I swear, this is my last chances thread! Help a girl out, please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I applied to Duke ED...so far, I'm thinking of applying to the following schools if I'm deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>Dartmouth
Brown
Princeton
UCLA (out-of-state)
University of Rochester
University of Michigan Ann-Arbor
-super-safeties (SUNY schools)
What do you think? Recommendations for other schools are fine, but I'm kinda looking to narrow down the list at this point.</p>

<p>All about moi:
-female, Asian
-prospective Bio major (pre-med track)
-Rank: 3/ about 250
-GPA (UW): 3.93
-SATs: 2290 (750 CR, 740 M, 800 W)
-SAT IIs: Math (both levels), Bio (tests were rescheduled for this Sat. b/c of a crazy snowstorm... Western NY = love )
-APs: Euro (4), U.S. (4), Language and Comp. (3), Bio (5), Physics C, Calc AB, Psych, Literature</p>

<p>ECs:
-Research Assistant (summer '06), world-renowned cancer research/treatment center
-independent research (jr. year) on the effect of compounds found in household chemicals upon the development of Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryos
-Job @ public lib. (since May '06, 10 hrs/week)
-300+ hrs. science/health related community service
-Interact Club (community service-based school org.), President
-Cheerleading: JV (1 year, captain), Varsity (3 years, captain this year), UCA All-star
-Violin: Seven years in nationally recognized school orch. (stopped sophomore yr. b/c of scheduling conflicts), Area All-State Orch. member, Auditioned for All-State, private lessons since 5th grade (still continuing)
-Student Council Class Rep. (all 4 yrs.)
-NHS</p>

<p>Awards/Other:
-Youth Ambassador for town Chamber of Commerce ($750 scholarship, quite selective)
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Certificate for Achieving High Academic Honors (NY State Senate)
-Rotary/PTSA Student of the Month
-all the standard academic ones (National Honor Roll, Who's Who, blah blah blah)
-various academic awards in my school (ex. Academic Pin, Medal, and Letter in 9, 10, 11 for making high honor roll...just little things like that)
-completed a Mini-Medical School program at a local state university</p>

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<p>Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, (reach)</p>

<p>UCLA (good chance)
U mich.. not too familiar with the school</p>

<p>it really depends on what Asian nationality you are. </p>

<p>Where are you from and how many Ap's have you taken overall?</p>

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<p>I'm Chinese...how much does that matter? I figured AA works against all Asians in general.</p>

<p>I'm from Western NY, and I'll have 8 APs by graduation (Euro- 4, US- 4, Language- 3, Bio- 5, Physics C (if it doesn't kill me first), Calc AB, Psych, and Literature)</p>

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<p>Not necessarily all Asians, filippinos, vietnamese, cambodians get some advantage. Chinese / Jap / Koreans are screwed.. </p>

<p>To help you out, here's my profile:</p>

<p>girl/Chinese/Pennsylvania</p>

<p>UC-weighted GPA: 4.43
Unweighted: 3.6-3.7
APs/Honors: 16</p>

<p>SAT's.. 1900's, taking it again to reach 2000
SAT II Chinese 770, Math level 2: no score yet</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>1st High School student to published in China’s Yangtze Newspaper
Pittsburgh Tribune Review’s Outstanding Young Citizen Award 2003 (10/city)
Violin performance at Steinway Hall, NY
Violin performance at Chinese Embassy, NY</p>

<p>High Scholastic Achievements Award
Selected intern at University of Pittsburgh’s UPMC McGowan’s Institute of Engineering (2005)
Awarded scholarship to attend International Affairs Apprenticeship by GATE Unit (2006 – 2007)
Awarded scholarship to attend Pennsylvania’s Free Enterprise Week (Jul. 2005)</p>

<p>Student Council Student Recognition Committee’s Cabinet Head (2003-2004)
National Junior Honors Society (2004-2006)
North Allegheny Strolling Strings Role Leader(2004 – present)
Peer Mediator Team Leader (2003- present)
Peer Tutor Team Leader(2006)
Multi-student Union President</p>

<p>FOUNDER of String Quartet
Volunteer @ Carnegie Science Center, (+150)
Northland Library, (+150)
UPMC Passavant (+ 150)
Dragonboat Festival (+100)</p>

<p>International Pageant:
Miss Teen Shanghai 2005</p>

<p>CURRENTLY working 5 jobs simultaneously
1) China's Suzhou Altimeter Company's English/Chinese Interpreter
2) YMCA Childcare Staff
3) Dance Instructor
4) Office assistant @ Kamo's management
5) Model Management Assistant at International VC Models Inc.</p>

<p>Hardship: Lived in China, Tokyo, and then came to American at age 10. English is my 3rd language</p>

<p>Advantage: My UCLA professor is writing my recommendation letter</p>

<p>My grades and SAT's not as comepetive as yours; I'm targeting schools that around the level of NYU, UCLA, Rochester</p>

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<p>good luck!!!</p>

<p>for super safety schools, try schools around the level of University of maryland</p>

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<p>How would they know what kind of asian you are though? LoL. Dont you just mark Asian or Pacific Islander?</p>

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<p>^ well, some apps ask if any other languages are spoken at home.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth - Reach
Brown - Reach
Princeton - Reach
UCLA (out-of-state) - Match
University of Rochester - Low Match/Safety
University of Michigan Ann-Arbor - Low Match</p>

<p>Take a look at Washington University in St. Louis. Ranked #12 by U.S. News. Has one of the best (if not the best) pre-med programs in the country. Med school there is rated #4 in U.S. Nice campus. Very nice dorms. Lots of smart, talented, friendly kids. Cooperative, not cut-throat. The kids that go there generally love it.</p>

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<p>UCLA (OOS): Match</p>

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<p>OK does "match" mean that I'll probably get in, but it's not a sure thing like a safety is?</p>

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<p>we're<em>going</em>down_swinging:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match (out of state)</p>