Chances? Yale, Wellesley, Ponoma

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi everyone, I am a senior!

Here is more info about me:

Female, Chinese

GPA: 3.93
WGPA: 4.73

I attend a public magnet school and am in the science and math program.

SAT: 2230 (superscored)
SAT subject tests: Math II 750, Biology M 770
AP: Computer Science (5), Gov (5), Lang (4), Calculus BC (5), Bio (5), Statistics (5), MicroEcon (5), MacroEcon (5)

Classes:
Freshman: Net sports, Magnet Precal, Honors US history, Spanish 2, Adv Physics, Adv Chem, Computer Sci 1, Design and Engineering 1, Honors English 9
Sophomore: AP Gov, AP Comp Sci, Honors Spanish 3, Magnet Functions, Honors English 10, Adv Bio, Adv Earth Sciences, Engineering 2
Junior: AP Lang, AP Econ, AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, Research and Design 1, Analysis of Algorithms, Health
Senior: AP Lit, MV Calc, AP World History, Spanish 4, Biochem, Guitar, AP Psychology

Summer Experience:
Summer Internship Program at NIH- working in a lab on malaria research (this past summer)
Navy Academy Summer Seminar
Internship at National Institute in programming and networking (400 hrs, summer after sophomore year)
Biomedical summer program at UMD

ECS:
Cancer fundraising club (President and Co-founder)
X-STEM ambassador (Fellow)
Outreach Team of ProjectCSGirls, a national non-profit
Navy sea cadet (Seaman)
Save the children club (Treasurer)
Chinese school English senior teacher (100 hrs)
National Honor Society
National Science Honor Society
Science Olympiad (placed second at state competitions)
Track and field team (All 4 years of HS)
Golf team (3 years)
Business club

Awards:
International ISWEEP finalist: Created a sustainable water filter out of recycled materials, was shown to be very effective
National SourceAmerica Design Challenge Second Place: created technology to help people with disabilities, received contract for the nonprofit we were working with, created jobs for 50 people with disabilities
NCWIT Affiliate Award: for various computer science accomplishments
SciOly regional and state medals
Stockholm junior water prize: for the water filter project mentioned above
Princeton Chinese music festival honorable mention for Chinese zither

Schools I am planing on applying to:
Yale
Wellesley
UPenn
UChicago
Dartmouth
Duke
Ponoma
Colby or Colgate
UMD

Thanks everyone for helping me out! ANY ADVICE OR QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME!

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I’d maybe recommend retaking e SAT(2230 SS is a little low for Yale and Ivies) and definitely retake Math II because anything other than an 800 in that will probably hurt. That being said, you have rigorous classes, well rounded ECs, and what seems like some nice awards(I’m not familiar with science awards, but they sound amazing :slight_smile: ). Raise those tests and you’ll have a great chance at getting in to at least one of your top schools!

Chance me back?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1808542-new-here-will-chance-back.html#latest

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@asianfang Thanks!

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Don’t retake the SAT, it will suffice as long as you have 700+ on each section.
I feel as though the only issue you may have is coming off as “just another Asian STEM applicant.”
You have a chance, so just apply and see what happens.

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Agree with the above person on everything mentioned. Generally, the standard for Ivy admissions is a 2200+ (with all sections at 700+).

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@PartyNextDoor Thanks! Is there anything I can do to avoid coming off as “just another Asian STEM applicant”?
@jarrett211 Thanks!

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I wouldn’t worry about the “just another Asian STEM applicant” comments. Work on your essays and try to give adcoms a real sense of who you are. Do this and you’ll get into the match schools on your list and hopefully some of the reaches. You’ve got some solid EC’s.

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Your extracurriculars are exceptional and enviable. Just put in your best in your essays. By the way, you’ll want to make sure to switch the ‘n’ and the ‘m’ when you’re applying to Pomona :slight_smile: