<p>Hi</p>
<p>I know I've only been on the forum for a little while but I think it might make for an interesting experiment to see if we can innovate the chance me section. Although it may not be for everyone, I thought I might give it a shot to try to ensure that everyone gets at least one response.</p>
<p>The goal: for everyone to have at least one response by another member and for fewer posts left unread by people who want an earnest response. Additionally, the 1 post limit rule keeps the chancing going and allows for everyone to get what they came for.</p>
<p>The rules: relatively simple
1) Everyone gets 1 post for their stats
2) First person posts their stats and any other necessary criteria along with a list of schools that they would like to apply to
3) Next poster would copy the school list of the first poster and chance them on a 'reach-target-safety' scale and then post their own stats along with their own list of schools
4) repeat the cycle</p>
<p>Example for those who are still confused:
1st poster---
posts stats and school list
2nd poster---
answers school list with 'reach, target, or safety' for each school and then follow up with their own stats and schools
3rd poster and so on---
repeat of 2nd poster's rules</p>
<p>If anyone has any questions in regard to this they can pm me (although it should be pretty straightforward). Whoever wants to post first is welcome to do so.</p>
<p>ACT:31
GPA 4.2 W
UW- 3.5
Hopefully engineering at Minnesota, The Ohio State, UIUC, Purdue, Wisconson</p>
<p>I’m sorry I do not know anything about the above schools so I cannot chance :(</p>
<p>Junior in HS from NJ
GPA: weighted 3.5 (will probably go to a 3.7 after this year)
SAT: 1790- should I retake?
EC: National Honor Society, Ribbon Club President jr + sr year(cancer awareness club) and Ribbon Club Member fresh and soph year, Participated in Consumer Bowl Competition (3 years), might get an internship at a doctors office
Volunteer: Went to New Orleans to build houses for Hurricane Katrina Victims, went to Arizona to volunteer at a soup kitchen, volunteer at a Nursing Home
Work Experience: Teacher’s Assistant at a Day Care, Admissions Desk for town pool, babysitter</p>
<p>I have a genetic disorder that compromises my health and Freshman year I was in the hospital and had a PICC line so my grades suffered because of it that is why my GPA is so low, hopefully they will take that into consideration.
What do you think my chances are for
-Fordham University
-NYU</p>
<p>“I’m sorry I do not know anything about the above schools so I cannot chance”</p>
<p>And so goes the rest of the thread.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you don’t have any (semi)accurate ability to chance someone, hold off until someone posts with a list of schools that you are familiar with…</p>
<h2>Also, to ease the ability to ensure good ‘chancing’, I modified an old results template that you can all use. Just fill it out</h2>
<p>Here is the template:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Weighted GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>] What did you choose as your major:
[</em>] Date Submitted App:
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Schools you plan on applying to:</p>
<hr>
<p>Now, let’s try this again…</p>
<p>Ok I’ll start then…even if it kind of defeats the purpose</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2180…760M, 690R, 730W
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2190…770M, 690R, 730W
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 33…34M, 34E, 33R, 32S
ACT (Highest subsection from each test): see above
SAT II: 650Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100
Weighted GPA: 98.7/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/275
AP (place score in parentheses): World History(5), Im taking/have taken others but have not received the scores
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: very difficult (5 AP’s + 1 college class)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing huge
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): appx 40 hours
Job/Work Experience: appx 50 hours
Volunteer/Community service: appx 300 hours
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>What did you choose as your major: business
Date Submitted App: (mistake- shouldnt be here)
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: top-ranked public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: xxxxxxxx
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): partial legacy to Cornell
</code></pre>
<p>Schools you plan on applying to:
Cornell
Georgetown
UPenn
UVA
UNC
BC
Villanova
Michigan
Northwestern</p>
<p>why should you start if i posted first</p>
<p>Weighted GPA 4.1
Unweighted GPA 3.8
670 math, 670 cr, 650 writing, 1990 conposite
8 APs by graduation
4 year athlete with 3 varsity sports
Youth lacrosse coach
2 year intern at US Senate</p>
<p>UMiami
USC
Cal
UCLA
UNC
UVA
Maryland
NYU</p>
<p>Sorry, I thought it’d be best to re-start considering heyitssmia didn’t understand that chancing is a necessity. Unfortunately, I am also relatively unfamiliar with your schools and can’t provide any input.</p>
<p>If anyone could chance Student129 and would then like to post their stats to get the thread back on track, please feel free to do so… (sorry for the mix up)</p>
<p>I feel this would only work if it was a couple threads, each focussing on different schools. One could be top 50, another LACs, another public universities and so on…</p>
<p>IGNORE THIS THREAD AND USE THE OTHER ONE… the point is to chance the person above you (which none of you are doing)</p>
<p>READ THE RULES!</p>