Sorry for another chances thread, HYPS

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey so this post is going to be very long...I hope that you can take the time to read/skim it and post some helpful feedback. I have tried to space things as much as possible to make it easy to read. I am applying to: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Vanderbilt, Tufts, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, Stanford, Caltech, MIT, Northwestern. Thank you SO much!</p>

<p>Numbers and Numbers:</p>

<p>SAT M: 800
SAT V: 740
SAT W: 800
SAT C: 2340</p>

<p>SAT Math II: 770
SAT Chemistry: 800
SAT Literature: 720</p>

<p>Class Rank: ~1/35
Small, Private School: rarely sends anyone to Ivy's / any good schools
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Geography: Midwest - Ohio
GPA U: 3.95 / 4.00
GPA W: 4.31 / 5.00
*No honors past 8th or 9th grade, hence low weighted GPA
Commonapp essay: About submitting a position paper to the Ohio Congress and receiving an offer of co-sponsorship of a bill
Activity essay: About my long-held interest in photography, an exhibition I have up, and the success of sales
Recs: Should be pretty great</p>

<p>AP U.S. History: 4
AP Literature: 4
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Psychology: 5
AP Chemistry: 5
AP Statistics: 5</p>

<p>Senior Coursework:</p>

<p>AP Environmental Science
AP Composition
AP Government
AP Physics C - Mechanics
Linear Algebra / Differential Equations
Performance Ensemble Band</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>National Science Olympiad (10, 11, 12) <--- SCIENCE COMPETITION
-No officers; Founding member; Regional medalist; State medalist</p>

<p>Environmental Club (11, 12) <--- ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM CLUB
-Prepared position paper for Ohio legislature; Presented at International Conference; Founding Member</p>

<p>National Beta Club (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- SERVICE CLUB
-Treasurer, President</p>

<p>Varsity Jazz Band (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- HIGH SCHOOL'S JAZZ BAND
-First Trombone; Approx. 15 concerts/yr</p>

<p>International Thespian Society (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- DRAMA SOCIETY
-Approx. 8 productions/yr; Sound and light design and operation, Honor Bar)</p>

<p>Mock Trial team (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- MOOT COURT
-No officers; Founding member, Outstanding Attorney, Student of the year)</p>

<p>In the Know team (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- TRIVIA COMPETITION LIKE QUIZ BOWL
-No officers</p>

<p>Math Club (9, 10, 11) <--- JUST PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR FUN
-No officers</p>

<p>International Club (12) <--- ORGANIZES ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FAIR</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis team (9)</p>

<p>Awards and Distinctions:</p>

<p>National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
AIME Participant and School Winner
AMC12 Certificate of Distinction
International Thespian Society Honor Bar Award (Highest level of distinction)
Front page article in Delaware Gazette for photography exhibition
First Degree Black Belt achieved in Taekwondo
Completion of the Suzuki method of Piano Instruction
Induction into the International Thespian Society
Induction into the National Honor Society
Induction into the National Beta Club
Regional Mock Trial, "Outstanding Attorney"
Ohio Mathematics League Certificate of Merit for Superior Achievement (9, 10)
Griffin Scholar Award (9, 10, 11, 12; School-awarded merit-based $500 scholarship)</p>

<p>Departmental awards:</p>

<p>Mock Trial student of the year (9)
Physics student of the year (10)
AP Calculus AB student of the year (10)
AP Chemistry student of the year (11)</p>

<p>Science Olympiad awards:</p>

<p>Club Recognition - Excellence in Construction (11)
Regional Competition - 6th place team overall (10)
Regional Competition - 1st place team overall (11)
Regional Competition Personal Medals - 1st place Electric Vehicle (11)
Regional Competition Personal Medals - 2nd place Elevated Bridge (11)
Regional Competition Personal Medals - 3rd place Chemistry Lab (11)
Regional Competition Personal Medals - 5th place Environmental Chemistry (11)
State Competition - 12th place team overall (11)
State Competition Personal Medals - 5th place Chemistry Lab (11)</p>

<p>Non-Scholastic Education:</p>

<p>Junior Statesmen of America Symposium, Columbus, OH
National Youth Leadership Forum on Law, Washington, D.C.
Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference, Washington, D.C.
YouthCaN Environmental Conference, New York City, NY </p>

<p>Service Activities:</p>

<p>Peer tutor in: Algebra II, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics (Fall 2009)
Volunteer staff for Vacation Bible School, (Summers 2003-2009)
Youth Works Mission Trip, Steubenville, OH (Summer 2008)
Mission Trip, El Hogar School, Honduras, C.A. (October 2009)
Total volunteer hours throughout high school: 550</p>

<p>If you have taken the time to read through all of this, I am very very grateful towards you. I will gladly look at any essay / chance thread in return, just send me a message or reply here.</p>

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<p>Bump :confused: this is way too long</p>

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<p>Here is the thing, all the places on your list are kind of crapshoots. You have a lot of them, so I am sure you will get into a bunch, but most of them are reaches. </p>

<p>Here’s what I think
HYPS, MIT, Cal - All of these are pretty big reaches. You might get into one, you might not. Probably a 10 percent chance at each.
Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams - you have a better shot at these places, but they are still reaches.
Hopkins, Wash U, Vanderbilt, Northwestern - These are probably high matches and you will probably get into 2 of them I think.
Tufts - They might think you’re using them as a safety, so show intrest and write good essays.
Wesleyan - You’re probably in but you never really know. </p>

<p>You should get one real safety. I think something like Wisconsin, Rochester, Lehigh, maybe Tulane (they’re great with money) </p>

<p>Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813811-chances-last-time-i-promise.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813811-chances-last-time-i-promise.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you very much.</p>

<p>I forgot to mention Georgetown is on my list as well.</p>

<p>I applied MIT, Caltech, Georgetown all Early Action so if I don’t get into one of those three on December 15, I’m planning on adding in a safety.</p>

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<p>Bump again :|</p>

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<p>Stop bumping yourself every forty minutes. It’s really obnoxious, and it puts other chancers who don’t bump lower in the pile.</p>

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Caltech- High reaches. If you are lucky maybe one of these</p>

<p>Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams- Reaches. I think you will get into 1 of these at least.</p>

<p>Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Wash U - Should get into all of these</p>

<p>Vanderbilt, Tufts, Wesleyan - Will get into all of these.</p>

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<p>You have a strong profile. Don’t listen to the posters above IMO…You really have an outstanding profile. You have the grades (your ‘low’ weighted won’t hurt you because it’s only low due to circumstances that are not under your control), you have the test scores, you have the extracurricular activities, the awards, etc. Honestly, even if you get rejected from every school on that list (even though it’s highly unlikely that you will), you should be extremely proud of yourself for your accomplishments. As for your chances to those universities…make sure that you put a lot of effort into your essays and make yourself stand out, and you definitely will have a GREAT shot at anywhere you apply. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks slipper and motion!</p>

<p>That’s a good spread of predicted acceptances/rejections I think.</p>

<p>Thanks for the self-esteem boosters :)</p>