Chances (post a link to yours and I'll chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance me:</p>

<p>Cornell ED (College of engineering)
Columbia (Fu Engineering)
NYU (CAS)
University of Rochester
Carnegie Mellon
University of Georgia (in-state)</p>

<p>GPA (my biggest flaw):</p>

<p>3.58 Unweighted
4.1 Weighted
Rank: top ~16%</p>

<p>SAT: 2250
ACT:34 (should I submit both tests?)</p>

<p>AP scores: 3,3,4,4,4</p>

<p>SAT II:
Chemistry: 750
Math II: 750
Physics: 700</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>I volunteer at a science museum teaching kids about scientific concepts.
I am the founder and president of the science club at our school.
I am a two year member of the chess club at my school.
I have done track for 3 years
I have done tennis for one year (I went to regionals)
I am the secretary of student council
I am the vice-president of the business club
I am a treasurer of the Key Club
I am spending this summer shadowing a physician and checking out his lab equipment, etc (I will probably get a letter of recommendation from him)
Robotics club for 3 years</p>

<p>Awards:
I won first place in the county math team freshman year
I won an award for the business club
Honor Roll every year</p>

<p>Summer:
Taking two classes at community college</p>

<p>Senior Year Course load:</p>

<p>AP Spanish
AP Chemistry
Community College Physics (taking the ap exam at the end of the year)
Community College Gov/Econ
AP Calculus AB
AP Literature</p>

<p>Essay: I am currently writing my essay about a personal issue in my life that I don't feel like discussing. I'm pouring my heart and soul into this essay and am up late every week working on it. It will hopefully be amazing.</p>

<p>Location: Georgia
Ethnic Background: Panamanian</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>no cornell, columbia. because of the gpa. yes to the others
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<p>Cornell- reach
Columbia- reach
NYU- pretty much a match
University of Rochester- match
Carnegie Melon- idk that much about the school, I’d say it would be a slight reach
University of Georgia- match for sure</p>

<p>You could still get in to Ivy League schools, such as Cornell or Columbia, but you would need to write compelling essays and get really good teacher evaluations </p>

<p>Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Bump!!!</p>

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<p>If you really want it, go for cornell ED.<br>
BUT make sure you work diligently on your apps for several other schools, and throw in some safeties, and low reaches</p>

<p>The GPA will hurt for cornell, so make sure you prep those other app’s.<br>
Essays and Teacher Recs - hope these are good.</p>

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<p>Work hard for the first quarter of senior year, and try to bump up your overall HS GPA a little. Your ACT is good, but don’t send in your SAT because your SAT II scores aren’t outstanding. So, the Ivies are a reach, but within the realm of possibility if you can improve your GPA at the beginning of the year. I think you’re good with the other schools.
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<p>Cornell and Columbia will be mid reaches I believe, but with an amazing essay and a good senior schedule, you may have a a chance there. The others should be close matches if not a match. I wouldn’t list all of those extracurricular, not all of them are that impressive and it might seem like a laundry list, perhaps just list the more important ones. Being a founder of a science club at school and the museum one are good examples.</p>

<p>If you want to raise your GPA by this summer, you can take one or two semesters of an online course at BYU independent study or other UC approved courses. If you get an A in that, it will be counted into your overall GPA and it will probably raise your gpa by .05 per semester or so. However, you must complete the course and take the final exam before your summer break ends or it will not counted in your GPA.</p>

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<p>Cornell: even ED I have to say rather unlikely. You have geographical and minority diversity, so you might be able to get in. I would retake Math II and Physics if you want engineering.
Columbia: practically impossible, even for people with higher stats than yours. I would give you somewhere around a 9-10% chance.
NYU: mid reach, as while your SAT will help, your GPA won’t.
URochester: match
UGeorgia: match/in w/ merit money
Carnegie: unlikely, but ED makes it a high match.
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<p>Cornell ED (College of engineering) Reach
Columbia (Fu Engineering) High Reach
NYU (CAS) Low reach
University of Rochester Match
Carnegie Mellon Low Reach
University of Georgia (in-state) Safety</p>

<p>You seem like a solid applicant, but there’s nothing too outstanding about your application that indicates an inclination towards engineering. Chance me!
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<p>Probably unlikely (but still possible) for both Columbia and Cornell, mostly because of the GPA but also because I’m not sure if your ECs are strong enough (although they are pretty strong, most of them aren’t exactly directed towards engineering - except for robotics and the science club - and Ivies like to see awards).</p>

<p>You should be in everywhere else though (NYU is a high match, but I’d say it probably tilts in your favor).</p>

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