Please please please chance me !!!

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<p>Hi I'm an international student applying for aid to the following colleges:
1. Colgate
2. Tufts
3. Amherst
4. Bard
5. Johns Hopkins
6. Harvard
7. Yale
8. Princeton
9. Cornell
10. UPenn
11. Dartmouth
12. Columbia
13. Brown
14. Stanford
15. MIT
16. UCB
17. UCLA
18. UCSD</p>

<p>My stats are as follows:</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160(690 CR, 730 W, 760 M) [Single Sitting]
SAT I superscore (breakdown):2250(690 CR, 760 W, 800 Math) ,
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 85+ predicted out of 90 (A levels from Singapore)
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chem, Math, Econ, Social Science, Semiconductors
Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~10-12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recorded 2 music albums which were released in the market and sold very well, Math Olympiad upto Regional, National Talent Search Scholar, SIA Youth Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):100m and 200m Athelete at national level, Best delegate at several MUN conferences, President of scholars committee, School Captain, Basketball Team at varsity level
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Community service 80+ hours. Also received gold awward from the school for the same.</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays:Very good
Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome
Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesomer
Counselor Rec: Awesomest
Additional Rec:
Art Supplement: Music Album</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India (Studied in Singapore for Junior and Senior years)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ $30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Athlete?</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I dont know. :S
Weaknesses: Lack of depth in any one particular area I guess?</p>

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<p>Its impossible to “chance” since the admissions to all the top universities are so random and somewhat like a lottery…</p>

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<p>I think the story as quoted by a ivy admissions director is, for every student they admit, they end up rejecting atleast 6 equally good or better qualified students. So it is a very random process. If you r lucky you might get accepted in multiple schools or nothing. As long as you did your part to your best capability, you have every reason to be happy and move on. I heard NUS is an excellent school too.</p>

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<p>So ure an Indian whose currently in Singapore?</p>

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<p>Are you applying for financial aid?</p>

<p>The following opinion is based on if you aren’t asking for aid:</p>

<p>Don’t Know/Can’t Say: Colgate, Amherst, Bard, JHU
Safety: UCSD, UCLA
Match: UCB, Brown, Cornell, UPenn, Columbia
Reach: HYPSM and Dartmouth</p>

<p>Note: Brown, Cornell, Penn and Columbia are in the Match category <em>only</em> because they are need-aware and a full-pay status would give you the upper hand. HYPM and Dartmouth are need blind for internationals. Stanford, with it’s 7% admittance rate will be quite unpredictable.</p>

<p>Note2: Your description of the LORs and the music albums help a lot. Your shift from India to Singapore helps a lot as well (adaptation).</p>