chances???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys I was just wondering about my chances at the Ivys? I would love some honest feedback!! Thanks</p>

<p>Canadian Asian Female
Public School in a small city
Most challenging courseload available (Full IB student)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2240: 760M, 740R, 740W
SAT IIs: 750 Math I, 750 Chem, 720 Bio E
GPA: 96 UW
Rank: 1/250</p>

<p>IBs:
Math SL: 7</p>

<p>Other stats:
ECs:
- President of school National Honor Society (12)
- Treasurer of Student Council (12)
- Leading flutist school concert band (10,11,12)
- Pianist in school jazz band (11)
- Singer in school mixed choir (11, 12)
- Varsity Volleyball (9, 10)
- Badminton (9, 10, 11, 12): City Silver Medallist in Singles and Doubles, Regional Finalist
- volunteer at long-term care health facility 2 hours/week (10, 11, 12)
- private piano lessons (9, 10, 11, 12), received a scholarship every year, provincial finalist in 2004
- assistant soccer coach for girls soccer team</p>

<p>Employment-
- Research Internship in Neuroscience lab this past summer: 35 hours a week for 6 weeks
- Busgirl at Restaurant: 8 hrs a week for 5 months
- Tutor for WHL hockey team: 3 hours a week from Sept. 2005 to present (members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes that attend my school, there's about 8 of them)</p>

<p>Awards:
- School Champion in Cayley, Euclid National Math Competition
- Top 25% score nationwide in Cayley, Fermat, and Euclid Math Competition
- School subject awards: Math, French, English, Music
- school nominated National Book Award (? I'm not really sure if I actually get the award or not)
- Chinese Cultural Society Academic Excellence Scholarship</p>

<p>Recs: probably pretty good teacher recs and counsellor rec, additional rec from supervisor at health facility where I volunteer and from the prof I did research with this summer sent to a few schools...</p>

<p>Essays: Should be alright, I'm not sure how good they are, if anyone wants to read them PM me</p>

<p>Applying at:
- Columbia SEAS
- Princeton
- Harvard (I was deferred EA)
- Yale
- Stanford
- UPenn
- Cornell
- safety schools in Canada...</p>

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<p>strong grades, scores, and EC's.... the only thing I might say is lacking (at least in your description) is an obvious passion. whatever that is, make sure it comes through, because your EC's are kinda all over the place. out of the seven top schools, i'm sure you'll get into two at least.</p>

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<p>I wrote an essay for princeton and harvard about how I gave up volleyball for other interests such as school, leadership, music, etc...and in my common app essay there's a paragraph about how piano is my passion? (I've been playing for 12 years =P)</p>

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<p>Realistically, your grades, ECs, and SATs are about average for an Ivy or Stanford applicant, maybe a tad higher. Consequently, depending on the school, you have a 10% to 20% chance of being accepted - ie, about average chances (though your class rank may improve the odds a bit). The only exception is Cornell, which has somewhat lower standards and accepts about 30% of its applicants. For Cornell, your stats are above average, so I'd say you'd most likely be accepted by Cornell and rejected or wait-listed by the rest.</p>

<p>I just want to add that your grades, ECs, and SAT scores are impressive but...Nearly everyone who applies to HYPS etc. has similar stats and qualifications. If you get in, it would be great - and it's not out of the question - but don't expect it.</p>

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<p>ok thanks for you honest input :) but what about Columbia SEAS? I thought the acceptance rate for SEAS was around 20%?</p>

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<p>School Champion in Cayley, Euclid National Math Competition
Top 25% score nationwide in Cayley, Fermat, and Euclid Math Competition
those are actual awards? damn! *scribbles on my app
but beside that, wow, you are amazing, but i think you were defered b/c last years EA(Harvard) accepted Canadian applicant was a lot stronger, i personally know one of them, and i am sorry to say your stats while they are terrific are far from the accepted stats! however you would probably be accepted to one of the ivies, but Harvard is a reach.
congrads on your acheivements though</p>

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<p>Columbia does ED, not SEAS</p>

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<p>which city are you from?</p>

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<p>nono SEAS as in school of engineering and applied arts...
and I'm from Lethbridge, Alberta. </p>

<p>Harvard only accepts one Canadian applicant EA every year?? Could you tell me more about last year's accepted applicant?</p>

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<p>and as for the math contest stuff being actual awards, I'm not sure but I got certificates and medals for them so I just assumed...</p>

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<p>being asian and being particularly skilled at math and piano will work against you. read northstarmom's post in harvard EA's deferral thread. Also, i know there's been a bunch of people who applied Harvard EA from my city who won a buncha gold medals on those fermant etc math contests, and still got deferred. look at pengshi, canadian, Canada IMO team bronze medalist + canada engineering olympiad gold got deferred EA. </p>

<p>oh ya, and i'm a senior in Calgary and applying to those schools too! GL to us both.</p>

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<p>Oh yes good luck to us!!! :) </p>

<p>I'm actually really hoping to get into Columbia, because I know schools like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford are reaches. But I love NYC so I'm really crossing my fingers there...and I really should have applied ED to Columbia instead of EA to Harvard...the ED admittance rate for Columbia's engineering school was pretty high this year.</p>

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<p>ha! that would be awesome, cause i might just end up going to NYU Stern, so maybe i'll see you in NYC this fall.</p>

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<p>What are my chances of getting into UNC Chapel Hill, out of state?
ACT: 31
SAT: 2100
National Merit Commended</p>

<h1>10 of 275 in fairly difficult private parochial</h1>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR: very active- Varsity Cheerleader, National Honor Society, Lead in School Play, State Awards for Prose Interpretation, Regional Science Fair Winner, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Elected Homecoming Court, Elected Secretary of Student Symposium, and more
Thanks!</p>

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<p>
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Columbia does ED, not SEAS

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<p>wrong, both do, your chances of getting into SEAS ED are actually about 40-50%....overall its about 20%</p>

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<p>buuuuump...</p>

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<p>I am new to this and ask: what is bump? Also, how do you start a thread?</p>

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<p>just go into whatever forum you want to post in and click the new thread button that is on top of all the thread topics.</p>

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<p>i have an interview with a princeton alum on saturday and im a bit nervous. though i don't really think i have that great of a chance at princeton...dont they interview everyone? anyway. some input about my chances would be great.</p>

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<p>...you have what ever other applicant has...good grades, good ecs...</p>

<p>what sets you apart?</p>