!!!! Please Chance me for Harvard, Princeton, Vanderbilt, JHU, Duke, and Emory !!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone! I am an Chinese American male who attends a public school in Alabama (senior class size of about 340). I'm applying to Harvard (SCEA), Princeton, Vanderbilt, JHU, Duke, and Emory. I'm looking to apply to these high tier schools with these credentials:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
Class rank: 3/343
ACT (retaking) - 33 (32, 36, 34, 32) 8 writing, 34 ACT superscored (32 science)
SAT (not sending) - 2120 (670, 770, 680) 9 writing
SAT ll's - sending: Math ll (800), US History (680)</p>

<p>Junior year: 4 APs (5, 4, 4, 4 on exam)
Senior year: 7 APs (most in the school at one time), including four years of Spanish</p>

<p>-Clubs and Activities-
National Honor Society (11, 12)
National Spanish Honor Society (11, 12)
Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (11, 12)
Student Council (9, 10, 11, 12)
Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
National Junior Honor Society (9)
Spanish Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
Science Olympiad (10, 11, 12)
Red Cross (10, 11, 12)
HOSA (10)
Yearbook (12)
Chess Club (12)
Math Team (12)
Math Kangaroo (9, 10, 11, 12)
USAMO (12)
AYSO Soccer (9, 10)
Falcons Lead Our Country (12)</p>

<p>-Leadership Positions-
Spanish Club Committee Chairman (11)
Student Council Representative (11, 12)
Chess Club Founder and President (12)
Spanish Club President (12)
Yearbook Editor-in-Chief (12)
National Spanish Honor Society Committee Chairman (12)
Creative Writing Staff (12)
Falcons Lead Our Country Writing Staff (12)
Red Cross Spring and Fall Committee Chairman (12)</p>

<p>-Major Honors and Awards-
Chess Champion at the Alabama Renaissance Fair --the longest continuous Renassiance Fair in the world-- (9, 10, 11)
School Chess Champion (10, 11, 12)
1st Place in the state of Alabama for Math Kangaroo --international math competition-- (9, 10, 11)
7th Place in the nation – Math Kangaroo (10)
Presidential Education's Award (9)
Science Olympiad Award of Excellence (10)
Various Local Writing Contests (9-12)
Various highest averages in classes (9-12)
AP Scholar with Honor (11)
Alabama's Boys State (12)
Alabama's Governor's School (12)
CPR and AED Certified by the American Heart Association at Samford University (12)</p>

<p>Also attended Harvard University in the summer of 2011 for a People to People Ambassadors Program and Emory University in the summer of 2010 for a Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (I realize that both of these were from my parent's pockets).</p>

<p>-Community Service/Volunteer Work-
Volunteered at the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital (11, 12) – 115 hours
Volunteered at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library (9, 10) – 30 hours
Total Hours: 260+ hours</p>

<p>-Shadowing-
Shadowed surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Procedures included chest tube removal and a central line put in (12) – 6 hours
Shadowed dentists and nurses at the UAB Dental School. (12) – 8 hours
Shadowed surgeons and anesthesiologists at the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital (ECM). Procedures included a hysterectomy, bypass surgery for the heart, and a colonoscopy. (12) – 6 hours
Total hours: 20+ hours</p>

<p>Intended major: Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Biological engineering (somewhere around these areas) Very interested in medicine...plan to use my ability to speak three languages to open my own clinic.</p>

<p>Safety schools: University of Alabama (full tuition already), University of Alabama in Birmingham (full tuition already)</p>

<p>Financial Need: around 80k income</p>

<p>My rec letters are phenomenal, and I intended to have interviews when I submit my Common App. Based on my geographic location, I don't really have a chance to get to do research in pretigious universities and such, but I think I have made the most out of my limited opportunities. Please give me an honest opinion of my chances (I know its a crapshoot for most of these schools). Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>You seem to have a strong academic and EC background. Beyond that, the best thing you can do right now is to continue perfecting and polishing your essays, and make sure you’re proud of them.</p>

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<p>Anyone else? Opinions are welcomed! :)</p>

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<p>I would honestly say do not list all those EC’s if u do nit actually have a passion for each and every singke one. It just looks like u stacked your EC’s. Remember, depth over breadth</p>

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<p>Bummmmppppp :P</p>

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<p>I do not believe any of the colleges you have listed superscore the ACT. I would check with them. </p>

<p>As far as the 7 AP classes in senior year are concerned, quality is always better than quantity. Your mediocre performance on the AP Tests (4,4,4,5) in junior year may not inspire an adcom to think you will do any better on 7 in senior year. I believe this is a major weakness in your application. I would consider schools below the Ivy League, Stanford and MIT class as high reaches.</p>

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<p>As far as your chances, you’ll be one of thousands of premeds who have done esssentially the same things and all sound alike. Geographic diversity may be your strongest asset.</p>

<p>People on this site often recommend Alabama for great merit aid. You actually are in-state. Seriously consider the advantages of being debt-free for med school application and don’t think you need a prestigious name on your diploma in order to get into med school. It’s ok to apply if 7 APs are leaving you with too much spare time and you enjoy writing essays. But you really don’t need to.</p>

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<p>Bump. Anyone else? :P</p>

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<p>Harvard and Princeton, = high reaches. Duke, Vandy, JHU = reaches, Emory = match. EC’s scream volume over substance. Agree re focusing on a view that you have excelled at.</p>