One Last Time: Chance Me Please

<p>I wasn't expecting to do this, but I asked a few more questions about admissions, and my profile seemed a bit different, possibly stronger. Anyway, I would've posted an updated profile on one of my older threads, but the first is buried somewhere, and the second turned into a chance thread. </p>

<p>So, here is my profile. I'd greatly appreciate it if you guys could tell me my strong points and rate my schools (you know, the usual safety, match, reach, and whatever). (For Columbia and UPenn, please chance me individually for SEAS and college (of arts and sciences). I'd ask this for all schools, but it doesn't matter for the other.)</p>

<p>GPA/Rank:

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GPA: 3.83 UW|4.235 W (Might be 4.2456 W)
Rank: 12-15/~400
Note: Straight As (some A+ Freshman and Sophomore year), 5 As (some A+s) and 4 Bs (some B+s) Junior Year, 3 Honors freshman year, 4 Honors sophomore year, 4 APs and 2 Honors junior year, most rigorous curriculum

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<p>Senior Schedule:

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AP Biology 10 Credits
AP English Literature/Composition 5 Credits
AP Calculus BC 5 Credits
AP Computer Science 5 Credits
Physical Education IV 3.75 Credits
Health Lab IV 1.25 Credits
Yearbook Journalism & Design 5 Credits
Physics at Middlesex Community College or at school if it will fit

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<p>Activities:

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Yearbook - Editor
Yearbook - Academics Section Head
Yearbook - Community Section Head
Newspaper - Editor
NJIT Chemistry Olympics - Co-Founder of HS team
CompSupportForums - Moderator</p>

<p>St. Peter's - Volunteer - 50
Star Tutoring - Tutor - 40
Local Mosque - Volunteer - 240
Red Cross Leadership Program - Volunteer
Folding@Home Distributed Computing - Dedicated Donor</p>

<p>Key Club - Member
French Club - Member
Robotix - Member
Painted Words/Literary Magazine - Writer
Mathletes - Member
AntiWar.Com - Regular Submitter/Writer
AltMuslim - Regular Submitter/Writer

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<p>Awards:

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9th Grade Honor Roll
9th Grade High Honor Roll
10th Grade Honor Roll
10th Grade High Honor Roll
11th Grade Honor Roll
St. Peter's Service Award
National Honor Society
French National Honor Society
Governor School Nominee
Columbia Scholastic Press Association 2006 Gold Crown (Yearbook, national, possibly again for 2007 book)
NJIT Chemistry Olympics 2006 2nd Place Lab Event
AP Scholar with Honor

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<p>Test Scores:

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SAT (am studying for this all summer, so please assume these are the scores): 2300|(800M|750CR|750WR)
SAT IIs (top 2): 730 Chemistry (might be higher, waiting for a rescore on an older one), 720 Math II/C
APs: 5 US, 4 Chem, 4 Psych, 4 Eng Lang

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<p>Schools:

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1. University of Pennsylvania SEAS {ED}
2. Columbia University SEAS
3. Dartmouth College
4. Johns Hopkins University
5. Cornell University
6. Carnegie Mellon University
7. Tufts University
8. Lehigh University
9. Boston University
10. Rutgers University

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<p>Recommendations:

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1. AP US History teacher, he writes amazing recommendations, is a Columbia grad, I expect this to be amazing as my friend who got in to Dartmouth said this rec was amazing, and I turned my grade around right at midterms so he knows I work hard
2. AP Chemistry teacher, to cover the science part and show my interests
3. Yearbook teacher, she knows me very well, she'll give a nice portrait

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<p>Essays will be good by my standards, but I'm a great writer, or so I've been told. I hate to be pompous and such.</p>

<p>i think everything except UPenn and Columbia is a lock for you, but you probably still have as good a chance as anyone to get in. Good luck!</p>

<p>Your GPA seems low, but I think you still have a good shot at Columbia. I really want to make sure I'm doin my GPA calc correctly. I have a 3.41 UW and 4.22 weighted. I am guessing you didn't take all honors/AP? Thats what I did and thus my UW is low and Weighted is high. Chance me:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=372658%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=372658&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Oh, and lemme know how your doin ur GPA calcs. For weighted you are just giving one point extra for H/AP correct? So an A would be a 5 and a B would be 4 for H/AP.</p>

<p>I indicated that I took the most rigorous curriculum I could possibly take, so I took all the Honors and APs I could take in any given year. My unweighted is where the A is a 4 and a B is a 3. For the weighted, I'm using my school's system. Why does my GPA seem low? It's dead on UPenn's average and higher than the other schools' averages. Specifically, for Columbia, I'm a little over their 3.8 average.</p>

<p>Anybody elese?</p>

<p>Schedule over the years:

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Freshman Year:
Honors English I 5 Credits
Journalism 5 Credits
Basic Public Speaking 2.5 Credits
World History & Culture 5 Credits
Honors Geometry 5 Credits
Honors Biology 6 Credits
CP French II 5 Credits
Physical Education I 3 Credits
Health Lab I 1 Credits </p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors English II 5 Credits
Yearbook Journalism & Design 5 Credits
Honors US I 5 Credits
Honors Algebra II 5 Credits
Honors Chemistry 6 Credits
CP French III 5 Credits
Spreadsheets & Database Mgt. 2.5 Credits
Radio Broadcasting 2.5 Credits
Physical Education II 3 Credits
Health Lab III 1 Credits | B+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Honors Math Analysis 5 Credits | B
Physical Education III 3 Credits
Health Lab III 1 Credits
AP English Language & Composition 5 Credits | B
AP Psychology 5 Credits | B/+ (teacher made a mistake)
Honors French IV 5 Credits | B+
AP US History 5 Credits
AP Chemistry 6 Credits
Yearbook Journalism & Design 5 Credits </p>

<p>GPA So Far: 3.83 UW, 4.235 W</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Biology 10 Credits
AP English Literature/Composition 5 Credits
AP Calculus BC 5 Credits
AP Computer Science 5 Credits
Physical Education IV 3.75 Credits
Health Lab IV 1.25 Credits
Yearbook Journalism & Design 5 Credits
Physics at Middlesex Community College

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<p>Could somebody please rank the schools for me based on my profile?</p>