<p>First generation (U.S.) Bangladeshi-American from a small town in Kansas (pop. about 21,000). Just finished junior year. Born in US. Intended major is physics/pre-med. List of schools includes Cornell, Berkeley, KU, MIT, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and Washington University.</p>
<p>Rank: 1/170
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.385 W
SAT: 2230 (soph year)
retaking in June
AP's: School offers only five--English, US Government, Calc AB, Spanish, and Chemistry
I took English Language, Calc BC, Macoreconomics, and Chemistry
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Chemistry, 680 Literature
ACT: 35 (soph year)
PSAT: 216 (soph year)
226 (junior year)
College classes: Calculus II, Multivariable Calculus, Organic Chemistry I, Macroeconomics, Engineering Physics I,II, General Chemistry I,II
EC's: class president, job at the movie theater (work 15-20 hours a week), the usual clubs, also a 2 year varsity tennis player thus far, summer volunteer at local hospital, service in key club, nhs, Youth Friends, Men Against Violence, etc..
Research: Chemistry research, 2 year summer research in plastics engineering technology</p>
<p>Please give me an evaluation of my chances at each school. Your help is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I would say you have a good chance at any school you apply to; your class rank and ACT are particularly competitive. Also, the fact that you have college classes under your belt will help. Were they taken at a community college? Since you've taken 9 college classes, you may have sophomore standing if your credits transfer. This could help you to finish college sooner, but I'm not sure how it will affect you in the admissions process...</p>
<p>Harlem is right...you can basically go wherever you want, assuming you have good essays and recommendations. Focus on those as well as any interviews you plan to do, and you have a 95% chance of getting in anywhere (with the possible exception of HYPS).</p>
<p>Cornell - match
Berkeley - match (OOS)
KU - safety
MIT - reach
Northwestern - match
Georgia Tech - safety
Washington University - match</p>
<p>I would apply to more upper end schools, as you are likely to get into all of those except MIT. I would consider adding a couple reaches with strong tech reputations, such as Stanford and Caltech, as well as another couple reaches (pick 2 more of the Ivies). Carnegie Mellon would be another good choice - it would be a near safety for you and you would like land merit $$$.</p>
<p>I agree with stambliark41, although I think you should try to expand the ECs out with a few science fair or math fair competitions. You have the grades and the scores, but you need to show you aren't afraid to compete against others like yourself. </p>
<p>P.S. Your AI is around 229/240, which is upper end--and you've taken the toughest classes. But almost all Ivies are reaches for everybody--as is MIT and Caltech--so like I said, consider what else you can do to expand the list of ECs--and for ideas take a look of some of the other posters on here and their stats--because some of these people will be the ones you will be competing against for the spots at places like Cornell, MIT, and Berkeley.</p>