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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Looking at HYPS+Brown+Cornell+UCLA+UCB, majoring probably something related to business or econ</p>

<p>SCHOOL: New Public, class of 2011
STATE: CA
SAT/ACT: 2200, will retake, but chance as of now
SAT 2: Math II: 800 World History: 800 Chinese: 800 Bio: 770
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.83 W (I think, not sure about W)
RANK: School doesn’t rank, but would be 1
3 BIGGEST EC’S:
-Started company in freshman year (freelance graphic design; 100+ clients, $10K+ yearly)
-Traveled to Taiwan this summer to volunteer under Red Cross International; helped disadvantaged children learn English, visited homes of elderly, and talked with mentally challenged children
-KEY Club - @School level: Class rep / @Divisional level: Executive Assistant </p>

<p>3 BIGGEST AWARDS:
-Picked up photography 6 months ago; 1xGrand Prize (national) 1xFinalist (international) 1xFinalist (national) 1xPublished (Teen Ink), will be entering more
-HOBY Delegate School Finalist
-Various KEY Club awards (California/Nevada/Hawaii winner of website contest, District Convention Camera Intern, Distinguished Bulletin Editor+Distinguished Board Member @ Division)</p>

<p>looking back I think I’m a little lacking in the awards category.</p>

<p>ANY HOOK: None, unfortunately (Asian male). Low income, so considering Questbridge?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>SCHOOL:UC Berkeley Engineering and Cornell Engineering for Early Decision. (If you have to pick, please go off Berkeley)
STATE:CA
SAT/ACT: 2140 (Planning to retake)
SAT 2: 720(Math 2c)(Planning to retake) 750(Biology) 780(US History) 790(Chemistry)
ACT: (Planning to take in Oct)
GPA: 3.87 unweighted (4.27 weighted UC, I think.)
RANK: between 50-60 out of 770
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Divisional Executive Assistant(Executive Editor) for Key Club, 3 years of tennis (2 JV, 1 Varsity), Captain of Mechanical for Walnut Solar Car (Won third place at Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge, 3rd in our division and 7th overall), Sophomore Representative and Parliamentarian for National Honor Society.
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Tennis (Most improved player, best doubles player), Certificate of Recognition from California Legislature for Solar Car, 6th place FBLA regionals for Tech Concepts.
ANY HOOK: Quadlingual? (Chinese, german, english, spanish), IB Program at Walnut HS(Apparently a good school, top 100 in nation or something),</p>

<p>Wow, I look pale in comparison to the guy above me…</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: Princeton
STATE: CA
SAT/ACT: 35: 36M, 36E, 36S, 32R(>.<) and 9 on essay
SAT 2: 800 Math2, 800 World History, 780 Physics
GPA: Straight A’s, 4.9(of 5) W
RANK:2/550
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Club and high school volleyball since 9th grade, math club president, science bowl captain.
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: USAMO Qualifier, regional science bowl winner, California capital markets winner(#1 in state econ competition)
ANY HOOK: Antihook of being asian and in california =/</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: BROWNN (both normal admissions and PLME)
STATE: Maryland
SAT/ACT: 2310 (superscored) 790M, 780W, 740V
SAT 2: Bio(M): 750, Math level 2C: 800
GPA: 3.84 (got almost all my B’s freshman year), 4.64 weighted
RANK: top 10%
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Captain of Volleyball team, Co-founder of volunteer club, 2 years paid internship at NIH with an amazing rec. from the doctor i worked with
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: AP National Scholar, 3rd place in regional piano competition, MVP of girls volleyball team
ANY HOOK: EDing Brown with no finical aid + i’m from a really competition magnet high school only 10% of the school is magnet, and out of that 10% 1/2 of the kids get into ivies/ really good schools… antihook: im an asian girl -.-</p>

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<p>SCHOOL: Johns Hopkins / University of Washington Honors Program
Asian Male
STATE: WA
SAT/ACT: 2290/Not Taken
SAT 2: MII: 800, USH: 770, BioM: 800
GPA: 3.3
RANK: 84/289
3 BIGGEST EC’S: 4 years Math Club, 2 Years Varsity Football/Track, 3 Years YouthLink(200+ volunteer hours)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Team 4th in State Math Comp, Violin Solo I(highest) rating(regionals), Leadership Award from YouthLink.
ANY HOOK: 2.2 Freshman year. IB Candidate, taking highest level courses in all 6 core+elective classes)
About 2 more EC’s that are serious (JSA 4 Years, Violin 6 years w/ activities (youth symphonies etc) and miscellaneous awards (ie, NMSQT Top 50,000, 4th in Regionals mental math, 9th in regionals for in individuals math, 7 Best Speakers from JSA)</p>

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<p>Cutaholeinabox:
Yes for all UC Schools
HYPS - Good chance (They love the overcoming poverty stories)</p>

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<p>Oh, and my HS is top 20 Public HS according to USNW</p>

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<p>University of California, Irvine</p>

<p>SCHOOL: California Distinguished School, Two-time Title 1 Academic Achievement
STATE: CA
SAT/ACT: Reasoning 1570 (will retake, hopefully for around 1900)
SAT 2: Math II 620, U.S. History 630
GPA: 3.35 UW, 3.71 W
RANK: 41/400 (Top 10%)
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Key Club (10-12), Academic Decathlon (11-12, Secretary), Vietnamese Club (9-10, performed for city council)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Honor Roll (9-12), Principal’s Honor Roll (10-11), CSF (9-12)
ANY HOOK: Jersey kid; moved to Cali in 05</p>

<p>Tell me for some other UC’s too. Thanks</p>

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<p>Rutgers NB
SCHOOL:Small Greek School
STATE:N/A,Greece
SAT/ACT:1940(730M,570CR,640W)
SAT 2:N/A
GPA:90,67%
RANK:School Doesnt rank but top 15% for sure
3 BIGGEST EC’S:Sailing for 7 years,Working for a restaurant in summer,Volunteering for Natwest Island Games
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:1st place in local sailing race,2 Awards for academic excellence
ANY HOOK:Have lived in two diffirent countries(Greece,America)
I have us citizenship btw so i’m not an international student
Thanks a bunch</p>

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<p>Cornell </p>

<p>SCHOOL: Bronx HS of Science. Ranked 20th in the nation.
STATE: NY
SAT/ACT: M:750 R:650 W:550 T:1950
SAT 2: Math IIc - 780 - Taking Bio in Fall
GPA: 3.68 but for Sophomore/Junior it would be a 3.8
RANK: Top 35%
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Math Team, Volunteering 300+ hours, Math Tutor - Got a kid from 60s and 70s to 90s. Brought his Math average from 70s to high 80s.
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Arista NHS, Humanitarian Award from Church, 2nd place in essay competition
ANY HOOK: Perfect attendance. :wink: First Generation. Low income. English 2nd language.</p>

<p>Could you chance me with a 2050 SAT also? Thanks I love you. <3</p>

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<p>please pm me, i don’t have the time to do everyone here</p>

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<p>For the record, I think you’re totally wrong. Thanks for the suggestions though.</p>

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<p>Cornell (idk about ED or RD…both please thanks)</p>

<p>Korean permanent resident, male, very good public school in Los Angeles, CA</p>

<p>Freshman year
English B, A-
Precal [H] B, B
Bio [H] A-, A-
social science [H] A-, A-
Spanish 1 A, A-
Orchestra A, A
cross country and track.</p>

<p>sophomore year
English [H]B, A-
AP Calc AB A, A
Chem [H] A-, A-
AP Euro B, B
Spanish 2 A-, A-
Orchestra A, A
cross country and track.</p>

<p>junior year
AP Language B, A-
AP Calc BC A, A
AP Chem B+, B
APUS A, A
Physics [H] A, A
Spanish 3 A-, A-
Orchestra A, A</p>

<p>senior year
AP lit
AP comp sci A
AP physics C
AP gov/econ
AP spanish
Orchestra</p>

<p>multivariable calculus from stanford EPGY</p>

<p>[H] denotes honor credit</p>

<p>overall 3.76 UW, 4.39 W.</p>

<p>Nov 2008 800CR, 740M, 710W (essay 9)
Jan 2009 800CR, 760M, 680W (essay 9)</p>

<p>SAT II
math 2c 800
korean 790
chem 770
us history 720
physics 720
lit 730</p>

<p>AP
euro 4
calc ab 5
calc bc (and subscore) 5
us 5
chem 5
english language 4</p>

<p>concertmaster of school orchestra 9, 10, 11th grade
orchestra president All nations church 9, 10 grade
soloist with korean american youth symphony 10th grade
American Youth Symphony 11th grade
scored 101.5 on AMC12 11th grade (qualified for AIME)
organized fundraising solo concert for american red cross summer before 12th grade
Gold medals in math and music in Academic Decathlon (11th grade)
co-president of Academic Decathlon team (12th grade)</p>

<p>Recs
2 very good ones from teachers. counselors rec is also good</p>