Chances?

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<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>ACT-34
SAT 2230
SAT Biology 800</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>3.87 GPA unweighted
6/309</p>

<p>Taking 5 IB classes
IB French- 6</p>

<p>National Merit Semi-finalist (PSAT score 227)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
cross-country-4 years (varsity for 2)
track for 3 years so far (varsity for one)
student council senator 4 years
worldwide youth in science and engineering
earth club-2 years
french club-4 years
interact club-1 year
model UN-1 year</p>

<p>volunteered at hospital for 60+ hours for 3 summers
did research (150 hours) at a USDA laboratory two summers</p>

<p>school type: public (1400 students)
state: IL
ethnicity: Chinese
gender: male</p>

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<p>I would totally appreicate it if anyone could give me their opinion on my chances. Thanks.</p>

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<p>tell us a little more, what's your leadership like? </p>

<p>also, don't you need two subject tests?</p>

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<p>God, how do you and like everyone else on CC (except me) get such high scores on everything?</p>

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<p>You're stuff is like mine. </p>

<p>How come you did better on the PSAT than SAT? A LOT more people tend to do better on the SAT. Sorry if this is an obnoxious question... It's just that I can never get over the fact that I should have done better on the SAT.</p>

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<p>You might get in. You might not. That's really all anybody can say.</p>

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<p>I didn't get much sleep before I took the SAT, or I could just be reallly lucky on the PSAT.</p>

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<p>I ran for student council vice-president. I'm sure my recommendation from the SC advisor will mention my leadership qualities, since she always mentions that I'm a good leader.<br>
I was a part of ALUMS (a leadership conference thing).
I know that's not a lot of leadership stuff though. Oh, well.</p>

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<p>I was under the impression that if you took the ACT plus writing, that would fulfill your requirements.</p>

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<p>^ yeah, if you took the ACT, then subject tests are optional, i believe</p>

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<p>Were you deferred too?</p>

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<p>I just have some questions:What did you write your essays about?? Since the deadline's past already, it will only help us help you out:P. What do you want to major in for now?? And do you have leadership positions in the clubs you've listed, like in French club??</p>

<p>I think you have a fair chance, but maybe because I've been lurking the cc forums too much, I feel that your ECs are similar to those of others..........</p>

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<p>Yes, I was deferred too.</p>

<p>My essays were about the lack of imagination in today's society (discuss a current problem was the topic) and my experience in cross-country. I want to major in biology. </p>

<p>I don't have any leadership positions, since I ran for Student Council Vp but lost, and didn't make it as an XC captain.</p>

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<p>^I didn't have leadership either, but I ended up getting one in December. I guess I had a hook (internship). DId you try to find out why you were deferred?</p>

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<p>you are in </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>You've got a shot, but not a great one.</p>

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<p>I think you have an average chance, which is about 5% for the RD round.</p>

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<p>blueducky: I didn't really know how to find out why I was deferred. I had an internship for two summers at the USDA</p>