<p>Fist Gen college student
GPA: 3.8/4.0
Rank: 21/156
SAT: None
ACT: 31 (33/32/31/33)
AP: NA
SAT2: waiting for scores
Course load: we just got AP classes so I took all 4 this year. I also starred taking college courses on campus since I was a sophomore. Other than that all honors
Captain of 2 sports teams and a mock trial team captain/ coach. Student council treasurer. Drama club officer. 200+ volunteer hours with an athletic trainer and 50+ with various other things.
Some state music awards. A sage scholar. A discus award HM. Sate and regional yoyo finalist.
Applying to stanford REA and then Rice, ND, JHU, UVA, Case western, and U of Miami</p>
<p>Fellow architecture major here! </p>
<p>chances for Stanford, but also Cornell, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, UVA, Notre Dame, WashU?</p>
<p>3.95 UW GPA (top 5% out of 115, small christian private, nobody goes anywhere cool)
SAT: 2160 (770cr, 750w, …640m I retook math and hopefully 680+ I find out in 3 days)
ACT: 32 (36E, 35R, 29M, 27S - should I send?)
AP: will have taken 11 AP exams by end of high school, 1 self-study, 6 senior year.
ECs: swim team captain, best buddies vice president, NHS president, Photography club founder and president, engineering fair, architecture internship. 600+ volunteer hours.
white male from Florida
essays hopefully won’t suck
portfolio is okay. A lot of photography, and some photorealism drawings which I know they hate but oh well that’s all my art class does. </p>
<p>Thanks littlebuilder!</p>
<p>Please chance me for Washington University in Saint Louis and University of Michigan Ann Arbor 
Thank you so much for doing all of this!</p>
<p>SAT= 2020 (might change; getting my October scores next week)
ACT= 32 (that translates to a 2130 on the SAT)
SAT II= biology (700) US history (650)
Unweighted GPA= 3.837
Weighted GPA= 4.1
-10 APs done by graduation
-clubs: peer tutoring, asian american awareness, breast cancer, debate, stitching
-on varsity fencing team for four years and woman captain
-volunteer at Red Cross, youth group leader at church, sunday school teacher for the toddlers, head of VBS, went on Short term missions trip,
-work at Kumon Learning Center
-AP scholar with distinction
-AP euro score=3
-AP comp= 4
-AP bio= 4
-AP Photo= 4
-AP Psychology= 5
-part of national spanish honor society, national honor society, national art honor society
-gotten peer tutoring recognition award, national art honor society recognition award, runner up in a local essay contest</p>
<p>Hi, Stanford is by far my first choice, and I’d really appreciate your opinion!</p>
<p>General: White female from NorCal
GPA (UW): 4.0 (W, 9-11) 4.33 (W, 10-11) 4.5
SAT: 2150 (750 CR, 730 W, 680 M)
SAT IIs: 780 World History, 800 US History, 760 Lit
APs: 5s on World, US, and Government. 4 on Physics B. Will be taking tests in Lit, Calc AB, Physics C, and Microecon
Intended Major: Political Science
School: Top 100 in CA, top 500 in nation. Large public school that sends a few to top tier colleges.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
French Club, 4 years (Secretary 11, President 12)
Political Youth League, 3 years (VP 11, President 12)
School Newspaper, 4 years (Web Editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12)
Charity Board of Directors, 2 years
Model UN, 2 years (Founder & President, 11 and 12)
California Scholarship Federation, 4 years (Secretary 12)
Peer Tutor, 3 years
Quill & Scroll, 2 years
NHS, 1 year</p>
<p>Work experience:
Internship with US Congressman, summer after 10th
Internship with League of Women Voters, 11th grade
Girl’s State (June 2013)
US Senate Page (really selective, July-August 2013)</p>
<p>~175 hours of community service, received Distinguished Community Service Award</p>
<p>Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>Gender: Female
Nationality: American</p>
<p>Studying In India
School Reputed All Over India
Require Financial Aid</p>
<p>GPA
Class 9: 9.4/10
Class 10: 9.4/10
Class 11: 95%</p>
<p>SAT I: 2400/2400
SAT II (Maths Level 2): 800
SAT II (Physics): 800</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Computer Science: 5
AP Music Theory: 5
AP Physics C (Mechanics): 5
AP Chemistry: 5</p>
<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR’S</p>
<p>Class 10
NTSE Scholar
Grade 8: Merit (Trinity Rock and Pop)
Debates inter-school
Intersection football: Won</p>
<p>Class 11
KVPY Scholarship
Debates inter-school
Intersection football: Won</p>
<p>Class 12
Head Girl
Gold Medal awarded for scoring above 90% from classes 4 - 12. (From School)
G. Bhaskar Memorial Award for excellence in Academics and Extra Curricular’s. (From School)</p>
<p>Member of Maths Society and Exun (Computer Club) {I know MAYA too}</p>
<p>Playing instruments since 9 years (Participated in many concerts and composed few songs)
Have a knack for listening and playing the music. I learnt piano and drums all on my own.
Playing badminton since 2 years</p>
<p>Can speak English and Hindi fluently
Learning French</p>
<p>Good letters of recommendation
Good Essays</p>
<p>This is a cool thing y’all are doing. Here’s a link to my old post, I’d love to hear a fresh opinion. Take care.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1563150-chancing-application-troubleshooting-thanks-youre-best.html?highlight=thanks+youre+the+best[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1563150-chancing-application-troubleshooting-thanks-youre-best.html?highlight=thanks+youre+the+best</a></p>
<p>GPA: 4.35 weighted; 3.92 unweighted
ACT: 34
Math: 34, English: 34, Reading: 34, Science: 35
Class Rank: 31 out of 373</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
S.T.A.R.S. (Students taking a right stand) President (4 years)
United Way President and Co-Founder of School Chapter (started club this year)
Habitat for Humanity President (4 years) (on track to raise $10,000 this year)
Hands-On Nashville Intern (local nonprofit): (2 years)
Senior YoungLife Leader (4 years) (help mentor 10th grade girls and lead their Bible study)
Sunday School Teacher (4 years)
Tutor (part-time and for free) (4 years)
Babysitting same three families for 7 years on weekends</p>
<p><em>Started organizing drives in 3rd grade in my neighborhood, and have conducted at least three on my own raising 75 pairs of shoes & 150 pairs of socks for the homeless, shirts hats gloves pants books winter coats and school supplies for class of underprivileged children, 50 coats for organization similar to Salvation army</em></p>
<p>Sports:
Lacrosse (3 years) JV Captain Sophomore Year
Cross Country (3 years) Team Captain Senior Year</p>
<p>Honors:
National Merit Commended Student
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
National English Honor Society
Brentwood Student of the Week (Sophomore Year)
Cross Country Player of the Week (Senior Year)
National Spanish Exam: Level I Gold
National Latin Exam: Level I and II Gold, Level III Silver
Principals List and Triple Honor Roll all four years</p>
<p>State residence
TN (out of state)</p>
<p>Female
White (Non-Hispanic)
Baptist
Mother is an Occupational Therapist (Master’s degree)
Father is a Periodontist (Doctorate degree)
Household income:
$200,000+</p>
<p>Brentwood High School (#227 in US News & World Report, #4 in Tennessee); Public</p>
<p>Courses:
Freshman (no APs available as Freshman): Latin II Honors, English I Honors, Algebra II Honors, Biology Honors, World Geography Honors, Gym (elective)
Sophomore:AP European History, AP Latin: Vergil, Honors Precalculus, Honors Chemistry, Honors English II, Drama (elective)
Junior: AP English, AP US History, AP Biology, Honors Calculus, Spanish I Honors, Personal Finance/Creative Writing (elective)
Senior: AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Bible (elective); Dual Enrollment at Community College for English</p>
<p>Application essay: talking about how my idealism used to get in the way of taking on practical goals for community service (much more specific in essay), and how I learned sometimes I need to start smaller, but can still make a positive impact in the community/ how I use telling really corny jokes to let others laugh at me as much as the joke, which relieves tension in times of pain/stress (my voice is pretty strong and I use I wide range of vocabulary appropriately)
Teacher’s evaluation: I feel like they would have pretty good things to say about me, as they say they only write them for deserving students, but I don’t see their rec so I cant say! I ask lots of questions and actively participate in class, and try to help out other students when they don’t understand something</p>
<p>Hello I am currently a Penn State(honors) student looking to transfer to another school. The reasons I am transferring are because I would like to go to a smaller school. I would also like to be in a urban-suburban area, preferably a city. I would like to transfer to a smaller school where I can distinguish myself more. Preferably a top 10 school for economics. I would also like the econ program to have some work study in it as well as it be more quantitative than PSU’s econ degree. Putting it simply all around I am highly involved here but PSU just isn’t my fit. I am very passionate about my major as you will be able to tell through my app. Please give me your thoughts on where I stand and I will also chance you back!</p>
<p>Schools I am applying to:
Upenn
Villanova
NYU
Georgetown
Cornell
Brown
Columbia (have a legacy here)
Stanford
Berkeley
Swarthmore
Harvard
Yale </p>
<p>College: Penn State (honors)
Major: Economics
Minor: Spanish
College GPA: 3.7
Semester 1: 3.68
Semester 2: 3.75
Semester 3 Prediction: 4.0 (I am taking 19.5 credits as well. I have A’s in all my classes, my advisor told me I was “dominating” :p</p>
<p>Summer Semester: Took one class and got a C. My advisor at the time misadvised me and I ended up not needing the class. I was a part time intern at two companies at the time and it was too much. I will explain the C in my essays and take responsibility for my misjudgment. It really sucks because without it after this semester I would be in the 3.85-3.9 ranges.</p>
<p>Internships:
- Intern at psychology work-study program 4 consecutive summers that worked with juveniles. I was the supervisor of college interns when I was a high school student. Was in charge of managing the whole thing and contacting where the juveniles could volunteer. </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Intern at Mortgage Company (assistant loan officer and financial consultant)</p></li>
<li><p>Intern at Renewable Energy Business. Focuses on improving commodities to reduce Co2 production and to make use of byproducts produced by unsustainable practices.</p></li>
<li><p>Interning at Santander Bank next summer( most likely in Madrid if everything works) and possibly doing summer research program at Upenn.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>E.C.'s:
- Economics Research fall sophomore year ( wont go into detail on this its too extensive most likely is getting published) </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Economics Research on unemployment Spring Semester Sophomore year (next semester) it is a requirement for Honors Macroeconomics. We all have to present our research at a research conference as well as travel to Washington D.C. where we will be given a presentation by the Federal Bureau of Statistics. (Research may be published its too early to tell)</p></li>
<li><p>Economics Research on Global Health Spring Semester. It is a requirement for Honors Effective Speech We are traveling to South Africa over Spring Break as part of the class requirement. We will be working with non-profit orgs to help locals as well as learn about the health initiatives in the country. The trip also counts as a college credit, which will be on my transcript:) (this may be published as well but once again haven’t even started the class yet)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>4.President and founder of The Penn State Economics and Business Society
Play investopedia to better learn and practice stock trading. Many highly regarded guest speakers. Travel to economic landmarks on the east coast. Conduct group research projects. I coordinate the entire thing and I started it all alone.</p>
<p>5.Active member of honors club, entrepreneurship club, and THON.
6. Advisor on the budget and finance committee for the student government association. </p>
<ol>
<li>500+ hours volunteering through the Salvation Army, habitat for humanity, relay for life, working at state parks, and coaching youth baseball.
8.Baseball player, could have played D1 but chose not to so I could focus on academics. However, I am willing to play again if I can gain admissions into a few of the schools.(particularly the ivies) I plan to contact the coaches of Upenn, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Cornell, and Columbia.
9.Excellent Piano Player and musician</li>
</ol>
<p>Recommendations:
2 Excellent Recommendations from very close professors(one I am doing research with, he said I was one of the most driven students he has ever encountered, the other I am exceptionally close with and is determined to help me transfer to a good school. He is really sad to see me leave PSU)</p>
<p>1 Strong Recommendation from honors coordinator (she is the one helping me with my whole transfer process as well as my applications, she is incredibily intelligent and an English PHD so this one may be the best written)</p>
<p>1 Strong Recommendation from Admissions Dean(she is helping me with transferring as well. She holds a highly ranked position and is well respected by the PSU community and by other institutions as well.)</p>
<p>Awards(post high school): Deans list award (twice)
Penn State Superior Academic Achievement Award (twice)
Penn State honors acceptance after freshman year and penn state honors society acceptance
Bacculuraute of research award
Valedictorian of my major thus far</p>
<p>Other Factors: White (Caucasian)
No Financial Aid Needed
Both parents are college grads</p>
<p>Please chance me for Stanford (RD) and Duke (ED)</p>
<p>White male from Washington State
Currently a Senior.
Intended major: Biology (I want to do cancer research)</p>
<p>I attend a public high school that is ranked in the top ten in the nation by US News.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.95 UW (School does not do weighted)
Class Rank: NA (School does not rank)
AP classes: World History (4), French (3), Bio (4), Lit (4), APUSH (4)
Taking AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Lang, and AP Gov. And French 6 which is beyond AP level. Then I have a couple other classes that are required. This is the most rigorous schedule possible. </p>
<p>ACT w/ Writing: 33 (34 superscore with 9 on the essay) (35E, 32M, 32R, 36S)
SAT: Not submitting
SAT Subject Tests: Bio M 790, Math II 750, US History 670</p>
<p>Activities (only the ones on my application):</p>
<p>Cross Country (9-12) Captain
-I do a lot to organize things outside of races and practice. I also did a lot this summer to lead workouts.</p>
<p>Relay For Life Club (12) Co-Founder and Exec VP
-This is a club to raise money and awareness for cancer throughout the year, rather than just during the Relay for Life event. This s very important to me.</p>
<p>Relay for Life (9-12) Team Captain
-I captained a Relay for Life team that generated almost $10,000 in donations to the American Cancer society. I worked to organize fundraisers and everything to prepare for the event.</p>
<p>Notre Dame Summer Scholars Student (12)
-I completed the Global Health Track at Notre Dame. I presented a project comparing prevention, presence, and treatment of cancer in the world.</p>
<p>Science Club (11-12) President
-In Science Club we carry out various science experiments and participate in Science Bowl. We were quarterfinalist in the Pacific Northwest last year.</p>
<p>French Exchange (11)
-I hosted a French student for three weeks. In return I lived with him in Nantes, France for two weeks, and then traveled Paris for a week.</p>
<p>Track and Badminton Coach (10-12)
-I coached middle school students strategies in badminton and javelin throwing. Since I began coaching, all teams have been undefeated.</p>
<p>Ski Instructor (10-12)
-I taught 4 and 5 year olds basic skiing skills; standing up, turning, stopping, and using the chairlift. I incorporated games to make it more fun.</p>
<p>Track and Field (10-12)
-I am ranked in the top 5 on the team for Javelin. I run the 1600 meter and 800 meter races.</p>
<p>Mission Trip (9)
-I traveled with my church to a migrant worker camp. We made and distributed lunches, reorganized the food bank, handed out food, and entertained kids.</p>
<p>Additional information:
I am currently working on a senior project on stem cells. I am interning at a top cancer research center to learn about stem cells. My responsibilities include: taking mature red blood cells and centrifuging them into separate parts; then using this, creating induced pluripotent stem cells from the red blood cells by reprogramming them; next generating, maintaining, and cyropreserving the new stem cells; and finally, differentiating them stem cells into two different lineages, first into cardiac muscle, then into red blood cells again. In the end I will teach a class to high school students about centrifuging blood cells and then explain how this was essential to my project and research in general. This is entirely my project, and not some program that I am jumping into. </p>
<p>I have also been in orchestra for 8 years, and can play the Bass and Cello. I am the Principal Bassist of my Orchestra.</p>
<p>I am member of JSA and have received a varsity letter for being in the top 10% of participants of the club.</p>
<p>Essays:
Common app essay is very strong. It is about skiing with my dad and how I enjoy challenging myself. I have spent much time on it and it really reveals a lot about who I am. Everyone who has read it loves it.</p>
<p>Duke supplements are pretty strong as well. Everyone who has read them has given me glowing remarks.</p>
<p>Stanford supplements should be solid.</p>
<p>Letters of Rec:
Letter from AP bio teacher. I had her for 2 years, she is the advisor for Science Club. She is also my staff contact for my senior project. It should be amazing.</p>
<p>Letter from APUSH teacher. It should be pretty good, but nothing incredible.</p>
<p>I’m also getting a letter from someone I am working in the lab with on my senior project. She really wanted to write me a letter and it should be great.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for doing this!</p>
<p>littlebuilder where are you in our darkest hour oh littlebuilder</p>
<p>Can you (@littlebuilder) please chance us? Eagerly waiting…
:D</p>
<p>bump this please</p>
<p>WE"RE HERE sorry guys it was midterms week. But we have five people here now!</p>
<p>@Redsnow: 40%, your dad working here helps your app but your own accomplishments are also great and make you a solid applicant. </p>
<p>@samMIT: we can’t really give a chance based on stats only through junior year, but applying as an international is extremely unpredictable anyways. Good luck!</p>
<p>@mictuc: You’re a standard applicant to Stanford, solid app but average chances, 8%</p>
<p>@koroket: Your transcript is so cool! Way to pursue your academic passions. I’d give you 25% chance (almost 5 times normal chances). Japanese won’t distinguish you from Chinese, sorry!</p>
<p>@violingal: Pretty solid application! Like a 25% chance, good luck!</p>
<p>@joann: not a ton of information but you seem like a good applicant! However you’re international so it’s a big, big reach</p>
<p>@uniobsessed: You should still apply to Stanford! You’re a great applicant You seem like an excellent applicant for most of those schools, so good chances, however Yale and Princeton have similar difficult international admissions so it’s difficult to tell for those. </p>
<p>@Frank: solid application, normal chances of about 14%. Good luck! UVA, U Miami, Case Western, ND you’re good; Rice and Hopkins are slightly harder but still fairly good odds</p>
<p>@wimmiett: Your chances are up in the air for Stanford and Columbia however you look like you have a solid application (essays will be a deciding factor). I’d have to see your portfolio to judge for specific architecture programs like Cornell and UVA (feel free to PM me). Best of luck!</p>
<p>@newjers: We don’t know a ton about Mich and WashU, however I know some people who go there and you seem like a solid applicant! Good chances at Mich, WashU is a bit more difficult but don’t worry too much at all. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>@Polisci: You seem like a great applicant! Your ECs reflect your academic interests really well, just illustrate your passions well in your app. 25%</p>
<p>@CalTech: Way to go with all that badminton! You seem like a really cool international applicant, similar to some that we’ve seen here. Chances are slim because that’s how international admissions works but best of luck!</p>
<p>@rachel: You’re a pretty solid applicant! Your essays are interesting but not the most original in the world, we give you a 20% chance</p>
<p>@jake: Sorry but we don’t really understand transfer admissions, but it’s incredibly difficult (1.5% acceptance rate) so best of luck to you!</p>
<p>@picklechicken: You’re pretty much into Duke ED, your stem cell research project sounds really cool! Stanford will depend on your supplements but you’re an excellent applicant</p>
<p>Glad we could help guys! Remember, college admissions is still lots of luck (particularly at a place like Stanford) and we can’t be definitive at all but maybe this helped. No matter what you’ll all end up at great places where you’ll be really happy, and we wish Stanford could take so many amazing students!</p>
<p>Chance me for Stanford</p>
<p>Race: Asian (Indian subcontinent)
I want to pursue career in medical field but I am also interested in business and economics</p>
<p>Freshmen year- GOT ALL AS
MYP Honors Government
MYP Honors Biology
MYP Spanish 2
MYP Honors English 9
Honors Pre-Calculus (IM 2 YEARS AHEAD IN MATH)
Latin 1
Graphic Arts</p>
<p>Sophomore year - GOT ALL AS
MYP Honors World History
MYP Honors English 10
MYP Honors Chemistry
AP Biology (got a 5)
AP Calculus AB (took the BC test and got 5)
MYP Honors Spanish 3
Latin 2</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP US History
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C: Mechanics
IB English 11
IB Spanish 4
Advanced Math Topics</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
SAT: 2270
SAT 2: Math Level 2 (770 first time, 800 second time) Biology (670 1st time, 740 2nd time), Chem (750)</p>
<p>EC:
Volunteer at hospital (over 250 hours)
Tutor math at local learning center for free (50 hours)
Attended NSLC for Medicine (Leadership Conference)
Starting SG for summer basketball
National Honors Society
Distance runner in Track/Field
President of Future Med Club
Playing Piano (know how to play pieces of Beethoven)
Extemporaneous Speaker in Speech/Debate Team (won regional awards and qualified for states)
Placed top 3 in Calcu-Solve Bowl
Got AMC-10 Honor Roll of Distinction Award</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1571620-will-i-get-into-any-these-transfer.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1571620-will-i-get-into-any-these-transfer.html</a></p>
<p>I don’t want to take up unnecessary page space so here’s the link to my thread (let me know what you think in this one though please). </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1572727-chance-pleb-2-0-will-chance-back-upon-request.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1572727-chance-pleb-2-0-will-chance-back-upon-request.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks for chancing us, I’m applying to Stanford, UVA, W&M, and JMU (live in VA).</p>
<p>2250 Composite SAT, Class Rank is 40/454 (so like top 9%), 750 Math II 710 Chem Subject test.
UW GPA about 3.8/4, weighted 4.25</p>
<p>Eagle Scout
AP Scholar with Honor
Officer at NHS Club (3 yrs), Tutor for Spanish, Math, and Science National Honors Societies (3 yrs).
Have taken 4 AP’s past 3 years, taking 5 this year (plus multivar calc).
Varsity member of Quiz Bowl team, ran Vars. XC for a year. </p>
<p>I thought my essays were good (average for applicants i guess though), they were me and my teachers approved.
Teacher recs are probably both pretty solid.
Did research the past couple years and traveled to Singapore to present it and won first place in competition.
I have other smaller ec’s like teaching myself piano/violin, playing bball, and stuff like that, but that’s it for the most part.</p>
<p>What do you think? Too high of a reach? I’d also like to know what you think of my chances for UVA too.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1508837-chance-princeton-upenn-jerome-fisher-ivies-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1508837-chance-princeton-upenn-jerome-fisher-ivies-etc.html</a></p>
<p>Summary:</p>
<p>positives: 240,36,2400, interesting extracurriculars (huffpost blogger and published author)</p>
<p>negatives: Asian male from New Jersey (I go to a public school that sends a decent number of kids to ivies, but the only Stanford admit was an athletic recruit five years ago)</p>
<p>I always see you guys chancing people so I figured id ask! i wasn’t planning on applying to stanford (intimidated) but my aunt had always wanted me to. I feel like an ad com would laugh at my app tbh 
but maybe I’ll go for it ! here’s my chance thread from cornell <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1572735-chance-me-ed-cornell-please-ill-chance-back.html#post16538063[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1572735-chance-me-ed-cornell-please-ill-chance-back.html#post16538063</a></p>
<p>@littlebuilder, I am an american citizen. So how am I an international applicant?
Please let me know and if I am not considered as an international applicant, do let me know my chances.
Thank You Guys</p>