I'm DYING for somebody to chance me....aiming for the ivies and the elites!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Everybody seems to ignore me :(</p>

<p>Stats:
I've only taken the SAT I (going to retake for sure) and the SAT II's (might retake bio and math2) once and the ACT twice.. I'll try to keep this short... please I would love anybody's input/ an objective view</p>

<p>I took the hardest classes per grade at my school, so if there aren't that many honors initially, it's because my school doesn't offer them</p>

<p>• SAT Verbal: 760
• SAT Math: 720
• SAT Writing: 760
• SAT Total: 2240
• SAT II: Mat2: 770, USH: 760, Bio M: 710 (ouch, right?), Chinese: 770
• ACT: 35Reading, 35Math , 35Writing, 32Sci (<--killed me)
• AP/IB: AP Euro-5; took APUSH, AP Bio, AP English Lit, and AP AB Calc this year but haven't gotten scores back. I'm hoping for 5's on all but I doubt Calc will be a 5 beause i was thoroughly raped by that exam. Bio is the next iffiest exam
• Freshman Year- Eng9, Honors Math, French2, Bio, Humanities: drama, world history
• Sophomore Year- AP Euro, Honors Math, Eng10, Advanced Chem, Acting, Adv. French 3
• Junior Year- APUSH, AP Bio, AP AB Calc, Eng 11 (I self-studied for AP English Lit), Trig Physics, Adv. French 4
• Senior Year (not yet obv.)- AP Econ, AP Art History, AP French 5, AP BC Calc, Neuropsychology, ANimal behavior, Existentialism, Creative Writing
• GPA weighted: ??
• GPA unweighted: 3.96
• Rank or % estimate: def. top 5%, but our school doesn't rank
• Essays: haven't written yet, but I love writing and I'll make them unique so they shouldn't be too bad
• Teacher Recs: should be good. one from an english teacher who adores me, another from a math teacher who i'm pretty sure likes me as well. I will ask my assistant manager from my job to write me a rec, and he thinks i'm the awesomest kid ever.
• Counselor Rec: should be fine, but i think she thinks i'm an anal overachiever
Location/Person: Asian female from the midwest
• School Type: Private College Prep school; pretty well known, have lots of ivies every year
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: female
• Recruited Yes/No: No, not too strong with sports though I do play JV Tennis and Varsity dance
Summer Experiences:
•Summer after 9th: tennis and ballet lessons, nothing big
•Summer after 10th: interned at international newspaper, SHanghai Daily, in China
•Summer after 11th (this summ): working a lot (I work at Lindt Chocolate store, and have been working since December 2006 about 10-14 hrs a week during school year, 20+ hrs during the summer); Leadership in the Business World Program at LBW; orientation for YPT at America's Promise (see below for more details); internship at (international branch) New York Times in Shanghai</p>

<p>Community Service:
-CARE (I founded this comm. service group dedicated to caring for senior citizens, we are having a huge benefit fashion show next year for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America) Gr. 10-12
-YPT (national community service group founded by Colin Powell; I am one of 15 members of the "Youth Partnership Team" a part of this huge alliance. Very big. Very time conusming) Gr. 12
-I-Skate (help mentally disabled children ice-skate) Gr. 9
-Nursing-Home Aide/ Volunteer Gr. 9-12 (this kinda corresponds w/CARE)
-Special Olympics Gr. 9 </p>

<p>Debate & Public Speaking:
-Mock Trial (varsity mock trial member since gr. 10, which was when i first joined. We won state last year and advanced to nationals, where we took 23rd; this year, we won regionals and advanced to state again, but were knocked out in quarterfinals...one of the best attorneys) Gr. 10-12
-Model UN; honored delegate gr. 9-10; gr. 11 I was a member of the saint louis secretariat and my position was undersecretariat general (like vice president); next year, i have been elected as secretary general (aka big cheese of saint louis model un) Gr. 9-12</p>

<p>Journalism:
-newspaper columnist gr. 9-10; arts & entertainment editor gr. 11; managing editor gr. 12. Gr. 9-12
-New York Times internship
-Shanghai Daily internship</p>

<p>Work Experience
-Job @ Lindt Chocolate since Dec. 2006. 10+ hrs during school year; 20+ during breaks
-Shanghai Daily Internship
-NYT internship</p>

<p>Misc:
-LBW (wharton business program this summer)
-in all-school play during gr. 10
-grade representative on our school's social issues board
-sci olympiad member gr. 9, 11, 12
-Student Ambassadors (help usher new kids in and give tours of school and stuff.. nothing big) gr. 9-12
-Mandarin Society (like a Chinese club... i am the first ever president) gr. 11-12</p>

<p>Sports
-JV Tennis gr. 10-12
-Varsity Dance gr. 9-12
-Tennis + Ballet Summer 05</p>

<p>Awards
-Organization of Chinese Americans Youth Leadership Award (2007)
-Glory of Missouri: Enterprise (2007) (10 from each school in missouri)
-U of Rochester book award: Kodak Young Leaders Award (2007)</p>

<p>Applying (tentative list):
-Wharton (UPenn) ED
-MIT (Sloan business school) EA
-Brown
-Yale
-Harvard
-Princeton
-Northwestern
-Washington University
-Stanford
-Columbia
-Berkeley (Haas Business school)
-U Mich. Accelerated Business program
-Dartmouth maybe
-Cornell maybe
-Amherst maybe</p>

<p>sry that was long.. chance me though!</p>

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<p>...do i not have a chance at any of these colleges or something? is that why nobody is chancing me?</p>

<p>:(</p>

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<p>Your scores are great. And being a girl helps for b-school admissions. But being asian, unfortunately, does not.</p>

<p>Your ECs are great. If you can find a way to communicate them (the most important ones, none of this I was once in a play in 10th grade nonsense) in a a way that expresses that then you've, again, got a great shot.</p>

<p>What's going to get you in? Essays and Recs. Your application will make or break you. Make sure you're getting recommendations from teachers who don't just think that you're great because you got As in their classes, but who respect your dedication to learning/community service/whatever and think you're a great person as well as a great student. Work super hard on your Why College X essays.</p>

<p>You've got a great shot. Approach the process with care and determination. Don't slack on any part of your app. Work your butt off. And hopefully, it will pay off. </p>

<p>Wharton is obviously killer. But MIT loves girls, so maybe they'll be more lenient. I'm also wondering where your safeties are? Washington U seems to be the only one. More match/safety schools would help. Theoretically UMich is one, but make sure you'd be happy there.</p>

<p>Best wishes!!!</p>

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<p>ahh thanks ses</p>

<p>washu, mich, and northwestern were going to be my safeties. cornell too maybe</p>

<p>yeah im kinda an overachiever.. :( cuz wharton's my absolute dream</p>

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<p>WashU and northwestern safeties? Ehh...</p>

<p>-Wharton (UPenn) ED Reach
-MIT (Sloan business school) EA High Match
-Brown High Match
-Yale Reach
-Harvard Reach
-Princeton Reach
-Northwestern High Match
-Washington University Match
-Stanford Reach
-Columbia Reach
-Berkeley (Haas Business school) Match
-U Mich. Accelerated Business program Match
-Dartmouth Low Reach
-Cornell Low Reach
-Amherst Match</p>

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<p>definently send your act's. dont worry the bio grade wont kill u. colleges only look at 2 or 3 best satIIs.
but i do think u should get some reasonable safeties like bu, or u illinois-uc. washu btw always has a ginormous waitlist. </p>

<p>i think your weakness is that you dont have too many business specific ecs. ppl who apply to wharton often run they're own internet/family business etc</p>

<p>Wharton (UPenn) ED- reach (its a reach for everyone)
-MIT (Sloan business school) EA- reach (very selective, small program)
-Brown- slight reach/match
-Yale- reach
-Harvard-reach
-Princeton- reach
-Northwestern- match
-Washington University- match
-Stanford- reach
-Columbia- reach/slight reach
-Berkeley (Haas Business school)- match
-U Mich. Accelerated Business program- match (almostsafety)
-Dartmouth maybe- slight reach
-Cornell maybe- match (AEM slight reach, i may be bias)
-Amherst maybe- reach</p>

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<p>wow thanks u guys</p>

<p>the reason i say northwestern and washu are safeties is because im pretty sure they have connections with our school (washU especially) + while I hate to sound arrogant, I'm a lot more qualified than people who have been accepted to those two in the past (but then again you never know) + my dad is a professor as WashU.</p>

<p>yeah and unfortunately no business extracurriculars at my school, and it's too late now to try and become a member of DECA, which i just found about this year.</p>

<p>do you guys think a 2300+ SAT score will improve my chances?/ any suggestions besides to have a killer app?/ what else is bringing me down?</p>

<p>PS- do you guys think a 3.97 GPA is good enough? my school is one of the toughest private schools in my state, and I have that GPA w/ 3 A-'s, the rest A's in all of my high school career so far.</p>

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<p>"washu, mich, and northwestern were going to be my safeties. cornell too maybe"</p>

<p>"the reason i say northwestern and washu are safeties is because im pretty sure they have connections with our school "</p>

<p>Is that the special program where they offer spots to students from your school? excuse my sarcasm, but you are very misguided if you think so, and judging others' qualifications is best left to adcoms. While your profile certainly makes you competitive for all those schools, i see no guaranteed safety, and few matches. Also, the 50% line at HYPMS is 1500 SAT, and the majority of unhooked applicants score above that. You need a more balnced list.</p>