Please Chance Me (Will Chance Back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Indian male from California </p>

<p>Please Chance for:</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
USC
UChicago
Rice
Johns Hopkins
NYU
Princeton
Stanford</p>

<p>GPA-4.0 unweighted, 4.6 weighted for UCs, 4.3 weighted for anywhere that uses freshman grades (no weighted open to freshmen). I am ELC for UCs.</p>

<p>SAT-2240 (780 CR, 770 W, 690 M)</p>

<p>SAT IIs- Math II:770, Chem:790, US:800</p>

<p>Sophomore-Took the only two weighted classes available to me (1 AP (Euro), 1 honors (Chem)) that would work with my schedule. This may work to hurt me, since other peoples' schedules allowed them to take a few more.</p>

<p>Junior-All core subjects were weighted (3 AP (Chem, Lang, US), 2 honors (physics, precalc), 2 extra classes (band, robotics))</p>

<p>5s on all the APs taken up to this point and As on everything.</p>

<p>Senior- 5 APs (AP Bio, Calc AB, Music Theory, Comp Gov) English 12 and band.</p>

<p>Community College: Cultural Anthropology over summer (A), English (to make up for an AP I had to drop senior year), grade in progress</p>

<p>As for my ECs:
Oboe and English Horn-First chair in school all 4 years
-In top regional youth orchestra and am co-principal for 3 years
- Made county honor band twice, once with second chair
-Lessons since 7th grade</p>

<p>Robotics-Part of FIRST Robotics team at school for 3 years. Part of senior leadership, which basically means I'm co-president with 4 others. Team has placed in several regional and national contests.</p>

<p>NASA-Part of the NASA Online Community, a selective program that allows high schoolers to interact with NASA professionals online and view exclusive online lectures. (2 years)</p>

<p>Other clubs-Founded club to discuss and debate politics and highlight how political dissent is beneficial. This was a conventional school club for 1 year and for the next 2, it has been more private, with in person meetings every once in a while, but MAJOR online involvement. I am co-president and co-web master.
-CSF (kind of a joke)</p>

<p>Varsity Track and Field-Pole Vaulting for 2 years (junior, senior)</p>

<p>Community service:-150 hours volunteering at Bay Area Hospice Foundation thrift store to provide affordable merchandise to the disadvantaged, with proceeds going toward better hospice facilities for the community. (This is over junior and senior year)
~400 hours peer tutoring at school
-Spent summers of 9 and 10 in India (family issues). I was able to do about 60 hours total of showcasing Western classical instruments for the community at a small school.
-Played in BAYOF Hope music festival to raise money for homeless children in the Bay Area (kind of the equivalent a nonathletic charity marathon)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors: -AP Scholar with Honor
-National Merit Commended Scholar
-Academic Letter (major school award)
-Second chair of County Honor Band was an awarded position, with a ceritificate and medal.
-National Band Director's Association Award
-Certificate of Commendation by CMEA Board of Directors (music thing)
-Most dedicated Award for Symphonic Band at school for 2 years
-Third place at 2008 VEX games for Robotics
-Part of 2nd place team at Silicon Valley Regional FIRST Robotics competitoin
-Certificate of recognition from National Holocaust Association for a writing contest (kind of BS)</p>

<p>Job Experience- Paid internship with small (very new) chemical manufacturing company this summer.</p>

<p>I also have personal hardships (really personal) which I am going to discuss in one of my essays. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Berkeley - Low Match
UCLA - In
USCD - In
USC - In
Chicago - High Match
Rice - Match
JHU - Match
NYU - In
Princeton - Reach
Stanford - Reach</p>

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<p>same as above except I’d consider Stanford more of a high match than reach for you and Rice may be closer to a high match than a match.</p>

<p>Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/853398-chance-me-university-southern-california-usc-ill-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/853398-chance-me-university-southern-california-usc-ill-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I disagree with cdr; Stanford is never a match, even with your stellar stats. </p>

<p>Berkeley- In
UCLA- In
UCSD- In
USC- In
Chicago- High Match
Rice- Match
JHU- High Match
NYU- In
Princeton- Reach
Stanford- Reach</p>

<p>Princeton/Stanford depend on how good your essays are.
good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks so far! Anyone else?</p>

<p>And can you guys emphasize on Cal, UCLA, JHU, and Rice?</p>

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<p>Really I believe you’re a very solid candidate for all these schools.</p>

<p>Match for those four you just mentioned.<br>
High match for Stanford.</p>

<p>Reach for Princeton.</p>

<p>Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/851439-chance-me-ucs-ill-chance-back-psst-im-very-average.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/851439-chance-me-ucs-ill-chance-back-psst-im-very-average.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^Please justify saying reach for Berkeley; I would undersstand if I were OOS, but c’mon. UCLA was much more selective than Cal last year, so I question your authority (whatever little anyone under 25 has on this site) on that chance.</p>

<p>I agree with your others, though; already applied to Princeton, though, just because.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Princeton/Stanford-Reach
The rest-Match/High Match</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Anyone else? sorry for bumping so much haha.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Nice app. Do you plan on continuing w/music in college? If they think you’re going to drop it once you’re in, they might pay less attention to it as a distinguishing characteristic. Also, any particular reason you took Calc AB over Calc BC? I know for Princeton/Stanford, they prefer top rigor, which you definitely have. This is the only weak point I see - that is unless your school doesn’t offer it, or something like that…</p>

<p>Oh, and how did you “bump” your post?</p>

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<p>My school only offers BC in alternating years. I, unfortunately, am in the wrong year.</p>

<p>And you bump just by typing “bump 10char” and posting.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley- In
UCLA-In
UCSD-In
USC-In
UChicago-Low Reach (just because i dont know what they look at. My friend who almost got a 2400 got deferred)<br>
Rice-Match
Johns Hopkins-Match
NYU-In
Princeton-Reach
Stanford-Reach</p>

<p>Princeton and Stanford cant be a match for anyone but you have a great resume!</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/854468-average-scores-chance-me-nyu-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/854468-average-scores-chance-me-nyu-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Princeton/Stanford-Reach
The rest-High Match/In</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley-Match
UCLA-In
UCSD-In
USC-In
UChicago- Match
Rice-Match
Johns Hopkins-Match
NYU-In
Princeton-Reach
Stanford-Match</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Low match
USC: Low Match
UChicago: Match
Rice: Match
Johns Hopkins: Match
NYU: Saftey
Princeton: Reach
Stanford: High match/low reach</p>