<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
3rd in my class (approximately 400 people)
AP Classes-
Sophomore- Calc I & Calc II (5 on both)
Junior- AP Statistics(4), AP Psychology(5), AP Biology I and II (5)
Senior- Expecting to take AP Environmental, AP Chemistry I and II, and AP Language</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT I Math: 760
SAT I Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 690
Total: 2180</p>
<p>SAT II's:
Math 1- 750
Biology- 770</p>
<p>I have a scientific internship at the National Cancer Institute at Fort Detrick throughout this summer and throughout my senior year, so I have a lot of research experience and hands-on experience (PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA extractions, DNA sequencing, etc).</p>
<p>Some Extra curriculars-
National Honor Society
Key Club
Junior Club
Sophomore Club
Freshman Club
Chairman for the Homecoming committee (9th-12th)
In the Maryland Distinguished Scholar Program
Have a Certificate of Meritorious Service for 100+ hours of volunteer service
Volunteer at the nearby elementary school
Volunteer at a Chinese school teaching piano (I have played for 11 years)
Varsity Indoor and Outdoor track since freshman year (school record in pole vault)
Made the first cut for the National Merit Scholarship, waiting for the next cut</p>
<p>My teacher recommendations should be really good.</p>
<p>My School Picks for pre-med-
Wash U. in St. Louis
Columbia
Duke
Rensselaer (for accelerated physician program)
U. of Pitt (for guaranteed admission into their med school)
Johns Hopkins
U. of Chicago
U. Penn.
Brown
U. of Maryland (backup haha)
Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>I don't know, I feel like a few are long shots for me.</p>
<p>Wash U. in St. Louis - high match
Columbia - reach
Duke - high match
Rensselaer - in
U. of Pitt - in
Johns Hopkins - low reach
U. of Chicago - high match
U. Penn. - reach
Brown - high match
U. of Maryland - in
Carnegie Mellon - match</p>
<p>hii, amazingg stats!! good jobbb theree
the internsip seems really cool, have fun, and the clubs are pretty great as well</p>
<p>Wash U. in St. Louis-low reach, but most prob in
Columbia-reach
Duke-low reach, but most prob in
Rensselaer (for accelerated physician program)–i would say match, but maybe the whole “accelerated” thing makes it more difficult? i actually met a few kids who go to rpi they seemed pretty average but then again the fact that they were under the influence could have skewed what i thought of them haha
U. of Pitt (for guaranteed admission into their med school)-match
Johns Hopkins-reach
U. of Chicago-i heard this is where the fung oes to die, do you really want that?
U. Penn.-reach
Brown-match
U. of Maryland–def in, try to get into honors or whatever if they have it and you can say money for medical school but still look like you went to a good school and made the best of it
Carnegie Mellon-match</p>
<p>U Chicago has a reputation for being “the place where fun comes to die”. It’s one of the hardest schools in the nation IMO, but I don’t think its reputation as a place for nonstop work and no play is deserved. Especially in the modern era where campus life has drastically improved.</p>
<p>shutterthug, the project that I’m working on (primate phylogeny) should be done by September or so, and my name will probably be published with it. Is that kicking up my research enough? I think I have two other projects lined up as well, one involves chromosome harvesting (this is already partway done as well, so if I work on it and help complete it, my name may be published on it as well) and the other involves something Alpaca related.</p>
<p>I KNOW! How is Brown a match when UPenn’s a reach? </p>
<p>IMO:
Wash U. in St. Louis Low Reach (hard to tell with waitlist. Show interest.)
Columbia Reach
Duke Mid-Reach
Rensselaer (for accelerated physician program) Uh… unsure with accelerated med program. Probably reach considering how hard accelerated med programs are.
U. of Pitt (for guaranteed admission into their med school) See above. Probably reach also.
Johns Hopkins Mid-Reach
U. of Chicago Depends on the essays.
U. Penn. Reach
Brown Reach, not match. See Actual Results threads in the Brown forum on this topic.
U. of Maryland (backup haha) Safety
Carnegie Mellon Lower match.</p>
<p>Read the common data sets for the schools. They are a lot more accurate than any of the above opinions. Here are some basic facts on Brown admission:</p>
<p>OP is no shoo in at the top 4 on her list: Columbia, Duke, Penn, Brown.</p>
<p>At a competitive high school in Northern CA (where I live), the top student (Asian female) had near perfect SAT, ACT, SAT Subject scores and perfect GPA. Other stats: research at Stanford lab, awards at regional science fairs, Class Officer, tennis, swimming, National Merit Finalist, many local awards and volunteer work, etc. She, like all of her other Asian classmates (6 out of top 7 were Chinese) WERE SHUT OUT by HYPSM, plus Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia.</p>
<p>Her class is 60% Asian. She was admitted to Rice and Cornell, but naturally chose to attend Berkeley like every other top Asian student at nearby high schools. The only students from said HS to attend upper schools were white (Princeton) and black (Stanford-EA, Penn). Quite understandably, many Asian parents and students were left with a bitter taste in their mouths after this debacle.</p>
<p>Being an ORM is tough on it’s own. But being an ORM from an overrepresented place makes it that much harder again. That’s why these chances posts are silly. If the OP is from Kansas her chances are totally different than if she’s from San Francisco. What zip code you live in, home many from your high school apply, whether your high school has legacies applying, whether you’re first gen or low income–all of these pieces of the puzzle need to be known.</p>
<p>Wash U. in St. Louis-High match
Columbia-Reach
Duke-Reach/Reject
Rensselaer (for accelerated physician program)-Match for RPI
U. of Pitt (for guaranteed admission into their med school)-U Pitt is safety
Johns Hopkins-High match
U. of Chicago-Reach
U. Penn.-Reach/Reject
Brown-Reach/Reject
U. of Maryland (backup haha)-Safety
Carnegie Mellon-High match</p>
<p>You have a very unbalanced list. Retake the SAT and take the math level 2. Those two will boost your admissions chances. Your EC’s are too ubiquitous among top college candidates. Being chinese also puts a damper on college admissions. I would understand because I take a hit being pakistani as well.</p>
<p>hmom5 is correct. Context matters a lot. OP looks like she’s from MD. MD is somewhat of a negative for OP, as there are several magnet schools in the area that are dominated by Asian students.</p>
<p>Amy’s competitors are the other Asian students in her class. If she’s lucky, she goes to a school that is mostly white. If she’s clearly superior to successful (and hookless) white applicants to these schools, then she’s in. Otherwise, she’s toast.</p>
<p>It’s all about context. Good luck to you in your college search, and try to add some LACs (Swarthmore, Middlebury, Wesleyan, etc.) to your college list! And don’t make your pre-med status so obvious!</p>
<p>Yes, I’m from Maryland and yes, the county next door has a swarm of genius Asian kids. Most of the kids in my school will be going to either the community college or crap party schools like Towson or Salisbury. I think only a few kids will be applying to the same schools as the ones I’m applying to (excluding RPI, which nobody has even heard of).</p>
<p>My school is pretty sub-par, to be frank. Low test scores (In my class, I’m pretty sure I have the best SAT score) and such. I think it’s around 2% Asian (not the stereotypical genius type, either), 30% black, 7% hispanic, and the rest is white.</p>
<p>I’m not first gen, but my oldest brother dropped out after a semester and the second is failing some classes.</p>
<p>I’m low income (<60,000). My dad was laid off last year and has been in China since the start of the year. My parents are both Chinese immigrants. My mom barely speaks english, so I’m the man of the house, so to speak.</p>
<p>What is bump? I keep seeing that…Sorry off topic
I think you have a pretty good chance. My friend got into those schools you mentioned and her score was probably just a little higher than yours for the standardized tests.</p>