Cornell, Columbia, Cooper, Princeton - Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian male in a competitive public high school</p>

<p>GPA: 3.73 UW (school doesn't weight or rank)
SAT: Super 2230 (680 CR, 780 M, 770 W)
ACT: 34 Comp: 36 Math, 34 English, 31 Reading, 36 Science, 8 Essay</p>

<p>SAT II: Physics, Math 2, Chem - all 800's
AP's: US History - 4, Calc AB - 5, Physics B - 5, Psych - 5
Senior year: French, Lit/comp, Physics C (both), Chem, Calc BC, Econ (both)</p>

<p>Varsity swimming 3 years. Captain senior year
Oboe playing since 6th grade. All county (Nassau) every year since 8th grade. Accepted into all state 2011 (12th grade). I play in a youth orchestra and I participate in my school's musical and opera, and I devote a lot of time to the instrument.
Member of the math team. I finished 13th in Nassau County overall and qualified for the All-star (All-County) team. Finished second in NYSML as a team, and competed at ARML.
I volunteer at a hospital every Sunday morning, doing various jobs and errands. About 200 hours.
I was a lifeguard this summer, full-time from July to Labor day.
I was accepted into Columbia SHP freshman year.
I got a 30 on Physics Bowl (Division 1), and I tied for second in NY, Ontario, and Quebec combined.
I ranked 9th nationally in the National French Contest in 2010
I joined my school's National Science Bowl team this year, and we plan on competing in nationals.</p>

<p>Applying for physics major</p>

<p>Schools:
Cornell (A&S)
Columbia
Cooper Union
Duke
Princeton</p>

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<p>3.7 GPA is kind of low, but great SAT II’s and EC’s. Sorry that I can’t provide much more insight, Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Nice stats. Wish I could trade your SAT math for my CR.</p>

<p>Schools:
Cornell (A&S): Low reach (High match if you write good essays)
Columbia: Reach
Cooper Union: Mid-reach
Duke: Reach
Princeton: High reach</p>

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<p>Cornell- Low-mid reach
Columbia- mid reach
Copper Union- mid reach
Duke- Low-mid reach
Princeton- High Reach </p>

<p>I would apply to safety schools like Penn State, University of Maryland, UVA, and maybe a SUNY University such as Stony Brook. Your extracurricular activities are good, and it depends if you write a stellar essay for some of these schools. Good luck wherever you end up. </p>

<p>Chance me? </p>

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<p>good act and sat ii scores</p>

<p>columbia, duke and princeton: reach (gpa and Asian male)
cornell: better chances but reach (gpa and Asian male)</p>

<p>you need to have more reasonable colleges on your list</p>

<p>good luck to you</p>

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<p>Pretty good chances, considering your superscore passes the threshold needed to be competitive. Also your GPA isn’t that low, but it could have been better had it been higher.</p>

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<p>I would say you have solid chances at all of your schools, again they are Ivies + Cooper and Duke so it’s tough to give you an actual chance, but by the looks of your stats, you won’t be thrown away. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were admitted to at least one of these schools. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I’d say…</p>

<p>Cornell- low reach
Columbia- mid-high reach
Copper Union- reach
Duke- low-mid reach
Princeton- high reach (for all who apply)</p>

<p>chance me?</p>

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<p>All reaches. I’m guessing the 3.7 doesn’t put you near the top of your class (colleges will know an approximate rank) and your CR score is well below median for all of these schools. That will make them tough for an ORM from an overrepresented state.</p>

<p>For your best shot at one of these, you might consider a land grant school at Cornell as a NY resident.</p>

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<p>All are reaches, Princeton would be the hardest.
GPA is pretty low, but other than that it’s looking pretty good.</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Well, the GPA is kind of low for Ivy league schools. The SAT I is a bit low too, but the SAT IIs are awesome! Your extracurriculars are interesting. If you had some leadership positions it would help a lot. I’d have to say that Cornell, Columbia, and Duke are low to middle reaches, Princeton is a high reach (as it is for everyone). Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me please (:</p>

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<p>Good chances, although Ivies are reaches for anyone.</p>

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<p>Bump
I have safeties and other matches (Stony Brook, Macaulay, etc.), I’m just most concerned about my chances for the schools listed.</p>