Final Chance Thread! (I'll Chance back!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello there (: This will be my final chance thread forever since im applying within a few weeks!</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Location: MA
Hooks: - First to go to college
- Raised by a single parent
- Low income (Below poverty line)</p>

<p>Rank: 6/197
GPA: 3.94/4.00</p>

<p>SATs:
Old: 1990 CR: 620 ; Math: 700; W: 670;
New: 1980 CR: 560 ; Math 800; W: 620;
Superscored: 2090</p>

<p>Math II: Latest: 750 (previous was 650)
Chem: 680
Bio-E: 680</p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP Statistics: 5
AP Chemistry: 4</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
- Varsity Tennis: 9,10,11 (Captain)
- Band: 9,10,11,12 (Section Leader of Percussions)
- First Key Club: 11,12 (Secretary)
- NHS: 11,12 (Secretary)
- Peer Tutoring: 11, 12 (Vice President)
- Robotics Club: 11,12
- Student Council: 9,11,12
- Asian Club: 9,11,12</p>

<p>Current Schedule:</p>

<ol>
<li>Honors Physics (A)</li>
<li>AP Biology (A+)</li>
<li>AP Calc BC (A+)</li>
<li>Honors Journalism (A-)</li>
<li>AP English Literature (A)</li>
<li>Physical Education (A+)</li>
<li>Honors Band (A+)</li>
</ol>

<p>** Grades 1st Term</p>

<p>Summer 09:
-Worked at Terascala Computers Inc. as an Intern: Learned more about coding and robotics
-Took Computer Science course at Tufts University (Received an A+ & 4 college credits)</p>

<p>Awards:
- Mallet Percussionist for SEMSBA (Southeastern Massachusetts) Grade 11
- Many School Awards
- Brown University Book Award</p>

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<h2>MAJOR APPLYING TO: Computer Engineering</h2>

<p>Schools:</p>

<ol>
<li>MIT (Interviewed)</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>UPenn</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon</li>
<li>Boston University</li>
<li>Northeastern</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
</ol>

<h2>11. Harvard</h2>

<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

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<p>Your CR is quite low but other than that, your stats are quite good. The hook of being a single parent is good too, especially considering your high GPA. Is this your own child or are you the sole provider for a younger sibling?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I absolutely cannot raise my critical reading score for some reason. =/ I edited my topic to make it more clear. I’m not a single parent, but I’ve been raised by a single parent (my mother). Thank you for the response!</p>

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<p>Your only drag is your SAT. But I think that your college experience should make up partly for that.</p>

<ol>
<li>MIT (Interviewed) mid reach</li>
<li>Cornell low reach</li>
<li>UPenn mid reach</li>
<li>Northwestern match</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins mid reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon low reach</li>
<li>Boston University - high match</li>
<li>Northeastern -high match</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst - match</li>
<li>Columbia mid reach</li>
<li>Harvard -high reach</li>
</ol>

<p>Yeah, you got a lot of reaches. You should probably look at some schools like RIT or GaTech.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816107-my-final-chances-thread-umd-gatech-johns-hopkins-mit-nd-vandy-hp.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816107-my-final-chances-thread-umd-gatech-johns-hopkins-mit-nd-vandy-hp.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah I would have, but those technical institutes with the exception of MIT, is just not for me. I dislike the environment. I would rather go to BU than RIT, RPI, WIT or GaTech. Thank you for your response though; it’s helpful.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is great, schedule is pretty strong, and superscored SAT’s look pretty solid. In addition, your hooks are going to score big points, and EC’s are knockout. Here are my chances:</p>

<ol>
<li>MIT (Interviewed): Reasonable-BIG Reach</li>
<li>Cornell: Low-Reasonable Reach</li>
<li>UPenn: Reasonable Reach</li>
<li>Northwestern: Match-Reach</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins: Low Reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon: Match-Reach</li>
<li>Boston University: In</li>
<li>Northeastern: In</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst: In</li>
<li>Columbia: BIG REACH</li>
<li>Harvard: HUGE HUGE HUGE Reach</li>
</ol>

<p>I like your list save for Columbia, Harvard, and MIT… you have great stats, but they don’t match up with Ivy material (UPenn and Cornell are fine). Keep MIT, but I’d suggest getting rid of Columbia and Harvard, they’re too big of reaches (4.5 GPA’s and 1600 SAT Composite valedictorians are rejected)</p>

<p>Look into:

  • Vanderbilt
  • Georgetown
  • Boston College
  • Colgate
  • Rice
  • Texas-Austin</p>

<p>Hope this helps!! Plz Chance me!!</p>

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<ol>
<li>MIT- high reach</li>
<li>Cornell-medium reach</li>
<li>UPenn-reach</li>
<li>Northwestern-low-mid reach</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins-low reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon-high match/low reach</li>
<li>Boston University-in</li>
<li>Northeastern-in</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst-in</li>
<li>Columbia-mid reach</li>
<li>Harvard-high reach
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816397-chance-me-i-really-hope-you-dont-know-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/816397-chance-me-i-really-hope-you-dont-know-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
</ol>

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<p>Yeah, I am applying to Columbia because it is free through being a Questbridge finalist. I love the school, but I know the chances are very slim. I’m applying to Harvard because my grandmother used to work there and I love the atmosphere there. She wants me to apply and see if I am able to get into the school she worked for for about 10 years. :]</p>

<p>Chancing you all back right now!</p>

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<p>bump 10 chars</p>

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<p>bump 10 chars</p>

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<p>Congrats that you got in :)</p>

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<ol>
<li>MIT (Interviewed) - Mid Reach</li>
<li>Cornell - Low Reach/Mid Reach</li>
<li>UPenn - Mid/High Reach</li>
<li>Northwestern - Low Reach</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins - Low Reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon - High Match/Low Reach</li>
<li>Boston University - High Match</li>
<li>Northeastern - Low Match</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst - Unfamiliar with it</li>
<li>Columbia - Mid Reach/High Reach</li>
<li>Harvard - Mid Reach/High Reach</li>
</ol>

<p>You do have a lot of reaches, but it would take a string of unluckiness to not get into at least one or two. Chance Back if you can?: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/821071-chance-me-general-admission-merit-aid-honors-colleges-southern-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/821071-chance-me-general-admission-merit-aid-honors-colleges-southern-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<ol>
<li>MIT (Interviewed) - sats too low</li>
<li>Cornell - low reach</li>
<li>UPenn - reach</li>
<li>Northwestern - good chance</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins - good chance</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon - good chance</li>
<li>Boston University - match</li>
<li>Northeastern - match</li>
<li>UMASS Amherst - idk</li>
<li>Columbia - sats too low, probably</li>
<li>Harvard - sats too low</li>
</ol>

<p>chance me back : )</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/820193-chance-columbia-u-cc-ed-class-14-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/820193-chance-columbia-u-cc-ed-class-14-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’d say match for all except MIT and the ivies.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/817037-new-sat-score-chances-anyone-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/817037-new-sat-score-chances-anyone-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Result: Attending MIT</p>

<p>Just bumping up this thread to show you all that SAT scores matter, but they can’t break you. Focus on describing yourself extremely well and if they think you fit the school and that you will succeed, you will get in.</p>