Killer Canadian roaring through admissions! I'll chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Typing this in my igloo. Blizzard outside. My polar bear, Thesus, is tugging at my feet, he wants to go for a walk. Canada!</p>

<p>Schools:
Princeton
Columbia
UPenn
Berkeley
Cornell</p>

<p>That's all I am applying to. Am I setting myself up for disaster?</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (680R 800M 780W)
ACT: //
SAT II: 800 MathII 800 Physics (Why yes I am chinaman)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30% (school is one of the top in the country, is full of geniuses)
AP://
IB Results: 7 Math SL, 6 French B
IB Predicteds: 6 Econ HL, 6 English HL, 6 Chem HL, 7 Geo SL
Senior Year Course Load: Econ HL, English HL, Chem HL, Geo SL. On a scale of Light0-Heavy10, I would say 8
Major Awards: National math competition champion team (Gr12), National math competition second place team (Gr9)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Math club exec, Science club exec, varsity skiing, varsity dragon boat, piano level 8, I kept a journal for 5 years
Job/Work Experience://
Volunteer/Community service: 3 week volunteering in an orphanage in Nepal. Unforgettable, unparalleled experience. I met the very incarnations of magnanimity.
Summer Activities: Nepal volunteering, DEEP summer Engineering Camp at University of Toronto for summer after Gr9, summer after Gr11
Essays: Haven't thought about these yet. Applications are due in 3 weeks but I don't have a clue.
Teacher Recommendation: Haven't thought about these either.
Counselor Rec: Doesn't know I exist. He's occupied with the 20 people at my school with 2350+
Additional Rec://
Interview://
Other://
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering, Math, Physics
State:Canada
School Type: Public School Canada
Ethnicity: Chinaman
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k-130k
Hooks://</p>

<p>Strengths: SAT , SATII, national math competition champion team, varsity sports, IB
Weaknesses: Cookie cutter Asian, only applying to 5 schools, class rank is 30% because everyone around me is a super genius, low acceptance rates for international (Canadian), 0 ideas for essays so far</p>

<p>Thanks! I'll chance back!</p>

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<p>Applying for a bunch of schools with very low acceptance numbers is usually not a good thing. That said, the following is likely</p>

<p>Princeton, Columbia, U Penn - reaches
Berkeley, Cornell - high matches</p>

<p>As for setting up yourself for disaster, it is certainly possible you wont be accepted anywhere. Why didn’t you bother to check a few more boxes on your UC app for other easier schools in the UC system?</p>

<p>On the other hand, you certainly have a chance at all those schools.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice! </p>

<p>I agree, I should apply to more schools to expand options. Would you recommend applying for more reach schools (like Chicago, Stanford) or applying for more matches (UCs, Georgia Tech)</p>

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<p>Apply to all, if possible. The general consensus on CC is</p>

<p>1-2 safties
2-3 matches
4-5 reaches</p>

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<p>yes, you’re setting yourself up for disaster. there’s a high possibility you won’t be accepted anywhere. apply to schools with acceptance rates higher than 30% and higher than 50%, and apply to schools you can afford especially canadian universities.</p>

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<p>Please, get yourself a Canadian safety (if you want any of UBC, McGill and U Toronto, have another Canadian safety on top of those) unless you already have one.</p>

<p>Princeton: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Columbia: Reach
Cornell: High match
Berkeley: Match (if you can pay full freight)</p>