rate me plz... new chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>this is my first post. I just want some advice from the awesome ppl at CC. I'd greatly appreciate it if you guys can take a few minutes to read over my stats and give me a few pointers. thanks so much!</p>

<p>GPA 4.0 (uw)<br>
Rank 1/540ish
PSAT: 228 (how big is Nat'l merit to adcoms?)
SAT: 2270 CR 750 M 800 W 720 essay 10 (11 on first try)
SAT II: Math II 800 Phys 800 US 740
ACT: 33
E 30 M 36 R 30 S 35
AP: World 5 Calc BC 5</p>

<p>9th:
4 publications in Creative Communications (essay + poem)
1 publication in city publication for MLK day
District math contest 2nd place</p>

<p>10th:
Bronze Medal USAMTS
District math contest 1st and 3rd place
State math contest 3rd place
AMC12, AIME
Knowledge Master</p>

<p>11th:
Bronze Medal USAMTS
District math contest 1st and 2nd place
State math contest 2nd place (individually), 1st place school
AMC12, AIME
Mock Trial Best Witness
Model UN CA Conference 2nd place team
Knowledge Master</p>

<p>EC:
Community: Volunteer 180+ hr at hospital over summers
Volunteer Summer School Math and Government Tutor 34 hrs
City Volunteer for downtown celebrations and etc.
Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership (kind of an honor, 25 ppl selected)</p>

<p>School: NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Model UN (10~12), Mock Trial (10~12)---Historian (11), Math team (9~12), Mu Alpha Theta (10~12), Key Club (11~12), Science Olympiad (9~10)</p>

<p>Misc.: Soccer (recreational club), Red Cross Swimming Program Level 6, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese instrument Er’hu level 3 certified</p>

<p>Please rate my chances at: HYSPM (possible EA&ED), Caltech, Columbia SEAS, Cornell, Dartmouth, Rensselaer, USC, UCB, UCLA, Rice, U IL Urbana-Champaign</p>

<p>If you have some other colleges to suggest, please post them, I am grateful for all help.
Thanks again.</p>

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<p>uhm, well, your stats are incredible, valedictorian, sats...there all there
just write incredible essays and be sure to get recs from teachers who love you and i dont see a college there that you aren't a match for</p>

<p>ps-can u chance mine-mines kinda lacking attention</p>

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<p>is my app competitive enough for these schools?</p>

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<p>bump,.....</p>

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<p>did you participate in any school events? school sports?
I heard those help. I didn't notice those on your list</p>

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<p>I'd say that the Caltech is a low to medium reach (if that makes any sense) while Columbia is a low reach. I wonder how prestigious the "state" math contest is that you listed. Dartmouth and Cornell seem to be decent matches while the remaining are matches.</p>

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<p>thanks for posting, aznpride, what kind of school events do you mean? i did not participate in school sports though, how much does that hurt my chances? the math contests r state and regional math league competitions.</p>

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<p>i disagree with the above posters. this is 2007, not 1977. college admission is much more competitive today. for top schools, i see good rank, average SAT, and generic, boring ECs (half the people on this board made AIME. it's not THAT special). i also see no leadership.</p>

<p>reject by HYPSMCCD, UCB, and UCLA. in at the rest</p>

<p>overall, you are aiming way too high. apply to those schools, and you'll be receiving tons of rejection letters come april</p>

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<p>firefox, would u suggest some schools i can be aiming for?</p>

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<p>sure. you want to look at perhaps u chicago, tufts, georgetown, and top LACs such as williams, amherst, and swarthmore</p>

<p>as of now, your list is too unbalanced toward high reaches</p>

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<p>firefox, i think you're too harsh</p>