I'd love a chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm Korean and go to a fairly competitive (though not cutthroat) SoCal high school that sends a handful of students every year to Berkeley and UCLA and some (but rarely) to Ivies or top privates. I plan to major in business or economics if there is no undergrad business school.</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.9 UW; 4.4 W
Class Rank: 4/536
SAT: 2330 (770 M, 760 CR, 800 W)
SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 770 Math IIC, 750 Literature, 750 Biology
APs (took all available): World History (5), Biology (4), U.S. History (5), English Language & Composition (5), Chemistry (4)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Physics
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Government
AP Economics
French 3</p>

<p>ECs:
* Varsity Baseball (3 years; 1 year JV)
* Varsity Swimming (4 years)
* Key Club (4 years)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
* 250 hours at a big hospital (filing paperwork, mopping the floor, do-everything-guy, etc.)
* 50 hours at local public library (shelving books, checking out books, reading to young children)</p>

<p>Schools:
HYPS
UPenn (Wharton)
MIT (Sloan)
Dartmouth
NYU (Stern)
Berkeley
UCLA
Carnegie Mellon
USC
UCI (safety)
University of Washington (safety)</p>

<p>Sorry if my list is too long! I'm primarily interested in HYPS and the business schools in parenthesis.</p>

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<p>ECs are lacking. Are those really all you have?</p>

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<p>I have some run-of-the-mill ECs, but they really aren't worth noting because I didn't stick with them for long due to time restraints. I thought this would be the biggest flaw of my application.</p>

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<p>Well, you're right. I think it really hurts your chances at the top schools on your list.</p>

<p>I do think you'll get into UCLA and possibly Berkeley since you're in-state without a problem, though! Good luck :)</p>

<p>I'd say:
HYPS - No
UPenn (Wharton) - No
MIT (Sloan) - No
Dartmouth - No
NYU (Stern) - Maybe
Berkeley - Accept
UCLA - Accept
Carnegie Mellon - Accept
USC - Accept
UCI (safety) - Accept
University of Washington (safety) - Accept</p>

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<p>So I have no shot at the ivies?</p>

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<p>I'm a student just like you, so don't take my word as the end-all. I'm just telling you what I think. You don't have any leadership and you don't really have any significant ECs aside from sports and the hospital work.</p>

<p>Maybe found a business club at school this year?</p>

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<p>I guess I could try, but it probably won't mean much this late. Darn, I was hoping someone could tell me I have a decent shot at HYPS.</p>

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<p>Well, still throw your hat in the ring. You never know. I could be completely wrong though, so wait for other people to give you chances.</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a small chance. Remember--I'm only one person. Wait for others to provide insight :)</p>

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<p>Don't know if it helps a whole lot, but I left out a few things:</p>

<p>SAT: 2390 Superscore (800M, 790 CR, 800W)</p>

<p>Community College Courses:
Business Statistics (A)
Accounting 1 (A)
Accounting 2 (A)
Introduction to Business (A)</p>

<p>Do the community college courses count toward my GPA? I was always pretty unsure about this, but regardless I took those classes because I was genuinely interested in them.</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a good of a shot as nearly every top candidate for top schools, but your ECs aren't impressive. Still, I'd bet you'd get into several schools on your list.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>HYPS: 20%
UPenn (Wharton): 30%
MIT (Sloan): 35%
Dartmouth: 50%
NYU (Stern): 65%
Berkeley: In
UCLA: In
Carnegie Mellon: In
USC: In
UCI (safety): In
University of Washington (safety): In</p>