<p>Penn State-University Park
SCHOOL: competetive public school, about 5 to 10 seniors a year go to Ivy’s
STATE: out of state
SAT/ACT:1270 out of 1600, 1890 out of 2400
Math 690 Reading 580 Writing 620/probably a 29 or 30
SAT 2:none
GPA:3.58 unweighted, 3.73 weighted
RANK:Junior year:75/490 Senior year:probably mid 50s
3 BIGGEST EC’S:100 hours at a retirement home, taking a class at a state university
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:don’t really have any, probably will be in NHS next year
ANY HOOK:I don’t know if it’s a hook but I have taken 4 honors classes, am in math and science classes a year above my grade and am taking AP Stat, Calc, and Economics next year.</p>
<p>Thanks, elytron!</p>
<p>UPenn CAS
NYU CAS</p>
<p>SCHOOL: junior + senior year private, small, international in Argentina (freshman-sophomore, big, well-known, international private school in switzerland)
CITY: Buenos Aires, Argentina
SAT/ACT: predicted maximum of 2250 (M: 700, CR: 780, W: 770)
SAT 2: haven’t taken yet…will probably get 750-770, from what I can tell
GPA: 3.85-4.0
RANK: top 5-10%
3 BIGGEST EC’S: captain soccer team, 150 hours at PR internship @ big fashion house in NYC, school newspaper, NYU precollege, community service
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: none, but take full IB bilingual diploma, plus APs
ANY HOOK: will publish novel, hispanic, speak 3 languages fluently, no financial aid, not worried about essays…at all</p>
<p>newsome:
georgetowns base admissions rate is 21%
-4% for each SAT section below 700
-5% for lowish GPA
- 2% for EC’s
- 1% if youre top 10%
- 1% if you make semifinalist
- .5% for AP scores</p>
<p>=12.5% chance of getting in (if 8 people just like you applied, about 1 of them would get in)</p>
<p>letitrock:
Penn State base admissions rate= 58%
- 10% for SAT below 2000
- 4% for lowish gpa
- 1% for dece ECs
- 2% for AP’s next year
=47%, making it a low reach</p>
<p>MACALESTER COLLEGE</p>
<p>School: Private, Secular, sends a lot of grads to good school
State: Ohio
SAT: 2030 (CR: 780 M: 580 W: 670)
SATII: Bio(E) 700
AP’s: Bio 4 USH 4
EC’s: President of GSA this year, Unpaid Internship for Environment Ohio, NYLC
–No real awards yet…nominated for NHS, but I didn’t want to pay for it!, Governor’s Art Show (in second grade, so pretty useless!)
Hook: Graduating a year early.</p>
<p>University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill </p>
<p>SCHOOL: public school in competitive district
STATE: North Carolina
SAT/ACT: 1810 (retaking in October)
SAT 2: Math I-610
GPA: UW-3.54 W-3.88
RANK: Top 20-25%
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Founder & Co-President of the Amnesty International Club, Founder & Co-President of the Movie Club, over 500 service learning hours, Treasurer of NHS, etc
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Volleyball Varsity Letter, North Carolina Scholar-Athlete Award, placed 29th in state for National French Exam
ANY HOOK: Nothing really. This fall I’m going to be taking a french class at UNC-Chapel Hill (so I’ll be a part-time student) so that should look good. Oh, and I’m taking rigorous courses this year (AP Human Geo, AP Comparitive Government, AP English Lit, and some honors classes like the UNC-CH course)</p>
<p>inadaze: upenncas base admission rate is 11%
- 3% for being at their 75th percentile for the SAT
- 15% for being international (sorry, its just a fact of life)
- 2% for cool EC’s
- 5% for IB
- 1% for language skills
=7% chance, high reach</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Columbia University, unless you think I have absolutely no chance at all, then Northwestern
STATE: Public school in Michigan
SAT/ACT: 31 (W-36, M-28, CR-33, S-28)
SAT 2: Planning on taking History, Biology, and Math II Oct 10, although I would like to take Spanish too
GPA: UW-3.86 W-4.29
RANK: Top 20
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Dance-12 years; Youth Advisory Committee for city government; ALOT of Community Service
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Royal Academy of Dance-Vocational Intermediate Exam Accreditation Pass with High Merit (International); National Forensics League Accreditation with Degree of Honor (National); Novice State Championship for Forensics
^^ If you’re not including accreditations, then I guess NHS, Forensics and Choir Varsity Letters
ANY HOOK: 2 month mission trip to Africa; Venezuelan/Asian</p>
<p>macademy: base admrate is 41%
-5% for that SAT math
- 2% for EC’s
- 3% for an early grad (not a hook IMO, less time for EC’s and competitive classes)
- 2% for no award, youll miss most of them if you arent there senior year
- 1% for AP scores</p>
<p>=35% retake those sats</p>
<p>ladygagha: UNC base stat is 34%
-10% for SATs
-8% for GPA
- 3% for EC’s
-1 for thinking 29th in the state on the concours matters (just kidding, but really)
+1% for awards</p>
<p>20% chance</p>
<p>it can’t hurt to list that ““award”” on CC, but w/e…</p>
<p>nozomidances: -Northwestern (sorry) base stat 30%
- 4% for awesome EC’s
- 3 % for awards
- 1% for being half URM
- 3% for slightly below average ACT
- .5% for all the debate fun stuff</p>
<p>= 35.5%</p>
<p>haha its cool i was expecting it, just thought i’d put my dream school up there anyway
if i get my ACT to 33, will that alter anything much?</p>
<p>33 puts you at 5% chance + 2.5% for every additional point</p>
<p>got it thanks!</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Washington University in St. Louis
STATE: AK
SAT/ACT: Jan 2040 (will retake Oct., took classes and received 2260 on average)
SAT 2: N/A, preparing 2 (Spanish & USH)
GPA: 4.282
RANK: 3/440-ish
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Volunteer (10-12, children-related-- teach science and volunteer @ daycare), voluntarily teach English in Korea to children, Relay for Life Club w/ leadership (10-12)---- basically, all with the child-related twist [I want to be a child psychiatrist], JV Tennis (10, 12), highest level band (9-11)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: NMS quarter-finalist, state 2nd place spanish contest, state participant Solo and Ensemble
ANY HOOK: first generation to attend college? that and emphasis on what state im from</p>
<p>xmintyfresh: 17.3% is your base stat
- 5 if your SAT stays below 2100
- 3 for rank
- 1 for awards
- 2 for EC’s
- 1 for first gen
- 1 for geographic diversity</p>
<p>= 20% chance</p>
<p>I am closing up shop for the evening, back again another time</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback! :)</p>