Fresh SAT scores, chances for HYPMS + Others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances to these schools? (reach/match/safety, etc)
PLEASE be as pragmatic and realistic as possible!!! I don't want to put my hopes up, and then experience heartbreak.
I am applying to so many top schools for the financial aid they would offer me. I will apply to many of them through Questbridge, for those familiar with the organization.</p>

<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
MIT
Stanford
Columbia (College)
Dartmouth
Penn (Wharton)
Brown</p>

<p>Georgetown (SFS)
USC (Marshall)
Emory</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD<br>
UCSB</p>

<p>I am considering business, some cultural studies, liberal arts, economics, or international relations, etc... I eventually want to go to a top business school, though probably not for IBanking.</p>

<p>BACKGROUND</p>

<p>-Male caucasian, senior in the fall.</p>

<p>9th/10th grades: competitive Public HS in SoCal. Commuted to a nice HS in an upscale part of Los Angeles, based on a permit.</p>

<p>11th grade: decent public HS in Utah.</p>

<p>-I have Corsican + Persian + American ethnicity. I speak fluent French.
-First generation college student. Mother is a widow. (My father attended Stanford but took his life as a senior. He never knew of my mother's pregnancy with me.)
-Family income ~ $20,000 / year. No assets over $1,000. I spent a few months during my sophomore year sleeping in family friends' houses since we were homeless.
-Junior year: straight A's. all of my bad grades are from that crazy sophomore year.</p>

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<p>ACADEMIC</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 unweighted, 4.1 weighted.
Rank: (I don't know where I'll be next year)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
800 French
750 Math I (95th percentile)
730 US History</p>

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<p>AP courses: 9 including senior year:</p>

<p>AP European History (10th) C/B
AP US History (11th) A/A
AP French Language (11th) A/A
AP Psychology (11th) A/A
AP English Literature
AP Environmental Science
AP BC Calculus
AP Art History
AP US Gov/ Comp Politics</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations will most likely be excellent.
I will also work very hard on my essays.</p>

<p>AWARDS</p>

<p>-Questbridge CollegePrep Recipient
-Cross Country MVP, Most Improved awards.
-Honor roll many/most semesters
-High School Academic Letter I
-Nominated by teachers for "Keys to Success"</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR</p>

<p>-Cross Country (3 years) varsity. "MVP" in 10th grade
-Track (4 years) 1600m, 800m, long jump. "Most Improved" in 9th grade</p>

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<p>And sorry about the repost! My SAT scores came out, and I think they are a big enough factor to warrant a clean thread.</p>

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<p>Im not familiar with the schools in the middle section of your list, but I would say that if you applied to all the schools in the top section you would prbly get into one or two. of the UCs, UCLA and UCB would be high matchs, the other two safeties. I would reccomend taking the SAts again to be more competitive, though your subject tests look great ( a lot better than mine) alternatively sign up for the ACT. you might score higher because you clearly are a good student, and ACT tests more on your knowledge of your school material. being low-income should help. Your ECs are great, maybe write the app essay on your time spent with the autistic child, since that means a lot to you. Im very sorry to hear about your father. And whats BS is that him attending stanford wont count as a legacy because he didnt graduate. you being a first generation will help too. get your sats up and you’ve got a good shot at all of them. good luck!
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<p>Xargon42, that was an awesome comment, thanks. I chanced you back.</p>

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<p>in if you get more than 2200 and write amazing essays but some of those are just dumb, but youre adversity helps you alot, youre the type of student they want </p>

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<p>^^^ “some of those are just dumb”: Haha, wait, what are just dumb? The essay prompts some colleges offer, or some of the essay ideas I mentioned above?
And I also chanced you back.</p>

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<p>Some of your ECs (like working at the bank) are excellent and really unique; I suppose you could try highlighting them even further in your essay(s). And do try to raise that SAT score; the Barron’s book is very good.</p>

<p>Chance me back? :]:</p>

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<p>bump 10char!</p>

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<p>Hello fellow Utahn :slight_smile: Mmmmk. I’m going to try and be honest here… your GPA is low and your SAT scores are definitely low for the top schools you mentioned, IE HYPMS, all of those. So I think your chances there are slim/none.
The UCs seem like good matches, with some of the “lower” (ugh I hate that term) Ivies being mid reaches for you. Your ECs are solid, so if you write good essays, I think you have good shots there.</p>

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<p>Use Questbridge and you’ll go far. The extra essays will be just what you need to draw the complete picture of yourself.</p>

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<p>thanks!</p>

<p>bumping this back up</p>

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<p>I think you have a better chance than some people have been saying, especially because your family situation is a serious hook. Unfortunately so, an upperclass asian male with these stats would have no chance at Harvard. However, your unique situation explains your lower gpa etc. I would definitely recommend getting an interview at as many schools as possible in order to explain your school/home changes. Also, if you can have your guidance counselor write about that in her rec, it could clear up most questionds adcoms could have. I agree with retaking your SAT, there’s always room for improvement. Also, are you getting fee waivers for apps and tests? Because if not, I am sure you qualify.</p>

<p>Hope that helps at all…</p>

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<p>Your GPA is very low for the top schoosl.</p>

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<p>bobdylan4444, I chanced you back. Unfortunately, I probably won’t know my counselor very well next year, nor did I know my counselor very well from this past year, since I was new here as well. I guess I will try to explain my situation to my new counselor next year so he/she will be able to write about it, but who knows. I will also definitely try to get as many interviews as possible, and I’m getting fee waivers for mostly everything.</p>