Please chance me UPenn and a few others :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Don't go easy. I want the harsh truth :)</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<pre><code>* UPenn
* Duke
* Stanford
* Rice
* Cornell
* WUSTL
* Northwestern
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<p>Stats:
* SAT Total: 760 CR/710M/670W & 12 essay = 2140 (Not sending? Or should I?) I think the math score is very low compared to my capabilities.... ACT math score was 36.
* SAT II: Biology M: 740; Math 2: 800; US History: 790
* ACT: 33 & 12 essay
* AP scores: European History (3), Statistics (4), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP Eng Lang (5), AP Art History (4), AP Biology (5)
* GPA weighted: 4.23
* GPA unweighted: 3.85
* Rank or % estimate: Between the top 15% and 20%. 9th grade screwed me over. Grade has 100 students.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Great essays/
* Teacher Recs: Outstanding recs across the board. Two from teachers that have won teacher of the year rewards.
* Counselor Rec: Great recommendation from vice-principal who knows me well.
* Hook (if any): Family of 4 making less than $20,000. Live with great-grandparents. Dangerous life as a child etc. First generation student (family members never graduated from high school).
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<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type: Small charter school (~700 kids) with 100 kids in my graduating class.
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender:M
* Important ECs:
*Community Service Club (9th,10th,11th,12th grade)
*Robotics Club (11th, 12th grade)
*Tutoring (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade)
*Child care [younger brother] and babysitting for friend's mother
*Science Fair: (9th, 10th, 11th grade - didn't really put effort into these because they were school mandatory)
*Intern at AMGEN: Researching the correlation of cellular apoptosis pathways on cancer. Also researching the creation of drugs to inhibit such pathways
*Intern at UCSD Cancer Laboratory: Researching inflammation and its affect on diabetes.
* Self-study: Multivariable calculus, DiffEQ, Lin. Algebra
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<p>Sports: School doesn't offer any compelling sports. I'm physically active outside of class though.</p>

<p>College preparation:
*4 Years of college prep classes
*Summer camp with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
*Summer language immersion camp with Middlebury</p>

<p>Expected Major:
*Engineering(Cornell, Stanford). Planning a pre-med track also.
*Some form of Human Biology/Physiology/Genetics for (UPenn, Duke, Rice, WUSTL, Northwestern). Planning a pre-med track also. </p>

<p>Aside from the colleges listed, does anyone know of any other colleges that may match with me? :)</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for the help CC :)</p>

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<p>Bump this up</p>

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<p>Are you applying ED Upenn?</p>

<p>No chance at stanford. All else are possible.</p>

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<p>Hmmm… I’m going to say that you have a significant chance with Cornell, UPenn, and Duke. Northwestern as well. Stanford is still tough, as it is for everyone. Your hook definitely makes you stand out, your internships are quite good. Personally, I would probably submit the ACT before the SAT because the ACT highlights what appear to be your strengths - math and science.</p>

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<p>All are RD except for Stanford. I’m hoping the adcoms will have an epiphany and recognize that they want me!</p>

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<p>Would Cornell still be a reach for me or more along the lines of a match?</p>

<p>Their campus is absolutely beautiful by the way :)</p>

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<p>Low reach, high match probably. It’s still Ivy League, it still has a 20% acceptance rate, it’s quite selective. I’d say you have a good chance, though.</p>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn—low reach</li>
<li>Duke—low reach</li>
<li>Stanford–reach</li>
<li>Rice–high match/low reach</li>
<li>Cornell–low reach</li>
<li>WUSTL—low reach</li>
<li>Northwestern–high match
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<ul>
<li>UPenn: low reach</li>
<li>Duke: low reach</li>
<li>Stanford: high reach</li>
<li>Rice: high match</li>
<li>Cornell: reach</li>
<li>WUSTL: can’t say</li>
<li>Northwestern: can’t say</li>
</ul>

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<p>Duke: high match
Stanford: reach
Northwestern: match
Cornell: reach</p>

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<p>Can I get some match recommendations? Safeties even? I’m also applying to UCB, UCLA, UCSD</p>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Rice - match</li>
<li>Cornell - match</li>
<li>WUSTL - not sure</li>
<li>Northwestern - match</li>
</ul>

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<p>Good chance at everything except Stanford … and maybe UPenn. But i doubt it (for UPenn)</p>

<p>Congrats on those internships. Go ahead and try the ACT you have nothing to lose. Also, the 740 Bio M score seems low/out of place considering the rest of your app. maybe a retake?</p>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn- reach</li>
<li>Duke- reach</li>
<li>Stanford- reach</li>
<li>Rice- decent</li>
<li>Cornell- reach</li>
<li>WUSTL- decent</li>
<li>Northwestern- decent</li>
</ul>

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<p>UPenn—match
Duke—match
Stanford–reach
Rice–reach
Cornell–reach
WUSTL—reach
Northwestern–match</p>

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<p>I don’t know much about these schools except for UPENN and Cornell but since you are not applying to UPENN as ED I am going to say that is more of a reach (they basically fill their class ED). Cornell I think would be a little easier but closer to a reach, but even so I would still apply because you never know! Everyone has atleast a little bit of a chance.</p>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn - reach but good chance i think</li>
<li>Duke -match</li>
<li>Stanford - reach</li>
<li>Rice - not sure</li>
<li>Cornell - low reach/high match (pretty high chance)</li>
<li>WUSTL - good chance</li>
<li>Northwestern - match</li>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn - I think you’re in</li>
<li>Duke - low reach</li>
<li>Stanford - reach</li>
<li>Rice - match</li>
<li>Cornell - match</li>
<li>WUSTL - match</li>
<li>Northwestern - match</li>
</ul>

<p>You’ve got a pretty solid profile and I think you’ll be seeing multiple acceptance letters! Good luck =]. If you could chance me back I’d really appreciate it: </p>

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<p>Stanford would be a pretty high reach, and I’ve heard they’re not exactly generous with their aid. Cornell and Rice are low reaches/pretty high matches. </p>

<p>Between UPenn and Stanford, I’d say you have a better chance at UPenn. Consider that many applicants to Stanford will have their apps loaded with research and science intern stuff as well.</p>

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<ul>
<li>UPenn- low reach</li>
<li>Duke- low reach</li>
<li>Stanford- mid to upper reach</li>
<li>Cornell- I think you’re in</li>
</ul>

<p>With good essays, you should be perfect. Your situation is admirable since you seem to have done quite well for yourself! :D</p>