chances please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian (Bangladeshi) male who goes to a private school in Indiana. school sends everyone to college, some to top colleges. avg SAT=1260/1600
will apply for financial aid. </p>

<p>GPA- 4.09 w, ~3.7 uw
Rank- school does not rank
SAT I- 740 CR, 720 M, 700 W
PSAT- 214
ACT- 34
SAT II- US History 770, Math IIC 730, Biology M 680, French 530
AP- US History 5, Biology 5, Calculus AB 5, English Lang. 5</p>

<p>9th grade
English 9 B+/A
French II A-/A
Adv Alg II A-/A
Adv Biology A-/A
World History A/A
Theater/Adv Theater A/A</p>

<p>10th grade
English 10 A/B+
French III A-/B+
Precalculus A/A
Adv Chemistry A/B+
US History A/A
Gov/Econ (1 semester each) A/A</p>

<p>11th grade
English 11 A-/A-
French IV B+/B+
AP Calculus AB A/A-
AP Biology A/B+
AP US History B/A
Utopian Novel (semester) A</p>

<p>12th grade (projected)
AP English Lit.
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Euro History
Middle East (semester)
Env Science (semester) </p>

<p>ECs
Academic Research with college professor- 7 papers co-authored and/or presented at national conferences
Model UN- (9,10,11,12)
Speech Team-3x state finalist in extemp and impromp (9,10,11,12)
Newspaper- asst Opinion editor, nationally recognized newspaper (10,11,12)
Red Cross volunteer- ~100 hours (9,10,11,12)
Senior Leader (11,12)</p>

<p>Awards/Recognitions
National Merit (definitely commended, probably semifinalist)
Wabash Book award (10)
Dean's Award Commendation (11)
Social Studies Dept Commendation (10)
Excellence in Persuasive Speaking Award (10)
Headmaster's List (4 semesters, >4.0 w)
Honors List (2 semesters >3.7 w)</p>

<p>Colleges:
Cornell
Penn
Amherst/Swarthmore
Haverford
Northwestern
Michigan
Case Western
Carnegie Mellon
Emory
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Rice/Washington Univ (StL)
Indiana Univ
Purdue
Notre Dame</p>

<p>Probably major in engineering or pre-med. Should I narrow down or add to this list? Also, I am considering ED to Cornell, Penn, Northwestern, and WashU. Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech-safety
Vanderbilt-match
Emory-match</p>

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<p>Man, those 3 B+ scores in French just killed your GPA didn't they? You'd be about 3.9 UW if you had As in those.</p>

<p>With a 3.9 UW you'd be in at all these places. With a 3.7 and your fantastic ECs you still should get in to many places, but it's more iffy.</p>

<p>First, I'd consider how much risk you want to take:</p>

<p>If you want to be sure you get in to an Ivy league school, go ED to Cornell and you'll definitely be accepted. If you want to take more risk, go ED to Penn where I think you will be rejected, but your ED will give you a better chance of acceptance than without it. Personally, I'd choose Cornell for the ED.</p>

<p>As far as overall chances, here's my estimate:</p>

<p>Cornell--match (especially ED)
Penn--slight reach
Amherst--reach (toughest along with Northwestern)
Swarthmore--slight reach
Haverford--match
Northwestern--reach (hardest on your list along with Amherst and Washington U--and maybe Penn)
Michigan--match
Case Western--safe match
Carnegie Mellon--match
Emory--match to slight reach
Vanderbilt--slight reach
Georgia Tech--match
Rice--match to slight reach (your ECs and diversity will get you in here, I think)
Washington Univ (StL)--reach (but might be possible--especially off waitlist--I think as a good midwestern student you will get waitlisted here)--I do not think going ED will help you here at all.
Indiana Univ--safety
Purdue--safety
Notre Dame--match (although you don't fit their profile)</p>