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<p>Stats (friend's):
Asian male
Noncompetitive state</p>

<p>IB Student
GPA: 4.0UW/4.8W (rank 1/450)
SAT: 2290 (750+ in all sections)
SAT II: low 700s USH, high 700s Chem, 800 Math II
AP Exams: Macro 4, Chem 4</p>

<p>ECs:
NHS (president)
Student Council SBO Sec and State board member (lots of extras with this)
Volunteer: library, museum, hospital, etc.
Varisty Tennis
Chess (Captain, team is #1 in city)</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Finalist
All-State Academic Team</p>

<p>Essays/Recs: legible</p>

<p>Schools:
Northwestern
MIT
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Stanford
UPenn
UCSD (OOS)
UCLA</p>

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<p>No to:
MIT
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Stanford</p>

<p>Maybe/Probably to the rest</p>

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<p>reach-
-MIT
-Princeton
-Harvard
-Yale
-Stanford
-Columbia</p>

<p>basically all reaches because it's hard for ANYONE to get into these schools regardless of your great gpa and sat score. </p>

<p>matches-
-UPenn
-UCSD
-UCLA
-Northwestern</p>

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<p>UPenn is also a reach, as it is for everybody...</p>

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<p>I would say he has better chances for UPenn than MIT though. Would you agree?</p>

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<p>Yeah, Penn's a much better bet than MIT, but it's still a reach. Penn is roughly as selective as Columbia.</p>

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<p>All are kind of reaches, even the UCs knowing how competitive OOS is nowadays.</p>

8

<p>I would have to agree, while the stats are impressive, there is nothing extraordinary about them. If anything, it's below average for the typical accepted candidate at one of the Ivy's.</p>

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<p>Well, it's too late now that apps are sent in. Keep up your grades is the best advice you could probably get now (aka do your hw and do summer apps like i recommended, procrastinating azn).</p>

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<p>Valedictorian with only 2 APs b4 senior yr? Is it just me or isn't that a bit odd (valed at my school has like 6-7 not counting senior year)? I'd say reasonable chances; essays will need to show passion I'm guessing...</p>

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<p>Well, he takes IB so I think that outweighs it.</p>

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<p>Ya, few APs is because of IB (so far taken 2 tests SL with scores 5 and 7).</p>

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<p>Your profile is strong, but you are applying to highly selective schools in a year which is setting records for number of applications. You might get admitted to several of your choices--you certainly are well qualified for all-- but you could also end up with several rejections and a few waitlist offers with no acceptances. You should have applied to a couple of safety schools. My guess is that you will be accepted to UCSD,UCLA, Northwestern & Penn. Columbia is certainly possible. HYPSM are unpredictable even for an applicant with outstanding qualifications. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I'm surprised he got 4's on his AP tests yet he's 1/450.</p>

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<p>^^^ That can be explained by the fact that he comes from a noncompetitive state, which he said he does.</p>

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<p>Bumpity bump.</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump bump</p>