RD Chances and will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying RD to Stanford, Penn, and Northwestern</p>

<p>SAT I: 2400
ACT: 36
SAT II: Math ii - 790, Biology E/M - 800, French w/ Listening - 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (upward trend including 4.0 junior in all AP)
Rank: N/A
AP: Calc ab - 5, Biology - 5, World History - 5, US Gov - 5, Comp. Gov - 5, French - 4, Physics Mech. - 4, Physics E/M - 5
IB: School offers, never took
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, (H) Human Anatomy and Physiology, AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP English, Statistics (school doesn't offer AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, Le Grand Concours Bronze Medal,
French NHS, Academic All State - Track and Field</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Rotary Interact - (President 11 and 12; largest and oldest club and was first time junior took over presidency)
FRC Robotics Captain - (led team to Nationals, went 4 straight years)
National Honors Society - (President; won by popular vote)
Band - (Asst. Drum Major 11/12; played mallet percussion all 4 years)
Varsity Track and Field - Hurdles
Student Council - (Secretary, by popular vote)
Tutoring Club for English as Second Language Students
Relay for Life (was team co-captain 9/10; stepped down to focus on other activities, still participated)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Totaled over 1000 hours for Rotary, Relay, tutoring, and NHS
Summer Activities:
Northwestern CTD for 2 years (took pre calc and physics),
Bio Research at University of Michigan going into 12th grade,
Co-hosted summer robotics camps for kids
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App and Stanford Essays have been working on for quite a long time and I feel they are very good; was deferred to RD by Stanford so that's my main focus: to get in there
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: French - 10 (had her for 3 years and she loves me, prestigious teacher as well)
Teacher Rec #2: Chemistry - 9 (had her sophomore year and now senior year, I imagine good)
Counselor Rec: 9 (talked several times, more than average)
Additional Rec: Rotary International Member who coordinated African book drives with me - 10
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): MI
School Type: Large Public, top rated
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Grandfather was accepted, but never went..
uncle's cousin is receiving PhD but both don't help me at all, didn't even list</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Test scores, leadership, upward trend GPA, essays
Weaknesses: Look like a lot of other applicants, asian, no hooks, summer activities didn't include NASA research on Jupiter (lol)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting to hear from Stanford, probably just wasn't as lucky
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Michigan (accepted), Stanford (deferred to RD)</p>

<p>General Comments: The waiting game</p>

<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>Stanford: since you got deferred I wouldn’t hold my breath, it’s my understanding that being deferred is basically a no :(</p>

<p>Penn: your scores are obviously very strong, as are your ECs. Ivies are a reach for everyone, but you definitely have a shot</p>

<p>Northwestern: I would say your chances are pretty good. Once again, its a reach for everyone, but you seem to be above Northwestern’s average </p>

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<p>9% get deferred
85% are rejected
chance?</p>

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<p>For sure at northwestern
Probably at penn
idk about stanford (its a crap shoot)</p>

<p>with a 36 and 2400 I’d think that you’d be at the top of the list of every college ^:)^ </p>

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<p>What did you do to study for the ACT and SAT (and for how long?) and when did you take it? (and any other tips would be helpful too) :slight_smile: Thanks!</p>

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<p>I took classes and immediately took the test right after.
I studied for a few months for each one.</p>

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<p>Took SAT in the fall and ACT in the spring.</p>

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<p>Oh wow with your SAT scores and ECs, Northwestern is a shoo-in :). I think Penn could be a match, though a lot of people with perfect scores apply to Stanford- I’d say you have about a 70-80% chance. Good luck! Chance back? :slight_smile:
<a href=“Chance me for Vassar I'll chance back :) - Vassar College - College Confidential Forums”>Chance me for Vassar I'll chance back :) - Vassar College - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>matches for Northwestern / Penn</p>

<p>Good luck :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>You’re a very accomplished applicant- there really isn’t much else you could’ve done to improve your application, save publishing a book or starting a company
.
Northwestern- match
Penn- high match/ match
Stanford- low reach. You certainly qualify, the rest comes down to your essays and a hefty chunk of luck. Being deferred is a good sign. Maybe show interest in the school to help your chances?</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1724019-chances-for-wesleyan-colby-kenyon-will-chance-back.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1724019-chances-for-wesleyan-colby-kenyon-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Worth a shot at most ivies, if the essays are good.
Now, chance me</p>

<p>sat1- 2400</p>

<p>sat2-
maths level 2- 800
physics- 800
chemistry- 780</p>

<p>Toefl-112</p>

<p>APs- not availble anywhere in my city</p>

<p>10th grade-7.4</p>

<p>11th grade-96.2%</p>

<p>12th grade-99%(expected)</p>

<p>i am in international student(indian)</p>

<p>i expect to top my board exams in my country. My highschool board is cbse, most widely used high school board in india, or you can say it is the biggest board in my country if student population is taken into consideration.
i am expecting to top this board.</p>

<p>ECs- average</p>

<p>letters of recommendations(written on paper only, not mailed)- beautiful and the best</p>

<p>i am going to apply next year(after taking gap year), to-
mit
caltech
princeton
cornell
carnegie mellon
georgia institute of tech
stanford
harvard </p>

<p>please! chance me(important to plan my gap year)</p>

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<p>I am 16 by the way, smallest by age in my class(12th grade/HS senior). will it benefit me in college app ?</p>

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<p>*College app = college admission</p>

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<p>@hellwattodo‌ why don’t you make your own thread?</p>

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<p>@avix215
I chanced you correctly btw.
and i cannot create threads through my mobile and i have no access to comp. and laptops.</p>

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<p>Sorry, to disrupt your thread.</p>

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<p>np
you stand a likely chance at least at cornell, georgia tech, and carnegie mellon.
International is always the toughest but being younger may benefit you.</p>