Duke, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, UNC-CH, Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys!
I'm a rising senior hoping to get into one of those schools that I listed above.</p>

<p>Basic Info:
Male
Asian/Asian-American
Plans to go to medical school
Grades:
3.75 GPA unweighted and a 4.5 GPA weighted
SAT or ACT:
SAT got a 2250 (750 reading, 710 writing, 790 math) in one sitting
ACT got a 35 (36 math, 35 reading, 35 English, 34 science) lol I suck at science so...
SAT 2:
Physics 800
Math 2 800
Chinese 800</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
National Honors Society
Co-President of Asian Club
Vice President of Save the Music Club (teaches little kids how to play piano)
Treasurer of Chess Club
Habitat for Humanity Club
TRU Club
Save Hunger Now Club</p>

<p>Services/Awards:
Mayor’s Award
And also finished all levels of the National Piano Playing Auditions
Over 100 hours of service learning hours
Participates in the annual Save Hunger Now food packaging event where we package 10,000 meals a year
Weekly helper of the local Hope Garden’s which produces over 350 pounds of food for the local homeless shelter</p>

<p>Sports:
Was a member of the schools swim team that won the 3A state championships
Goes to Junior Olympics every year with multiple events listed</p>

<p>Ap’s and what nots:
Sophomore:
Only took 1 AP sophomore year ( World History with a 5)
Junior:
Took 5, scores not come out yet but here’s my predictions
( Physics M 5, Physics EM 4, Chinese 5, Psychology 5, Calculus 5)
Senior:
Planning to rest a little
AP English Literature
AP Statistics
AP Biology</p>

<p>Chance me please! oh and UNC is my safety </p>

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<p>you seem pretty good, at least in my eyes. However, I would say that a school with an acceptance rate of 27% isn’t really a “safety”, for you its bre like a match/low match. I would recommend just to be SAFE, you should find one with an acceptance rate of around 40%. You shouldn’t have much trouble for that. BTW If you don’t live in California, you will probably get into Berkeley. They love their out of state tuition… Columbia Harvard and Yale are reaches no matter how good you are… duke and JHU are matches/high matches? I’m not quite sure what their standards are… (although, Ironically, I’m also going to be applying to JHU)</p>

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<p>I think UNC would only be a safety if your in state</p>

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<p>To carolinagirl96, i am a resident of Chapel Hill so UNC would then be a safety?</p>

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<p>@royalpheonix Alright that’s always good to hear that i can get into my dream schools :slight_smile: thank you!</p>

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<p>Also I am wondering which colleges best helps you prepare with medical schools</p>

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<p>I think you are a pretty good applicant. Your test scores are strong and your ECs aren’t bad either. And like the other guy said, Harvard, Yale, and Colombia are pretty much reaches for everyone, but I think you have a chance</p>