I'm new to CC...chance me for Ivies/other top schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I’m new to CC, but hoping for a little bit of an idea as to what I should expect.</p>

<p>Applying to:
Harvard
Princeton (legacy: father, uncle, grandfather)
MIT (EA)
Stanford
Cornell
Dartmouth (legacy: aunt, uncle)
University of Michigan (EA)
University of Connecticut (EA)</p>

<p>State: CT
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Year: Senior
Prospective Major: Physics
Hook: the above legacies, otherwise none</p>

<p>GPA: 4.425 weighted (honors gets an extra .33, AP an extra .67, A+s count for extra .33) School doesn’t rank, but estimated top 10 out of 471.
SAT: 780 CR, 800 M, 800 W
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 790 Spanish
APs taken: Calculus BC (sophomore year), Physics C (both parts), US Government and Politics, English Language (all junior year). All 5s.
My school also offers Multivariable Calculus, which is weighted as an AP and which I took as a junior.</p>

<p>Classes this year:
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP Micro/Macroeconomics
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
Introduction to Programming 1st semester, East Asian Studies (required to take an area study) 2nd semester
Scientific Research
Symphonic Orchestra</p>

<p>AP Spanish is certified by UConn Early College Experience and I will have earned 6 credits by the end of this year.</p>

<p>The Scientific Research class at my school is a three-year program starting sophomore year.</p>

<p>Awards:
Siemens Competition Semifinalist
National Merit Semifinalist
Dartmouth Book Award
AP Scholar with Distinction
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge 2010: 10th nationwide (Finalist Team Prize)
English Department Special Recognition Award: 2010
National Spanish Exam Gold Medal 2008, 2009, 2010 (99th percentile in 2008, 100th percentile in 2009 and 2010)
AATSP Award for Excellence on the National Spanish Exam 2008, 2009, 2010
Class Award for Excellence in Spanish 2008, 2009, 2010</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Scientific Research:
Participant in the Science Research program at my school. Contacted the outreach coordinator at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and attended a freshman nuclear science and engineering tour in August 2009, as well as brought Science Research students to the PSFC High School Outreach Day in December 2009.
Participant in the Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program in 2010; worked in nuclear astrophysics at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics. Modified an existing computer program to create a program investigating nuclear reaction rate dominance in various astrophysical environments, especially supernovae. Siemens Semifinalist award was for this work.
Wrote a short article about my project for the Hartford Courant’s “Science Matters in Connecticut” series, which will be published in December</p>

<p>Cross Country: all four years
Varsity sophomore, junior, senior years
Co-captain senior year
Most Dedicated Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
Most Outstanding Sophomore
Captains’ Award for Most Improved sophomore year</p>

<p>Indoor Track: sophomore, junior, senior years
Participated mainly to stay in shape and didn’t attend many meets because my family and I spend winter weekends in Vermont skiing</p>

<p>Outdoor Track: all four years
Varsity sophomore year, junior year training was interrupted because I had my wisdom teeth out
Captains’ Award for MVP in distance running sophomore year</p>

<p>Skiing in Vermont, noncompetitively with family: all four years on winter weekends and holidays
Freshman year: seasonal ski school program
Sophomore, junior, senior years: volunteer most winter weekends as a ski instructor for students with physical and cognitive disabilities. Approx. 200 hours total so far, including training.</p>

<p>Violin: have been playing in the school orchestra since fourth grade, have been taking private lessons since the summer before fifth grade. Played in audition-only Chamber Orchestra sophomore year.</p>

<p>Academic Team: participant on school team for the high school TV quiz show “The Challenge” junior and senior year. School won CT state championship and was Tri-State semifinalist in 2010.</p>

<p>Science Bowl: founding member of school Science Bowl team, which started this year.</p>

<p>National Honor Society: inducted last year, since members are inducted as juniors.</p>

<p>Moody’s Mega Math Challenge: 10th in the nation in 2010 with a team of entirely juniors; the team will stay together for this year</p>

<p>Summer 2009: volunteered twice a week at the public library doing inventory (30 hours total), took Driver’s Ed</p>

<p>Recs:
AP US Government and AP Physics teachers (both of whose classes I loved and in which I did well; both should be good)
MIT, Princeton, and Dartmouth, the only schools that will accept a third teacher recommendation: my research teacher. Not a primary rec because a rec from a nontraditional subject might hurt me. This letter, however, should be a big help -- he knows me better than any other teacher.
MIT: letter from my summer mentor describing my project.</p>

<p>Essays have been looked at by parents and an English teacher. They should be good, certainly genuine.</p>

<p>Any thoughts? Princeton is my top choice.</p>

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<p>Harvard - reach
Princeton - high match (not sure how much legacy boosts you)
MIT (EA) - low reach/high match
Stanford - low reach
Cornell - match
Dartmouth - match
University of Michigan (EA) - match
University of Connecticut (EA) - in</p>

<p>impressive</p>

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<p>You have an amazing shot at all of the schools you listed. :D</p>

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<p>OMG How do you have time to do anything !!!
But yu have a great shot at all those schools</p>

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<p>Don’t listen to daem0n. You are a high match for all of the schools you listed. 2380 on SAT’s, solid Subject test scores, and a solid amount of AP’s. Your EC’s are impressive at the least and with a great essay, I’d say you’re into all of them. I don’t know why he meant by “match” for UMich, you exceed their average applicants qualifications by a LOT. Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford are the only 4 that might be questionable. But I have a Chinese friend that had very similar scores to you, lower subject test scores though. SAT: 800M, 800CR, 720W. He didn’t have even half of the EC’s you have and got accepted to MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. You have a clear advantage being a girl, not being sexist or anything but there are VERY FEW female Physics majors in those colleges.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! bump?</p>

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<p>I would have to agree with what was previously said. Great chances everywhere. good luck!</p>

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<p>Really awesome stats all across the board! You have such an impressive resume! The only reason why I said reach for some of these schools is because sometimes admissions are so random. You are highly competitive everywhere on your list. Good luck :)</p>

<p>Harvard-high match/low reach
Princeton (legacy: father, uncle, grandfather)-high match
MIT (EA)-high match
Stanford-high match/low reach
Cornell-match
Dartmouth (legacy: aunt, uncle)-match
University of Michigan (EA)-in
University of Connecticut (EA)-in</p>

<p>Can you take a look at my (inferior) chance me thread please ;)</p>

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