PLEASEEEE CHANCE ME Cornell. Williams. EA Harvard. Northwestern. Madison. Carleton. EA Yale.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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ACT (breakdown): 32 (12 writing)

SAT II: havnt taken any yet, but expecting to do above 750 on those that I take.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 (i know…)

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank

AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5) GOV (2) Euro(4) Comp Gov (5) AP Lit (5) Ap Lang (5) AP Spanish (5)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Not sure if these matter, but I placed top 10 in the state for speech. I also won several major awards for speech at national level tournaments. Qualified to the tournament of champions in extemp speaking. (Have won some state level tournaments in Starcraft as well as Magic the Gathering… lol)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross country (4 years Varsity) Track (4 years Varsity) Debate (3 years Varsity) Speech (Captain Varsity) Jewish Student Union 2 year member. Founder of organization with non profit status that tutors low income students. Co President of School Orchestra. Member of Church Leadership. Greek Culture Club.

Job/Work Experience: Worked as a tutor in various subjects for two years

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a non-profit in Peru. I taught and helped create curriculum for children. I also interned at a railroad company while there. I Also volunteer as a translator at local libraries helping low income Hispanic families gain access to books. Also volunteered for local Democrat party. And a bit of volunteering at church level.

State (if domestic applicant): Minne(snowta)

School Type: Number one ranked school in Minnesota by various nationally syndicated sources such as U.S News.

Ethnicity: Hispanic (yay!)

Gender:M
Income Bracket: 150K

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, also MASSIVE upward trend in my grades in junior year. 1ST GEN AMERICAN

I know a lot of my choices are VERY far fetched, but I just wanna see what the general public thinks :slight_smile:

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keep in mind that im still a junior, so these could change for the better!

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Also my tentative senior schedule is all AP’s excluding orchestra

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I’d say that Harvard and Yale are very high reaches, Cornell And Williams low-mid reaches and northwestern high match-low reach. (I won’t comment on the other schools cause I don’t know much about them) but keep in mind that these schools are out of reach for many so it just could happen- best of luck!

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Harvard and Northwestern are really a stretch… Being a URM helps, but it will still be very difficult for you to get in with your GPA and ACT. You should definitely apply - just be aware that the chances might not be the best.

Cornell could be a possibility. I have a friend who got in there with an ACT in the low 30s and an A/B GPA. She is white, but applied ED and made a “hook” by spending a lot of time on her app to show she would be perfect for their business program. You definitely have a chance!

I think you have a really good shot at the University of Madison as well. Their 25%/75% ACT range is 26/30, and you have a 32. I would consider this a fallback school for you.

Good luck with your applications!