Chances U Chicago EA and Legacy, UCs and Others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>UW GPA: 3.65 (poor freshman year)
W GPA: 4.02</p>

<p>ACT: 33, 34 (superscored) and writing: 12
SAT Subject tests in Math II, Physics, and Spanish pending</p>

<p>APs (those without scores are senior year courses)</p>

<p>World History: 5
English Language: 4
Physics B: 4
Comparative Government: 5
US Government: 4
Spanish: 4
Calculus AB: 5
Biology
English Literature
Physics C Mechanics
Physics C E&M
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Statistics</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>• Relief Work in a Tornado Ravaged Town (Washington, Illinois) (11th) (40 hrs)
• Work at Delmar Gardens South Nursing Home (10th): Coordinated with the Activities Department staff in order to plan enriching activities for residents. (200 hrs)</p>

<p>Employment:</p>

<p>• Independent Tutor, Self Employed (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Leadership</p>

<p>• Lead Singer for Hindu Group at the “Annual September 11th Interfaith Commemoration” (11th)
• Elected Vice-President of Finance in Marquette Business Management Club (11th)
• Director of Research at the Missouri Innovation Academy (10th, summer)</p>

<p>Other ECs. </p>

<p>• South Indian Classical Vocal Singer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th):
o Have consistently performed at local culture sharing events as well as musical events.
o Have even performed outside my locality. For example, I have given performances in Cleveland, Ohio. I have also given several performances in India itself. Compose music for this style</p>

<p>• Washington University Mini-Medical School (11th, 12th): o Participated in interactive seminars given by Washington University professors as well as physicians</p>

<p>• Marquette High School Symphonic Orchestra (9th, 10th, 11th) 36 weeks/5 hrs a week
o Member of one of the most prodigious orchestras in the country
 The orchestra has performed at numerous national heritage festivals and local festivals. Awards earned include continuous “Superior” distinctions at the local ensemble festivals. A more distinguished award is the first place Gold Plaque we won at the New York City Heritage Festival.</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta- tutored other students in mathematics (11th)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>• Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate in Violin Performance, Honors (9th)
o Earned an international certificate in violin performance by preparing numerous selections and performing them in front of examiners. Exam also included sight reading and aural components. It took around eight months of intensive practice and dedication to prepare for this. </p>

<p>• Member of Marquette High School Honor Roll (10th, 11th)
• Marquette High School Student of the Month (11th)
o Each month, one student is nominated on the basis of both excellent character, academic achievements, and involvement outside the classroom.</p>

<p>• Missouri High School Activities Association Solo and Ensemble Festival, Superior Distinction (11th)
o Earned the topmost distinction in the Solo and Ensemble Festival at both the district and state levels. Students prepare a selection to prepare for judges. Only a certain percentage of students can obtain each distinction. Earned recognition from the Rockwood School District Board of Education for this achievement.</p>

<p>• Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction (12th) </p>

<p>Assuming stellar essays, what are my chances for:
Schools</p>

<ol>
<li>UC Schools (UCB, UCLA, UCD, and UCSD)</li>
<li>UT Austin, natural sciences</li>
<li>U Chicago, EA and Legacy</li>
<li>UNC Chapel Hill</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Wash U- Legacy</li>
<li>Penn State- U Park</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>UW Madison</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>U Penn</li>
<li>Mizzou</li>
</ol>

<p>Chance what you can appreciate it greatly, I will chance you back. </p>

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<p>Forgot, my UC GPA is a 4.25</p>

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<p>all uc’s are match. penn state and madison are matches. rest are reaches</p>

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<p>You will get into Mizzou, Penn state and Madison. Sure, the rest are reaches, but you will almost certainly get into one or more. A 33 ACT is fairly solid, and falls in the middle 50% OR HIGHER at several of these reaches. Hope this helps!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Scores look solid, however you list of achievements is too long (you appear as being a braggart). </p>

<p>U Chicago is notably un-friendly towards legacy candidates, although it might help a tad. My wife went to UChicago and hated it, so talk to your parents and be warned.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>You’re OOS for UC’s so you will pay full fees.</p>

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<p>Numbers are good for UC’s. You will likely get int especially if you are in-state.</p>

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<p>@auntbea‌ im aware. can you chance me?</p>

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<p>UC’s are solid. Scores are good, ECs are phenomenal. Uchicago is always a reach,however, so work hard on the essay.</p>

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<p>Your app is strong in all areas except your GPA and lack of really time-intensive EC’s (but the employment factor makes up for this). WashU, Northwestern, and Duke are probably low reaches (30% each), Cornell a solid reach (15%), UIUC and UT Austin matches (75%+). You’ll definitely get into one of these schools. Of your reaches, I’d probably pick your favorite, visit their campus, and consider ED.</p>

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<p>@nickchan1‌ what about the indian classical music? been doing that for 13 years. given local, national and international performances. wrote my essay about it</p>

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<p>UC’s would consider your OOS status; UCD match.
Your EC’s are academically or musically-based. Nothing outside of your comfort zone is noted. California is big on being “well-rounded”-i.e. sports, or unique and consistent club participation in something outside of academic/music, since most other students have similar backgrounds in musical training.</p>

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<p>@nickchan1‌ Duke is significantly more selective than Cornell. </p>

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<p>Penn + Chicago: reach
Duke: low reach
I think you’ll get in at the rest. </p>

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<p>@bradybest now let’s just wait for femaleBlueDevil to get mad that Duke has been classified as a low reach… </p>

<p>and for chances I’m going to say:
Cornell, Hopkins, Duke, NU are all somewhat unpredictable, while I think you have a good chance at Chicago if you can highlight your connection (through your parents) to the school. </p>

<p>Penn, Berkeley, LA can be unpredictable too. I think the others are matches.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>GPA is a little weak, but your ECs and ACT definitely make up for it, so you have a solid chance, but Penn, Johns Hopkins, UChic, Cornell, and Duke might be reaches (Cornell and Johns Hopkins most likely being low reaches)</p>