Claremont MKenna, USC, and UChicago

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I already posted this, but I wanted any more perspective:</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT: 650 (M), 630 (V), 660(W) 11 Essay
ACT: 27 (91st percentile) did 95 percentile and higher in math and English, however I was massacred in science
SAT II: 720 US History (retook for higher score Jan '07), 670 World History
GPA: 4.17 (W), 3.677 (UW)----(Freshman years grades are not weighted at our school)
Rank: Top 3.7%
IB Diploma Candidate
Toughest course load available in the school district
AP- 4 US, 4 EURO</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: A+
Teacher Recs: A+
Counselor Rec: A</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Competitive High School Suburban 2500 students
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Legacy:
Father got his Ph.D. from USC's Engineering School in 1977 and keeps in close contact with school.</p>

<p>Interview:
Great at Claremont. The guy said my SAT were in their range, so not horribly worried.</p>

<p>Not applying for financial aid.</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Major: Cognitive Psychology
4 years- JV and V Tennis Team
4 years- Extensive research at local university
3 years- State Science Fair in Los Angeles (USC)----All projects directly related to major
3 years- Country Science Fair gold medal every year
3 years- District Science Fair Blue Best Ribbon every year
Research going to be published in scientific journal in the late spring.
Research applied toward project entered into the Intel Talent Science Competition
2 years- Volunteered at Hospital
11th and 12th- Vice president and secretary of French Honor Society
10th-11th- President of School site council, got lots of recs from advisor who is vice principal of my school
4 years- Tons of local awards for volunteering and excellent patient contact in hospital
Community service: around 250 hours</p>

<p>These are all the schools I am applying to, perspective on any would be nice:</p>

<p>USC, NYU, Claremont, Stanford (Cousin), Brown, Cornell (Legacy), Northwestern, UChicago, and Dartmouth</p>

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<p>SamtheClam -</p>

<p>As a fellow IB Candidate, I am unsure of your chances. I also am planning on applying to Claremont (and Pomona) and have a general idea of what it takes to get into the school. Here are my concerns..</p>

<p>You have decent SAT & ACT compared to other students, but not compared to the applicant pool. I don't believe that either of your tests are even near the 25% mark of Claremont/USC. I do sympathize because I hate standardized testing as well...</p>

<p>Your GPA is also very low for Claremont, however your rank (which i find questionable) might make up for it. Claremont Mckenna usually accepts 3.90+ and USC is around a 3.8. Full IB is impressive, but your GPA is a definate weak point.</p>

<p>Your Asian race will not help you either, but shouldn't hurt you..</p>

<p>Pros of your Application:</p>

<p>Essays & Recs definately help, I don't know if you interviewed, but that would have definately helped you. It also helps to be a legacy for USC, which may just give you the edge you need. I see you interveiwed w/ Claremont which is good. Your extracirriculars look good, the research is impressive. I'm in IB Psych HL, just curious, but what were your projects on?</p>

<p>How good are you at tennis? May want to look into contacting the coach at CMC...</p>

<p>My Predictions:
UChicago - Rejected
USC - Accepted
CMC - Waitlisted/Rejected...but you have a
better shot at being accepted than at UChicago...</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>

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<p>Yes, at this point only athletics will get you into U chicago or Claremont Mkenna. The only reason USC is a match is because ur GPA is decent for SC and more importantly you have important legacy to the school which SC highly values. Ur stats dont match up well enough for CMC or U Chicago unfortunately ; / but SC u shoul dhave a fairly good chance</p>

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<p>my class rank is 18/ i think 490 seniors.</p>

<p>thanks so much for all your input, anymore suggestions...</p>

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<p>I think that UChicago, Standford, Darmouth and Northwestern are all reaches, but I think with good recs, and essay(s) you have a decent shot @ the rest of the schools on your list</p>

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<p>any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>hmmm low gpa, but high rank, but low sat scores....</p>

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<p>u should get into NYU and USC...Your SATs are a bit low but they are fine for UChicago...You have a good shot at Cornell..cant comment on the rest. College admissions are unpredictable</p>

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<p>What is the origin of your screenname? :p</p>

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<p>USC - decent change due to legacy
NYU - slim chance
Claremont - a chance
Stanford (Cousin) - no chance
Brown - no chance
Cornell (Legacy) - no chance
Northwestern - no chance
UChicago - no chance
Dartmouth - no chance</p>

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<p>"samtheclam" ahhhh it still kills me, what a name. hmmm about you unis i agree with datadriven.</p>