Stanford, Ivies, UCs, etc. Chances for a Rising Senior

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here are my current stats (I'm a junior right now). I'm strongly considering the following colleges:</p>

<p>STANFORD SCEA, HYPM, Brown, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Davis, Washington University at St. Louis, Middlebury</p>

<p>Please evaluate my stats and be brutally honest. Also, if you could give me any advice, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!</p>

<p>Chinese American female (naturalized US citizen)
Currently a junior
California resident
Upper middle class ($130k-150k income bracket)
Prospective major: biology (premed route)
Will have amazing recs from chemistry teacher (science dept. head) and counselor (who deals with 500 students); good rec from English teacher (for 2 years); know this because they wrote me recs for summer programs. Probably an additional rec from the Stanford professor I'll be interning with this summer.</p>

<p>GPAs:
Freshman year: 4.0 UW
Sophomore year: 4.0 UW, 4.333 W
Junior year: 4.0 UW, 4.857 W
Never got below a solid A in high school, though some teachers don't show the A+s that I got, and took high school classes in middle school.
School doesn't rank, but if it did, I'd be 2/669.
We've had a tradition of 1 person going on to Stanford every year, and there are always at least one or two others who end up at amazing schools like Harvard, Princeton, etc. Our class (2007) is the most competitive in recent years.</p>

<p>Most rigorous curriculum available at competitive (though not insane) public school. Currently taking 3 APs and 3 honors classes. I plan for 5 APs for senior year.</p>

<p>TEST SCORES
SATI: 770 math, 800 critical reading, 800 writing
PSAT: 80 math, 80 critical reading, 78 writing
SAT Subject Tests:
MathIIC: 800
Chemistry: 800
French: 770
Literature: 750 (retaking in June)
AP European History: 5
Taking the AP Calculus AB, Chemistry, and APUSH tests in May.</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
Nonprofit public charity raising money to build a library at an elementary school in a rural Chinese village near parents' hometown - Founder & Director, raised $2500; supplied with books & computers (11-12)
Rehabilitation Center - Volunteer working with patients one-on-one in individual recreational therapy; assisted in group occupational and physical therapy (11-12, can get great rec if I want to from supervisor)
Taught English to a class of seventh- and eighth-grade students in China for two weeks for free; complete control over lesson plans and class; total of 30 hours in classroom (10)
KEY Club - member (9,10), volunteer projects chair (11), president (12 - won election already)
Breaking Down the Walls - Program Leader (10-12), Club VP (12)
Health and Science Newsletter - Vice President and Co-Founder (11-12)
Stanford Youth Leadership Conference on Asian and Pacific Islander Health - participant (11-12)
Stanford Asian Liver Center Jade Ribbon Youth Council (12)
Citylights (city’s volunteer program for teens) - Volunteer (9-12)
Current Events Club - President and Founder (11-12)
Mu Alpha Theta - member (9-11), VP (12)
California Scholarship Federation - member (9-12)
French Club - member (9-11), possibly an officer (12)
Interact Club - member (9-12)
JV Lacrosse Team (10)
Assistant Coach of undefeated youth girls A-2 Lacrosse Team (11)</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Kumon Learning Center - Math tutor for 20 kids between the ages of 5 and 14 (9-10)</p>

<p>RESEARCH:
Research over summer with Stanford professor in prestigious CCIS immunology program (summer after 11)</p>

<p>AWARDS:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medalist (grade 11)
AP Scholar with Honor (grade 11)
Valley Business and Education Roundtable: Financial Planning/Investment Award Winner (grade 11)
Valley Business and Education Roundtable: Community Service Award Honorable Mention (grade 11)
School-wide Academic Awards (grades 9-11)
Student Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement (grade 9)
CIF Scholar-Athlete Award (grade 10)
UC Irvine’s Academic Talent Search’s Academic Merit Award (grades 9-10)
Centre Fellow (grade 11)
Furman Fellow (grade 11)
National Merit Semifinalist (grade 12)
Possibly Siemens/Intel award for summer research (12)</p>

<p>Essays should be from strong to outstanding and interviews should be the good to strong, though possibly not amazing take-your-breath-away.</p>

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<p>welcome to the class of 2011 at ________________ school.</p>

<p>dont screw up or die in senior year. and ur good</p>

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<p>lol GnnSk8!</p>

<p>Oh, and another award I forgot to list:</p>

<p>Presidential Gold Medal for Community Service (grade 11)</p>

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<p>WHAT THE mycorrhizae?!</p>

<p>STANFORD SCEA : 50% chance I estimate
HYPM : Slight Reach
Brown : Match
Dartmouth : Match
UC Berkeley : Safe match
UCLA : Safe match
UC Irvine : Super Safety
UC San Diego : Safety
UC Davis : Super Safety
Washington University at St. Louis: Match</p>

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<p>dont worry about it. You will have an easy,and yet great chance in getting in to one of those schools. Great stats and awesome job</p>

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<p>i agree with flippy</p>

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<p>What percentage do you define as a reach, a "slight reach," a match, and a "safe match" Flippy?</p>

<p>Btw, thanks for everyone's responses so far! :] If you have any advice, I'd really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>Slight reach = 30-40%</p>

<p>Match = 50-60%</p>

<p>Safe Match = 70-80%</p>

<p>Safety = 90%</p>

<p>Super Safety = 99%</p>

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<p>agree with flippy</p>

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<p>dont worry, you got in</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses so far. As a little tidbit of knowledge (I don't think it'll affect my college chances in any way), my school is in the 2nd lowest-funded school district in California by the government. However, since the area is pretty wealthy, a lot of the money for schools comes out of "mandatory donations" and local taxes.</p>

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<p>I don't know... that 78 on PSAT writing might do you in.....</p>

<p>You've got a great shot.</p>

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<p>I love it when people agree with me ^________^.</p>

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<p>You've got a great shot at anywhere..you might want to relax a little bit (?just a suggestion..)</p>

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<p>I suggest not retaking the literature SAT test... there's really no reason to</p>

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<p>
[quote]
STANFORD SCEA : 50% chance I estimate
HYPM : Slight Reach
Brown : Match
Dartmouth : Match
UC Berkeley : Safe match
UCLA : Safe match
UC Irvine : Super Safety
UC San Diego : Safety
UC Davis : Super Safety
Washington University at St. Louis: Match

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<p>I think Brown and Dartmouth are reaches or slight reaches. WashU might be more of a macth (if you show decent interest). You've got a great chance at Berkeley and UCLA, so I agree. UCDavis and UCI I agree with. HYPM might be more of a regular reach rather than slight reach. I also agree that your Stanford chances are pretty decent.</p>

<p>You have amazing stats, good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses. Is there anything I can do to improve my chances at HYPSM, Brown, and Dartmouth? Also, what are the weaknesses in my application?</p>

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<p>Heh, your stats are really amazing, just keep being the best you can, and you'll end up at a great college, I'm certain.</p>

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<p>chillaxin:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Safe Match
UCSD: Safety
UCI/UCD: Safety</p>

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<p>Heh, thanks again for all the responses!</p>

<p>To repeat myself again, I was wondering if you guys could point out the weaknesses in my application (yes, I know there are weaknesses) and give me some advice to make my application stronger. Thanks!</p>