Quell My Fears

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, would you guys mind chancing me for the top universities in the US? Yes, I am international, I am Asian, I do not have any hooks, but I do have a dream. Any insights to quell my worries would be appreciated! :)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (CR 680, M 720, W 770)
[</em>] SAT II: Math 2C 800, Chemistry 770, Physics 720 (I don't take Physics)
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.06
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics (5), European History (3), Calculus AB (5; self-studied), Calculus BC (5; self-studied), Physics C Mechanics (5; self-studied), Chemistry (4; self-studied), Microeconomics (4; self-studied), Macroeconomics (4; self-studied)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): Predictions: English A Language & Literature SL (7), Spanish AB Initio SL (6), Economics HL (6), Chemistry HL (7), Biology HL (7), Mathematics HL (7)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Same as above + IB Spanish B SL + IB Further Mathematics HL
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 4 International Math Awards (the European equivalent of USAMO/IMO) - I am currently number 1 mathematics among international schools in Europe; 4 National Chemistry Awards[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Focused yet somewhat diverse. Not the best in the world, but definitely shows my passion, and I've done as much as my schools could offfer.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: See Above
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: See Above
[</em>] Essays: I really liked them
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not so good - I moved right before my senior year
[</em>] Additional Rec: None[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Somewhere in Europe. Rather not say, but not in the main ones like the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy etc
[<em>] School Type: Private International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars and Essays (to a certain extent; it's subjective, but all I can tell you is that I liked them). Diversity (Asian applying from a not-so-common European country). I also speak 5 languages.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, Ethnicity and GPA (4.06 was only because I got straight A's during Junior Year; burnt out on my Sophomore year)
[li] Where are you applying: Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn, Duke, Brown, UC Berkeley, UCLA[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors:
I moved during my freshman year to a not-common European country. I moved again after my junior year to a not-common European country.</p>

<p>As mentioned, I am international, I am Asian, and unlike most Asians, I have a low SAT score. (Though the 720 on math was purely a mistake...believe it or not I've won many international math awards). Any insights would be appreciated, but I hope you'll say more that just "You're an Asian International with no hooks and a low SAT score so your chances are slim." Cheers! :)</p>

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<p>Harvard: Reach
MIT: Reach
Princeton: Reach
Columbia: Reach
Cornell: Reach (but more reachable than Harvard/Princeton/MIT)
Brown: Reach
Duke: Reach
Berkeley: Match (if full-freight)
UCLA: Match (if full-freight)</p>

<p>Get yourself a safety if you’re not already in somewhere.</p>

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<p>Already in Georgetown. Are Cornell and Brown reaches too? After looking over decision threads their SAT scores seem to vary a lot. I was considering them as more of a reach/match.</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply!!!</p>

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<p>Cornell and Brown are just as reachy as Georgetown was for you…</p>

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<p>Cool. How about Columbia, Penn and Duke?</p>

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<p>Same, these schools are all fairly similar in regards to how selective they are.</p>

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<p>Okay, so just to get a final idea,</p>

<p>Harvard = Princeton = MIT > Columbia = Brown = Cornell = Duke = Penn > Berkeley = UCLA?</p>

<p>Merci Beaucoup :)</p>

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<p>Basically, obviously schools are never truly equal to each other, but how you listed them is rather accurate</p>

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<p>No, more like Harvard = Princeton = MIT = Columbia > Penn = Duke > Brown = Cornell > Berkeley > UCLA</p>

<p>In my personal opinion at least.</p>

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<p>“You’re an Asian International with no hooks and a low SAT score so your chances are slim”
^I think you just chanced urself. ;)</p>

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<p>Harvard = MIT = Princeton = Columbia > UPenn = Duke > Brown = Cornell = Georgetown (just added for scale) > Berkeley = UCLA</p>

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<p>@WallyWest Yeah I know my chances are slim haha but hey, I can dream, right? I was hoping other insights other than my ethnicity, international status and SAT scores. And this is just the surface of my application (as I see it) as my extracurriculars and essays have (hopefully) more to offer than what I wrote here.</p>

<p>Thank you all for chancing! :)</p>