My Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm an Indian male living in New Haven, CT...</p>

<p>Rank - top 10%</p>

<p>SAT:
Old: 1140 (630M, 510CR)
New: 1850 (680M, 580CR, 590W, Essay: 8
gonna retake in october, planning on 720+ M, 650+ CR, 650+ W
SAT II:
MIIC - 740
Latin - 590</p>

<p>EC's:
National Spanish Honor Society (3 years)
National Honor Society Treasurer (2 years)
Student Government Treasurer (1 year)
2006 Class Advisory Board Member (4 years)
Math tutor - helped freshman improve their math skills (2 years)
Mathcounts Math Competition Participant (4 years)
Junior Year - won 3rd place (team)
Yale University SCHOLARS Program (3 years)
Cooperative International Studies Program - 2 years</p>

<p>Gujarati Samaj of Connecticut: Youth Committee Treasurer (4 years)
Diwali Program Choreographer/Participant
Volunteer</p>

<p>New England Board of Higher Education - Youth Leadership Summit
Anatomy and Physiology Yale Lab (1 year)</p>

<p>Awards:
National Latin Exam: Latin II - Magna cum laude
Latin III - Summa cum laude (Gold Medal)
High Achievement in AP Calculus
High Achievement in ISSP Math
(had more awards other two years, i lost the list, currently looking)</p>

<p>College Courses:
Southern Connecticut State University - Pre- Calculus - A
Yale University - Evolution of Language - B
Yale University - Calculus - One Variable I (1st semester 2005-2006)
Yale University - Calculus - One Variable II (2nd semester 2005-2006</p>

<p>AP's - Calc AB - 4
Eng - 2 :(</p>

<p>well, i know theres more, all i could think of now...</p>

<p>I've really wanted to go to Columbia, but, I am realistic...</p>

<p>In order:
Columbia (huge reach)
Brown (huge reach)
NYU
Georgetown</p>

<p>i do have safeties in mind, but these would be my top chioces...
any advice would be appreciated...</p>

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<p>with ur projected scores those schools would prob still be hard reaches</p>

<p>if i were u, id keep NYU and Brown cause if u get ur new scores i would think those would be more realistic. And i feel that way not because i dont think ur scores are good, but because applicants to georgetown and columbia are like reaaaaaaallly high up there with their stats, and you dont have too many EC's that make you stand out.</p>

<p>But again, if money is not an issue with ur apps then what the heck apply to all of em, u said u were realistic so whats the worst that could happen, u get rejected? EH so be it, not the end of the world, their loss right?</p>

<p>Yea but if i were u, id prob stick with NYU definatly and prob brown, and add two more matches to ur list of other schools u didnt list. Good luck buddy.</p>

<p>BTW, you have some impressive programs on their, dont know too mch about those, but maybe they would help you out...im not an adcom so i really dont wanna give u like anythin concrete</p>

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<p>I agree that you're looking at reaches even if you can get your scores up. NYU is probably your best bet of the four you listed.</p>

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<p>shud i apply early for brown or columbia or nyu?</p>

<p>do u guys think i cud get into nyu regular?</p>

<p>does ur location and high school count? because the average for my high school on the sat would be ~900 (the old one)</p>

<p>the other kids that have a higher rank than me dont live in new haven and havnt been in the public system their entire life...</p>

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<p>if u want to apply early, go right ahead. </p>

<p>location shouldnt count too much, except for NYU (or so ive heard) </p>

<p>I think NYU likes to take kids from NY. </p>

<p>I would imagine they would see that you excel in your HS, cause its obviously true, but still your scores and EC's just arent as competative at a school like columbia.</p>

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<p>No, because your stats aren't good enough. You need to get those scores up if you want any real shot at your picks.</p>

<p>I know for a fact the New Haven high schools offer more than just those APs. Why didn't you take them all?</p>

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<p>Vman, it's time to get real. You don't need us to tell you that your stats are way below average at all your schools. So I guess you need to tell us, why do you think these schools will take you without the credentials their other admits have?</p>

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<p>b/c hes indian and has indian pride...haha</p>

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<p>as a junior, i was only eligible to take those AP's...
im takin 5 AP's in my senior year...</p>

<p>i think my volunteering sticks out...i dont know the exact number, but def. more than 1,000...maybe around 2,000...</p>

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<p>and i included some of that information to see if any one you guys know what colleges take into consideration...</p>

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<p>wut kind of volunteer work did u do</p>

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<p>i think that Brown and Columbia are huge reaches for u unless....
-bring up SAT score to about 2100+
-study hard for two more SAT2's 720+
-write stellar essays and get great recs (as i see it this is a huge deciding factor for all applicants)
-not sure of ur exact gpa but top 10% seems ok for Brown/Columbia</p>

<p>hope this helped -Good Luck</p>

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<p>Schools of course like volunteer work, but no amount makes up for scores that don't pass muster at a school.</p>

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<p>my weak sat scores are becasue of my own ignorance...
ive been studying now for the past two months and plan to take the october 8th one...</p>

<p>thanks everyone, i really appreciate the advice...</p>

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<p>No chance at the Ivy League. Little chance at GT. You need to be looking at Tier II for your reaches and Tier III for match/safety schools. It is highly unlikely that you will move your SAT scores anywhere near that much. You took the new test, so it was spring. You take it again in Oct. There's just not that much time.</p>

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<p>ouch, you're way off buddy. try lower, you're not a fit.</p>