<p>I know, I know. I've done a chance thread before, but I've changed my schools...like. a lot. This is what happens when you go on a lot of college visits.</p>
<p>So here it goes:</p>
<p>Asian female attending a rather large, competitive public school.
GPA: unweighted - 3.96
Hardest work load possible. Lots of APs. Got 5s on all the ones I've taken.
SAT: 650 CR (BOO!), 780 Math, 730 Writing
IIs: 700 Bio M, 730 US History
Recs: I expect them to be good/excellent</p>
<p>ECs:
I play five instruments. I'm very good at one of them and am going to send in a live recording of one of my concerts. I've done competitions, played at Carnegie Hall, and did summer stuff for it. I also play oboe -- it's an urban myth that if you play oboe, you can get in anywhere.
President of two clubs at school. Leadership in other stuff too. I do mostly fun things/stuff I'm really interested in. No mathletes or science olympiad or quizbowl or whatever.
NO sports</p>
<p>Other stuff:
200+ hours of community service
300+ hours of work at a research lab (summer)
am in the process of raising money (about $10,000) to combat human trafficking. (it's actually for one of my clubs, but i'm in charge of it)</p>
<p>I'm actually just really bored right now, but I guess a chance thread would be fun. CCers seem to love this. </p>
<p>The schools (insert dramatic music/drumroll here):
Penn (UPenn) - probably/most likely ED to CAS (the CAS part is definite). legacy and parent works there.
Cornell - CALS AEM. Eek?
Duke - Trinity CAS
Emory and Oxford College
JHU
Michigan (OOS)
Rice
Tufts
UVA (OOS)
Wesleyan
Penn State</p>
<p>and Harvard.</p>
<p>Go all out.
And tell me that 650 won't ruin me...</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot at all of them except: </p>
<p>Oxford - I really haven't the slightest idea about this college, but I'd imagine its hard to get into.
Harvard - The SAT won't ruin you, but I'd be more confident about this one if it were higher. It's hard to get into Harvard for anyone.
Wesleyan - I have heard this is a very selective college.</p>
<p>If you retake your SATs, though, Penn is a definite. Underlined and bolded. The legacy and parental status should give you a boost, and since your other SAT I scores were rather high I'd say you're good. Congrats on your AP scores, too. 5s aren't easy.</p>
<p>Why Penn State at the very bottom? I assume you're in-state? I just thought it was a funny little afterthought.</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - math/high match (god im jealous of u. legacy. =P)
Cornell - CALS AEM. <---no idea what that is buttt low reach.
Duke - Trinity CAS-low reach
Emory and Oxford College--emory: high match and low reach/reach (I'm assuming British Oxford. I REALLY wanted to go there at one point, but when i learned that british law degree wont work in america, i gave it up. =( but yeah it ranks near ivies when it comes to world rankings so its probably crapshoot.)
JHU-low reach
Michigan (OOS)-low reach
Rice-high match/low reach
Tufts-high match
UVA (OOS)-no clue
Wesleyan-no clue
Penn State-no clue</p>
<p>and Harvard.-crapshoot.</p>
<p>hopefully that urban myth is true though! =D</p>
<p>I see you sliding right in with Rice, Wesleyan, Penn State, and Emory actually. UPenn seems like a good match to me. Harvard... well it's Harvard and that's tough for everyone =)</p>
<p>All right, let's start with your schoolwork. Your UW GPA of 3.96 is fantastic, especially when you've taken "a lot" of APs -- here on CC, apparently a lot is about 14-16 APs ... that's the most I've seen so far. Your 5s on the AP will not help you with admissions, but if you do get admitted to a college, you should be able to secure some college credit even at the most presitigious schools. Your SAT score of 2160 is pretty good, and I can tell you're better in the maths than in reading comprehension --- yes that 650 is a little bit inconsistent with your Math and Writing scores ... but overall you're still okay. Your SAT Subjects are also very good, so they definitely don't need retaking. Your ECs are a little bit more unique than most of the people I've seen here on CC, because you're involved in few ECs, but I can tell that you're really into the things that you do ... e.g. You probably love music, so you play 5 instruments (most are limited to 1 or 2) ... You've done 300 hours of research and 200 hours + of volunteering, and in the 2 clubs you're involved in you hold leadership positions in them (though being a leader doesn't mean anything ... you need to LOVE the thing you do ... show that in your essays because I know people at my school who are presidents just so that they can put it in their apps ... those cutthroat pixies!!! ... CC actually censors so I refrained from using the B word) And it's admirable for you to attempt to raise $10,000 to prevent human trafficking ... if you do succeed tell admission officers about the work you did and how you accomplished it. If you failed, tell them that you failed, why you failed, and how you'll do better if you were given a second chance. I might be oversimplifying stuff, but trying to write good and genuine essays is a very difficult task ... I'm writing my essays now and I'm having trouble churning words out that sound like me. </p>
<p>Overall, you're a pretty good student who has obviously worked hard in school, but yet you have found time for the things you enjoy doing. </p>
<p>Chances:
UPenn: Match b/c of legacy and connection
Cornell: Match
Duke: Slight reach
JHU: Slight reach
Emory College: Match / Oxford College: Safety match (all colleges at Emory Univ.)
Oxford University (Just in case you meant the UK one): Extremely far reach because they only take in 30 US applicants anyways
UMich: Slight reach ... GO BLUE!!! (i'm from michigan)
Rice: Slight reach
Tufts: Match
UVA: Should be a match
Penn State: Safety match
Wesleyan: not familiar
And Harvard: Reach (it's a reach for everyone because it's a Top Ivy ... hey, at least you'll have a better chance than if you applied to Oxford Univ. in England!! LOL)</p>
<p>Good luck, and remember to chance me! Thanks!</p>
<p>You're in the running for every school on your list... you seem to be a talented writer, so I don't think you'll have trouble compensating for your relatively low CR score by writing kickass essays. (:</p>
<p>Oxford is very number-based, but I'm not familiar with what scores will get you in; maybe research their averages and what not?</p>
<p>I'd say that you're in at Penn State, UVA, and Michigan. I don't know a lot about Wesleyan, Emory, and Tufts but I think you've got a good chance at all of them based on scores alone. JHU, Rice, Cornell and Duke are likely but impossible to predict; you've got the essentials, and all you've got to do is stand out. (: Penn and Harvard are huge reaches, as they are for everyone, but wow them and you've got it. :]</p>
<p>Your music, research, and leadership credentials are really outstanding! Good luck!</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - probably/most likely ED to CAS (the CAS part is definite). legacy and parent works there.- oh this one.......i'll say high match b/c of legacy
Cornell - CALS AEM. Eek?....in no idea what the CALS thing means, but in haha
Duke - Trinity CAS- hmm....in
Emory and Oxford College- in at both for sure
JHU-reach but a very possible reach
Michigan (OOS)- don't bet on it, just b/c OOS, but they might accept you (i've had some weird exp. with them)
Rice-Reach, but a very possible reach
Tufts- In
UVA (OOS)- i'll say in, even though OOS
Wesleyan-in
Penn State- safety</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - mid reach
Cornell - low reach
Duke - not familiar
Emory and Oxford College - not familiar
JHU - low reach
Michigan (OOS) - match
Rice - low reach
Tufts - match
UVA (OOS) - match
Wesleyan - low reach
Penn State - safety</p>
<p>Yay, Carnegie! Did you perform there with a group, or as a soloist? Our wind ensemble went last March, but I'm not sure if I should mention that.</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) -low reach (lucky!)
Cornell - high match/low reach
Duke - match
JHU - low reach
Rice - high match
Penn State - safety
Harvard - high reach</p>
<p>You have good ECs and GPA, maybe just raise the SAT I slightly.</p>
<p>thanks everyone! i was referring to oxford college of emory, not oxford university. whew. oxford u is practically impossible.</p>
<p>ab2013 -- i haven't taken 14-16 APs!! i've taken about half that, and a little more.
dsultemeier -- i do get a discount. after 4 years, i should at least save 120k if not more :)
licia -- i performed as a soloist. i got to go because i won a competition. if your wind ensemble was in some sort of festival or competition and you got to perform at carnegie because of that, i think you should mention it.</p>
<p>anyone think i should delete some schools off that list? the one i'm debating right now is wesleyan...it's the only LAC on there. i have no idea if i'm a LAC person...</p>
<p>I'd retake the Math II, but that's about it. And you play FIVE instruments? I envy you. I love music but struggle with guitar as it is. :)</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - mid reach
Cornell - high match/low reach
Duke - low reach
Emory and Oxford College - match
JHU - match
Michigan (OOS) - match
Rice - match
Tufts - match
UVA (OOS) - low reach (because of OOS)
Wesleyan - high match
Penn State - safety
Harvard - crapshoot</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - reach
Cornell - reach
Duke - low reach
Emory and Oxford College - match (why are you applying to a branch campus?)
JHU - low reach
Michigan (OOS) - match
Rice - low reach
Tufts - high match
UVA (OOS) - low reach
Wesleyan - low reach
Penn State - safety
Harvard - high reach</p>
<p>Penn (UPenn) - 50%
Cornell - 70% ( I heard it's easy to get into if you have decent scores and a good essay)
Duke - no clue
Emory and Oxford College - Should get in unless you write a horrible essay.
JHU - 70%
Michigan (OOS) - Same as emory
Rice - no idea, I want to know how Rice judges too.
Tufts - NO clue
UVA (OOS) - low reach
Wesleyan - All-girls schools are cool. I have a friend who made it who was not as talented as you. You should be a shoo-in
Penn State - Should hell freeze over, you should still make it.
Harvard - Take your pick out a of a random number generator and you'll know your chances.</p>
<p>UPenn-I'd say you have a solid chance (but its no safe bet for anyone from what I have seen.)
Cornell - Again, I think you have a good shot.
Duke - low reach
Emory and Oxford College-I believe Oxford is a bit easier to get into, no? So i'd say possibly low reach
JHU-low reach
Michigan-pretty fair shot
UVA- match
Penn State-safety, for sure.
Harvard- oh dear, its Harvard, I don't think anyone could possibly have an idea on this one. But go for it if thats what you want!!</p>