Hokay! Chances!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright. So I'm applying to college, and I'm getting really stressed out about applications. After I freaked out for 48 hours straight, my mind started wandering...</p>

<p>I'm applying to these great schools, but I don't think I'm that great, so either this will really cheer me up or make me really sad. We'll see.</p>

<p>What are my chances!</p>

<p>Cornell University (Agriculture/Life, or Arts/Sciences)
Dartmouth College
Johns Hopkins University
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD</p>

<p>I am asian, a female, and I attend a relatively competitive school in northern California.</p>

<p>College GPA UW: 3.92
GPA Weighted: 4.5</p>

<p>SAT
10/06: CR-640, M-800, W-620, Essay: 10; TOTAL: 2060
03/07: CR-620, M-680, W-670, Essay: 8; TOTAL: 1970
Superscore: 2110</p>

<p>ACT
09/07: Writing-34, Math-35, Reading-34, Science-31, Essay: 8
Composite: 33</p>

<p>SAT II
Math IIC: 760
Biology-M: 710
Spanish: 690
Chem: 750</p>

<p>AP Tests
Calc BC - 5
Biology - 5</p>

<p>This year's classes:
Wind Ensemble
Physics H
AP Government/Econ
AP English
AP Spanish
... and a stats class at the local community college.</p>

<p>I've only gotten 2 B's in my PreCalculus H class, but I'll probably get 2 more B's from AP English this year.</p>

<p>Rank: top 10%, I think. We don't rank, so I don't really know.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis (10-12, team captain senior year)
Marching Band (our marching band is damn good, like one of the best in state, if that matters at all) (12)
Wind Ensemble (12)
Symphonic Band (10-11)
Concert Band (9)
Piano (11 years)
-Passed Level 10 Adv. Test with Branch Honors (basically a hardcore piano test in front of a judge with a music theory test) (9)
-Passed Level 10 Adv. Test (10)
CSF (11-12)
NHS (12)
Link Crew (10-11, Link Crew Leader)
Intern at this random company (11)
Stanford High School Summer College (12)
-took a chem class, got an A, woop.</p>

<p>Awards:
Scholar Award (10-12) (having a 3.25+ GPA while on a varsity sport)
English Green and White Award (11) (for excellence in writing...? who would've known.)</p>

<p>Okay, so I know it looks like I've been really inconsistent in my activities, but I'm a good kid. I'm versatile!</p>

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<p>Cornell University (Agriculture/Life, or Arts/Sciences): Slight Reach
Dartmouth College: Reach
Johns Hopkins University: Slight Reach
UC Berkeley: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for your feedback! Anyone else have any opinions? Comments? Constructive criticisms? Advice?</p>

<p>Let me know, thanks.</p>

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<p>I think UCSD should be considered a safety. As long as you write OK essays, you're in.</p>

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<p>Cornell University (Agriculture/Life, or Arts/Sciences): Match, but only if you pick a math/science related major--otherwise, Slight Reach
Dartmouth College: Reach
Johns Hopkins University: Slight Reach
UC Berkeley: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safe Match</p>

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<p>I agree Berkeley/UCLA are match, UCSD is safety.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone, for taking the time to help me out. I'm feeling much better that they're not all out of my league.</p>

<p>Now, I just have to finish/start my essays. Any advice on those? Especially that damned 150 word one.</p>

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<p>Might want to look at a school like Holy Cross-Top30 LAC 1 hour from Boston. Like Dartmouth, Holy Cross offers good combination of academics and student activities. HC is easier to get into than Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>Here comes that Holy Cross business again^</p>

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<p>Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look into it.</p>

<p>For the longest time, I only considered UC's (for good reason). Then, at the beginning of this school year, I gave the schools back east a try, and I fell in love with the whole cold, miserable, in-the-middle-of-nowhere thing. Johns Hopkins is an exception (partly to appease my parents).</p>

<p>Anyway, I thoroughly appreciate everyone helping me out. The application process is just so stressful, and I just need to find one day that I can just sit down and finish this crap, and the somewhat reassuring opinions helped a bit.</p>

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<p>cornell arts and sciences: reach
cornell agriculture: match (unles u apply to AEM)</p>

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<p>"I fell in love with the whole cold, miserable, in-the-middle-of-nowhere thing" lol
sorry for not helping, I'm a confused senior too. At least I'm helping you bump this haha</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback. Here's my dilemma.</p>

<p>I do want to apply to Cornell under a biology major, and I hear it's exactly the same for Arts/Sciences and Agriculture/Life, but since the Agriculture School is partially funded by the state and is smaller than Arts/Sciences, Cornell accepts more in-state students than out-of-state and I have a smaller chance of getting in. Luckily, they have the Primary/Alternate option this year, so I'm going to apply to both. I like Agriculture/Life more than Arts/Sciences, but I don't know which one to put as my primary.</p>

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<p>And thanks, FellowCCViewer. Good luck with your college endeavors. :]</p>