Please chance me, I will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,
I am a rising senior and am starting to get pretty anxious about college. I've always achieved my goals, but I see all these amazing applicants getting rejected here on CC. </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian American (Indian Guy)
School: Tiny very academically strong private (if it helps, its a feeder to stanford, having sent 39 kids there in the past 4 years)
Income bracket: High
Rank: n/a</p>

<p>SAT: 2320 (first try)</p>

<p>AP Scores: My school doesn't offer AP courses, so I did these all myself. I guesttimated the last 4. Chemistry (4), Micro (5), Macro (5), Lang and Comp (5), Calc BC (5), USH (5), Spanish Lang (5), Physics B (4), Psychology (5)</p>

<p>SAT II: Chemistry (760), Math 2 (800), Literature (720), USH (780), Spanish w/Listening (800), Physics (740)</p>

<p>GPA: Attended multiple high schools, so I'll just give unweighted. 3.85. Will rise to 3.91 after first semester senior year, if that helps.</p>

<p>ECs:
Football (3 years varsity, Captain)
Baseball (1 year JV, 3 years Varsity, Captain)
Soccer (2 years Varsity)
Tennis (5 years recreational, few USTA tournament wins)
Mock Trial (3 years President)
Chess (On and off for 10 years, USCF, string of low-level awards and tournament wins)
Student Council (2 years President)
FBLA (2 years, Chapter Founder, President)
Piano (nothing serious, its fun and relaxes me)
Boy Scouts (5 years, Eagle Scout)</p>

<p>Memberships:
NHS (2 years)
Cum Laude Society</p>

<p>Achievements:
National AP Scholar
National Merit Semifinalist
Congressional Youth Gold Medal
Siemens Regional Finalist
USAMO (10th grade)
Winner of very prestigious nationwide essay contest (decline to state here for privacy)
Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key Award</p>

<p>Summer:
Before 10th: Internship with Private Equity firm in New Delhi, learned C++ and Javascript
Before 11th: Oxbridge Program at Cambridge, Boy Scout Camp, Baseball Camp at IMG Academies
This summer: Been accepted to Asian American Journalism Association "J-Camp", Stanford University Medical Internship, playing on elite travel baseball squad</p>

<p>Miscellaneous: Know 4 languages (English, Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese)
Participated in United States Senate Youth Program
Wrote a book (didn't do so hot)</p>

<p>I think my ECs are good, and I think the recs and essays will be too
But, what concerns me is my GPA. I know it may seem asinine to be worrying about a ~3.8, but on threads here I see a litany of 4.0s getting rejected from great schools.</p>

<p>Please chance me for:
Harvard
Stanford
Wharton
Columbia
Northwestern
Duke
UCs (Berkeley, LA)
Johns Hopkins
WUSTL
U of Mich
Tulane
USC</p>

<p>Thanks so much, and I promise to chance back. Please provide the link to your thread!</p>

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<p>Reach Schools:</p>

<p>Harvard
Stanford
Duke</p>

<p>Pretty much a gurantee:</p>

<p>Wharton
Columbia
Northwestern
Duke
UCs (Berkeley, LA)
Johns Hopkins<br>
WUSTL
U of Mich
Tulane
USC
Duke</p>

<p>Write good essays .
Also, try to raise your gap to 3.9, as u said 3.91 by senior year. </p>

<p>Please Chance back:</p>

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<p>^Trololol.</p>

<p>Looks like you have a pretty interesting application. some excellent awards, and great SAT score. Very solid shot at Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, Wharton, Northwestern, Good bet at WUSTL, Johns Hopinks, UC berkeley, and in at Tulane, U of Mich, USC and rest of UCs. Honestly, I think you will get into at least one of the universities in the first group. Expect some nice merit money and other offers.</p>

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<p>Could you let me know the name of the ssay contest, my son is still in 8th grade, i would like to try next year when he is in high school, you can send the name to ramapriyan@**********</p>

<p>thanks
Ram</p>

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<p>^ Here is a list of national writing contests -> [Find</a> Writing Contests, Poetry Contests & Grants | Poets & Writers](<a href=“Writing Contests, Grants & Awards July/August 2023 | Poets & Writers”>Writing Contests, Grants & Awards July/August 2023 | Poets & Writers) and [Big</a> Fat Prize::Browse Prizes Prizes, Competitions, Contests, Cash Prizes, Awards, Championships, Trophies](<a href=“http://www.bigfatprize.com/index.php?page=prize&section=browse&category=17]Big”>http://www.bigfatprize.com/index.php?page=prize&section=browse&category=17)</p>

<p>The ‘most prestigious’ is generally considered to be the National Peace Essay Contest and the Ayn Rand essay contests -> [Essay</a> Contests — Ayn Rand Novels](<a href=“http://aynrandnovels.org/essay-contests.html]Essay”>http://aynrandnovels.org/essay-contests.html)</p>

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<p>Another good one is the Alliance of Young Artists and Writers and the YoungArts contests. Those are more open format, and depending on the category, also gives scholarships.</p>

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<p>you should have a good chance at most if not all of them
chance me please
i would like to know if i could get into a college like UMASS Amherst or Rochester institute of Technology with these stats:
2.8-3.0 gpa 1 honours class
about 2000/2400 on SATs
i volunteer at a hospital every saturday
i volunteer for a local race for a charity every year
i go to prgramming club
i go to badminton club
blue ribbon high school</p>

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<p>@ramapriyan i’ll post here a list of every essay contest i’ve ever entered. i won’t tell you which one i won</p>

<p>“The Nation” Student Writing Essay Contest (6-12)
Scholastic Art and Writing Competition (7-12)
DuPont Challenge Science Essay (7-12, only US)
Being an American Essay Contest (9-12, only US)
National Peace Essay Contest (9-12)
Profiles in Courage Essay Contest (9-12)
Knight Essay History Essay Competition (10-12)
Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest (11-12)</p>

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<p>Agreed, minus Wharton/Columbia/NW</p>

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<p>Thank you all for the input on essay contests.</p>

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<p>Wow your application looks great! you have amazing ECs and awards so you are more than fine at any of those schools!
Your GPA is fine, nothing to worry about considering everything else you just postes.</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Goodness… this is a super-super impressive resume.
I would think don’t worry about the GPA, especially with all the rest to boost it. Plus, all those self-studied APs look really, really nice.
I think you have a good chance at most of the schools (minus the potshot Ivies+Stanford), but to be honest I think you have a much better chance than a lot of people.</p>

<p>Chance me back? :slight_smile: </p>

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<h1>IndianPride haha Overall, your resume is impressive. Once your GPA goes up, you will definitely be a very strong candidate for the schools you want.</h1>

<p>Harvard: seems like a good fit, but its Harvard so you can never be sure
Stanford: i think you have a good chance, especially considering the “feeder school” status
Wharton: reach but you never know
Columbia: 50-50
Northwestern: good odds
Duke: doable
UCs (Berkeley, LA): EASY
Johns Hopkins: good bet
WUSTL: strong chances
U of Mich: EASY
Tulane: EASY
USC: EASY</p>

<p>chance me back!</p>