Please Chance Me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
SAT 1: Haven't taken yet
SAT IIs: Haven't taken yet
ACT: 32 (33W, 31M, 30R, 32S, 31E+W, 9/12 Essay) - I'm expecting a 33-34 on my next ACT and sub-scores that'll give me a 34 super-score.
Unweighted GPA: 3.589 w/ Freshmen year - 3.741 not including freshmen year
I made two section for grades because my Freshmen year as bad for these reasons:</p>

<p>1) I moved from a small private school in NY to a large public school in Colorado
2) I was sick for 20+ days (I have it diagnosed and documented). I had to sometimes take tests right after coming back from being sick with no time to catch up.
3) I was dealing with the death of my brother (from suicide) and was getting mental help too (psychiatrists)
Weighted GPA: 3.969 (w/ Freshmen) - 4.26 (w/o Freshmen)</p>

<p>Rank: School doesn't rank
AP Classes: will have 7 by graduation.
Senior Classes will be:
AP BC
AP Macro
AP Micro
Adv C++
AP Lit
Chemistry
Creative Writing
Film Lit</p>

<p>Major Awards:
Academic Honors 3x
First Place iPhone App Developer Competition
State for FBLA (may go to Nationals)
State Entrepreneurship Competition - First Place
Best Delegate - MUN
Honorable Mention - MUN</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Founder/Facilitated the creation of a SOS Chapter at my School, Leader of SOS, Model UN, Varsity Track, FBLA, Computer Club, Piano for 14 years, Guitar for 9 years, Trumpet for 9 Years.</p>

<p>Community Service:
Community/School awareness for Suicide with SOS
Promoted Suicide Awareness Walk at CU Boulder
Raised $10,000+ for Suicide Awareness Walk at CU Boulder - 2012
Raised $10,000+ for Suicide Awareness Walk at CU Boulder - 2014</p>

<p>Summer:
Studied International Relations and History of WW2 - Putney (Oxford/Tuscany)
Studied Political Science and Philosophy - Putney (Amherst)</p>

<p>Teachers Rec: Will be amazing. My teachers adore me.
**Counselor Rec: Will be amazing. She knows me on a personal level and will explain my bad freshmen year grades.
Interview: Only did one at WashU so far, went great!</p>

<p>Other:
State: Colorado
Country: USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Columbian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Parent retired/Upper-Middle Class (financial aid not needed)</p>

<p><strong>Hooks: URM, Shown Interest/Taken Action in Suicide Awareness after the death of my brother, Shown Interest in Comp Sci/Poli Sc</strong></p>

<p>Schools Interested in (long list, sorry):</p>

<p>uPenn (ED?) - Double Legacy
WashU (ED?) - Have shown a lot of interest
Fordham
USC
UCLA
Stanford
Boston College
Boston University
Columbia
Northeastern
Northwestern
Duke
Georgetown
American
CMU
George Washington University
McGill
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
UNC Chapel Hill
UBC
John Hopkins
Wesleyan
Tufts
Brown
University of Chicago</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>McGill: Safety (Pol-sci and CS)
UBC: Safety
JHU: High match (if you ED)/Reach (if you don’t)
Stanford: Reach
UPenn: Reach (ED or not)
WUSTL: Reach
Fordham: Low match
UCLA: Match/High match
USC: Match/High match
BC: Match/High match
BU: Match
Columbia: Reach
NEU: Match/High match
Georgetown: Reach
American: Low match/Match
GWU: Match
CMU: High match (Pol-sci)/Reach (Comp-sci)
UMI: Reach
UNC-CH: Reach
Wesleyan: Reach
Tufts: Reach
Brown: Reach
U Chicago: Reach (pay attention to your essays)</p>

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<p>@Catria</p>

<p>Just curious, why are some schools that I’m in the 75th percentile+ for the ACT and around 50th percentile+ for GPA (the one that includes freshmen year even) do you put as a reach?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Here you go:
uPenn (ED?) - Double Legacy: reach
WashU (ED?) - Have shown a lot of interest: reach
Fordham: safe
USC: reach
UCLA: reach
Stanford: high reach
Boston College: reach
Boston University: target/safe
Columbia: high reach
Northeastern: target/safe
Northwestern: reach
Duke: reach
Georgetown: reach
American: safe
CMU: reach
George Washington University: target/safe
McGill: target
University of Michigan Ann Arbor: reach
UNC Chapel Hill: reach
UBC: target/safe
John Hopkins: reach
Wesleyan: reach
Tufts: reach
Brown: reach
University of Chicago: reach</p>

<p>As for the reason why most of them are reach even if you’re in the grade range, it’s because the top schools in the US don’t just look for grades. Plus, it’s also kind of a shot in the dark because you can get rejected by them even if you have 4.0 with 2400. Your essays are probably just as important as your grades, and the essay is always a factor that you can’t really be sure on. </p>

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<p>UPenn ED: reach
WashU: high reach
Fordham: safety
USC: low reach
UCLA: high match
Stanford:high reach
Boston College: match
Boston University: low match
Columbia: high reach
Northeastern: low match
Northwestern: reach
Duke: reach
Georgetown: reach
American: safety
CMU: high match / low reach
George Washington University: safety
McGill: safety
University of Michigan: high match
UNC Chapel Hill: low reach
UBC: safety
John Hopkins: reach
Wesleyan: low reach
Tufts: reach
Brown: high reach
University of Chicago: high reach</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Very sad about the personal hardships that you had to get through, but the university will probably disregard that unless you write it in your essay. Take the SATs and do well in this year and you’ll have a good chance to most of the universities. Good luck!</p>

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<p>UPenn ED: reach
WashU: high reach
Fordham: safety
USC: low reach
UCLA: high match
Stanford:high reach
Boston College: match
Boston University: low match
Columbia: reach
Northeastern: low match
Northwestern: low reach
Duke: reach
Georgetown: reach
American: safety
CMU: high match / low reach
George Washington University: safety
McGill: safety
University of Michigan: high match
UNC Chapel Hill: high match
UBC: safety
John Hopkins: high match
Wesleyan: low reach
Tufts: low reach
Brown: reach
University of Chicago: low reach</p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman</p>

<p>I will be mentioning the one about my brother in my essay since it really changed me as a person and also ties into the suicide awareness program I brought into my school. I talked to an admissions officer at washU and he said that if my counselor mentions the reasons for my bad freshmen year as legitament (which she will), that they’ll more or less look past my freshmen year. Is this incorrect?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>What’s incorrect about that? It’s perfectly valid as long as the university agrees and it’s true. You suffered from a very unfortunate incident which obviously affected your mark. But really, universities barely look at your freshmen or even sophomore year. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman</p>

<p>Could you possibly chance me? I would greatly appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Your ECs are good considering the amount you raised. Your statistics are also good - just score 2100+ on SAT I and 30+ on the Act and you should be able to get into many of those schools. Good luck!</p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman</p>

<p>Got a 32 on the act</p>