more school for u guys to chance..new list...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i added some new schools so pls chance again..i included new and old list here</p>

<p>I go to one of the most prestigious prep school in the nation .. serious grade deflation and we are up there with the philips, deerfield, st paul ad those top schools, one of the top 7s</p>

<p>biggest problem (explained by GC): I didnt go to a international school when I was in hong kong, therefore my english and spanish grade sucked first year....and she also highlighted my upswing trend....</p>

<p>my sophomore year: top of 3rd quintile ....junior year: top of 2nd quintile</p>

<p>SAT I
Math 800 CR 650 Writing 710 (2160)
SAT II
MAth2c 800 Chem 800 Physics 750
Toefl: 297
APs
Calc AB(10th grade year): 5
Physics B(10th grade year) :5
Chem (11th grade year) : 5
English Lit (11th grade year): didnt take test</p>

<p>Grades
10th grade
Honors Precalc (took Calc AB got 5) : A-
Honors Physics(took AP got 5) :: A-
Advanced number theory: A-
Spanish I : C+
10th Grade English: C+</p>

<p>11th Grade
Multivariable Calculus: B+
Linear Algebra: A-
Honors Chem (took AP got 5) : B+
Spanish 2: A-
US History: B+
AP English Lit: B-</p>

<p>12th Grade first quarter
AP Physics C: B+ (going to be A- by the end of semester)
AP Economics: A
AP Stats: A (only math course i can take)
AP Spanish: A-
Senior English Elective: B</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>Math Team Captain
Math Club Cohead
President of Mu Alpha Theta (math honors society)
Webmaster of OISCA (An NGO in consulative status with United Nations)
Founder of peer to peer math help program
Physics lower class tutor
Computer Tech Assistant of IT
Chair of 2nd violin of Orchestra (played for 11 yearS)
play viola (4 years) and double bass (3 years)</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>AMC/AIME scores : AMC 120 AIME: 9/15
combined index: 210 (cut off for math olympiad :217)</p>

<p>Royal School of Music Grade 8 Violin Exam passed with Distinction</p>

<p>Physics Book Prize</p>

<p>Hong Kong Math Olympiad second class honor overall, second class honor for calculation and first class honor for mathematical concepts</p>

<p>Qualified for the supportive program for the Exceptionally gifted student by the HONG KONG Education department...</p>

<p>Recommendations:
1 amazing rec from my math teacher who taught me multivar and linear algebra junior year..she probably talks about my passion in math and how I self studied for AP Calc and jumped a year...she also knows me well in person</p>

<p>1 decent rec from my spanish teacher who saw my spanish grade go from a C+ to A- from sophomore to junior year...and then go on to study abroad in summer</p>

<p>GC rec is decent</p>

<p>1 stellar rec from the secretary general of a UN chartered NGO as I was a webmaster, he talks about how i approached big corporations,wrote proposals and landed 2 lucritive webbanner sponsorship for the website...(maybe a hook?)</p>

<p>took multivar and linear junior year...plus almost qualified for USAMO, dont know whether this help for engineering</p>

<p>anyway cumilative GPA is 3.2 breakdown is sophomore 3.1, junior 3.3 senior so far 3.7 unweighted</p>

<p>what are my chances for
(OLD LIST)
cornell (engineering EARLY DECISION) (LEGACY)
Wash U St Louis (engineering)
Michigan Ann Arbor (engineering)
Tufts (engineering)
Carnegie Mellon (info system/engineering/business)
USC (engineering)
BU (engineering)
U of Illinois urbana champaign (engineering)</p>

<p>added ones:
Harvey Mudd, Georgia Tech, Emory Oxford, northeastern and northwestern</p>

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<p>lol so many people posted after me...bump</p>

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<p>pls chance me ..and also an additional question...is northeastern a good enough safety?</p>

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<p>lol this board is getting swarmped</p>

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<p>Northeastern is very much a safety -- no worries!</p>

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<p>how bout the other schools?]</p>

<p>(OLD LIST)
cornell (engineering EARLY DECISION) (LEGACY)
Wash U St Louis (engineering)
Michigan Ann Arbor (engineering)
Tufts (engineering)
Carnegie Mellon (info system/engineering/business)
USC (engineering)
BU (engineering)
U of Illinois urbana champaign (engineering)</p>

<p>added ones:
Harvey Mudd, Georgia Tech, Emory Oxford, northeastern and northwestern</p>

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<p>It seems that you have a good choice at all of them from what I see.
I don't think any of then would be considered reaches.
Good luck with Cornell! =)</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at all of them I think, too. gooooooood luck</p>

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<p>bump.asdfdsfd</p>

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<p>"AIME: 9/15" very impressive</p>

<p>Mudd is a high match/slight reach</p>

<p>I think you will get into Cornell ED. Are you really sure you want to apply ED?
I would drop a couple of the more safer schools on your list and add MIT and Caltech.</p>

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<p>i wish i qualified for USAMO..i needed one more question..but i thought i didnt hv a chance to qualify at all so i left the test an hour early...</p>

<p>anyway...thanks so far and more inputs pls</p>

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<p>i bumped this way too much</p>

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<p>umm your totally gonna get in cornell with that legacy..lol. i wish i had legacy</p>

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<p>my gpa is the breaking point though</p>

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<p>cornell ED engineering: High Match (legacy will help a lot)</p>

<p>Wash U St Louis (engineering): High Match, Slight reach</p>

<p>Michigan Ann Arbor (engineering): High Match (put a lot of emphasis on GPA)</p>

<p>Tufts (engineering): Match</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon (info system/engineering/business): Match</p>

<p>USC (engineering): Low Match</p>

<p>BU (engineering): Safety (yet never use BU as safety, too unpredictable)</p>

<p>U of Illinois urbana champaign (engineering): Low Match (tempted to say safety but they are state U and GPA matters a lot)</p>

<p>Harvey Mudd: Slight Reach (your AIME is definitely gonna help u here)</p>

<p>Georgia Tech: Reach (GPA is god here...they get too many grade inflated 4.0s around the area)</p>

<p>Emory Oxford: Low Match
northeastern: super safety
northwestern: Slight reach</p>

<p>your GPA's gonna hurt u..but ur super high math curriculum and high SAT II scores....plus ur uber AIME scores gonna save u in the engineering admissions..specially for schools that have sperate admissions offices for engineering............</p>

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<p>Your GPA may look bad on here with the rampant grade inflation that occurs in public schools and private day schools but if you go to one of the top 20 N.E. boading school your deflated GPA is actually pretty good. Every college you're applying to realizes this because they are constantly fed prep school kids with similar stats and lower GPAs. They take this in to acount. They know the courses are harder.</p>

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<p>well i go to hotchkiss</p>