Predict Me!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please predict my results(by placing accepted, waitlisted, or denied next to each school) (you can be brutally honest!)
****will most likely be applying through questbridge college match</p>

<p>Yale
Stanford
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Wellesley
Northwestern
Dartmouth</p>

<p>also if not through questbridge:
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Wellesley
Northwestern
Dartmouth
Tufts
Northeastern
Vandy
Rice</p>

<p>intended major: political sci</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2300
ACT: 35
SAT II: apush (800) chem (750) math (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): only by deciles- top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH, Eng Lang, US Gov, Bio, chem, Macro (self study), Micro (self), Psych (self), Ap comp gov (self), us world history (self), all 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:Ap euro, ap physics, ap calc b, ap stats, ap eng lit, art 3, ceramics 1 &2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): best attorney (district, regional, 10-11) in mock trial, national Ap scholar/ ap scholar with distinction, NMF
also probably will get questbridge finalist (fingers crossed)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (weak i know but I've worked full time since I turned 16)
Mock Trial (9-12, attorney)
Key club (9-12)
Art club (10-12)
Debate club (10-12; president; lots of work but not competitive )</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: near the end of sophomore year to present - server at restaurant (40 hrs per week incl. weekends)
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, also at an arboretum 10-12 and a little in 9th (5 hr per week), also tutor (5 hrs per week 10-12), also nearby at a nationally ranked poor/dangerous city's food bank since I turned 16 (10 hrs per week)
Summer Activities:
food bank as above but more like 15 hours (summer before junior and before senior)
arboretum but 15 hours (summer before junior and before senior)</p>

<p>Essays: amazing I think, about my mom (who passed away when I was 6), supporting my family financially and more although I'm the youngest, and how i love painting
Teacher Recommendation: very good I think
Counselor Rec:very good
Additional Rec: good
Interview:n/a
Other; pretty fluent in Spanish (not Latina)</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant):oh
Country (if international applicant):n/a
School Type: public, average, not state/natl rank or anything
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: well, I made ~16000 last year from serving and that's the only household income since my dad is retired and my 2 siblings don't work (my dad gets ~35000 a yr from his pension but that doesn't count as income I don't think)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): low income, have a single parent? idk</p>

<p>Sorry that it's all sloppy but thank you so much if you stuck through this! I will predict back :)</p>

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<p>Good test scores but your ecs are about average for the Ivy League unfortunately. </p>

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<p>Thank you for answering! Do you think that they might overlook that since I’ve been working ~40 hours per week since I turned 16? @onlythebest13</p>

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<p>Also I completely forgot-
NHS junior year and this year </p>

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<p>Anyone else? </p>

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<p>@annamarin‌ your ECs are stellar :slight_smile: they will absolutely take into account the fact that you work 40 hpw that’s like doing 5 ECs. good luck, most of those are toss ups but you’re qualified.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! That makes me feel 1000% better-- I was worried it wasn’t worth it :slight_smile: Good luck to you too if you’re applying to colleges @guineagirl96‌ </p>

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<p>bumpp</p>

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<p>anyone else? I chance back</p>

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<p>@annamarin - your ECs are fine!</p>

<p>The best EC you could possibly have is to be working full time as a high school student and yet still manage to accomplish so much. It makes no sense to offer chances for individual schools, but assuming your application makes it clear you have been working 40 hrs/week and supporting the family, and your essay and recommendations are strong, I would not be surprised if you get into every school you apply to, including HYPS.</p>

<p>Don’t overlook financial aid filing requirements, They vary by school, so pay close attention to what is required and when. For most of these schools, you will need to file both the CSS Profile and FAFSA. Princeton has its own financial aid application but it closely mirrors the CSS Profile. Even if you don’t get selected for the College Match scholarship, it’s likely you will be offered sufficient financial aid to cover all college costs, including personal and travel expenses.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Yale- Match
Stanford- Match
Princeton- Slight Reach, but highly possible!
Brown- Safety? Maybe a bit higher than safety, but certainly a match!
Columbia- Match
Wellesley- Safety
Northwestern- Safety
Dartmouth- Match</p>

<p>Harvard- slight reach
Tufts- safety
Northeastern- safety, safety, most defenitely a safety
Vandy- match
Rice- safety</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Stats and ECs are great, only problem is that many people will be applying to these selective colleges with just as good resumes as you, so its very hard to predict for a lot of these schools. I will do the best I can though :)</p>

<p>Yale: Reach
Stanford:Reach
Princeton:Reach
Brown:Match
Columbia: Low Reach
Wellesley:Match
Northwestern: Match
Dartmouth: Match</p>

<p>Also, don’t worry too much about financial aid, from what I’ve heard and with your resume, you will get a very good, if not full, financial package</p>

<p>Chance Back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1690598-chance-me-for-ut-austin-uc-berkeley-ucla-and-usc-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1690598-chance-me-for-ut-austin-uc-berkeley-ucla-and-usc-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you guys! @BldrDad @csrbs2‌ </p>

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<p>Thanks! I chanced you back, good luck-- I think you’ll get into all/most of your list :slight_smile: @darktoform31‌ </p>

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<p>Thanks for the chance! Your stats look great for every single school you plan on applying to. I can’t really find any severe fault to your resume because you really are a stellar applicant.</p>

<p>Yale - Reach
Stanford - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Brown - Reach
Columbia - Reach
Wellesley - Match
Northwestern - Match
Dartmouth - Reach</p>

<p>Don’t take these chances too harshly, Ivies + Stanford rejects 2400/4.0 perfect students every year. You’re not too far from that, but I think what sets you apart is your ability to manage a job while being a top student, which is amazing. I wouldn’t be surprised if you got into all of these schools actually, because you are competitive for each one. As bad as it sounds, it might all come down to whether or not your app catches an admissions officer on the right day in the right mood. Regardless, be proud of your accomplishments. I’m sure you’ll get into at least a couple of these schools.</p>

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<p>thank you, I’d be happy just getting into those matches :slight_smile: @bonsly</p>

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<p>this is old but im still curious so bump</p>

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<p>I’m seriously impressed. 40 hours per week! And you still managed a great GPA and test scores. You have a really good shot anywhere. I send you my best wishes! You’ve earned it :)</p>