HYPM? Plus Columbia, Penn, and Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Rising Senior :/</p>

<p>Asian Female, PA, sucky public school</p>

<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.99
Rank: 2/531</p>

<p>SAT: 780 CR, 800 M, 800 W (2380 Single Sitting)</p>

<p>SAT2: 800 Math 2, 760 Chemistry, 800 USH, 740 Biology (yeah, i suck at these) :(</p>

<p>APs: AP Calc BC 5, many still pending, but expecting 5s on Chemistry, English Lang, Psychology, Statistics, and maybe a 4 on APUSH </p>

<p>Freshman year:
-Honors Biology: A
-Honors English 9: A+
-Honors Alg. 2: A+
-Honors Precalc: A+
-Honors Western Civilization (History): A+
-Intro to Computer Programming: A+
-Spanish 2: A+
-Health/Gym: A+/A+</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
-Honors Geometry: A+
-AP Calc BC: A+
-Honors U.S. History: A+
-Honors Chemistry: A+
-Honors English 10: A
-Spanish 3: A+
-Health/Gym: A+/A+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
-AP Chemistry: A+
-Honors Physics: A
-AP Statistics: A+
-AP U.S. History: A+
-AP English 11: A+
-AP Psychology: A
-Spanish 4: A+</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes:
-AP English 12:
-AP Physics C:
-AP Spanish:
-AP World History:
-AP Comparative Gov:
-AP Biology:
-College to take Multivariable: </p>

<p>ECs:
-varsity swimmer, 4 years
-summer swimming, 6 years
-science olympiad (capt.), 4 years
-ARML (american regions math league) (Section leader), 4 years
-piano, 12 years
-student council rep, 4 years
-debate team, 3 years
-math team, (capt.) 3 years
-newspaper (Editor) 4 years
-art club, 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
-ARML - National Championship Team (9,10,11); Section Leader (10, 11); Highest Achieving Female (9, 10); Team High Scorer (9)
-Science Olympiad - 1st in Anatomy, 2nd in Ecology regional level; 2nd in Ecology, 4th in Anatomy State level
3rd in Ecology, 5th in Anatomy state level
-Swimming - "Diligence Defined" swimmer award, i hold 4 team records for my summer team
-Rensselaer Medal Award for outstanding achievement in the study of mathematics and science
-Piano - lots of national and state awards and recognition
-NMSF
-AMC 10 School Leader (9, 10), Bloomsburg University Competition – First Place Team (11), Lehigh University Math Contest – Third Place Team (10,11), Pennsylvania Math League High Scorer (9, 10, 11)
-$3,000 Scholarship Winner to Cedar Crest College for Outstanding Mathematics
-Lehigh University Math Contest Fifth Place Individual
-Honorable Mention in the Bill of Rights Institute “Being an American” National Essay Contest:Top 10 (out of 24,000 entries)
-Emerging Leaders Institute Class of 2011
-Art displayed in Bethlehem’s Cultural Arts and Education Center</p>

<p>Community Service (bout 550 total):
-250+ hours at Hospital
-100+ hours at nursing home
-50 hours choir piano acccompaniment
-100+ hours teacher's aide for chinese school
-50+ hours summer swim team timer</p>

<p>Work:
- Kumon Teacher Assistant
- MATHCOUNTS teacher
- Private swim coach</p>

<p>Essays should be unique, Interview should go well, but no legacy/recruited athlete</p>

<p>I just want to know if it's worth it to apply, or if I'm aiming too high and should set my sights lower. Give me an honest opinion, guys! Thanks :)</p>

<p>Colleges, in order of preference:
(1) Harvard
(2) MIT
(3) Yale
(4) Penn (both CAS and Wharton)
(5) Columbia
(6) Princeton
(7) Swarthmore
(8) Cornell
(9) Lehigh</p>

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<p>What about Dartmouth? You listed every other Ivy, plus Lehigh and Swarthmore (both very similar to D).</p>

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<p>I think you have great chances at all of these. Just write great essays and your stats and ECs while shine through. </p>

<p>Chance me!
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<p>Leigh sure, but I think you’ll want more like 1000 hours of community service. Also, retake the bio and the chem SAT 2</p>

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<p>You’re not serious when you tell him to retake chem and bio are you?</p>

<p>What’s the difference between a 740/760 and an 800? A question or 2?</p>

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<p>My mom’s not letting me retake subject tests lol. She’s sick of paying.
I like Dartmouth, but I need to limit the number of colleges I’m applying to haha.
Keep them coming! Are there any actual chances?</p>

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<p>Excellent chances at pretty much everywhere - HYPS is always tough to predict of course, but you have as good a shot as any. Also, if you really want to be a perfectionist, you only need to send 2 subject tests for most of those schools, and very few want a third (so you could just send your 800s on Math II and US).</p>

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<p>Unless your school Weights honors same as ap… There is no way you have a 4.99, I’ve taken 13 ap and 20 DE and only managed a 4.76 with minimal(required) regular/honor classes…
Plus, if you’re telling the truth, you should be rank 1 and tied with someone else… Theres no one that will have a 5 w gpa unless they took ONLY AP and DE with absolutely no regular(like gym that’s required at my school)</p>

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<p>thanks!
jdroidxw, my school weights both honors and AP classes on a 5.3 scale (5.3 for A+, 5.0 for A, etc.) and regular classes on a 4.3 scale. I actually do have a 4.99.</p>

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<p>Sorry I’m thinking on a scale 0 to 5 that’s what my school does.</p>

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chance me back!!!</p>

<p>okay, your top 2 scores for SAT II are 800s, and those are the only ones that they consider, sooooo you obviously don’t suck at those (kind of makes me think you’re a ■■■■■ but whatever). Your ECs are pretty damn great, you’ll get into at least one of the big three HYP, and maybe more schools too most likely. good luck.</p>

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<p>Impressive accomplishments, though those are the pretty asian activities. Math…piano. If you find a way to differentiate yourself, you’d have a better chance. That’s why I wouldn’t be too sure about HYP, but maybe.</p>

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<p>It’s a crapshoot, but you have very good chances relative to other applicants.</p>

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<p>Honestly you have a great shot at getting in at least one of your ivy league schools. Swimming contrasted with your math/sci makes you very competitive.
care to chance me back? :)</p>

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<p>You have relatively great chances compared to other applicants.</p>

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<p>Oh no. Your stats are soooooooooo embarrassing. You’ll never get into your dream schools :D</p>

<p>If you have a sense of humor, then you will understand that you are in fact the circumspect applicant. And you don’t even need our critique to know that!</p>

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<p>You won’t get in anywhere because you think a 740 SAT II means you “suck”</p>

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<p>@OP: Everything you have is great! I think, though, that single setting vs. multiple setting (less than 3) doesn’t make a difference for these top schools as they all practice super scoring. Expect a Harvard acceptance letter soon!</p>

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<p>What is this? I don’t even . . . </p>

<p>You’ll likely be accepted into Lehigh. Cornell is also possible. As for the other schools, we all know the chances, right?</p>

<p>The only reason you may not be accepted into these schools is how well (or how un-well) your essays are written.</p>

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<p>lol okay thanks guys.
Suggest some safeties for me please?</p>