Please HELP!! What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks for reading, I want to hear what people think my chances are at the following schools with the following stats:</p>

<p>MIT
Stanford
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
UPENN
Columbia
Cornell
Duke
Rice
Chicago
Brown
Caltech
Princeton
Yale
Harvard</p>

<p>Chinese American, Citizen of US
Attending Bellaire one of the top 100 High Schools in the nation</p>

<p>SATI:
Math - 800
Verbal - 660</p>

<p>SATII:
Math IIC - 670
Writing - 750
Chinese – Nov
Physics - Nov</p>

<p>PSAT:
Math- 75
Verbal -75
Writing- 80</p>

<p>AP:
World History- 5
Human Geography – 4
English Lang - 4
Macro Economics – taking this year
English Lit - taking this year
Micro Economics-taking this year
Calculus- taking this year</p>

<p>Senior year courses:
AP English 4
Lab Assistant
AP Calculus AB
Web Mastering
IB Chinese 5
Honors Debate
AP Micro Economics</p>

<p>GPA:
3.87 out of 4.0 weighted at the end of junior year
4.63 on a 4+ scale</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
(Over 1600 hour of volunteer service over 3 years)
Volunteer at Museum of Health and Medical Science (4 years)
Volunteer at Houston Food Bank (2 years)
Volunteer at Houston Public Library Children’s Room (1 year)
Volunteer at Houston Public Library Human Resources (1 year)
Volunteer at Houston Public Library Director’s Office (1 year)
Volunteer at Pershing Middle School (1 year)
Volunteer at University of Texas Medical School (3 years)
Volunteer at University of Texas Medical School: Radiology (Magnetic Resonance)
Volunteer at University of Texas Medical School: Neurology (Pediatric Neurology)
Volunteer at University of Texas Medical School: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Volunteer at Hermann Hospital (1 year)
Volunteer for the Houston Youth Corps-Hands on Houston
Volunteer for the Thanksgiving Day Parade
Volunteer at School Bookroom
National Honor Society
Chinese National Honor Society
United Way Kid’s Way
Red Cross
Candidate for Governor’s Volunteer Award
Outstanding Student of Hua Xia Chinese School
Outstanding Academic Achievement of Hua Xia Chinese School
Volunteer for the Tim Shen Campaign for City Council</p>

<p>Awards:
National Council of Chinese Language Schools Essay Contest (2nd)
Hai-Hua Cultural Poetry Contest (3rd)
Houston Public Library Logo Design Contest (1st)
Houston Public Library Graphic Design Contest (2nd)
Global Alliance for Democracy and Peace: Flag Design Contest (1st)
ASFSA Art Contest (Texas 1st)
New York: I Love Chinatown Art Contest (1st)
World of Knowledge Art Competition (1st)
McDonalds Asian-American Essay Contest (1st)
Houston ISD Asian American Month Art Contest (2002-1st) (2003-Grand Prize) (2004-1st)
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Art Poster Contest (1st)
Houston Math Contest (1st)
Degree of Excellence for Debate
Degree of Merit for Debate
Degree of Honor for Debate
Degree of Distinction for Debate
Degree of Special Distinction for Debate
Future National Forensics League All American
West Central District Science Fair (2nd)
Houston Science and Engineering Fair (Medicine: Honorary Mention)
NCACLS Chinese Essay Contest (2nd)
Exemplary Leadership: City Hall Project (Houston Junior Asian Chamber of Commerce)
GEICO Direct Art Contest (1st)
State Science Olympiad Tournament (Award of Excellence)
District Science Olympiad: Propeller Propulsion (1st)
State Science Olympiad: Propeller Propulsion (1st)
Lamar High School Debate Tournament (1st Place Speaker)
Lamar High School Debate Tournament (2nd Place)
Outstanding Participant of ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars
Deerpark High School Debate Tournament (1st)
1st Place United Way Kid’s Way Art Contest
Metro Bank Drawing Contest (1st)
Taiwanese Association Art Competition (1st)
Contestant in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition of Math, Science, and Technology
College Board National Merit Semi-Finalist (Score:230)</p>

<p>Leadership:
Chief Editor of Bellaire Russian Newspaper
Secretary of Bellaire Science Fair Club
Treasurer of Bellaire Debate Team
Novice Captain: Bellaire High School Debate
Bellaire High School Russian-Asian Affairs Director
Representative of Mayor’s Youth Council
Representative of Keep Houston Beautiful
President of Houston Junior Asian Chamber of Commerce
Houston Representative for Junior Statesmen of America
JAYTEENS Events Coordinator (Houston Junior Asian Chamber of Commerce)
Bellaire High School Freshman Class Representative (2001)
Bellaire High School Sophomore Class Representative (2002)
Bellaire High School Junior Class Representative (2003)
Bellaire High School Senior Class Representative (2004)
Bellaire High School Junior & Senior Advisory (2003, 2004)
Chinese Youth Society
Member of the National Honor Roll
Youth Leadership Conference: Rice University (2003, 2004)</p>

<p>Achievements:
As president of Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce helped lead 20 teens from Houston to meet the Mayor, City Council, Don Wang (CEO of Metro Bank), Joe Teen (advisor to the President of the US). Helped improve the leadership skills of Houston area teens
Ran an art contest for HJACC for remembering September 11th, helped bring in students from elementary schools, middle schools, and high school students to participate and also teach them about the September 11th and the influences and effects.
Won 2nd place at Lamar Debate Tournament for Lincoln Douglas Debate and also won 1st place Speaker Award.
Won 1st place at Deerpark Debate Tournament for Public Forum Debate and was also top speaker at the tournament.
Volunteered at UT Medical School with Dr. Narayana by helping identify false lesions from actual lesions through the computer application program. Also worked with the detection and analysis of the severity of the lesions in regards to location.
Volunteer at UT Medical School and also at Hermann Hospital by helping Dr. Butler and Dr, Perkins of UT go on rounds in the hospital to help see patients, help out in the clinic to see and help treat patients. Work with UT fellows and residents to help do research on cerebral palsy and Chiari Malformation on Pediatric patients. </p>

<p>Recs:
a social studies teacher (taught me Geography 2 and went on Yellowstone trip with me)
a science teacher (taught me ap physics, sponsor for Science Fair Club)</p>

<p>Essays:
Most likely will emphasize my experience of breaking my arm and how it Changed me forever. And how now I am the anti-stereotypical Asian American</p>

<p>I know my SAT verbal is bad, but what are my chances @ getting into those schools???</p>

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<p>you are ridiculously smart...
your SAT verbal isnt bad, silly, but if you're worried about it i'm sure your 750 writing score will balance it out a little bit...
im sure you will be a very good candidate for all of those schools</p>

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<p>MIT - Reach
Stanford - Reach
Northwestern - Match
Johns Hopkins - Match
UPENN - Math/Reach
Columbia - Reach
Cornell - Match
Duke - Match
Rice - Match
Chicago - Match
Brown - Match
Caltech - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Yale - Reach
Harvard - Reach</p>

<p>Though you do have one of the best EC's and awards, you are lacking the well-rounded element. (Like no research or some sort of athletics). Being Chinese will hurt, because of how competative that pool is. However witha higher verbal score, you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>well i do research at UT Med school for cerebral palsy and chiari malformation, and im working with doctors to publish articles for medical journals for cerebral palsy</p>

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<p>that would definately put MIT into a slight teach category. However you SAT II C math score might hurt you too :(.</p>

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<p>Does anyone else knoe where i stand?</p>

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<p>bump...bump...</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>i really need some advice....can someone PLEASE help??</p>

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<p>if u boost your verbal sat and ur math 2c score, ure the perfect applicant (which means u'll get into all schools and have a solid 50%chance at hyps and mit)
thats as good as it gets!!!
with your current scores, you should still be able to make it to most schools if you write proper essays.</p>

<p>remember, this is only my opinion, you can never be sure with schools like hyps mit</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>yarrr...i'm from memorial HS and i'm competing with you...looks like you've got a damn good shot with your research and EC's....</p>

<p>just wondering...what is your cutoff GPA for top quarter? i still think memorial is better than bellaire :-p</p>

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<p>Your ECs and stuff look good, but when I actaully read them, it seems like a lot of fluff. You clearly have a lot of insignificnat stuff listed and repetivie stuff that makes your list look longer than it actaull is. As for chances, who knows? dont take the chinees sat 2, itll look like cheating.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>