Predictions Thread in Lieu of RD Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi. Results are coming out in a few days. I've always wanted to see what people thought from a 'predictions' perspective as opposed to from a 'chances' perspective. Here's my schools for regular decision. Let me know what you think. I'll chance back</p>

<p>-Cornell... AEM (originally deferred ED) – I double-applied AEM and CAS
-UVA....... CAS (originally deferred EA)
-UNC....... CAS (originally deferred EA)
-Upenn..... CAS
-Brown..... CAS
-Georgetown........ McDonough
-Boston College... Carroll</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W): 2190 (770M, 690R, 730W, 9e)
[</em>]ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (34M, 34E, 33R, 32S, 10e)
[<em>]SAT II (subject, score):
- Math II........770
- US History .. 750
- Bio E .......... 650 (taken freshman year)
[</em>]GPA (out of 100):
-Unweighted: 96.33
-Weighted: 98.77
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
- AP US History.................................... (5)
- AP English Language and Composition.. (5)
- AP World History................................ (5)
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Adelphi Prize for Leadership Recipient
[</em>]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
-AP Scholar
-NHS
-German NHS
-Business NHS
-3rd place in Economics and Business Communications at FBLA District Competition
[li]Senior Year Course Load:[/li]-AP Calculus BC
-AP English Literature
-AP Macroeconomics
-AP Biology
-AP Statistics
-College German</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Extracurriculars:
-FBLA …........................ President (for the last 2 years)
-Cancer Research Club... Co-President
-Club Baseball
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
-Intern at the Make-A-Wish Foundation
-Personal Tutor (For SAT and Math help)
-Personal Soccer Trainer
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service:
-Volunteer for community soccer program as an assistant coach
-Self-started a community-wide children's book/dvd drive for a local hospital (collected 4,000 books and 400 DVDs)
[</em>]Summer Experience:
-Volunteered at a local fish hatchery
-Used my Adelphi Scholarship a National Economy Class and a Natural Problems and Environmental Science Class (4.0 GPA in both)</p>

<p>[/ul]Writing (1-10 rating):[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Common App Essay: 9/10
[</em>]Writing Supplements: Varied but overall very good (I showed my fit wherever possible)
[<em>]Teacher Recs: 10/10 and 8/10
[</em>]Counselor Rec: 9/10
[li]Other Rec: 8/10 (from one of my Adelphi Professors); Cornell, however, got a recommendation from my APUSH/AP Macro teacher who is an alumnus (I sent the Adelphi rec as a supplementary item following the deferral)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[list]</p>

<p>[<em>]U.S. State/Territory or Country: New York
[</em>]School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket Range: Upper Middle Class
[</em>]Hooks: None (other than for Cornell in which I'm in-state and my uncle went there)</p>

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<p>Here are my guesses:
Cornell,UVA, UNC,Boston: Yes
Upenn,Brown, Gerogetown: Waitlist</p>

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<p>How are your senior grades? If they are strong, I think UVA is a good shot. Don’t suppose you’re in-state? (If you are, a very good chance). D is there now, loves it, and you are absolutely competitive I think. UNC in our experience was as nearly impossible as everyone says it is. D applied with straight As, 9 AP classes, all honors for anything not AP (obviously not PE, but you know), 2100 SATs, multiple departmental awards (each academic dept gives one a year for each grade), two sports, etc. Straight rejection. I think you’ll end up with a mix of acceptances and waitlists, and maybe a random rejection but all these are tough, tough schools and its hard to predict (save for in-state at UVA or UNC which is easier). Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chances so far. </p>

<p>@89wahoo Because I’ve taken three APs in total up to senior year (and I’m now taking 5 in addition to a separate college level course), my uw GPA dropped by 4 out of 100 (to about a 92.5) and my wGPA is about a 97-98 or so. I’m hoping that the dramatic increase in rigor would offset the slight drop. Also, I’m a NY resident so I’m instate to neither UVA nor UNC (unfortunately).</p>

<p>Again, thanks for the predictions. I will post results as soon as I’ve received all of the decisions</p>

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<p>UPenn, Brown: Reject
Cornell, Goergetown: WL
UNC, UVA, Boston College: Accept</p>

<p>Predict me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1628065-the-ultimate-chancing-thread-with-real-life-incentive.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1628065-the-ultimate-chancing-thread-with-real-life-incentive.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks. Predicted you back.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Bump… Received BC and UVA so far. Keep guessing bc I still have 5 schools to go</p>

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<p>BC, UVA, Cornell, Penn, and Brown are received. Just Georgetown and UNC to go. </p>

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<p>Ok. Results…</p>

<p>I’m not sure who was curious about this but I always hated googling old threads and then never finding a “conclusion” to a question, so this is my effort to follow up on my word.</p>

<p>Rejected- Penn, Brown
Waitlisted- Georgetown (accepted a spot), UNC-CH (declined a spot)
Accepted- Boston College, UVA</p>

<p>Additionally, I got a conditional acceptance to Cornell (guaranteed transfer for when I am a rising sophomore to AEM). Considering the competitive nature of admissions to the program, I have to admit that it could have easily been a rejection. It was upsetting to see at first but I realized that if I hold a 3.5 and take the prerequisite classes, I’m in no matter what. So I’m trying to remain optimistic about that. I’d imagine that a guaranteed transfer would be hard to guess as far as a prediction is concerned so I’ll just call it by the result for this year alone- rejection.</p>

<p>Under that assumption, @houseofcats was 3/7, @89wahoo was 1/1 (assuming the only guess was a UVA acceptance), and @nhdmaniac was 5/7. </p>

<p>For those wondering, I will be matriculating at Boston College and will strongly consider the transfer option to Cornell for my sophomore year onwards. We’ll see how it goes when it comes time to apply for transfers. Thanks to those who responded.</p>