Help + chance a zealous junior please!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>HI EVERYONE!! I'm currently a junior attending a semi-competitive public highschool (15 seniors accepted to top15 colleges ED/EA) and would love to hear your precious opinions on my chances at my prospective colleges. Please feel free to recommend any colleges that seem to suit well with my stats. Thank you in advance!!</p>

<p>Objective:
* SAT I: 2250; Math 800; CR 700; CW 750
* SAT II: Math IIC 800; Chemistry 780; Biology E 720
* Unweighted GPA: 3.91
* Weighted GPA: 4.41
* AP: Biology 5; Calculus AB 5; Chemistry 5; Physics B 5</p>

<p>Subjective:
* Extracurricular:
- Model UN (9-12) founder/officer
- Flag Football (9-10): founder
- Habitat for Humanity/Key club (9, 11-12)
- Math Competition (10)
- NHS (11-12)
- Varsity Swimming (9)
- Varsity Track and Field (10)
- Varsity Water Polo (11-12)
- Taekwondo 3rd degree black belt
- Piano (8 years)
* Awards:
- National Merit Commended
- Regional Math Competitions
- Honor Roll
- AP Scholar with Honor
- Scholar Athlete with distinction (4.0 or above)
* Volunteer/Community service:
- Habitat for Humanity (100 hours)
- Peace Village (100 hours)
- Church Activities (50 hours)
* Summer Activities:
- Summer internship at a Biology lab
- ISE in Spain for 10 days</p>

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<li>Teacher Recommendation: AP Calculus and Honors English</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: We're tight</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Maybe from the researcher I worked under</li>
</ul>

<p>Other
* State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: around $100,000
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Colleges
- Duke ED
- Brown
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Johns Hopkins
- Northwestern
- Dartmouth
- University of Chicago
- Rice
- Emory
- Wake Forest</p>

<p>I am planning to major in Biomedical studies or just in the Biology field.</p>

<p>THANK YOU!!</p>

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<p>Good chances at most of those schools. Even at ones like Duke and Brown I’d guess that you have a shot. Academically average/above average for all your schools and good ECs. If you plan on doing any of your athletics in college then you’ll have an even better shot. </p>

<p>As far as financial aid though, if your parents make more than 100k you might not be gettin much.</p>

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<p>Thank you Laeven! My dad makes around 85k-100k, so would this suffice the financial aid standards? Financial aid would be a pretty substantial factor for me.</p>

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<p>bumpity bump</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance for Duke ED. You have very good stats (SAT II and AP) for being only a junior. It seems like your school is pretty strong, that will probably help you. Between now and when you apply, maybe try entering some contests like Siemens or Intel with your Biology research. </p>

<p>If you write good essays, you will do well–you need to stand out from the many high stats Asians from the Northeast.</p>

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<p>Most Ivy League level schools offer good financial aid. For my school, if you make less than 100k then you pay no tuition (just room and board). Less than 60k and no tuition or room and board. Ivies are well endowed and usually don’t offer merit aid so they can put it to financial aid instead.</p>