Not Another One!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Me- Junior at Phillips, Andover, parents from Middle East, live in MA</p>

<p>Academic-</p>

<p>9th grade at public HS, had a 4.518 GPA</p>

<p>Sophmore Year-
Grading System on a 0-6 scale, 5 and 6 are honors grades, GPA average is 4.5 unweighted (school doesn't weigh)</p>

<p>Sophmore English Fall-6, Winter-5, Spring-5, Final-5
Second Year French- 5,6,6,6
BC Calc-6.5.6.6 (5/5 on AP)
AP Chem- 5,5,6,5 (5 on AP)
Sophmore History (Fall,one term) 4
Religion/Philosophy (Diplomia Requirement, one term, Winter) 4
PE (one term, spring)-Pass
Java Computer Programming (one term, Spring) 6</p>

<p>In the Spring term, I had a 6.0 GPA (according to my advisor, our school rounds to the nearest .5). Only about .7% of students have a 6.0.</p>

<p>Junior Year-</p>

<p>Junior English projected grade of 4/5
Third Year French 5
Organic Chemistry 5
AP Physics 5/6
Multivariable Calc 6</p>

<p>EC's (Major ones)</p>

<p>Cross Country
Track
Math Club
Science Club (placed 1st in school science bowl)
Mock Trial (co-founder and co-president, this will be our first year)
Summer job at a small company, helping them make a website, isn't much though</p>

<p>My scores on my last practice SAT were something around 670V/780M/690W(based on MC) . My SAT II (IIC and Chem) are both 800's.</p>

<p>I can definetly get great rec's and good essays.</p>

<p>I'm just looking around at different colleges right now. I'm thinking of majoring in somthing like biochem. How do I stand as a candidate to schools like Harvard, MIT, Caltech, Darmouth, and any other goods ones you may know.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Bump, please</p>

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<p>Well if you wont tell me my chances could you at least tell me how I could make more people respond to my threads?</p>

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<p>Harvard reach
MIT reach
Caltech reach
Darmouth slight reach</p>

<p>that is while ignoring the fact that you go to philips. I have no idea how that effects your admissions but i do know that tons of ppl there get into the ivys</p>

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<p>what do you think i have the most room to improve in?</p>

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<p>You will be compared with students from your school. (mostly gpa)
Can you get good recs?</p>

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<p>Yes, I would agree on GPA - I am confused about how it works but 4.58/6 doesnt seem so great, I could be just misunderstanding the system..whats your class rank. If its over the 25% mark then I would have to reevaluate for sure.</p>

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<p>How did you get 4.58, I have only gotten 2 4's with many more 5's and 6's. Also, the GPA is not weighted. My GPA last year was 5.5, putting me in the top 15%.</p>

<p>And yes, I think I can get great rec's.</p>

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<p>sorry quoted the wrong number. your class rank is OK. I guess my ratings still stand, but are based on someone going to an average public high school. Not really sure but i'd guess that going to philips helps you out a fair amount.</p>

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<p>How much of a factor do you think going to Phillips will be? Enough to make any of them a match?</p>

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<p>^Probably. My parents almost sent me there, but I refused b/c Harkness is crap.</p>

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<p>By the end of junior year if you can move up to top 10% that would help you alot with Harvard and MIT.
Also try to break 700 for critical reading that would help.</p>

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<p>Well, english is not my first language. Do you think I should take TOEFL?</p>

<p>And ssnack, which ones do you think will become matches?</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at any of them besides Caltech, because they aren't normally as impressed by prestigious high schools as the others you mentioned.</p>

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<p>Thanks. What about TOEFL?</p>

<p>BTW, I'm going to apply to RSI and SSP. Any info on my chances for those would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>mathwiz, the best person to talk to would be your guidance counselor. he/she should have reports with the GPA and SAT of those admitted to the Ivies and similar schools. You could take a look at that and see where you fall.</p>

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<p>What about for RSI and SSP? I don't think any schools keep track of that info.</p>

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<p>bump, anyone?</p>

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<p>I don't like doing this, but bump.</p>

<p>Could anyone tell me my chances for RSI and SSP? Also further info on these schools or recommendations about other schools would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>is ssp that harvard summer thing? if thats wut ur referring to, you'll get in</p>