NYU, BC, Columbia, Upenn, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Villanova, Drexel

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690CR/740M/780W 11Essay (1430/2210 superscore) taken 3 times
ACT: 31 composite, (31 english/35 math/25 reading/32 science/11 essay) taken twice, will take again in fall.
SAT II: 800 math2, 780 biology m, 710 chemistry, 680 physics, 580 world history (probably won't report the 680 and 540)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95ish 96.5/100 uw, 102.3 w
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20-30ish/580 probably
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Statistics (5), waiting on Biology, English language and comp, Physics B, and US History
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C, AP English 12, AP Chemistry, AP Economics, Chamber Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really, perfect score on 100 NYSSMA All State audition (waiting for all state and all county orchestras), a bunch of school awards, Long Island Science Congress Honorable Mention. (trying for siemens and intel)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign Language Honor Society, History Honor Society, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society (Vice President), Class Government, Science Club (Secretary), Debate Team, History Club, Math Team, History Bowl/Quiz Bowl Team, Environthon (Treasurer), Tri-M Music Honor Society, Varsity Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: none (is this bad?)
Volunteer/Community service: Sachem Library Blood Drive Helper, Good Shepard Church-Family Fiesta Day Station Helper, E Joy CRC-Food Pantry, Nokomis Fall Festival Volunteer, Sachem Library Card/Letter Writing to Veterans, Sachem Library Coat Drive Volunteer, Sachem Library “Game Day” Volunteer (will eventually volunteer at my local hospital)
Summer Activities: S.A.R.A.S. (Science and Research Awareness Series), High School Research Program at BNL, Volleyball leagues and camps, vacation to Philippines, violin recitals for the past 10 years, Baseball from 9th grade back </p>

<p>I'm Filipino so idk how that affects my chances</p>

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<p>Bump. Sorry I’m super anxious</p>

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<p>You’re applying to half the schools on my list. And I’m pinoy, too! But I think you can relax a little. I’m jealous of all the volunteer work, and you have plenty of extracurriculars and some summer stuff so I don’t think you need to worry about the lack of a job. The awards are great too. Even if it isn’t a giant list, there’s some depth to them. Question though; do people really put vacations on their college apps? As for the filipino-ness, I’ve noticed Villanova doesn’t have a lot of Asians, so it’ll help there. Personally, I think Villanova, Drexel, and NYU are very realistic for you. Don’t know a lot about Boston College (I presume that’s BC?) but I think you have a good shot at the rest. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I have no idea about vacations. i just saw summer activities so i put it lol. Thanks for the opinion. Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>bumppppp.any chance at those ivies?</p>

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<p>I am on the same boat as you, so I will just give my honest evaluation from what i have observed on these forums. You should have no trouble getting into all the schools except the ivies. Your SAT I scores are on the lower end of accepted applicants, so they won’t help you in getting in. Also, your extracurriculars are not really that exceptional. They are not bad, but I do not think they will particularly stand out. I would say the ivies are high reaches, as they are for everyone. </p>

<p>Also, nice name : ) The album was pretty good. </p>

<p>Here’s my chance thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1509989-realistically-what-my-chances-getting-into-princeton.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1509989-realistically-what-my-chances-getting-into-princeton.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the reply. What if I got my Act up to around a 34ish and gor some recognition for siemens or intel and wrote killer essays. Like what should I be doing to increase my chances to make the ivies low reaches instead of high reaches?</p>

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<p>bump lo siento</p>

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<p>bumpppppppp</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins, Columbia, UPenn, and Brown are reaches. ECs are a big problem. I can’t find a “passion.” By looking at those, I can’t tell what you really like. Develop a passion for something, anything really, and build your ECs around it. Just do what you think is fun, and do as much of it in as many creative ways as you can. As of right now, chances are looking a bit too slim for top tier schools…</p>

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<p>Bringing your test scores up will definitely make you a more competitive applicant, so I think it would be a good idea to try the ACT. Good essays would help anyone to be honest. </p>

<p>But I agree with the previous poster with the passion aspect. What you like is a bit unclear from glancing at your ECs, so if you do like science then definitely put in the work for Siemens and Intel. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Drexel- safety
Villanova- low match
NYU- match
BC- match
JHU- low reach (as long as your not premed)
UPenn- reach
Brown- reach
Columbia- reach
My advice is pretty much the same as everyone else’s: find a passion or put more time into the ecs you enjoy and expand on them, and get those scores up.
Good luck!</p>