Please Chance for Yale SCEA, Princeton, Vandy, Emory, Duke, others

<p>My Updated Chance thread
Senior in high school...
Gender: Female
Race: Asian-Chinese
Location: Tennessee
School type: Public
Unweighted GPA (4-point scale): 3.9583
Weighted GPA (5-point scale): 4.4583</p>

<p>Classes (grade earned):
9th: Computer Applications (96); Honors Ancient History (92); Creative Writing (99); Honors Biology (99); Latin I (99); Music History (96); Honors Geometry (106); Honors English I (97)
10th: Latin II (100); Honors English II (101); Honors Chemistry I (99); Honors Algebra II BC (104); Wellness (99); AP Statistics (111); AP Human Geog. (98); AP Biology (107)
11th: Honors Chemistry II (97); Honors Physics (99); Latin III (100); AP USH (100) ,AP Chem (100); Honors Precalculus BC (104); AP Latin (102); AP Language and Composition (100)</p>

<p>All are A's except the 92 (an A is 93 +)</p>

<p>Senior course load: 1st semester: AP Calc AB, AP Lit and Comp, AP Euro, Science Research; 2nd semester: AP Calc BC, AP Econ/Gov, Anatomy, Science Research</p>

<p># of AP courses 7 up to junior year; 12 by end of senior year</p>

<p>Class rank/size 3/461 (how much would it affect me if this were to go down to ~6 after this semester?)</p>

<p>**SAT<a href="one%20sitting,%20second%20attempt">/b</a>
720 CR
770 MA
790 WR (78 MC, 10 essay)
2280 composite</p>

<p>ACT
36 English
34 Math
30 Read. and Sci
33 composite</p>

<p>SAT II scores
800 Bio E
780 Chem
800 Math II </p>

<p>AP scores
Bio (5), Human Geography (4), Stats (4), USH (4), Latin Vergil (2... yea...I know..), Chemistry(4), Language and Composition(4), Economics, Government, Calc BC, Literature and Composition, European History</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
school: HOSA (10, 11; 11: Historian; 12: Senior Rep); Science Club (9, 11, 12); National Honors Society (11, 12-Secretary); Latin Club (10, 11, 12?); Mu Alpha Theta (10, 11, 12); Y-Teens (9)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Hospital volunteer at UT Medical Center (summer 2009 and 10, will do some senior year)
Just Lead volunteer (summer 2008; helping children from underprivileged homes in my community with academics and relationship building skills)
Library volunteer (2006, 2008-2010)
Church volunteer (1 or 2 months in 2005-2008, taught the preschool class)
random volunteering through clubs</p>

<p>Summer activities aside from school/volunteering:
2008: Swim Team
2010: Governor's School for the Sciences at UTK (a highly selective program 5-week program in which rising juniors and seniors are given the opportunity to experience college life while exploring and developing their interests in math and science by taking college level classes, listening to lectures, and participating in discussions)</p>

<p>-employment -- None</p>

<p>Honors/awards/participation
Freshman year:
Regional math competition (TMTA) Geometry: 8th place
Sophomore year:
TMTA Algebra II: 6th place
HOSA Regionals: Human Growth and Development 2nd place (HOSA State, competitor)
AMC 10: School winner
AP Scholar
Pride Awards
National Latin Exam (Latin II): Cum Laude (with praise)
Junior Year:
HOSA Regionals: HG&D 1st place
HOSA State: 2nd
Science Olympiad Regionals: 1st place in Ecology and Cell Biology
Science Olympiad State: 1st place Cell Bio; 6th place Ornithology
AMC 12: Competitor
USABO: Competitor, missed SF by 2 points
USACO: Competitor
TMTA: 1st in Precalculus
Pride Awards
Senior year:
National Merit Semifinalist </p>

<p>Please chance me for Yale (SCEA), Princeton, UPenn, Columbia, Vandy, Emory, Duke, Georgetown, Wash U, U Chicago, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
If possible, please indicate high reach, reach, low reach, match, safety, etc.</p>

<p>Also, I will NOT be retaking the SAT, the SAT Subject tests, or any AP exams, but I will be retaking the ACT in hopes of getting a 34+.</p>

<p>THANKS!!!!!</p>

<p>It’s not letting me edit my first post anymore, but Latin Club is only 10-11, not 12.</p>

<p>Meh, your AP scores are like mediocre. </p>

<p>Your awards, other than National Merit Semifinalist (which is pretty common), aren’t that great at all… since a lot of them don’t require any sort of invitation. </p>

<p>Also, leadership is kind of lacking. :confused: </p>

<p>Your grades are okay. </p>

<p>The high-tier schools (Yale, Princeton, U Chicago) seem like reaches, if not a high reach.</p>

<p>^ Yes, but your SATII scores are really solid, as well as your SATI and your w and uw GPA (showing your course rigor), and your EC’s ARE solid. I wouldn’t bet against you at UChicago and you have an excellent shot at most of the schools on your list… The ivies are always unpredictable and so is Georgetown.</p>

<p>^Georgetown is unpredictable?
I know my AP scores suck, but I’m sending them anyways. =P</p>

<p>these AP scores dont suck :)</p>

<p>you have a chance anywhere. </p>

<p>a little bit of grade inflation at your school for sure considering you can get a 111 in stats and get a 4 on the ap test.</p>

<p>i also think you dont have to retake the act or sat… you have a 2280 and a 33. just be done. those are great scores and are above average at any school in the country</p>

<p>^ Yeah, there definitely was grade inflation in AP Stats, but I feel like I worked for every point of the grades I got in my other AP classes. Thanks to everyone who has responded.</p>