Chances to Top Schools Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Are these test scores and GPA where they should be (not barely enough, i need them to be up there), for the following schools:</p>

<p>Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Penn
Schreyers (PSU Honors College)
Cornell
Dartmouth
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Chicago
Duke
Brown</p>

<p>Here's the stats:</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.81
Unweighted GPA: 3.94
SAT: 2210 (760 Math, 720 Reading, 730 Writing) (will retake)
SAT Subject Tests:
Math IIC- 720
US History- 710
Chemistry- 750
PSAT: 210 (76 Math, 64 Reading, 70 Writing)</p>

<p>Here's my transcript:</p>

<p>9th Grade:</p>

<p>Honors Biology- A
Honors American Literature I- A
Honors Geometry- A
Honors US History- A
German II- A</p>

<p>10th Grade:</p>

<p>Honors Chemistry- A
Honors American Literature II- A
Honors Math Analysis- A
AP US History- A
German III- A</p>

<p>11th Grade:</p>

<p>AP Chemistry- A
Honors Physics- A
Honors World Literature- A
AP Calculus- B
AP European History- A
Honors German IV- A</p>

<p>12th Grade (will take the following):</p>

<p>AP Biology
AP British Literature
AP Calculus BC
AP Government
AP German</p>

<p>And here's my EC's:</p>

<p>Will be a senior</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Persian</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Long-Term Commitments and Employment</p>

<p>• 50 Hours spent analyzing experiments in the lab of Temple University (2005)
• 1600 Hours working as a math and reading tutor at Kumon Learning Center (2004-Present)
• 20 Hours Spent doing Various Lab Experiments at Rohm and Haas
• Host and Organizer for Laser Shows and Star Gazing Events through Upper Dublin (2004-2005)
• Self-Employed Personal Tutor for Math, Chemistry, English, and Writing (500 Hours)
• Attended Persian Society and Shabahang meetings and aided in their organization (15 hours)
• Worked as a Babysitter for various people (50 hours)
• Fluent in Farsi and German
░ Volunteered at Fox Chase Cancer Center (150 hours)</p>

<p>After School Activities</p>

<p>• Secretary of Junior Class- Director and Planner of Junior Prom, Spirit Week Officer, Director of Class Fundraising, Director of Class Sales (2006-2008)
• Officer and Member of NHS – Delegate (2007-2008)
• Member of German Club (2004-2008)- Newsletter Editor (2007-2008)
• Member of Golf Theory Club (2005-2007)
• Member of Chess Club (2005-2008)- Attendance Officer (2007-2008)
• Member of Ultimate Frisbee Club (2006-2007)
• Member of Debate Club (2006-2007)
• Member of Astronomy Club (2004-2005)
• Member of UD Robotics Team (2006-2007)
• Intramural School Basketball (2006-2007)
• Member of SGA (2007-2008)</p>

<p>Athletics</p>

<p>• Member of the JV Tennis Team (2005-2006)
• Intramural Soccer Player (2004-2007)
• Intramural Basketball Player (2006-2007)</p>

<p>International Studies</p>

<p>• Attended a private school in Germany, and received certificate for completing curriculum (2006)</p>

<p>Misc.</p>

<p>• A score of a 5 on the US History AP Test</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Mathematics</p>

<p>• School Semi-Finalist in the AMC/AIME testing (2006)</p>

<p>International Studies</p>

<p>• Award-winner for most orally advanced German II student in Montgomery County (2004)</p>

<p>Literary Accomplishments</p>

<p>• Gold-key winner at the regional level for The Scholastic Writing Awards
• Awards and Publications of a number of writings (7) in the Creative Communications Competitions
• Award for completing the Reading Program of Kumon, and being ranked among the top 40 in the nation (2004-2005)
• Certificate of Merit for Creating an Ad and editorial for the Intelligencer Record</p>

<p>Misc.</p>

<p>• Chemistry Olympiad School Finalist/Regional Competitor (2007)
• National Merit Letter of Commendation (2007)</p>

<p>THANKS!!</p>

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<p>I'm assuming your class rank is in the top 2-3% considering your high GPA. Obviously it is good enough for all top schools. As for your SATs and SATII's, they can use some improvement. (You said you wanted them to be up there) I would break 2300 on all SAT's and 750 on all SAT II's. I would add a few more safeties but I think most of those schools are attainable while still being low reach to reaches. </p>

<p>Please chance me:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=361246%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=361246&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I almost feel as if retaking the SAT will not be worth your time. If you really want to, or think that you can do much better, it's fine. But your scores overall are pretty consistent- the SAT I and SAT II. Your work history is impressive- all of those hours at Kuman, plus the other tutoring. You are obviously a hard worker, and you are persistent. You are in a good number of activities. You appear to be a social person, and that is good. You have a tiny bit of leadership- if you can expand on that in senior year, it will help a lot. Your overall record is very good with the coursework, test scores, and work background. It isn't really splashy though, for the Ivy League. The distinguishing thing that might help you there is the long work background in the tutoring. Your record is plenty splashy enough though to get you into other top schools. I think you are fine at U Chicago, PSU, and probably a few of the others, but put some additional likely admission schools on your list-first tier but not Ivy. You may get into some of the Ivies, but few people can count on that.</p>

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<p>decent chances at those reaches, but not amazing. You look like a normal applicant.</p>

<p>And *** is golf theory??</p>

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<p>thank you everyone! unfortunately the time for running for leadership positions has come and gone so this is what I will have in the end:</p>

<p>Secretary of Junior/Senior classes, NHS delegate (2 years), German Club Newsletter Editor, and Chess Club Attendance Officer.</p>

<p>my class rank (my school doesnt rank, but approximately) is 3/415.</p>

<p>I plan on retaking the SATs because I prepared ZERO for them. As for the SAT IIs, a friend of mine said that 700+ is good enough, and that once you hit that point, it doesn't really matter to colleges. Is that true?</p>

<p>And cory quick question what is a normal applicant's chances, does that mean I still have a decent shot? Like what part of application makes me average (I'm guessing your saying my EC's?). </p>

<p>Well me and my friend are actually starting a small company devoted to tutoring for free to kids that really struggle in school. It's looking really promising too, like we have advertisements all over the school; He and I are the managers and chief tutors, and we're hiring about 5-6 tutors to work for us. Although tutoring isnt a passion of mine, I happen to have a talent for it, so do you think making this company would make me an above average candidate?</p>

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<p>Reject by HYP
50/50 Dartmouth
in at the rest</p>

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<p>thx bill! also can someone address the questions i asked before bill's post?</p>

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<p>for SAT IIs, it's better if you get a 750 or above.
cory: you're average in the application pool
company: just a little better, it'll push you ahead by a lot if it gets bigger.</p>

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<p>WOW! Your community service hours are over the top!! Are you sure they all started from freshman year because if not, you cannot count them...but I think you'll get in. Your leadership positions are lacking, but your tutoring and service hours make up for it. With a strong essay, I think you'll be in! Good job!</p>

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<p>ok just so everyone knows my hours at kumon are not community service, along with about 300 hours of personal tutoring, so i only have about 400 hours volunteering.</p>

<p>also i was under the impression i had relatively good leadership positions:</p>

<p>class secretary
nhs officer
chess club officer
german club officer</p>

<p>should I be going for something more? im thinking about bringing linkcrew to my school, do u think that would make a big difference?</p>

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<p>Try getting VP roles in one or two clubs you really have a passion for if its not too late for that.</p>

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<p>yea its too late unfortunately :(</p>

<p>how did the linkcrew founder idea sound?</p>

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<p>You should find the thing you're most passionate about and try and do something related to that. That was it's easier to write your EC essays for college. </p>

<p>So what are you passionate about anyway?</p>

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<p>hmm i love biology/chemistry and healthcare</p>

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<p>there is no way to ever know for sure that the op will be rejected at hyp and definitely know way of knowing he will get into his other top reach schools. </p>

<p>i would say that you are a strong applicant and have a solid shot at all of these schools. however, as i'm sure you've heard before, it's a crapshoot, so you never know.</p>

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<p>Dear BillBank, </p>

<p>Please let us know when you become an admissions officer. Until then i would really try and refrain from replying to these posts with such confidence, because truth is YOU DONT KNOW.</p>

<p>the end.</p>

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<p>now that i think about it, your leadership positions are not very lacking...my only suggestion would be to show your passion more because you wrote you're interested in biology chemsitry butt i only see a lot of tutoring......butt, at this point, i would only suggest writing a relaly good essay and ull get in </p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>well if its any help my tutoring at kumon (1500 hours) centers around mostly math and some reading</p>

<p>my 500 personal tutoring hours is almost entirely science</p>

<p>my 50 hours comm. service/research at temple university is science</p>

<p>150 hours volunteering at a cancer center is also science</p>

<p>my essay topic is about how I've had to deal with pain and how I've come to regard doctors as the pillar of my livelihood. i also incorporate how my parents homeland of Iran has no healthcare system, and my family is frantically searching for a pacemaker in Iran, because it is illegal to import from foreign countries</p>

<p>sound good?</p>

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<p>cooper/eskimo: it's a CHANCE thread and I'm only stating her chances at those schools in my opinion.</p>

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<p>thanks bill. could someone address the post before his?</p>