Please chance me! I am really hoping to attend a top university and want to know your thoughts about my application! Thanks so much in advance!
Objective:
ACT: 34 C (35E, 35M, 34R, 32S, 10writing)
SAT II: 740 Math II, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA: 3.73, weighted=4.31 (strong upward trend, near-perfect junior year)
Rank: school doesn’t rank but top 10 percent
AP: Statistics (5), US History (5), European History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Gov, AP Chinese, AP Calc AB, Aerospace Engineering, Mobile App Development, Topics in Math (business math), English IV
Honors/Awards: National Honor Society, Scholar Athlete, AP Scholar, Honor Role, Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language: Level 2 (international)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Tennis: Captain (2 yrs), 4 yr member
Photography blog: founder + significant recognition from reputable journalists
Finance internship in Asia during summer
Wharton summer program
Chinese Club: President
Product Design Program
Product Development Internship
School Ambassador
Babysitter
English and Math private tutor
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: business
Region: California
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Assume strong essays and recs.
Please chance me for the following schools:
Wharton (ED)
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA)
Cornell (AEM)
Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
WashU (Olin business)
Vanderbilt
Boston University
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business)
NYU
USC
Good test scores but your GPA could be better, great ECs (I wish I had yours lol)
Wharton (ED) - high reach
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA) - match
Cornell (AEM) - high reach
Dartmouth - high reach
Harvard - high reach
Yale - high reach
WashU (Olin business) - reach
Vanderbilt - reach
Boston University - match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business) - match
NYU - match
USC - match
It seems that you have a lot of interest and highlights in Asian culture - this, especially for non-Asians, will help make you stand out. Your ACT score is great and is good enough for consideration at the top colleges on your list (Harvard, Yale, etc.) and won’t prohibit you. SAT Subjects are a little lacking, but are still good scores. GPA (4.31 W) and ACT combined along with Chinese and will probably net you a safe spot in NYU, Boston, and USC. Wharton is a reach, but they will look favorably on the fact that you attended a summer program there while they examine your ED app. Harvard and Yale need extraordinary EC’s along with great grades to gain acceptance: to have a greater chance of getting in to those Ivies, make your EC’s even more unique and boost your weighted GPA to a ~4.5 or higher. Otherwise, your app looks promising. I can’t chance much on the other schools listed, however.
I feel that your extracurriculars are definitely good and your ACT is good too but your GPA i feel is a bit on the low end for the colleges you are applying to.
Wharton (ED) - reach
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA) - match
Cornell (AEM) - high reach( increase GPA possibly?)
Dartmouth - reach
Harvard - high reach
Yale - high reach
WashU (Olin business) - Reach/low match
Vanderbilt - reach
Boston University - Perfect match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business) - match
NYU - match
USC - match
no chance to increase GPA as I’m a senior and no time for any more grades before the ED app. Junior year is all As and A+s, not even an A- in there. Do you think it will be killer? @MonalGarg
Wharton (ED) - Reach but I’m sure you can get in… you’re stats are incredible
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA) - low reach
Cornell (AEM) - reach
Dartmouth - reach
Harvard - high reach
Yale - high reach
WashU (Olin business) - low reach
Vanderbilt - reach
Boston University - low reach/high match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business) - you’re in
NYU - you’re in
USC - low reach
Wonderful scores and excellent ECs - I think if you managed to convey the passion that they demonstrate to your Unis of choice in your essays, you have a great shot at attending whichever institution you’d like. Keep in mind, though, that attending a prestigious Uni does not define you; you’ll succeed wherever you go, as long as you keep your chin up and work hard.
Wharton (ED): Low Reach - I think you’ve got it.
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA): Accepted
Cornell (AEM): Low reach
Dartmouth: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Yale: Reach
WashU (Olin business): Match/Low reach
Vanderbilt: Low reach
Boston University: Match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business): Accepted
NYU: Match
USC: Match
Wharton (ED) - Low reach, but applying ED will def. help your chances! Good luck
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA) - Match
Cornell (AEM) - Low reach
Dartmouth - Reach
Harvard - Reach
Yale - Reach
WashU (Olin business) - Match
Vanderbilt - Low Reach
Boston University - Match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business) - Match
NYU - Match
USC - Match/Low Reach
Wharton (ED): Match
Michigan (pre-admit Ross EA): Match
Cornell (AEM): Low reach
Dartmouth: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Yale: Reach
WashU (Olin business): Low reach
Vanderbilt: Low reach
Boston University: Match
Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley business): Match
NYU: Low Reach (Stern is incredibly selective, even the best of the best sometimes do not get in. I think you may have a better chance of applying undecided to NYU and then transferring into Stern, since you could definitely get into any other NYU school.)
USC: Match
