<p>some sort of Engineering Major</p>
<p>Sex/Race: Male, Eastern Europe, Jewish
GPA: 4.72 Weighted, unweighted 3.91
Rank: 4/600 Weighted, unweighted 17/600
Most rigorous schedule available at large, public school.
International Baccalaureate
LOTS of AP and IB exams</p>
<p>SAT: 2170 (670 CR/ 790 M / 710 W)
ACT: 32 *RETAKING
SAT II: 740-Math II/ 710-Biology-E / 670 Physics *RETAKING</p>
<p>Good/Excellent letters of recommendation from teacher and counselor</p>
<p>-150 CAS hours (IB requirement) = community service
-Conducted real research at a university in the summer
-Varsity Soccer - 12th
-Model UN - 10th/11th/12th
-All-school math award
-A lot of minor stuff</p>
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<p>MY LIST</p>
<p>Safety--
Colorado-Boulder [in-state]
Colorado School of Mines</p>
<p>Match--
Northwestern
Rice
University of Southern California</p>
<p>Reach--
Stanford SCEA
Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
Columbia
Caltech
Harvey Mudd
Duke</p>
<p>I'm open to ALL criticism.
Thanks!</p>
<p>normal score, normal GPA (not impressive) but sat II s really need some improvement
boulder seems perfect. but with such scores ivy league seems impossible. the only question is after retaking what will be your scores. by the way I am also from eastern Europe( Georgia) . Lucky you</p>
<p>Okay, a little harsh, but thanks 
anyone else?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t listen to the first poster if I were you. Your class rank + UW GPA are excellent. Your SAT and ACT could be improved (well my SAT can too but that’s beside the point XD). Could work on the EC’s though tbh.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/772325-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/772325-chance-me-please.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks.
Not much I can do about the EC’s at this point.</p>
<p>I just hope they see that I am taking THE most rigorous schedule possible, which even involved travelling to a different high school for an advanced math class.</p>
<p>Yeah, as a fellow IB student I hope the same :P. But I think you stand a good chance at getting into those colleges, just make sure your essays focus on the extracurricular activities and things that are important to you. Thanks for chancing me by the way.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn’t listen to the first poster either. You have a strong GPA and while your scores could be improved, they arent bad at all. I would make northwestern more of a reach though, its a difficult school to get in to! The only real negative that stands out is your lack of ECs, pretty average. Good luck!</p>
<p>How likely is it that I get into Stanford SCEA with extraordinary essays?</p>
<p>Wait, does anybody know of any good matches for me?</p>
<p>Um I think you would have a decent chance at Stanford, but highly unlikely in my opinion. Your application is looked at as a whole, and while your essays may be out of this world, they wont outshine your lack of ECs and scores.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/775406-being-recruited-but-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/775406-being-recruited-but-chance-me.html</a></p>
<p>Alright I need some matches</p>
<p>Neeeeeed maaaaaatches</p>