Chances & suggestions for schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>1st generation Asian (Female) from suburban high school. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.06 / 4.36 (UW/W)
Class rank: Top Decile (our school does not rank) But I will guess 10/350ish
SAT: 2220 (780M, 700W, 740V)<br>
SATII: Math IIC: 800, Math IC: 740, Biology-M: 700 (Retaking Biology in Nov)</p>

<p>Took most rig curriclum possible, doubled on science sophomore and senior year; tripled on science junior year. Got mostly grades in the A range.</p>

<p>Extracurrics:
- Student Connect, where club officers can attract potential future members, list meeting dates and publicize. (Founder, Webmaster 12)
- Student Newspaper (Staff Writer 9-11, Arts & Ideas Editor 11-12)
- Student Literary Magazine (Staff Writer 9-11, Layout Editor 12)
- Yearbook (Layout Editor 12)
- Orchestra (Webmaster 12)
- Youth Orchestra (12)
- Mathletes (12)
- National Honor Society (11-12)
- I have been working on a computer science based research project since sophomore year, dealing with cryptography</p>

<p>Sports:
- JV Volleyball (9)
- Varsity Volleyball (10)
- Varsity Winter & Spring Track and Field (Co-Captain, 12)</p>

<p>Awards,etc:
- National Merit Commended. (12)
- Winner of Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award (11)
- A bunch of other science research related awards (10-11)
- High Honors with Distinction at a State Level Science Fair (11)
- Principal List student (9-12)
- 1st Place in Chinese Written Essay (9)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
- Day Care Center (9-10)
- Nursing Home (11-12)
- Volunteer at local Chinese School (12)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
- Sylvan Learning Center (Summer '05)
- Tutor (9-12)
- Babysitter (12) </p>

<p>Essays:
- Essay about learning to crochet and its implications on my life. (For Brown and Commonapp; everyone I showed it to said it was very well written and would work well for Brown)
- Extra essays for Brown (Comp sci, all very good) </p>

<p>Recommendations:
- Guidance Counselor (We're not allowed to see our recommendations, but she wrote letters that have gotten kids into HYP)
- Science Research Advisor (Stunning! He said I was 'one of the best encountered in his teaching career' and made me sound like I invented cryptography, haha)
- Teacher recommendations (They are fine) </p>

<p>Brown - ED
MIT - RD
Stanford - RD
UPenn - RD
Yale - RD
WUSTL - RD
Johns Hopkins - RD
Boston Univ - RD
RPI - RD (Alumni)
SUNY Stonybrook - RD </p>

<p>I will be putting Computational Biology / Computer Science down as my major. What are my chances at Brown ED? Any suggestions for good, reputable safeties?</p>

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<p>bumpdeedoo.</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbumpbumpbump... anyone?</p>

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<p>hey. thanks for responding on my thread. i'd say you have a good chance at most of the schools. it seems to me though, that you only have really good schools and safeties. you might want to add some higher end safeties or matches, because no matter what, Brown, MIT, Stanford, UPenn, and Yale cannot ever be considered matches. Wash U and Hopkins are also amazing schools that would be cocky to consider matches or safeties. when competing for a place at Brown, MIT, Stanford, UPenn, and Yale, you know that you'll be competing with many other asians with perfect sats and the like. however, if you're applying to the engineering schools of certain universities, being a woman will help. additionally, since you are first-generation college bound, colleges will look at you more carefully. my school is insanely competative, and last year the valedictorian (who had a ridiculously impressive resume and transcript) got rejected from MIT, Stanford, Princeton and a slew of other schools. to be safe, i would add another school of slightly lower caliber than Hopkins. but other than that, good luck.</p>

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<p>thankx wexmex!</p>

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<p>any other opinions?</p>

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<p>bumpitybumpbumpbumppp</p>