<p>I ranked Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and Notre Dame, in that order, because I didn't want to enter myself into anything binding. I'm growing more and more anxious as December approaches and want to know if I even stand a chance at getting matched at any of those schools.</p>
<p>State: MD
Gender: Male
Income: < $35,000, another sibling in college
First generation
High school: Top ranked public </p>
<p>GPA: 4.0/4.0
WGPA: 5.56/6.0
Rank: 1/274
SAT: 2200 (700,770,730)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 US History, 750 Literature
AP: Government and Politics (5), World History (4), Spanish Language (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Psychology (5).</p>
<p>Awards:
National Merit Commended Student
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
NSCAA Scholar All-American
Maryland Distinguished Scholar </p>
<p>EC's:
Three-year varsity soccer starter, two-year co-captain
Coach u-10 club soccer team
Work two part-time jobs
Captain of quiz bowl team
Physics olympics (2nd in region)
MESA Effective Communications Comp. (Regional and State champion)
Class representative in student government association</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Economics
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP English Literature
AP Physics B
Health/Software Computer Apps(graduation requirements)
Engineering IV</p>
<p>Additional Info:</p>
<p>My father spent about four months out of work this past year due to cancer and the ensuing chemotherapy that was required.</p>
<p>Well, I really appreciate that, but I’m sure that your application is equally great if not better. It’s just that the matching process is so competitive :/</p>
<p>You look like a stellar candidate! I don’t know much about Questbridge, but even if you don’t get “matched”, I’m certain that you’ll end up at one of the nation’s best schools with probably a full-scholarhip. Congrats on all of your accomplishments!</p>
<p>malenonfare, I agree with the other posters, you’ll be fine in RD even if you are not matched. As to your OP, there is NO way to predict being matched, any more than predicting getting into HYPSM schools and such. Nobody ever will know what the school adcoms are looking for at the time they review your app. You have a stellar application and I’m sure you will have many choices come May 1.</p>
<p>I’m not all too familiar with the process, but as everyone else said, your application looks great. You have a strong chance at any school in the country; it’s just a matter of what the specific adcoms want. Your SAT is your only relative weakspot and thats only when compared to the tippy top applications of Ivy league schools and their peers. Might be a little biased, but you should definitely consider Duke (;</p>
<p>WOW, only on CC would somebody say a 2200 is somebodys “weakspot.” Kville, 2200 is fine for ANY top school (including Duke.) I just find it appalling when some people tell applicants that their stellar stats are not up to par. Sheesh</p>
<p>That was definitely misinterpreted. His 2200 is higher than what I had and I was accepted to Duke ED, so trust me, I know that his scores are in range for any school in the country. I simply meant that when he would be compared to the top applicants of Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and the likes, his 2200 will certainly not be what pushes him into the acceptance pool when compared to the 2360+ applicants. His GPA is perfect; he has solid awards and EC’s; the only thing I could see that aren’t as perfect is his scores.</p>
Congrats and best of luck!</p>