Ehh...Hat into Ring..UChicago, Johns Hopkins, USC, Emory, Carnegie-Mellon

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am an Indian Male.
My GPA is a 3.45 in core academic subjects (Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, English, Math), with assigning 4 pts for A, 3 Pts for B, and 2 Pts for C. I have one of the 5 hardest schedules in my school. So, this GPA is a bit deflated, in my opinion.
My rank is 99/471, but will go up to about 90/471. This is also due to many schedules that are a lot weaker than mine at a huge suburban, competitive, high-school.
I have a 800 V, 740 M on SAT I
710 Math IIC, 760 Chemistry, and 700 US History.</p>

<p>I recently turned 16 years old, and I am a senior, I hope that helps.
I sent in a CD, and a copy of my research paper on Field Emission. That paper was a big deal...It was at a prestigious lab..blah, blah, blah.</p>

<p>I am an Eagle Scout, so I have a 1000 + Community service hours with that.
I have been a varsity swimmer for 2 years. An avid swimmer for 8 +.
I'm an active Stand-Up Comedian.
I'm on my school's Math and Science, as well as Academic Quiz Bowl Teams. I have some awards and good showings at these. I am captain of two of them.
I used to play piano for about 6 years, but stopped 2 years ago.
I have lots, and lots, and lots of community service, through Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, The Local Library, a Center for Autism and Related Disablities, and coaching sports to low-income kids.</p>

<p>Other Interests, Activities, and Notes</p>

<p>· Member of school’s Pep Club (Big Bad Wolves)
· Long interest in Stand-Up Comedy
· Sustained interest in hiking and other outdoor activities
· I have a very strong interest in football and baseball. I was very eagerly awaiting a chance to play on my high-school varsity teams until I suffered an injury that shattered my wrist. However, I still play intramural flag-football, as well as intramural baseball with local high-school students.
· I am very proficient at cooking traditional Indian dishes.<br>
· I am an avid hip-hop enthusiast and DJ. I experiment with making break-beats and cutting records with my friends on weekends.
· I am fluent in Hindi and Telugu. Telugu is spoken frequently in my house, but Hindi is only spoken occasionally. I practice Hindi by watching Bollywood films. This is one of my guilty pleasures.
· During my youth, my family traveled to India, Scotland, Italy, France, and Germany. This travel has been very influential and has been instrumental in giving me a more worldly view.
· I have participated in some research every summer at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and The Center for Advanced Power Systems. This research has not been “official.” I will “officially” be allowed to participate this summer, as I have just recently turned 16.</p>

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<p>Everything seems fine except for the GPA and rank</p>

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<p>that shoudnt hurt TOO much</p>

<p>You definitely have a hook, and a ridiculously hard schedule may make up for the lack of GPA</p>

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<p>Pretty decent shot..</p>

<p>P.S. Let's hear a joke. :)</p>

<p>And your EC's put you over the top.</p>

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<p>A very decent shot. GPA might hurt a little, ranking won't matter much, because of an unweighted rank. Very nice ECs</p>

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<p>At first, I was worried about your GPA. However, overall, you sound like a great candidate for all of your schools. You sound like an interesting person. They may look closely at your grades- may be interested in knowing which subjects you received high grades in, and which lower. Well, I think that you will be accepted to most, if not all of your schools. Have you looked at Brown University- you would fit in there, and they like interesting people. Some of your schools tend to reject people who are using them for an Ivy League backup, so make it clear to the schools that you are truly interested.</p>

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<p>wow. Thanks guys. But, I'll do the usualy Bumpity bump bump.</p>

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<p>Your class rank and GPA would almost certainly give you problems if you applied to an Ivy. After all, nearly all the kids who apply to those schools have schedules as tough as yours, and better grades and ranks. For the same reason, I think UChicago is a bit of a reach for you, though your ECs may get you over. The rest of the schools on your list are probably matches.</p>

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<p>GPA shouldn't hurt you, especially if all of those kids ahead of you in rank took much easier classes. Your EC's will definitely make you a competitive applicant, :)</p>

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<p>I said what? I said bump.</p>

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<p>I was hoping that one of you knowledge fountains out there would pour out a detailed evaluation of my chances at the specific colleges...</p>

<p>Thank You in advance. I really appreciate the help, and I try and help others whenever possible. I just guess that I present a unique and more difficult analysis than most 1600/4.0/Valedictorian at the University of Missisippi at Waterloo who want to major in Dictionary Studies.
Know what I mean?</p>

<p>This is an "actual" test of prognostication. Also, if anyone would read my essays, I would appreciate it.</p>

<p>Thanks guys.</p>

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<p>Wow. Great scores and great extracurriculars. Yes, your GPA is not stellar but I still think you are in great shape for the schools you applied for. CMU and USC you should definately get into. Emory may depend on how much interest you have shown; if you've visited campus I think you're in (you are certainly good enough for them academically, but at my school at least they tend to waitlist some of the top applicants). JHU and UChicago are both reaches, but I think you'll get in.</p>

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<p>Step right up and put your predicitions in the prediction machine. I will be sure to tell you if your predicitions were right or not.</p>

<p>WHOOP WHOOP!!!!</p>

<p>BTW: My senior year 1st sem grades were 3 A's and 3 B's. B's in AP Stats, AP Calc AB, and AP Envo, A's in AP MacroEcon, AP Physics C, and AP Lit.</p>

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<p>Second page? I think not...Throw your guess and a justification at the wall and see what sticks, hah? (That "hah" was a Ying-Yang Twins HANHHHH, you know what I mean?)</p>