Could I get accepted to at least one of these elite schools? Will chance back....

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Current high school senior that already got accepted into the University of Michigan EA, please chance me for:</p>

<ol>
<li>Duke (had a pretty nice interview, she was impressed with my ECs)</li>
<li>Rice</li>
<li>Vanderbilt</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis (they superscore ACT)</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania- Wharton</li>
<li>Columbia University</li>
<li>Brown University</li>
<li>University of Chicago- got deferred EA</li>
</ol>

<p>I have safeties and "matches" already, but I'm applying to these elite schools in desperate hope that I'll get accepted to at least ONE of them. What do you think?</p>

<p>Major: Business Administration/Economics/International Business</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>3 Year Graduate (I took enough online classes to skip 11th grade, not sure if that hurts or harms my chances)</p>

<p>Hooks: 1st generation college student, under 20k income, living with a disabled single mother</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0/4.0 and 5.03/6.0 My rank is in the top 5%- my school doesn't rank precisely
Will have straight A's in all my classes for the midyear report, so my weighted GPA will also raise</p>

<p>SAT: 2010- 660 R 670 M 680 W Superscore Kinda low, I know </p>

<p>ACT: 30- 34 E 28 M 27 R 30 S 11 Essay (34 combined writing and essay) but also a 32 superscore (29 E 32 M 30 R 25 S 10 Essay on my third test) with a 34 E 32 M 30 R 30 S 11 Essay in total- this would apply for Wash U and Chicago</p>

<p>AP: World History 4 (9th grade) European History 5 (10th grade) Human Geography 5 (10th grade)</p>

<p>Currently taking AP Stats, AP Bio, AP US History, AP English Literature</p>

<p>Sports:
Wrestling- 9th grade JV, 10th grade varsity, 12th grade varsity and captain
Golf- 10th grade varsity, 12th grade varsity
Badminton- 10th grade varsity, 12th grade varsity (season starts in spring so I haven't started playing yet)</p>

<p>Clubs:
Co-founded Young Democrats Club (organized events, collaborated with county young democrats' club) 10th and 12th grade
DECA- state qualifier, business management and administration, 10th and 12th grade
Speech/Debate- member, 10th and 12th grade
Model UN- member, 10th and 12th grade
NHS- since spring of 10th grade
Scholars' Academy- since 9th grade</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar Award (regular one, got it last month)
Book Award- Brandeis, 10th grade
County Geography Bee Participant Award- 10th grade
Varsity Letter- Wrestling, 10th grade
Award for the Young Democrats' Club I founded
eMission Scholarship Winner</p>

<p>Volunteer Service/Internships: Over 1238 Hours
Political Campaign Company Internship- 256 Hours, summer of 2012 (canvassed and phonebanked to gain support for the 2012 primaries for a state representative and other small figures)
Volunteer Counselor/Sports Director at a Jewish Summer Camp- 152 Hours, summer of 2012 (taught them about Judaism, sports, watched them, normal stuff counselors do)
Intern at Auto Mechanic Shop- 187 Hours, summer of 2011 (helped do small jobs, kept and organized sales records)
Intern at Talent Recruiting Agency- 205 Hours, summer of 2011 (gained sales and traffic, recruited clients internationally)
Interact Club- 400 Hours helped them since 9th grade</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Google- owned two websites in 2011, earned money through ad traffic</p>

<p>I know my standardized test scores are mediocre compared to the average applicants to these universities (around the 20-40 percentile), but can my GPA make up for it? My essays and LORs will be pretty nice, as I'm confident that the two teachers I got to write my letters (social studies and biology) wrote really nice letters. I also have some nice hooks with a whole LOT of ECs and community service. So now that you know all this about me, what do you think? </p>

<p>I beg you- please look beyond my standardized test scores when chancing me </p>

<p>Thank you for your time I greatly appreciate it- WILL CHANCE BACK!</p>

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<p>And for my midyear report I will have all As in my classes (4 APs, 1 Honors, 1 Study Hall)</p>

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<p>I would say they’re all reaches, except for rice and vanderbilt, you have a decent shot for those. (Low Reach/High Match)</p>

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<p>ECs are solid. I would try to squeeze in stand by testing for SAT/ACT this first month or two and you would be a very good applicant to all these schools.</p>

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<p>looks pretty good</p>

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<p>I can’t take anymore tests its too late lol. Considering that I’m within reach at most of these schools and I’m applying to 8 schools, do you think I have a good chance of getting into at least one of them?</p>

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<p>honestly, i think in a case such as yours your SATs are overlooked, becuase not many have run 2 websites and graduated high in 3 years hahah so i definitely think you good into at least one of the elites if not several</p>

<p>chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1438077-chance-bc-nd-uva-umich-bu-wustl-please.html#post15254960[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1438077-chance-bc-nd-uva-umich-bu-wustl-please.html#post15254960&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks so much for the chance- I really wish decisions didn’t take 4 whole months to process :confused: the wait is going to kill me.</p>

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<p>bump- please chance me o_O</p>

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<p>I think you have a VERY strong shot at HYP, simply because of your personal/ECs are so extraordinary, regardless of your circumstances. The low income status compensates for your subpar scores. Your drive and initiative for success is very clear in your application. I wouldn’t be surprised if you got into one or more of your top schools. Bring up your SATs and you’ll be all set. I think you’ll do fine. </p>

<p>Chance me back? :slight_smile: Good luck.
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<p>Can someone please chance me? I’m not sure how to use CC and make a thread, will chance back
Chances for Upenn, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, John Hopkins, BC, BU, Villanova, George Washington University, Stanford, Harvard, UCLA, Pomona?
Junior Year grades:
AP Physics A
AP Bio B
AP Econ A
H English A
H Precal A
H History A
Senior year Grades
AP Physics C Pass
AP Psych A
AP Stats A
AP Calc BC A
AP English B+
H Chinese 1: A+
AP Enviromental Science: A
SAT1: 2250
SAT 2 Math 2C: 800
SAT 2 Physics: 790
SAT 2: Bio M: 780
AP Exams
Physics 5
Micro 5
Macro 5
Bio 4
Extracrurriculars
Varsity soccer, Partners in Health club, science team, hospital intern, violin at a music school for 10 years orchestra and private lessons,
years before sophomore year straight B’s in cp/ honor courses. went to a seminar that really inspired me and made me want to truly utilize my abilities. so not really sure where i stand compared to other applicants</p>

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<p>thanks for the chance- bump!!!</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a shot at all of those schools except Wharton, Columbia, and possibly, Brown.</p>

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<p>so are those schools just completely out of the question?</p>

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<p>@oohtobeagooner, no, you just have terrible chances, <15% under 15% of getting in.</p>

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<p>well what what would the “not reaches” be? I mean hypothetically if you think about it 10% is still an alright chance. If you think about it, if I have a 10% chance at all of these schools, .9^8 is 0.43 which means I have at least more than a 50% chance of getting into at least one of these elite schools.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>You’ll get into many because of GPA/First Generation Status/Low Income</p>

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<ol>
<li>Duke - low reach/match</li>
<li>Rice - match</li>
<li>Vanderbilt - match</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis - match</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania- Wharton - reach</li>
<li>Columbia University - high reach</li>
<li>Brown University - reach</li>
<li>University of Chicago - low reach</li>
</ol>

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<p>youll get into all of them!!!</p>