Don't judge me!!! I am what I am!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Just kidding. Go ahead and judge. Chances, please. All responses are very much appreciated.</p>

<p>East Asian Male (ARGH!)
GPA: 3.98/4.0 uw, 4.4 weighted
SAT: 2320 - Math 740, CR 780, Writing 800 (11 on essay)
ACT: 33
Class Rank: 10/498. I'm ranked behind some people who have taken at most 2 AP classes, and don't take honors classes.</p>

<p>Have taken 10 AP classes as of Summer 2008. Got A/A+ in all.
Freshman: AP Human Geography - 5
Sophomore: AP Euro History - 5, AP Chemistry - 4, AP Statistics - 3
Junior: AP World History - 5, AP Psychology - 5, AP English Literature - 5, AP Macroeconomics - 5, AP Spanish - 4, AP Biology -4</p>

<p>That's 6 fives, 3 fours, 1 three.</p>

<p>Senior courseload:
AP English Language
AP Physics
AP Calculus BC
AP US Government
AP US History
AP Psychology
Honors French
Honors Spanish </p>

<p>I got one B in math freshman year, but have gotten As since then. All classes besides APs are Honors level (highest after AP at my school)</p>

<p>I go to one of the best schools in the state - we send several grads to Ivies and top 10s every year. I also have a very accomplished senior class, with a couple kids who have Siemens Semifinalist, Intel ISEF, USPhO, or Boys Nation, etc.</p>

<p>Awards:
Intel ISEF 3rd in Behavioral Science
3rd, State Academic Finals - Writing
Various national and state DECA awards
Speech League Champion
5th and 7th in National French Contest
1st (twice), State Spanish Competition
Published in book of award-winning essays
Regional awards for violin
Won one state essay contest, received an award for outstanding journalism
Chosen as only student keynote speaker for a major state education conference</p>

<p>ECs:
National Vice President, State Secretary, and past State Historian of one of the major business organizations, also served as a national liaison
Varsity Speech Team Captain
FBLA President -12, Secretary - 10 & 11
DECA Historian - 9, Editor - 10
Violin for 12 years (yeah, I know, so original)</p>

<p>Member of National Spanish Honor Society, Beta, and played JV Tennis for two years before school and ECs took over my life.</p>

<p>Attended a selective/no-cost summer business program at Brown.</p>

<p>Internship/Work Experience:
Summer Internship @ local university
Summer Job at research lab, compiled information for proteomics database</p>

<p>Please chance me for:
Harvard
Yale
Wharton
Columbia
Cornell
UChicago
Berkeley
Northwestern</p>

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<p>bump..... please chance. thanks!</p>

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<p>Hi jayz26!</p>

<p>I'll chance you ... but can you return the favor? <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate-3.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate-3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You sound like a pretty funny guy from what I see on your post. Your title is even better ... be yourself!! Too many people these days try to market themselves to colleges as perfect packages. </p>

<p>Anyways, I'm gonna start off by saying that I'm not an admission officer, so don't live by what I say here on this post ... it's based on what I know. Your 3.98 is very very very good ... but I'm sure that B kinda hurts because it cost you that 4.0 ... right? JK! Your SAT of 2320 is awesome -- please don't retake it! I see that you're applying to alot of top schools in the US -- most top schools such as Yale and Cornell require applicants to take 3 SAT Subjects. Based on your post, I don't see any SAT Subject Scores. If you did, generally, you should aim for a 650-700+, as SAT Subjects are only used as supplements to college apps. Your ACT is very good at 33, but I suggest that you save money and not send in your ACT score because your SAT score is already very good. You've taken 10 APs so far and will have 16 APs by the time you graduate ... that's very impressive ... you've broken the record of 14 (the most I've seen so far on CC). Taking an AP as a freshman shows initiative, so I'm sure that colleges won't look down on you for that. Your ECs are highly impressive, and you demonstrate leadership in them ... and yes, it's a very rare thing to play the violin (lol). Your awards are extremely impressive, and the Intel ISEF award will definitely help you out in admissions. Your summer internship and Brown experience will help alot (btw what kind of summer program was that ... can you PM me about that?) </p>

<p>Overall, you're an impressive student. You should be immensely proud of what you've done in high school. You've accomplished alot and you'll go far in college admissions. </p>

<p>Ze Chances!
Harvard/Yale: Slight reach (your Intel ISEF will help, I really think)
Columbia: ditto
UPenn Wharton: Match
Cornell: Safety match
UChicago: It depends on your essay ... but your stats are above average compared to Uchicago's stats. If you want comments on your essay, feel free to PM me b/c I'm also applying to UChicago and I've already finished my essay.
Berkeley: In with possible Regents scholarship
Northwestern: Safety</p>

<p>Good luck, and remember to chance me too and PM me? Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot at Harvard and Yale. A really good shot. Columbia, Cornell, U of Chicago, Berekeley and Northwestern you have a even a better chance at getting in. Great test scores, GPA, ranking, and ECs. But I must disagree with what ab2013 said about Wharton and Cornell. He said Wharton was a match- I don't think Wharton is a match for any applicant whatsoever. People with perfect SATs, perfect GPAs, and valedictorians are rejected all the time. But I think you have a very strong shot at it. And ab2013 said that Cornell was a safety/match? Cornell is not a safety for the top students in the country, but I think you can definitely get in. But I would not say its a safety.</p>

<p>I'm also applying to Wharton. Could you chance me?
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534608-applying-wharton-there-any-chance.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/534608-applying-wharton-there-any-chance.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Update:
I have taken two SAT Subject Tests, and haven't done ridiculously well on either of them</p>

<p>SAT II US History: 750
SAT II Biology: 730</p>

<p>I'd really like to get an 800 or two! But don't we all!</p>

<p>Btw, aairzoom34, thanks for saying I have a shot at Harvard and Yale. I really didn't think so, because compared to the kids with 4.0s and Intel STS at my school, I feel so inadequate sometimes! Of course, most of my accomplishments are in a different realm... as in not science and math... Do you think this will help me differentiate myself as a non-typical Asian applicant?</p>

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<p>I think it will to a certain extent, but I wouldn't put any money on it. Where do you want to apply ED?</p>