merry christmas all! also, chance me and i'll chance you back!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First of all I'd like to thank all of you for reading this and possibly answering it. </p>

<p>Here are my strong points: Test Scores...</p>

<p>SAT I (taken twice the results shown are superscored):</p>

<p>Reading- 750<br>
Writing- 750 Essay 12/12<br>
Math-800
Superscore= 1550/2300</p>

<p>SAT II:
United States History- 680
Biology M- 720
Math II- 790</p>

<p>ACT:
English- 32<br>
Reading- 33<br>
Science- 34<br>
Math- 36<br>
Composite- 34</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Biology- 5
Calculus BC- 3/4 AB subscore (i will self teach and retake it this year)
Psychology- 5
United States History- 4</p>

<p>Senior Course load
AP Physics C
AP Chemistry
AP Literature and Composition (English)
AP Probability and Statistics
Honors Organic and Biochemistry</p>

<p>Now, my weak points:</p>

<p>GPA unweighted- 3.40
GPA weighted- 3.952</p>

<p>Class Rank- Not given but reasonably estimated top 10% of 750 or so students in a very competitive school</p>

<p>Extracurricular (some aren't school related):
200-300 hours of volunteer work with a rescue squad
I am a certified EMT
I am a black belt in TaeKwonDo
I have an Advanced Open Water Scuba diving certification
I am bilingual (Fluent in both Russian and English with Russian
being my native tongue [I was born in Russia so the whole
immigrant thing might help me])
I am a member of the National Honor Society
I was a member of stage crew for 2 years
I was Vice-President of the Russian Club in my school for 1 years
I was President of the Russian Club in my school for 2 years
I was Vice-President of the Politics Club in my school for 2 years
I have worked a part-time job from Sophmore year through junior year</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation-
I will have one amazing letter from my Chemistry teacher
I will have two "good or better" letters from my History teacher
and my guidance councilor</p>

<p>Essays will be good but not eye-popping amazing</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Honor
National Merit Scholar Commendation</p>

<p>Colleges that I am applying to in no particular order:</p>

<p>Harvard College
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins University
McGill University
Cornell University
Vanderbilt University
Rutgers University (already got in)
SUNY Binghamton
University of Rochester
The College of New Jersey (BS/MD 7 year program)</p>

<p>Thank you for getting through all that, I will chance back if you provide link!</p>

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<p>Hey, I too am in the same situation as you are. Well, I do not know the answer, since I myself am trying to find out my chances for getting into Yale.
So, how did you acquire such a low GPA?</p>

<p>Pls do look at my Thread if you do not mine.</p>

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<p>Freaking out and worrying too much… Pls do chance me for Yale 2014 RD!! this is my thread</p>

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<p>First off, your unweighted GPA is extremely low for Harvard and Yale, almost to the point where I would not deem it worth it to submit an application. To illustrate my point, a few years back, a Yale rep came to my school and told us, “If you do not have at least a 3.7 UW GPA, do not bother applying.” Certainly, you have great, even superb test scores and a top 10 percent ranking, which might give you somewhat of an outside shot at the University of Pennsylvania. Granted, if your school sends upwards of 40-50 kids to Ivies and equivalents each year, your GPA might not hurt you as much as I implied above. As things stand right now:
Harvard College: High Reach
Yale University: High Reach
University of Pennsylvania: Mid-High Reach
Johns Hopkins University: Low/Mid reach
McGill University: Low Reach
Cornell University: Low-Mid Reach
Vanderbilt University: Low Reach
Rutgers University (already got in): no need to respond :slight_smile:
SUNY Binghamton: Match
University of Rochester: Match
The College of New Jersey (BS/MD 7 year program): in for the college, match for program</p>

<p>Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>well, I would disagree with IvanKaramozov it is not true that if you have such a low GPA it is not worthy to send in your application. BTW, I once heard that a boy who had a relatively low GPA and C’s in his transcript got into Harvard, because he explained his situation that at the time, he was going some really tough times, i.e. he being ill, close family member died etc. Ivy’s do understand these special circumstances. Also, GPA is only one part of the Application Duh, many perfect GPA and SAT score students have been rejected flat out by HYPS. IvanKaramozov I wonder where you applied or got in ?</p>