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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SCHOOL: Tufts
STATE: New Jersey
SAT/ACT: 2160 710CR 670M 780W
SAT 2: 710 Lit 660 Bio- may take more
GPA: UW-3.78 W-4.35
RANK: Top 10
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Habitat for Humanity Youth County President, Founded Habitat club at school, editor for school paper, captain of tennis team
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: NHS, Habitat for Humanity County Service award, Selected as senior mentor, Spanish Honors society</p>

<p>ANY HOOK: 2 mission trips to dominican republic; both of my parents went to tufts</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: UC Davis, UC Irvine
STATE: Hawaii
SAT/ACT:1680 (590 M 580 CR 510 W) Retaking for 1800
SAT 2:Taking USH, Biology, and Lit
GPA: UC GPA: 3.8
RANK:25/423
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Big Brother Program, Top 50 player in the state of Hawaii (basketball), Prevent Child Abuse community service
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Most inspiration basketball player, state excellence in math and reading
ANY HOOK: URM (Mexican)</p>

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<p>CHANCE ME FOR BROWN. …im international btw.</p>

<p>SCHOOL:among the best high schools in the philippines(IMHO, if not the best…accredited by
the ranking organization thing in my country at the highest possible accreditation)
STATE: N/A, i live in the Philippines
SAT/ACT: 2080–m720,cr680,w680
SAT 2: mathI-710, mathII-710, physics-680, chem and bio-680
GPA:3.7… intensely tough curriculum, people(including one US high school principal whom
I asked) say its tougher then most US high schools.<br>
RANK:
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Golf-won a number of local tournaments and got sent to international
tournaments, Debate Team of my school-i compete inter/nationally,
Football team(soccer)-varsity for all my high school life.GOLF IS MY
MAIN EC, and im the sporty type.
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:My golf trophies, consistent honor student, and subject excellences.
ANY HOOK:low-income(financial aid i guess)</p>

<p>I know brown is really a reach for me, but please tell me anyway what i lack.</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: Amherst College
STATE: WA
SAT/ACT: 34 Cumulative ACT
SAT 2: Math II 800, Physics 800, Chinese 750
GPA: 3.86
RANK: Top 10%
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Cross Country, Wrestling, Boy Scouts
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Chinese School Salutatorian, Eagle Scout, IB Diploma/National AP Scholar
ANY HOOK: 1st gen in US, but not Canada… Internships at Siemens/Microsoft in China? Also ate a suspension sophomore year, so take that into consideration.</p>

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<p>jordo: you are going to tufts, don’t worry about it. the only thing id consider doing is retaking the sat for 700+ on math</p>

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<p>Mike:- your rank, EC’s, awards, and URM status will work wonders for you

  • your last big obstacle are those SAT’s, but fortunately, since they are low, you have a lot of room to improve and have your scores skyrocket
  • start doing timed 25 minute practice essays, I find that they don’t really care how you write, as long as you put together a logical 5 paragraph essay. For the SAT, generic is good.
  • again time yourself on some practice math sections, get very well acquainted with your calculator, and make sure you review every question you get wrong and learn unfamiliar concepts
  • for cr, just read, a lot, all the time, and make lists of unfamiliar vocab words and their definitions as you read</p>

<p>best of luck</p>

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<p>ateneo:
your three biggest obstacles are below average (for brown applicants) subject test and sat scores, requiring financial aid, and most of all, being international. your ec’s are fantastic, but they wont compensate for the three issues i just mentioned. i say this with the best of intentions, you will almost definitely not get into Brown. the great news is, there are thousands of awesome schools in this country, many of which are as academically prestigious as brown while being less competitive for admissions. good luck</p>

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<p>fliang: you are satisfactory on all fronts, putting you in that zone where it really just comes down to a coin flip. there are hundreds upon hundreds of applicants to amherst who are just like you, and it will come down to what sort of mood the adcoms are in. make sure you write a nice explanatory letter where you explain what happened your soph year and profusely apologize and show remorse, and get your recommenders to vouch for your moral character. best of luck</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: University of Chicago
STATE: NY
SAT/ACT: (1960/2400) and (1330/1600)
SAT 2: 800 US history, 670 Chem, 610 Math II
GPA: 89.75 UW and 94.927W (without jr. year gpa which was 96)
RANK: 14/684 (includes Jr. year)
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Been in Band-made mix tapes and CDs and did a lot of gigs, President of DECA, 200+ community service hours
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: DECA regional marketing winner, Enviormental sypomsium 2nd place, Lifesmart state finalist
ANY HOOK: First generation to attend college.</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: UPenn
STATE: PA (Central)
SAT/ACT: 2050 (700 CR, 690 M, 600 W) Planning on retaking 2100+
SAT 2: Will take Math 1 and US History
GPA: 4.0
RANK: 1 or 2 (tight race for Val :P)
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Band (Section Leader), Swimming (Captain), Cross Country (Captain)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Region Band (probaly states this year), Region Choir, 4 Varisty letters in 3 sports
ANY HOOK: School never sends kids to Ivy’s, Central PA (as opposed to Philly)</p>

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<p>Cacciato: UChicago is a pretty big reach for you, but there are somethings you can do to improve your odds:

  • retake that SAT, if you get 5-6 more answers correct on CR and Math (the 2 sections UChicago really focuses on), you could probably get up to a that 1500, which is much safer, at least 1400 for now
  • get your unweighted GPA into the A- zone with hard work this coming semester
  • you keep referencing some sort of damage your junior year did, if it was serious, consider writing a letter of explanation in which you describe the circumstances and assure adcoms that it was an isolated incident
  • first gen, awards, and ec’s are all solid, consider submitting an arts supplement of some of your recordings if they are truly stellar
  • make sure you write great essays (this years topic lends itself well to that), show who you really are, and write in your own voice- not what you think they want to hear. it sounds much better that way and they love sincerity</p>

<p>best of luck</p>

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<p>shultzie: - there is not much more you can do other than get some solid volunteer work in if you have not already, and get that SAT up as high as possible- especially your writing section. upenn accepts 45.1% of valedectorians and 34.0% of salutatorians who apply, so if you show them that your scores suit your rank, I think you can have great chances</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: Cornell University
STATE: NY
SAT/ACT: 1970 M760 CR600 W610 / ACT W27 M35 R35 S29 Retaking both in Oct
SAT 2: Math2-780 Bio-710 Chem-710
GPA:94 Weighted
RANK:School Doesn’t Rank
3 BIGGEST EC’S:Yearbook since Junior Year - Managing Editor/Editor of Senior Section / Tri-M since Soph Year - Officer Position / 120 community service hours from OTY - playing violin for nursing homes
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:NHS, Spanish Honor Society, can’t think of another one
ANY HOOK: Received Certificate from Tamkang University (Taiwan) for their Summer Program, learning Chinese, Voluntarily worked for a company called The Battle Begins where they hosted tournaments events. I was part of the marketing campaign team and held multiple tournaments through the site as well. They are currently in beta for a new product they plan to sell. [The</a> Battle Begins - Simple applications for the serious gamer.](<a href=“http://www.thebattlebegins.com%5DThe”>http://www.thebattlebegins.com)</p>

<p>I know my SAT/ACT aren’t up to par so if you can tell me what I would need to give me a fighting chance, tell me :D</p>

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<p>oh I really worded that bad lol. My jr year was my best year. I got a 96 overall GPA that year but my current GPA from my school isn’t updated so my GPA (soph and fresh years) was 89.75 UW. When they update it I expect it to be a little higher.</p>

<p>BTW thanks a ton!!</p>

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<p>needtogetin:

  • read a lot over the next few months and make lists of unfamiliar vocab, taking special notice of what correct grammar and syntax look like, will help for CR and Writing
  • practice essays, at least once a week, 25 minutes of your time, don’t go for anything elaborate, they like simple 5 paragraph, intro with thesis –> 3 body paragraphs supporting said thesis –> conclusion
  • maybe even consider bagging the SAT altogether, a 32 ACT is dece, but using the aforementioned practice methods and get it up to a 34-35
    -maybe submit a violin recording for arts supplement (with old people cheering in the background)
    -hooks awards gpa and ec’s are all solid, with a bit of effort I think you can get into cornell</p>
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<p>phewwwww. Thanks a lot elytron. I think I’m still gonna go with both, and I don’t think I’m good enough to do a violin recording, although I might do a senior concerto for my senior spring concert</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: Dartmouth
STATE: Texas
SAT/ACT: 2270 (780 math, 740 r, 750 w)
SAT 2: 800 math 2, 770 USH, 780 Bio M
GPA: 4.0 UW, 5.56905 for my school’s calc
RANK: 2/600
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Varsity Swimmer all four years (Academic All American), Church Stuff (Piano, Event Organizer, AWANA Leader), 400+ hours of service
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: National Merit Semi/Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Regional Qualifier for HS Swimming (Texas is ridiculous, would make state in many other parts of country)
ANY HOOK: Nothing outstanding, but a lot of my ECs are focused around swimming (club swimming, volunteer coaching, private lessons, etc.), but I have other stuff as well (Hospital volunteer + prospective published research paper)</p>

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<p>rememberthetime, school means school for which you want to be chanced</p>

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<p>DREXEL</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: B or B-. Don’t know the exact #.
Rank:Top 50%
High School: Very Tough Public School. Ranked as one of the top 200 high schools in the United States.
State:New York
City:Long Island
ACT:27/36
SAT:1200/1600,1850/2400
Race: African American,First Generation American</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
I did terrible. I failed 2 classes.</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
I did fairly well.</p>

<p>Junior Year:
I did extremely well</p>

<p>Senior Year;
I’m an AP student now.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Community Service(1 Year)
Church Youth Group(2 Years)
Job(1 Year)</p>

<p>NY Regents Diploma</p>

<p>AP Courses: AP US Government, AP Comp Gov. (Self-study)</p>

<p>Planned College Major: History or Political Science with an english minor</p>

<p>Regents scores:
Global:90
Earth Science:65
Biology:74
US History:93
English:76
Math B:71
Chem:75</p>

<p>Awards:
Most Improved Student</p>

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<p>Ah, sorry. I guess I wasn’t paying attention/thinking at the time lol.
(Just updated my original post)</p>