<p>As of now, I’m still pretty sure I’m applying to Stanford ea, even though the ea boost for Harvard seems to be much greater. I just feel like I will be a better fit at an institution like Stanford, I think I identify with their philosophy more. Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>What do you think my chances at merit aid at Michigan would be, including the fact that I’m in state? I’m not too familiar with that process.</p>
<p>Or just regular predictions too, I’m still fine with those :)</p>
<p>Stanford (REA) Waitlisted
Michigan (EA) Accepted
MSU Accepted
Harvard Rejected
MIT Rejected
Princeton Rejected
Duke Accepted
Carnegie Mellon Accepted</p>
<p>@carolinetaheri Thanks for the input. This is more of what I was expecting when I first started this thread. How do you think I could improve? </p>
<p>@jonthom99, I really think you are so impressive already! I think all your activities, scores, and grades are very impressive, but schools such as Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford are very hard to predict the outcome for. I think they’re looking for something unique in the members of their admitted class. But, you seem to have done everything right, so I’m not sure what more you could do. I would say, write a great essay, and keep working hard! </p>
<p>Stanford doesn’t waitlist many students like Harvard does ;)</p>
<p>Predicting back:</p>
<p>Stanford (REA) - Accepted
Michigan (EA) - Accepted
MSU - Accepted
Harvard - Accepted
MIT - Rejected
Princeton - Accepted
Duke - Accepted
Carnegie Mellon (CS) - Rejected</p>
<p>Without any extensive computer science experience, Carnegie Mellon’s SCS school is a huge reach, and I feel like MIT looks for a lot more concentrated passion than you display through your extra-curriculars. With your wide-ranging activities, Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton are more likely to accept you, I think. Everything else is a match or below.</p>
<p>@Renomamma I’m not quite sure if I understand your comment…can you explain? I’m a little slow. Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Stanford (REA) Rejected
Michigan (EA) Accepted (probably a good chance of merit, my friends with less credentials got merit 
)
MSU Accepted (with merit aid from the PA program, since I’m assuming it would be honors college!)
Harvard Waitlisted
MIT Rejected
Princeton Rejected
Duke Accepted
Carnegie Mellon Accepted </p>
<p>Ultimately it will come down to the essays I think. Since these are predictions, I think it’s safer for me to assume most rejections to the ivies, but hopefully since you’re applying to 4 very top schools, you’ll get into at least one! </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1676102-chance-me-at-notre-dame-uchicago-northwestern-and-umich.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1676102-chance-me-at-notre-dame-uchicago-northwestern-and-umich.html#latest</a>
Would appreciate if you’d chance me!</p>
<p>@cloudeleven This is a stretch, but do you think that listing that I was voted one of 6 seniors for homecoming court be enough to show that I am a people person and outgoing? Should I mention that somewhere, or have a teacher mention it in the rec letter? Or is that too informal? Thanks!</p>
<p>Bump</p>
<p>Hmm, this is a random guess… but i’m going to say…</p>
<p>MIT… accepted
stanford…
Michigan… easily accepted
Duke…accepted
Carnegie… accepted
MSU… lol are you really even asking this?
Stanford… im not sure
Harvard… rejected
princeton… reejcted</p>
<p>Stanford REA - Accepted
U Mich - Accepted (with ease)
MSU - Accepted (why are you even applying here? safety?
Harvard - Accepted (play up your musicality and leadership)
MIT - Accepted
Princeton - Accepted
Duke - Accepted
Carnegie Mellon - Accepted</p>
<p>Play up your musicality and leadership positions in the application and you should be good.</p>
<p>Help me out?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1696851-where-do-i-have-a-shot.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1696851-where-do-i-have-a-shot.html#latest</a></p>
<p>@Alec43 Thanks, chanced back. Yeah, if I end up getting into Michigan, I probably won’t even apply to State, but yes, I was using it as a safety. Thanks for the input!</p>
<p>Stanford REA - Denied
U Mich - Accepted
MSU - Accepted
Harvard - Waitlisted
MIT - Waitlisted
Princeton - Accepted
Duke - Accepted
Carnegie Mellon - Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stanford (REA) - honestly so unpredictable… no idea
Michigan (EA)- accepted
MSU- accepted
Harvard - waitlisted/accepted
MIT- accepted
Princeton - accepted
Duke - accepted
Carnegie Mellon (CS) - accepted</p>
<p>im sorry, but i find it funny that a student with a 2390 on the SAT is only getting a 9 on the essay </p>
<p>@MathNScience Yeah haha, writing has always been my weakest skill.</p>
<p>Which makes me think, how will you do on your essays? :P</p>
<p>@MathNScience Haha, we’ll find out! I’m usually a lot better when I have time to write and review my essays though, so they should be better than whatever I put down on those standardized tests. Fingers crossed!</p>