Please Help! Chance Me for Ivies / Selective Schools!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a junior in high school & am interested in applying to competitive schools for a math/ science related major- probably biomedical or chemical engineering.</p>

<p>GPA- Unweighted- approx. 3.85
Weighted- approx- 4.3
Class Rank- top 1%- #2 or 3 out of 400+</p>

<p>APs:
Bio AP (A)
US Hist AP (B+)
(Poor AP Scores- not submitting)</p>

<p>Nexy year:
AP Environmental
AP Physics
AP Psych OR AP English
AP Calc AB</p>

<p>SAT Scores:
Math 780
Writing 790
CR 570 (very bad, but retaking)
Total: 2140</p>

<p>ACT Scores: (retaking)
Composite: 30
Combined English/ Writing: 31</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Peer Leadership- (a selective club within the high school that promotes various community service projects such as light up a life, peace takes practice, etc. We also help the freshmen have a smooth transition into high school)- Soph, Junior, Senior</p>

<p>Peer Mediation- established by a small group of students this year, we help students come up with solutions to various problems- Junior, Senior</p>

<p>JV Lacrosse- Freshman, Soph, Junior
Varsity Lacrosse- Senior</p>

<p>Part time job @ local grocery store since end of freshman year- 15-16 hrs/ week, more during summer</p>

<p>Community Service-
Member of Junior Volunteer Program @ Local Hospital- 100+ Hours, the experience has been a great way to observe possible careers in the hospital setting- would love to have a medical-related career in the future. </p>

<p>***For every 20 hours I have volunteered, I have been able to grant $500 to the hospital's department of my choice. Because I am hearing impaired & was born with several congenital disorders, I am donating the $ to these specific areas.</p>

<p>Have volunteered @ local preschool several times per year, have worked & interacted with autistic children</p>

<p>Hook? - I have suffered with several physical, learning, & hearing disabilities throughout my life & my doctors are amazed that I have been doing this well. I have donated over 2000 dollars to the speech pathology unit in Norwood hospital b/c this unit is close to my heart. </p>

<p>Essay- I will write about the obstacles I have overcome and how they made me a better person. </p>

<p>Any recommendations for colleges that are strong in the medical sciences and math? Are the Ivies / Stanford / UChicago / Duke / JHU / USC / Northwestern way beyond my reach, or do I have a shot?</p>

<p>Should I even bother applying to these schools, or should I focus on schools such as Tufts, NYU, etc.? Should I apply early action (non-binding)? Will that help my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks!!! Post a link and I will chance you back.</p>

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<p>I am in NHS as well, and I plan on leading several committees when we start our senior community service projects next year.</p>

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<p>you at all of the schools if you get your CR to 670-700.</p>

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<p>Your chances are virtually zero if you don’t get that CR score higher by at least a 100 points. 700+ is good, 750+ is ideal.</p>

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<p>^False. The 540 is low, but having a combined 2140 does not come close to making his chances “virtually zero” at the schools he listed, especially since his ECs are fine and he is in the Top 1% of his class.</p>

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<p>get that CR to 700 and you should have a good shot everywhere.</p>

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<p>^I agree with people above. Raise your CR to at least 650 and you’ll get into a lot of schools. Your Essay idea is good, now you just need to execute it. Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>It’s not about the combined score, colleges take a closer look at CR than any other score. </p>

<p>Since there are unusual circumstance that we can not fully comprehend, I would advise trying any college you like. Just have backups that are based on schools that would accept you with the current stats.</p>

<p>Above all, make sure your safeties are financially doable.</p>

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<p>Redroses summed it up perfectly…</p>