Please chance me for UPenn ED and UChicago ED!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So these are my stats... these are my top choices and I really would like to know if my energy and efforts applying to these schools will be wasted... Additionally if you can chance me for Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Cornell or give me any suggestions it would be much appreciated! Thanks guys!
GPA: 3.83 W
School doesn't rank...
APs taken: European history, Physics B, US History, and Language and composition
Current APs: US Gov't and politics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Literature, Calc AB, Bio
College level spanish
ACT: 33 composite
SAT: taking in October, practices around 2200
SAT 2s: math level 2- 740, ush- 710 </p>

<p>ECs
Work: counselor in the summer, work in doctors office, used to hold a part time job
Research: won local research fairs, applying to INTEL STS and Siemens (project has great potential according to my advisors)
Volunteer: Horseability (help handi capiable ride), music at nursing homes, relay for life, habitat for humanity
Awards: Top 50 nationally in congressional debate (3 time national qualifier, 8th in the state), Yale MoCo best delegate, Yale invitational semi finalist, princeton classic 6th place, won a competition with a musical I directed, black belt in karate, top 100 in tennis regionally
Varsity tennis-- Captain (4 years)
JV softball-- captain (9th)
Varsity softball-- 9th and 10th
Drama club-- executive board (head of fundraising and advertising)-- International Thespian Honor Society (triple honors)
Forensics (speech and debate)-- captain (3 years), vice president
Local library board- president
Model congress--- secretary
Chorus and band-- president for 3 years
Founder of a capella group
Area all state
National music honor society- president
won several oratorical contests....</p>

<p>female, NY</p>

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<p>your GPA looks a little low especially if that’s weighted, but everything else looks great. I’d say wherever you decide to boost your app and apply ED is a low reach, and everywhere else would be a reach.</p>

<p>chance back? :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>Good EC’s, low academics for target schools. At most you’d get into one or two of the schools you listed.</p>

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<p>UChicago has Early Action, not early decision</p>

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<p>Thanks Kash… I know, it was a mistake on my part! Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>With your numbers and ECs every school on your list is a reach. Penn, Brown, Columbia and Dartmouth are significant reaches.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! I have legacy (grandfather) who attended Penn and it is my early decision school, does this make me more competitive, I’m expecting my GPA to increase as well… it is currently a 95.5</p>

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<p>Remember that Chicago wants to see excellent writing ability, so put plenty of effort into your essays.</p>

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<p>So do you guys think the gpa is the real killer? I have a significant upward trend in my gpa as well.</p>

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<p>Do well in Intel STS and you’ve got a good shot. Otherwise the GPA is gonna hurt</p>

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<p>thanks again! question on gpa: will a 95.5 be considered a 4.0?</p>

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<p>What will matter most is where you rank, even if your school does not rank they give grade distribution data. If you’re in the top few percent you have a real shot!</p>

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<p>by the way, my school is very competitive and sends around 20 kids to ivies every year, and more than that to top schools</p>

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<p>Test scores are okay, GPA is a little low (unless your school is super competitive, which you said it is so ne’ermind), your ECs are great except they lack… focus. Like, your an athlete slash actor slash reader slash scientist slash singer slash future politician. Too much breadth, but a lot of depth. I think it’s a reach overall. Good luck though :)</p>

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<p>how did siemens go for you MJG678? But I think with a legacy and ED to penn you should be all set…they love their legacies I’ve heard</p>

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<p>Yeah the legacy will help a lot for penn</p>

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<p>GPA and projected SAT are a shade lower than average for those places, so I’m going to have to say a reach for most of them.</p>

<p>UChicago has a pretty high admit rate, so I think you’ll get in there-- legacy should help UPenn as well.</p>

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