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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. Please chance me for my (super)-reaches Boston College, WUSTL, Dartmouth, Duke, and my super-super reaches HYPS. </p>

<p>Demographics:
-Asian male from CA
-Low-income
-First-generation Vietnamese immigrant (US citizen now though)
-Very bad public high school (no one applying to any ivies or top school except my brother and I)</p>

<p>GPA: -3.95 (unweighted, grades 9-11).
-4.27 (weighted, grades 10-11).
Rank: 3</p>

<p>My school is on block schedule this year so I have semester grades for senior year (3 A's, 1 B). I took the hardest classes throughout high school (but unfortunately my school is very limited in courses so that doesn't say much).</p>

<p>SAT I: 2220 (800 CR, 680 M, 740 W); one sitting
SAT subject:
-US history: 770
-Math level II: 750
-Literature: 710 (may retake in January to get 750+)</p>

<p>EC's:
-Piano (9 years)
-Martial arts (black belt, student instructor)
-Vice-pres of Ecology club
-Treasurer Vietnamese club
-Church youth group leader and keyboardist on band
-School orchestra/choir</p>

<p>Recs: will be pretty good I hope.</p>

<p>AP tests: english lang-4; USH-4</p>

<p>What are my chances at Boston College, WUSTL, Duke, Dartmouth, and HYPS? Thanks.</p>

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<p>BC and WUSTL—match
Dartmouth—reach/match
Duke—reach</p>

<p>What is HYPS?</p>

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<p>BC and WUSTL - match
Dartmouth - slight reach
Duke - slight reach
HYP - reach (for everyone)
Stanford - reach but not as much has HYP</p>

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What is HYPS?

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford</p>

<p>BC - match
Wash U - high match
Duke and Dartmouth - low reach
HYPS - big reach</p>

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<p>Boston College- Low Match
WUSTL- High Match
Dartmouth- Reach
Duke- Low Reach
High Reach- HYPS.</p>

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<p>Thanks. That what I was expecting but I was thinking that WUSTL was more of a reach. For Stanford, is it more realistic for me since I'm a CA resident?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>"Thanks. That what I was expecting but I was thinking that WUSTL was more of a reach. For Stanford, is it more realistic for me since I'm a CA resident?"</p>

<p>Yes, i think it does, I agree with what everyone is saying here, you have a good list of schools except for the fact you are lacking a safety... Get a good safety school with rolling admissions and you are set. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, doctorboy. I do have safeties: UCSB and UCSD. I'm also applying to Berkeley and LA and am ELC, so I guess I have a good shot at UCB and LA.</p>

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<p>And just in case, there's always the CSU's and CC's. :)</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>is stanford generally easier to get into than HYP? or is it just bc he's from CA?</p>

<p>BC and WUSTL - match
Dartmouth -reach
Duke - reach/match
Harvard- reach
Yale- Big Reach
Princeton- Big Reach
Stanford- reach</p>

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<p>Your ECs don't stand out and AP scores are only OK. Thus:</p>

<p>BC - in
WUSTL - decent chance
Dartmouth - slim chance
Duke - decent chance
Harvard- no chance
Yale- no chance
Princeton- no chance
Stanford- very slim chance</p>

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<p>Is Dartmouth harder to get into or Duke? Also, does it hurt to be low-income for Boston College, WUSTL, or Duke?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>I believe BC is need blind.</p>

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<p>thanks. does that mean I will get full fin-aid too? Is it bad that I mentioned my family income in the additional info part for the commonapp?</p>

<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>lalalalalalalalalalalala</p>

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<p>no, its not bad.</p>

<p>AP scores count for almost nothing, its the grade int he AP class that is important</p>

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<p>ok</p>

<p>i really really really really really really hope I get into Dmouth</p>