Junior- Chance me for Ivies, NYU, BS/MD programs? :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Here goes, I guess, thanks for reading! I’ll chance back!
Brown PLME is my ultimate, but I’m keeping everything realistic. takes deep breath

Objective:
ACT: 34 (34/36/36/29) retaking in April
SAT1: 2310 (760/750/800)
SAT2: MathII- 800, will take Chem, USH, maybe Lit in May and June (aiming for 800)
UW GPA: 3.9
Rank: school doesn’t rank, to my knowledge
AP: none yet

Courseload:
11
AP United States History
AP BC Calc
AP Chemistry
AP Human Geography
AP Macroecon
AP Microecon
Spanish 11
Speech
English electives
SciResearch
Other required courses

12 (projected)
AP European History
AP Biology
AP Physics (hopefully)
AP English
AP Spanish
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced SciRe
History independent study
Other required courses

Extracurriculars:
Science Olympiad (9–, Co-P since 10th)
SciBowl (11, Co-P)
Quiz Bowl (10–)
Hospital outreach leadership panel (10–)
Lit magazine contributor/ editor (11–)
Student hiring committee (11–)

Dance!
Soapmaking! (Don’t laugh, soap is my THING)
Baking! (TIRAMISU and CHEESECAKE oh sweet lord)

Volunteer/work:
Music school volunteer (9-11, ~90 hours)
Culture Association Jr. Asst Coordinator (11–)
Piano tutor (11–)
Academic tutor (10–)

Awards:
11 Gold+distinction awards for Solo Performance from ABT
HM fiction writing award from local library
assortment of SCIO regional medals
(I hope to receive the distinction of National AP scholar next year)

Summer:
Hospital volunteering (9–, ~90 hours)
Doctor shadowing (10–)
Biomed camp (10)
Library helper (11, projected)
Biochemistry research (11)
History research (propaganda+education)

Other info:
*GPA isn’t where it should be bc had a very rough fresh and soph years (severe dep, mild eating disorder), but on an upwards trend.

Intended major: Biochem + Econ (Pre-med)
State: NY
School Type: kinda competitive public
Ethnicity: super Asian I can’t even deal-- rice is love, rice is life (can’t use chopsticks the right way though, what a shame)
Gender: Female

Opinion:
Strengths: course load, ECs?, enthusiasm for soapmaking
Weaknesses: obj stats, awards, leadership, “cookie-cutterness” ya feel

Schools I’m looking at:

Normal UG:
Brown, UPenn, Yale, Northwestern, UChicago, NYU

BS/MD:
Brown, Boston U, Case Western, UConn, George Washington, UPitt, URoch, Stony Brook

Super long, apologize about that! I have no idea how formatting on this website works.

What do you guys think? Thanks in advance, will chance back!

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“Weaknesses: obj stats.” By this do you mean your SAT and ACT score? If so, you are not posting this to get a serious response. These SAT and ACT scores are above the average of most universities, and are in no instances considered a weakness. Everything else on strengths and weaknesses look accurate, but posting objective stats there either looks like you are trying to be humble (fail), or you are fishing for compliments in that area. This is the equivalent of posting a picture of your Aston Martin or Bentley on Facebook tagging it “weak car game.” Your GPA is also on the higher end, and you have not even finished your junior nor started your senior year yet, so that is not your finalized GPA I am assuming? Other than that, you have a good chance, as long as you show some leadership. ECs should not be that hard… If you cannot get hired to be a leader, make your own organization and nominate yourself as the CEO, President, Dictator… whatever. But if you are going for med science, I am sure working at a hospital will be more worthwhile than being the leader of investment club or so.

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@SOSUSA‌ didn’t mean in that way! I apologize- should’ve been more clear. 3.9 is pretty low compared to my classmates, and I thought it was pretty low compared to other stellar applicants (from what I’ve read on CC) who have perfect transcripts and have taken many APs before junior year ( but that’s weighted GPA, another matter I guess).

Haha-dictator! Thanks for your advice. I’m really worried about my college prospects as I’m sure everyone else is on this website. Good luck, and thanks again!

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bump

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bump, would like some advice please. don’t be afraid to be blunt, I want to know how I can improve my prospects.

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Brown, UPenn, Yale, Northwestern, UChicago, NYU

Brown-High Match/low reach
Upenn-High Mathc/Low reach
Northwestern-Match
Uchicago-High Match
NYU- Match

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