Do you think that I can get into any of these 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>Emory University</li>
<li>Brown University</li>
<li>University of Chicago- got deferred EA</li>
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<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>bump…</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at Rice, Emory, and Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>I would focus on the schools that superscore the ACT and also on Duke, which considers only your highest subsection scores:</p>

<p>“For students who choose to submit the ACT with writing, Duke will consider the highest composite score and highest subscores on each section, regardless of test date, but will not recalculate the composite score. Students who take the ACT are not required to submit SAT or SAT Subject Test scores. Our school code for the ACT is 3088.”</p>

<p>You could try Oxford College at Emory University too. First two years at Oxford Campus, then everyone transfers to Emory in their junior year and graduates with the same diploma as those who went to Emory College as freshmen.</p>

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<p>Also, have you taken 4 years of a foreign language?</p>

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<p>umm no not 4 years- I took 2 years of spanish and 1 year of latin</p>

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<p>why???</p>

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<p>I feel your pain, I too have slightly low test scores but my grades and ECs are excellent… ugh… standardized testing haha</p>

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<p>what r ur stats dude</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>come on…</p>

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<p>your SATs are not stellar enough to compete with UPenn, but your background seems pretty impressive. You’re within the top 50, so you stand a fairly reasonable chance. Chance back please?</p>

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<p>I think you basically have it covered here. Yes, your SATs are on the low end for a lot of these schools, but that’s the benefit of a holistic application. There isn’t an entire world of difference between a 2000 and 2100 or even 2200. I think that if your other factors, like essays and recs are above average, you still have a great shot. That, coupled with your hooks, makes you a competitive applicant. Of course, at schools like Brown and UPenn, it’s almost impossible to predict what will happen, but I like your chances at all of the other schools. Emory, Duke, Rice, and Vanderbilt are high matches because of their selectivity, but I think you have the best chances at Duke, Rice and Emory, of the 4. The SAT doesn’t matter as much as you think, especially at the most selective schools. I have classmates who got into Tulane and NYU with sub-2000 scores and great ECs, so you shouldn’t rule yourself out. Good luck! :)</p>

<p>And I don’t need a chance, but I would appreciate it if you could look over one of my essays :)</p>

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<p>thanks for the boost of confidence man, even though Tulane and NYU aren’t really comparable to the likes of Duke, Rice, etc lol. Sure dude link me ur essay!</p>

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<p>They’re a little off I guess lol, but the point is that SATs aren’t everything :)</p>

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<p>bump!!!</p>

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<p>Out of the 8 you listed, you will probably get into more than 2. Which ones I don’t know, but your work experience is very good and you are low income. They will realize that you had to get a job to just get by. I hope you emphasized this in your essays, because getting a 4.0 with all these EC’s AND jobs is very special. Your SAT will hurt you, but as others said a holistic approach will help you in this regard. You have good chances at these schools if your essays are also good.</p>

<p>Please chance me back
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<p>thanks for the chance dude I hope you’re right- honestly if I got into any of those schools besides Emory I would go insane lol</p>

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<p>oh yeah and I got a 730 in Math I for SAT subject if that matters at all</p>

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<p>From a grad of a top-10 university:
You have a good chance at all of these, and I wish you the best. One exception to each of those statements, however: to the first - Wharton is just plain tough; to the second - Vanderbilt & Emory are not on par with the other schools you listed (neither is Brown, really, but it is at least more selective). You may be waitlisted or denied at Vanderbilt & Emory because you are too good and they will expect you to go elsewhere, so if you hear from one of them first, don’t worry about the rest! Good luck!</p>