Finally DONE! (Stanford, Harvard, UPenn, Duke, etc...)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Personal Stats:
- Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese) male
- State: South Carolina
- High School: Relatively competitive; sends a lot of grads to top schools
- IB Diploma Candidate
- 4.0 GPA = 3.962/SC UGP GPA: 5.090
- Rank: 10 out of 179</p>

<p>Test Scores
- Highest SAT: M = 730/R = 700/W = 770 (Overall = 2200)</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Highest ACT: Composite: 34 (E: 36, M: 36, R: 31, S: 34) - Would be 35 if the ACT was superscored.</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II's: Bio M = 740; US History = 720; Math II = 750.</p></li>
<li><p>APs: So far, World History (4), CompSci A (4), Stats (4), US History (5), Psych (5), AB Calc (5), German (4), English Lit (4).</p></li>
<li><p>IBs: None as of yet. All in senior year.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Courses
- Senior year APs = Biology, Chemistry. Will have taken 10 APs by the end of senior year
- Senior year IBs = Biology HL, German HL, English HL, Math Studies SL, Chemistry SL, Psychology SL. Will have taken 6 IBs by the end of senior year.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
- National Honor Society (2 years) - as public relations officer
- National Merit Commendation
- National AP Scholar by the end of junior year
- Several placings at local and regional declamation contests (1st, 2nd, and 3rd in German)
- National German Examination Winner (top 99%)
- Roper Mountain Science Center Special Award in Chemistry</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Varsity Soccer (4 years) - Captain/Co-captain for two years, starting player all four years, lettered, Region champions 2008-2009.</p></li>
<li><p>Academic Team/Quiz Bowl (4 years) - Captain 2009-2010, Three-time state champions, Two-time national qualifier, ranked 4th in the nation overall.</p></li>
<li><p>National Forensics League (3 years) - State champion, two-time state semi-finalist, national qualifier for the NFL Nationals Tournament; many local/regional level placings ranging from 1st to 4th.</p></li>
<li><p>Nursing homes (2 years) - The past two summers/school years, I have been working a local nursing home and have routinely interacted with senior citizens every day. I primarily work with Alzheimer's and dementia patients to ensure that they get physical and mental exercise each day. All in all - 200+ hours of community service.</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society (2 years) - Public relations officer; we work hand-in-hand with nonprofit organizations on charity events in the community. Recently, we co-sponsored a charity golf tournament that raised over $50,000 for a local literary program. That said, 100+ hours of community service.</p></li>
<li><p>Red Cross (2 years) - Worked in local events such as Fall for Greenville, Mauldin Fest, etc. to provide assistance in running community charity events. Also helped in soup kitchens, Relay for Life events, March of Dimes events, etc. Hours total 50+.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Summers:
- (2008) - National Forensics Tournament
- (2008) - German-American Partnership Program sponsored student exchange (really broadened my perspective of the world -- something to write about in my college essays)
- (2009) - National Scholastic Championship (quiz bowl) - top 8 teams
- (2009) - High School National Championship Tournament (quiz bowl)
- (2009) - Worked in at Furman University (local university) on neuroscience research (primarily the effects of various stimulants/depressants on mice)
- (2008-2009) - Volunteer work (nursing home)</p>

<p>Schools:
- Stanford
- Harvard
- Penn
- Duke
- JHU
- WUSTL
- Vanderbilt</p>

<p>I don't foresee a particularly positive future in regards to getting into Stanford, Harvard, and even Penn. I'm more so interested in my chances at Duke and below. Thanks, guys. If you leave your thread, I'll give you your chances back.</p>

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<p>Well, the fact that you are full diploma is great. It would be preferable to NOT take Math Studies, but the harder of the SL courses… but the overal diploma is hard ( I know, Im full Diploma too!)</p>

<p>You also have great ECs, and a wide variety… plus you come from Down south, an advantage at some northern schools.</p>

<p>I only chance schools I know, so</p>

<p>Stanford- reach (they tend to be unpredictable)
Harvard- reach (it is for everyone)
Penn- lower reach
Duke- match
JHU- match, maybe a low reach (but only by a small margin)</p>

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<p>Thanks! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>You have great ECs, which seem to be the biggest selling factor for all the majorly competitive schools.
I’d say you’re in at JHU, WUSTL, and Vanderbilt. Duke is a likely match. UPenn and Harvard are reaches for everyone, but you have a decent shot.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Great! Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>you have a super challenging courseload and great ECs!
So I would say you have as much a chance at Harvard as any other very well qualified person (:
Same goes for Stanford
Penn is a low (quite low) reach
Duke is basically a match
JHU is also a match</p>

<p>dunno about the rest!
Good luck though, youre a very competitive candidate! (:</p>

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<p>Your academics, awards, and extra curricular are amazing. I also only chance cools I know, so.</p>

<p>Penn - Match
Duke- Match
Stanford- Reach
Harvard- Reach</p>

<p>You being Asian might also make it far more competitive. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Penn and Duke could only be considered matches for a candidate who was a shoo in at HYP. </p>

<p>You certainly have a chance at these schools, especially Duke and below, but I’m hoping you have some safeties too.</p>

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<p>Thanks, hmom5.</p>

<p>I figured as much. I was already accepted to my safety school so no worries =D.
Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Wow, I was not overly impressed till I hit EC’s–they will carry you through. Ivies are always unpredictable of course, but I’d say you have a chance at Harvard, a smaller chance at Stanford (but still enough to carry on hope), and all others are in the bag.</p>

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<p>Why would he have a smaller chance at Stanford? Just curious. Harvard’s average scores are considerably higher as is their average class rank (because of athletes) so I always wonder when I read such posts.</p>

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<p>What type of debate did you do…National Forensics League isn’t specific</p>

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<p>The only thing that worries me is your sandardized test scores. The AP scores are not spectacular and when compared to a pool of Asians, the SATs definetely are not. Your ECs are amazing though- Out of ten-</p>

<ul>
<li>Stanford- 3</li>
<li>Harvard- 2</li>
<li>Penn-5 </li>
<li>Duke- 5</li>
<li>JHU- 6</li>
<li>WUSTL- 7</li>
<li>Vanderbilt- 7</li>
</ul>

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<p>Thanks! Well, at least my chances are better than the schools’ acceptance rates =P.</p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Now that you are done–I wouldn’t worry about it so much, just relax bro. I’ll tell you right now, as a current student at Penn, you’re numbers are better than mine across the board (SATs, EC’s, ACTs). My class rank was a bit higher, but no worries; you’ll most likely get interviews from most of the schools. If you kill the interviews (start preparaing asap), I suspect you will be happy with the result.</p>

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<p>Awesome. Thanks for the chance and the advice.</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is below average, especially for an Asian at the top schools (average 2240, so expect the average Asian SAT score to be higher) although your ACT score is better. Most of your test scores are decent, but not great. Your GPA and rank are good as well as your extracurriculars. I’d say it depends largely on how you present yourself. Stanford, Harvard, UPenn are reaches; the rest are lower reaches or matches.</p>

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<p>Ah okay. That’s helpful to know. Thanks. I hope my essays will pull through for me.</p>

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<p>Stanford- reach
Harvard- reach
Penn- low reach
Duke- match
JHU- match</p>

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<p>Thanks! I just gave you chances.</p>