
very competitive class</p>

<p>SAT IIs: US History: 700
Math II: 680</p>

<p>AP: 11 AP classes including ones i will take this year. (No IBs offered at my school)
so far:
World History:5
US History: 5
Spanish:3
English language: 4</p>

<p>APs i will take:
calculus AB/BC
Chemistry
Psychology
Government
Economics
English literature</p>

<p>ECs:
• Volunteer at hospital: 75+ hours currently
• Volunteer at Library: 20 hours currently
• Math Club (tutoring): 3 years, Mu Alpha Theta award
• Sunday School: Attended 6 years; Teacher’s Assistant: 1 year
• Newspaper: Writer 1 year
• Religion-related Activities: 11 years, 5 hours a week.
• Student Council: Active Member 3 years
• Art Classes Every Saturday morning for 4 hours: 1 year
• Visual Art Society: 1 year</p>

<p>i joined more clubs but those were just random ones for which i wasnt passionate like NHS (3 yrs), spanish honor society(3 yrs), science club (2 yrs), key club (1 yr, charter member), etc.</p>

<p>i dont really have any leadership positions because im really a shy person, but usually with the clubs im involved in, im really an active participant. i hope this doesnt hurt too much. also take my shyness into consideration for the interview as a factor that wont help much.</p>

<p>essay: decent
Texas resident
Minority (pacific islander as it is on the apps)
first in family to attend college</p>

<p>Applying to:</p>

<p>Safeties:
UT
UTD (for the money, i know i can get a full ride)
SMU (maybe...i might apply..prob try the presidential scholar)</p>

<p>Other: (can you please rate chances)</p>

<p>Rice *
UCSD * (the main ones im looking into)
Cornell
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>HYPS..(i dont think im going to apply there but just want to see my chances if i did apply :P )</p>

<p>any other you think i should apply to that are not on my list?</p>

<p>please be honest, even if it means brutal.</p>

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<p>anyone? </p>

<p>:(</p>

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<p>no reply? please i really would like to know your opinions.</p>

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<p>aww come on people pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase? <em>puppy dog eyes</em></p>

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<p>ok, i will
Rice: match
UCSD: ?
Cornell: match/slight reach
Johns Hopkins: match
HPYS: all reaches</p>

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<p>thankyou :) i thought rice would be a reach... anyone else? </p>

<p>also do you think i should retake my SAT IIs?</p>

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<p>UCSD...I can see as a yes. Leaders and outspoken people are sometimes uncommon here, depending who you associate with. Do good on your APs, because UCSD is tech-orientated, and numbers seem to matter here. If your asian, it may be hard to stick out, however.</p>

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<p>well im not asian as in oriental but im still asian (indian).</p>

<p>thanks for your response.</p>

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<p>Wonky,</p>

<p>Good GPA and SATs, all are above the 50% line at schools not named HYPS. I suspect Rice/JHU/Cornell are all slight reaches, but I think you get into at least one, maybe two, and maybe all three! SATs prbly too low for HYPS. And as a fellow indian, colleges don't consider us as under-represented minorities, but chose to discriminate towards us anyways.</p>

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<p>yeah i agree w/ you about us being under-represented minorities....</p>

<p>thanks :)</p>

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<p>Wonky-Faint:</p>

<p>UCSD: Match (out of state)</p>