Ping pong#2!, final one, please chance!!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Background Info:
Junior, 15 years old (Skipped a grade)
Glastonbury, CT – One of the top schools in state
Have about 10 or so kids going to Ivyleagues + Stanford and MIT
Have another 15-20 kids going to top tier schools
Indian American</p>

<p>Grades:
GPA-
Weighted-4.5
Unweighted- 3.7-3.75 ish…Our school does not do Unweighted (Straight A’s in Math + Science’s)
This year I have a 4.623, Straight A’s in every class…and then history (B-, haha, but only 1 person has an A average in our AP History Class)…lol.
I am currently taking 4 AP Classes and rest honors
Note- GPA of our valedictorian is 4.74
Very rigorous class schedule- took most number of AP’s and honors class in sophomore and junior year. No AP’s are available to freshman
Class Rank – Currently 19/523- top 3.6% (Went from 75 in freshman year to 37 in sophomore year to 19 in junior year). Upward trend in grades…</p>

<p>Standardized tests:
AP Exam Scores (predicted and received) – Stat 4, Bio 4, Chem 5, Calc BC 5, Lang 5, Hist 4 (hopefully ;) )
SAT – 2110
ACT – 33 (First time)
Planning on taking ACT again, maybe SAT but not too sure
SAT Subject (Predicted..since Math and Chem are my BEST subjects) – Math 800, Chem 800, Lit- 730+? Will not submit</p>

<p>Next year will take:
AP Physics C: E+M
AP Spanish Lang
AP English Lit
AP Comp Sci A (Self study)
AP Psych (Self Study)
Multivariable Calculus
Organic Chemistry at Columbia via SHP (Will found for sure June 23rd !)
Quantitative Analysis of Chemistry (3rd year chemistry course in undergraduate, sophomore/junior chemistry college course)
Advanced Research Mentorship </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (Divided into sections)
Note: School only allows one president position</p>

<p>Science:
-Science Quiz bowl- 7,8,9,10,11,12
B Team 7th, A team captain in 8th, C Team 9, B Team 10, B Team Captain 11th, Will be A team captain next year
Our science quiz bowl team has gotten 1st in state for the past 4 years and made it to nationals. I will hope to continue our schools achievement of qualifying for nationals each year.
-Part of Chemistry National Olympiad Team ( we got 1st place in state)
-Completed Chemistry Research with a nearby professor at a college – 125 hours
Research was successful (something a pHD applicant would submit), will be published in chemistry journal
- Junior Humanities Science Symposium, will present research next year
-Another research project next year (another 120-130 hours, just love doing chemistry research)
-SECRET, Chemistry program at University of Connecticut
-Will submit project to INTEL
-Same for Siemens next year
-State science fair
-Science National Honor Society
-Science Honors Program at Columbia University
-JETS (physics competition)</p>

<p>Math
-Math team for 4 years , 9,10,11,12
-B Team for 9,10 and A Team for 11,12
- Total of 55 members in Math team, only 5 members of A Team
-3rd highest scoring Junior in State for Math
-1st place in our division (total of 2 divisions), beat the next closest team by 40 pts
-Our team got 3rd place in state, qualified for NEAML
-Part of NEAML team
-1 of 5 juniors to take Calc BC this year
-Helped out for 4 years in Math Counts competition as a proctor and for 9,10 and “head proctor” for 11,12. I did this competition in 6,7,8 grade and now I help out (We get free donuts :) :) :) :) )
-AIME (Next year, expecting), missed cutoff this year by very little
-Math National Honor Society</p>

<p>Languages
-Foreign Language Honor Society
-Tutor for students who require help in Spanish (10,11,12)
-Latin National Award- Cum Laude
-Languages are not my forte and will not be emphasized in my application</p>

<p>Sports</p>

<p>Tennis(4 years):
Play tennis in club, 10,11
-Varsity tennis Next year, I could not make the team even though I tried out every year!
We only have a varsity team
Our team is ranked #1 or #2 in state</p>

<p>Table Tennis(4 years):
-Started a table tennis club in school
-President of Table Tennis Club
-Spend 20ish hours each week practicing/training table tennis in 3-4 clubs
-Won multi-state table tennis tournament (Under 1750, 2000 is considered a professional)
-Was ranked #1 junior in state, moved down to #2 this year, will attempt to regain title
-Ranked 45th in nation for my age
-3rd place team in Division B at MIT Table Tennis Tournament
-Will be on A team next year
- Constantly go to tournaments and perform quite well
-Still working on tablet tennis and hoping to improve more
-Train people for free at local clubs</p>

<p>Chess (8 years)
-Less emphasis after entered high school
-Chess Club 9,10,11,12
-1st place team district chess champions 10,11,12
-Co-Captain of team 10,11,12
-Have received over 20 trophies for tournaments, but most are before high school
-Received 5th place state award (when I was younger)</p>

<p>Volunteer
-Key Club 9,10,11,12 (Do around 20-30 hours an year)
-INTERACT Program, 9,10- Help Seniors (60+) get acquainted with computers
-Camp Sunrise (Help special need kids for 2 weeks in summer)
- Tutor middle school students once every week 10,11,12
-Help out at local school fairs and events
-MLK African American event
-Liaison (Leader of group of helpers) at Big Brother Big Sister Program -12th grade
-Helped out at elementary school special Olympics 11,12</p>

<p>Cultural
-Part of TYCT, cultural group that volunteers and helps out the needy people
-Head Tech Crew Manager at invASIAN, an Asian cultural dance show (60-80 people came and watched)
-Indian event helped out at High school (VSEI), 10,11,12
National Honor Societies:
-NHS
-NSHSS
-FLHS
-Science
-Math</p>

<p>Leadership Positions
-Are intertwined within my EC’s…
Jobs: NONE- I CANT WORK IM ONLY 15, :( :(
Recommendations:
Excellent recommendations from AP Chemistry (Doctor from MIT, known for 3 years) and AP Calc teacher (Known for 6 years, from Middle School)</p>

<p>*Essay: *
I am talking about a table tennis experience at a multi state tournament that changed my view on our society
-I consider myself to be a good creative writer, but not very good at writing about certain books</p>

<p>*Colleges: *
Columbia- Applying there ED, First choice.
MIT (reach)
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
UChicago
UCONN (safety)
NYU
Upenn (not wharton, just Upenn)
Berkley</p>

<p>Final Notes/Information:
- Thanks for the chance (I know this is a long post…)! I would appreciate if you would say why you said what you said.
- I hope I did not simply have a laundry list of EC’s, I think I have focused on 3-4 major places (Science, Math, Table Tennis, Community Service). I am not including all the other things I have participated in or done since they are not my passion.
-I am hoping to play Table Tennis for a College…
-Random fact: Qualified for MENSA</p>

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<p>Btw, will chance back if you leave a link.</p>

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<p>I’d say this looks pretty solid. Your grades/test scores could probably be a little higher, but it seems like you’ve made clear what your priorities are and have excelled there (5 in BC Calc etc.).</p>

<p>Write a good essay and I’d say you definitely have a shot at Columbia and the other schools on your list. There don’t seem to be any glaring factors that will detract from your app.</p>

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<p>Columbia- Applying there ED, First choice. - High Match/ low reach
MIT (reach) - Crapshoot
Carnegie Mellon - Match
Cornell - Match/High Match
UChicago - High Match
UCONN (safety) - your safety
NYU - low match/match
Upenn (not wharton, just Upenn) - high match / low reach
Berkley - OOS, high match / low reach</p>

<p>A 33 on the ACT is better than a 2110 on the SAT. I’d retake the SAT first over the ACT.</p>

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<p>Ok. Thanks guys! I think it said a 33 is a 2220 SAT. Should I only submit my ACT score? It seems I am a lot better at ACT than SAT. I took SAT twice and got a 2110 but only took ACT once.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it would hurt to submit both, but it would probably be easier to raise your SAT than your ACT. A 33 (I believe) is between a 2200 and 2300. They also wouldn’t penalize you if you only submit one / only take one (though this is rare now).</p>

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<p>Hey! So I’m pretty sure we’re actually twins…I’m 15 and I’m applying ED to Columbia and qualified for mensa too. XD I’m a sophomore though. And there’s whole thing with you being amazing at science…Intel and Siemens are serious stuff. Winning those would be awesome.</p>

<p>If you can get a 33 on the ACT you can probably get at least 2200 on the SAT, and I feel like people take the SAT more seriously, probably because more students take it. Then again, if you take it a third time and don’t improve much…well. 2160 isn’t bad, but if you’re going to take it, make sure you study hard and ace it.</p>

<p>Rigor of curriculum, grades, APs, etc are fine. Self studies are good too.</p>

<p>You do have a fair amount of ECs (all of which are awesome, btw). You should list all of them if there’s room, but I’d emphasize science and table tennis the most. Science because it seems like it’s your strongest academically (all your research projects sound phenomenal–you should probably include at least one of them as supplementary material) and table tennis because it seems quirky and unique.</p>

<p>okay, chances:
Columbia-pretty good
MIT-reach
Carnegie Mellon-decent
UChicago-pretty good</p>

<p>I don’t know enough about the other schools on your list, but your application looks strong.</p>

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<p>I have to disagree with synny201’s identification of Columbia as a high match – it’s definitely true that you’re a strong applicant, but Columbia is arguably the next hardest Ivy to get into after HYP and even good ECs, and steller test scores/GPA won’t guarantee you admission. Still, you stand a good chance, especially since you plan on applying ED. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks to both swims. I also felt the same way about synny’s assessment of my chance. Thanks for confirming.</p>

<p>@swimgeek: Haha that would be funny if we were twins. Thanks for the chance.</p>

<p>@all- Do I have enough leadership positions? I feel like I am somewhat lacking in that area (Captains don’t really sound as impressive as a VP or secretary or something like that).
Leadership positions included in EC list:
Captain Of B Science Quiz Bowl Team (11)
Captain of A Team Next year (12)
Co Captain of Chess Team (10,11,12)
President of Table Tennis Club (started club in 9,10,11,12)
Head Tech Crew Manager for invASIAN program (11)
Liaison for BB/BS (12)</p>

<p>Financial Aid: Current income is 30-40k per year. However, surprisingly enough, no need for Financial Aid. My mom works part time now while my dad does nothing at home because he has gotten lazy…(used to make 200k+ an year, no job for 5 months). Do colleges take this into consideration?</p>

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<p>120 views…3 replies? :(</p>

<p>Bump!</p>

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<p>Your science and math EC’s are wonderful! Honestly, I would just focus on those, in addition to table tennis <– very unique! </p>

<p>Wow… you skipped a grade - might add something to your app.</p>

<p>Subject tests are fantastic… SAT I’s are good - maybe retake 'em? 2200 would be awesome.</p>

<p>Like me own, GPA is pretty good, but it will lower our chances :/</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>*my own. :P</p>

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<p>haha oops… I sound like a pirate.</p>

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<p>Possible hook for college? hahah.</p>

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<p>Hahah, good one:D</p>

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<p>Columbia- 40%
MIT (reach) 15%
Carnegie Mellon 50%
Cornell 50%
UChicago 20%
UCONN (safety) 99%
NYU 70%
Upenn (not wharton, just Upenn) 30%
Berkley 50%</p>

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<p>Do these percentages have any semblance of reality? -.-
How the hell do I have a higher chance of getting into Columbia/Cornell then I do for UChicago. lol?</p>

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<p>RoughAnswer does not provide reasoning for his %'s, nor does he have any basis other than his intuition.</p>

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<p>The basis for my intuition is experience.</p>

<p>UChicago is a quirky school, and embraces that aspect. You don’t seem “weird” enough.</p>

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<p>Berkeley is crazy as well. And I know admissions there are not soley based on academic merit. You have to show that you aren’t just a machine that can crank out good grades. Show that you can actually think if that makes sense</p>