I got rejected. What are my chances now?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I got rejected by Stanford SCEA. So I'm wondering (or maybe just seeking reassurance) what chances I have at these school (all of which I already applied, or sent out applications to) The rejection really screwed me over, I've spent my Christmas vacation in a mad rush to send out applications.</p>

<p>Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth (place I wanna go), Cornell, Columbia (college), MIT, Caltech, Northwestern, UCLA, UCBerkeley, UCSD.</p>

<p>I am an international student from Taiwan, currently residing in California. I hold an E-2 resident visa. I study at a private Christian High School.</p>

<p>SATI 1470 710V 760M
SATII Writing700 MathIIC800 Physics730 Chinese800 USHistory610 (bomb)
Toefl 290/300
GPA: 4.29W, 4.00UW, ranked 4/107
AP CalcAB:5 USHistory:4</p>

<p>EC:
Track&Field (most improved athlete award)
NHS treasurer, then president
Community service 160hrs (I know its not a lot)
Photography club
Art Club</p>

<p>Awards:
Principal's Honor Roll (3.5gpa above)
English 11 award (highest grade)
Computer 2 award (highest grade)</p>

<p>*When I was filling out the application form, I was so ashamed of how pathetic my accomplishments are... what a waste of four years.</p>

<p>-Howard</p>

2

<p>You don't have a single chance at any of the privates on your list. They are all major reaches because your EC's lack and you h ave no hook, so are the UC's unless you're considered a Cali resident and not an international student.</p>

3

<p>You need like 2 or 3 safeties, and you should apply to them ASAP.</p>

4

<p>You should easily get into UCLA and UCSD. Northwestern and Dartmouth might be slight reaches but are possiblities. Cross the rest of those schools of your list though.</p>

5

<p>Thanks for the info guys. I don't think I'll have enough time to apply to anywhere else... I guess its community college or the army for me!</p>

6

<p>Howardini, you are an accomplished young man. I cannot comment on the UCs as I do not know their admissions policies for internationals. Your school GC should be able to advise you on chances very specifically on those schools. </p>

<p>You applied to a nice set of school--they just happen to all be reaches, reach for the sky reaches, and with your profile, you certainly should have applied to them and you h</p>

7

<p>What schools are still open for application? Please name a few I can apply to, and I have a chance at. I'm going to look for safeties. Thanks</p>

8

<p>howardini222:</p>

<p>Harvard: Reach
Princeton: Reach
Yale: Reach
Dartmouth: Slight Reach
Cornell: Slight Reach
Columbia: Reach
MIT: Reach
Caltech: Reach
Northwestern: Slight Reach
UCLA: Slight Reach (non-California resident)
UCB: Slight Reach (non-California resident)
UCSD: Safe Match</p>

9

<p>no wonder i got rejected by stanford :(
your stats are so much better than mine and i am applying to dartmouth and cornell too, why aren't you applying to penn? did you forget to post that?
anyway, i wish you the best of luck.
i just rushed out my apps today :(</p>

10

<p>I didn't apply to UPenn because a lot of my friends are anti Penn, and plus a friend of mine who went there got mugged... all that kinda influences a person. But anyways, aren't there schools that have a Jan 31 or Jan 15 deadline? Help out please. Oh I forgot I applied to USC too. Is that a reach? (all my other ones are)</p>

11

<p>Howardini...i can assure you you' ll get into at least one of these schools...look at my stats if you want to feel better, <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=19310%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=19310&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>