Please Chance Me (will chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, guys, can you please chance me for the following colleges? I'll chance you back. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>-Stanford (EA)
-Univeristy of Michigan
-University of Pittsburgh
-Harvard
-Penn
-UCLA
-UCB
-Northwestern
-University of Florida
-USC</p>

<p>INFO</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Income: ~$100,000
State: Michigan</p>

<p>Courseload: Most rigorous
GPA: UW = 3.92, W = 4.47
Class Rank: 5/430</p>

<p>TEST SCORES</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (35 E, 36 M, 30 R, 35 S) [35 superscored, using reading from alt. test date]
SAT: Will take in November
SAT II: Math 2 = 800, Bio M = 770
APs: US History (5), Computer Science (4), Psychology (5), Calc BC (4; 5 on AB subscore), Biology (4), US Gov't and Politics (4)</p>

<pre><code> Ongoing: Chemistry, Physics C: Mechanics, Art History, European History, English Lit, English Lang, Statistics
</code></pre>

<p>AWARDS</p>

<p>-National Merit Semifinalist
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-Completer for Kumon Math & Reading programs</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>-Tennis throughout high school (varsity for last 3 yrs)
-National Honor Society
-Spanish National Honor Society
-Mentoring and Tutoring Club (Vice President)
-Young Liberals Club (Co-Founder and Vice President)
-Quiz Bowl
-Student Council
-Ping Pong Club</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (total 225 hours) through the following</p>

<p>-Nursing Center
-Tutoring
-Local public library
-Elementary school teaching program for young children struggling to read
-Local Hospital
-Lou Gehrig's Disease fundraiser
-Relay for Life volunteer
-Red Cross blood drive</p>

<p>RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (240 hours)</p>

<p>-RISE program at Boston University (field of biochemistry)</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>-Kumon Math & Reading Center teaching assistant (from March 2011 - present)</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this! I'll chance anyone back.</p>

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<p>Stanford EA: reach
Mich: low match
Pitt: safety
Harvard: reach
Penn: reach
UCLA: match
UCB: high match
NWern: low reach
UF: safety
USC: low match</p>

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<p>-Stanford (EA): Reach (Stanford loves sports and research experience, so don’t give up hope here.)
-Univeristy of Michigan: I do not know how in-state admissions work for UMich.
-University of Pittsburgh: Safety
-Harvard: Reach
-Penn: Reach
-UCLA: High Match (Because of OOS status)
-UCB: Low Reach (Again…
-Northwestern: Low Reach
-University of Florida: Safety
-USC: Match</p>

<p>It’s hard to stand out as a biochem person. There are just so many people who claim to be passionate about the field, so I am not the most optimistic on the reach schools. You’re just not different enough, but you never know what niche you might fill. </p>

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<p>Stanford: Low Match
Mich: Low Match
Pitt: Safety
Harvard: reach
Penn: Low match
UCLA: Mid match
Flordia: Safety
USC: Good match
Northwestern: Match</p>

<p>One of my classmates made Stanford with little research, no sports, 2160 on SAT, no ACT, ranked #2…he was a good speaker and probably gave a great interview, and good essays but you should definately try for Stanford!</p>

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<p>@teenbodybuilder Thanks for the feedback!</p>

<p>@DoingThings Thanks for the info! Although my research was in biochem, I actually intend to study either psychology or pre-medicine during undergrad. Do you think that makes a difference?</p>

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<p>@laserslp thanks, and yeah, I heard a lot of the selective colleges tend to be kind of random in selecting students.</p>

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<p>You want to do what you can to show a strong interest in something. I think it would sound good if you present your long term goals and what you like about the connections between biochemistry, psychology, and medicine. I don’t think pre-med is not a major or concentration at these schools, so I would explain what you like about psychology in context. If the discussion isn’t genuine, though, they may be able to tell.</p>

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<p>@DoingThings Sound advice. I’ll definitely keep that in mind, thanks!</p>

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<p>Stanford EA: Reach
Mich: Match
Pitt: Safety
Harvard: Reach (as it is for everyone)
Penn: Reach
UCLA: High Match
UCB: High Match
NWern: Low Reach
UF: Safety
USC: Match</p>

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

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