Est-ce que vous pouvez chancher moi, s'il vous plait?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Haha no Im not French! But here are my stats:</p>

<p>Schools: UC Berkeley, Davis, LA, & SB Possibly applying for Quest bridge, chance for finalist Do I have any hope for Ivies if I raise my score to 2200+ (projecting for october SAT)</p>

<p>Background: Asian Indian American in California, North Bay. Fairly competitive HS (has AcDec team often go to state, usually places in top 7)
Low income 40K annually, raised by single mom (father was crazy abusive alcoholic)</p>

<p>Intended major: Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (770 M, 690 CR, 620 W) First time, know its low for my rank
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<p>Projecting 2200+ SAT for October 2009
* GPA: (9-12) 4.19 W 3.97 UW (So far, probably will raise to 4.3ish end of this semest)
(10-12) 4.44 W 4.00 UW
My Junior year GPA is 4.83 with Hon Eng 11, Hon Chem, AP Psych, AP Calc AB APUSH, and French III, ALL A's
Taken most challenging courseload possible with many honors and AP, All A's just one B!
* Rank: 1/499
* Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP ENG, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP French IV, AP Physics, Journalism, AcDec (overloaded schedule)</p>

<p>Extracurricular</p>

<p>Academic Achievement </p>

<p>Member of National Honor Society (Grades 9, 10, & 11)
Member of California Scholarship Federation (Grades 9, 10, & 11)
Member of School Honor Society (Grades 9, 10, & 11)
North Coast Section, CIF Scholar Athelete (Grades 9,10, & 11)
Community Achievement Award: Top Ten Sophomore/Junior Class (Grade 10,11)
Journalism: Page Editor of Award Winning School Newspaper (12—will happen)
Member of State Recognized, Award Winning Academic Decathalon Team: Division I Honors Competitor, (12—will happen))</p>

<p>Athletic Achievement </p>

<p>School Badminton Team (Grade 9) JV (Grade 10) Varsity (Grade 11)</p>

<p>Civic Involvement </p>

<p>Volunteer at Regional Library 2 Hours Every Week (September 2007 – Present) (around 150 hours)
Founding Member of the Library Teen Advisory Council, Meeting 1 Hour Every Month (September 2007 - Present)
Only Youth Member of Library Advisory Board, Meeting 1 Hour Every 3 Months (June 2008 – Present)</p>

<p>Work/Job Experience </p>

<p>Paid Internship at Biotech Startup (a Biotechnology Company Located In Silicon Valley That Develops the Latest Software and Hardware for Skin Analysis) 4 Hours Every Week (June 2007-Present) Duties Include Assembling Systems, Setting Up Computers, and Research
Interned as a Reasearch and Development Analyst, published a White Paper (formal research for the company on their products) availible on company's website
Possible of Letter of Rec from CEO!</p>

<p>Leadership positions </p>

<p>President and Founder of Students For Global Awareness, A School Club That Educates Students and Conducts Fundraisers For Humanitarian Efforts, 3 Hours Every Week (September 2008 – Present)
Attended California Legion Boy's State for Summer 2009
United States Air Force Academy Leadership Summer Program</p>

<p>So here is what I want to know:</p>

<p>Chances for UCB, UCLA, UCSB, UCD
Chance for questbridge finalist
Should i try for Ivies / Elites (thinking HYPSM + Cornell / CalTech)? , and if Finalist for QB how likely is it that I get a Match for QB or get in RD at Ivies / Elites, how much of a bonus does QB finalist give you</p>

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<p>anyone? .</p>

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<p>Coming from a past finalist I think you have a good chance at becoming a finalist if you can raise your SAT score modestly (atleast 2100), but have no idea about your match chances (being matched is an entire different story). However you never know. Even without questbridge, you look good for all the UC’s, but the ivies and other questbridge schools are still reaches.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input</p>

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<p>With a good essay, I think your chances at Cornell aren’t bad at all. You’ve got a lot of interesting ECs with some leadership, and you’ve overcome some adversity. Remember to show why you’re a good fit for the school and I think you’ll have a great application! (I don’t think you can major in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell, but you can minor in it.)</p>

<p>As for the rest… I’m guessing you’ll get into at least one, if not all of the UCs you mention here. (I have no idea about Questbridge.) Cal Tech and MIT often look for major math and science awards which you don’t have, but your internship may impress them – it can’t hurt to try. </p>

<p>The rest of HYPS are also worth a shot (probably more likely than Cal Tech and MIT), but look carefully to make sure they’ll give you what you want – Harvard and Yale aren’t especially known for engineering. How about considering Johns Hopkins?</p>

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<p>Looks promising–just need higher GPA and SAT. Your rank looks wonderful, and ECs looks pretty good, though not amazing (no offense). I agree with kdmom, essays are extremely important, and you sound like a person who should have an interesting/very unique outlook/experience of life. Make the most of it in your essay. </p>

<p>Johns Hopkins is a good choice to consider. Ivies are very difficult to get into, not to burst your bubbles or anything–you have as good of a chance as any. I have similar stats as you (only higher GPA and SAT) and was accepted to Berkeley and couple of Ivies (P + UPenn), but their acceptance criteria is so unpredictable. By all means, if you want, apply to them. </p>

<p>I can tell you that Berkeley sounds like a great choice for you cuz, it’s got a wonderful Engineering, of course, I’m just slightly biased ;)</p>

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<p>Thanks for everyone’s input so far!</p>

<p>My overall weighted GPA may seem low because my school does not weight honors/AP classes in 9th and 10th grade…my weighted GPA is 4.83 for my junior year</p>

<p>I know my SAT sucks, but I plan to study intensively and retake</p>

<p>kdmom- I was thinking I could probably get into all the UC’s I listed (maybe not berkeley due to eng major) they have been fairly generous with my school. This year 20 kids got into UCLA and 15 got into Berkeley</p>

<p>I forgot to mention that I will apply for USAF academy too (i bet you were wondering why does he have USAF summer seminar there)</p>

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<p>I think because of your stellar stats, you have a great chance for all the california schools.
if you get a great hook, I’m sure you can go to an ivy</p>

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<p>You’re pretty much born weith a hook (URM, legacy) or you know for years you have one (recruitable athlete, ‘getting a hook’ is pretty tough.</p>

<p>UCSD should be on your list for bioengineering, it’s about the best in the Country and you have good stats for it, especially with the low income boost they give.</p>

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<p>yeah I think I will apply to UCSD too…I am also thinking about med school and they have a great one</p>

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<p>anyone else care to evaluate me?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>How do I look for at least Berkeley?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Your title should be: “pourriez-vous me chancer, s’il vous plait” :)</p>

<p>anyways, you should be fine.</p>

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<p>thanks for the insightful response</p>

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<p>chance me people</p>

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<p>uc schools bien
ivies mal
au revoir</p>