Please chance me?

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<p>I'm applying Biomed Engineering to SAES. Please chance me?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.00 UW</p>

<p>Class Rank: N/A, probably top 1%, school does not do it. I go to the Mississippi School for Math and Science, a state sponsored magnet school for 11th and 12th graders, with approximately 130 in each class.</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite 36
English 36
Math 35 (I got a 36 on a different test)
Reading 35
Science 36
Writing 10</p>

<p>SAT:
Composite 2120 (twice, sigh), superscore 2170
CR 610 (highest 660)
Math 800
Writing 710</p>

<p>SAT II's
Math II 800
Physics 790
Chemistry 760</p>

<p>AP Exams:
Calculus BC 5
Chemistry 4
Physics B 5
I will probably take Physics C, and maybe micro/macro economics.</p>

<p>Coursework: very high standard compared to other school across the state (considering it is Mississippi), and maybe across the nation as well. We are on the Mississippi University for Women (unknown school, good in nursing) campus so we can take college classes. I will have 12 hours of English when I graduate, 6 hours of calculus, some number of hours of physics, etc.</p>

<p>EC's:
Quiz Bowl 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain 11 and 12)
Varsity Soccer 11, 12 (started both years; I played soccer for 10 years before but never tried out for varsity)
Mu Alpha Theta 10, 11, 12 (officer 12)
SGA Senator 12
Science Bowl 11, 12 (captain 12)
Young Republicans 11 12</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist (applying for finalist)
State AMC 12 Winner
State Science Bowl Winner
Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award
2nd place Quiz bowl tournament, teams from Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Franklin tutoring - Tutor children at local elementary school in Spanish for 30 min to an hour, but this requires around 1 hr prep per week, so the total is 2hr/week. I started doing this in twelfth grade (this year)
Website design/maintenance - I have designed and maintained various websites for people, including teachers and organizations, and the current MSMS website. I was hoping this would be a big help for me, but I could only include it in my CommonApp essay in one or two sentences.</p>

<p>I also interned at the Polymer Science Department of University of Southern Mississippi this summer for around seven weeks and came out with a 20something page paper. Would this be helpful?</p>

<p>I know my SAT isn't too high, but I concentrated on my ACT. But I've heard that both are equal, so I hope that is okay. For my CommonApp essay, I picked my own topic and used the National Merit topic. I am writing about my motivation, about how I used to be all for the grades but now it's more than that. My teacher recommendations should be pretty/really good, or atleast I hope so.</p>

<p>Any ideas on my chances? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Nice! 36 ACT is awesome. I actually think you have a really good chance. Good luck!</p>

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<p>agree with the previous poster. but just out of curiosity, did you have to say you got a 36 for math on a different ACT if you arent submitting it?</p>

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<p>i like your chances, and without seeing recs/essays would give you an 80% shot for ED. i mostly like you because of location in MS, class rank, 36 ACT, state AMC12 winner, and SAT 2 scores. RD chances are 50%</p>

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<p>@Millhouse. The earlier ACT where I got a 36 in math was sent to UPenn so they have that I made it. I don’t know, I thought it would be helpful considering it’s SAES that I’m trying to get into. Maybe I’m coming off really cocky, I don’t want to be… sorry, didn’t mean to come off like that.</p>

<p>Thanks for chancing me though! Any others?</p>

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<p>what did u get on AMC12 to be state winner? (just curious?)</p>

<p>oh, and very good chances imo</p>

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<p>Thanks for everyone who chanced me already… Anyone else?
@a2npersuas2n I just PM’d you</p>

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<p>Please anyone else?</p>