hi again. Chance of ed columbia, Brown, nyu, bc, harvard, upenn, johns Hopkins

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Relevance of coursework: AP World History, AP Statistics, AP Language and Composition, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP English 12, AP Physics C, AP Economics.
Science Research
-Intr-Sci-Research (The antimicrobial influence of bambusa (sp.) extracts on several bacterial species (Long Island Science and Engineering Fair))
-Sci-Reasearch-11/12 (Microbial attraction and avoidance of dictyostelium discoideum (Long Island Science Congress))
-S.A.R.A.S. (Science and Research Awareness Series) at Stonybrook
-High School Research Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Standardized Test Scores
SAT: 2210 (690CR/740M/780W), ACT: 31, SAT II: Chemistry-710, Biology-780,
Mathematics II-800
GPA: 96.5 unweighted</p>

<p>Skills/Abilities: Honor Societies and Clubs:
Foreign Language Honor Society (10)
History Honor Society (10,11)
National Honor Society (10,11)
Science National Honor Society (11) Officer Position: Vice President
Class Government (9,10)
Science Club (10) Officer Position: Secretary
Debate Team (10,11)
History Club (10,11)
Math Team (10,11)
History Bowl/Quiz Bowl Team (11)
Environthon (11) Officer Position: Treasurer
Tri-M Music Honor Society (11)</p>

<pre><code> Athletics:
Long Island Jays Travel Baseball (9)
LI Blaze Volleyball (9)
LIVBC Trainers Team (10)
Volleyball Spring League at Lindenhurst (9,10,11)
Sachem East Boys JV Volleyball (7,8,9,10)
Sachem East Boys V Volleyball (11)

Volunteer Work:
Sachem Library Blood Drive Helper, Good Shepard Church-Family Fiesta Day Station Helper, 
E Joy CRC-Food Pantry, Nokomis Fall Festival Volunteer, Sachem Library Card/Letter Writing to       Veterans, Sachem Library Coat Drive Volunteer, Sachem Library “Game Day” Volunteer

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<p>Awards: AP World History Principal’s Award (9)
Honors Earth Science Principal’s Award (9)
Academic Excellence Award for Honors Earth Science (9)
Chemistry Principal’s Award (10)
Science Research Principal’s Award (10)
Spanish 3 Honors Principal’s Award (10)
Long Island Science Congress, Honorable Mention (11)
2013 NYSSMA Perfect Score on Level All-State Violin Audition (11)</p>

<p>ALso, I still cannot decide whether to take the SAT a 4th time. WIll it increase my chances if i score high or decrease my chances cuz i took it 4 times?</p>

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<p>bumper cars</p>

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<p>bumper cars</p>

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<p>bumper cars</p>

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<p>bumpssssss</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Ugh this is depressing</p>

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<p>Oh my gosh ! don’t be so impatient !! you need to give it time waiting 15 minutes is not enough time to let people comment.</p>

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<p>ok sorry :P</p>

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<p>bump
sorry i’m impatient</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t take it again, particularly if Penn is high on your list, given that they require all test dates.</p>

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<p>any other opinions? chances at each?</p>

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<p>similarish stats…interesting in chancing but i have no qualifications to chance lol</p>

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<p>It would be helpful to know your AP scores, but assuming 4s and 5s on all of those exams, I would say NYU is a safety. The rest are reaches for everyone. Make sure your essays and rec letters are great since your SAT and ACT are a bit low for those schools. I would definitely make sure to choose a couple safeties to apply to.</p>

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<p>darn :frowning: oh well</p>

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<p>Don’t take it personally. The Ivies can be pretty random for everyone. I’m assuming you’re applying in the sciences, and ED will help at Columbia, but I would not rely on it. I’m just saying I would make sure to select a couple safety schools you think you can be happy at.</p>

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<p>it’s okay. I just visited some schools recently (brown, havard, yale, bc, northeastern) and now I’m all paranoid about getting in cuz they were so nice. I guess I should stop attaching myself to the really tough schools</p>

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<p>any other opinions? or are those schools really out of reach?</p>

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<p>I don’t think those schools are out of reach; I think you’re in a position to reach the stage where everyone is qualified and schools’ methodology for selection becomes a bit foggier. Killer essays and recs will be critical to improving your chances. I would also caution that with all of your clubs you make sure you don’t come across as someone who spread him/herself too thin and became minimally involved in as many activities as possible for college purposes.</p>

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<p>You have a shot at those schools. the key is to reveal a passion of yours. also dont retake the sat. Its really not a huge factor in admissions and you can better spend your time with other activities.</p>