Took a risk and blew it...any hope left?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I applied to two Ivies knowing that the decision would basically hinge on the December SAT. Scores came in, and I bombed it (by my standards) Do I still have a chance?</p>

<p>Full Mexican Male
Florida
Senior at one of the best private schools in my area
I'm probably in the top 20% out of 160 (As far as I know, school doesn't rank)
GPA- 3.94 unweighted, 4.16 weighted</p>

<p>SAT- 720 Math, 630 CR, 730 Writing (7 Essay)
This is the first time I took it, which ended up being the best score</p>

<p>SAT Subject- 720 Chem, 680 Math I (I didn't study for this at all because I spent the whole month studying Chem. I payed the price)</p>

<p>AP- I took my first AP's senior year (Chemistry, Calc AB, and American Gov)</p>

<p>Courseload- Difficult, the hardest that I could possibly take with the exception of English, where I took Honors instead of AP</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Community Service (9-12)- I have about 100 hours so far through four years, on pace for 200 by the end of senior year</p>

<p>Church's Weekly Dinner for Homeless (10-12)- Where I get the majority of my hours</p>

<p>Church's Annual Retreat (12)- Youth Leader</p>

<p>Students Against Destructive Decisions (11-12)- Membership Director</p>

<p>National Honor Society (12)</p>

<p>Social Studies Honor Society (11-12)</p>

<p>French Honor Society (11-12)</p>

<p>Hispanic Appreciation Club (10-12)- Board of Directors</p>

<p>I held a couple of jobs over the summer, one at a horse farm in June and as a cashier in a restaurant through July</p>

<p>Random Stuff</p>

<p>Outstanding Student in French- 11</p>

<p>Played bass for 5 years</p>

<p>Fluent in Spanish, semifluent in French</p>

<p>I applied to these schools (all for Chem Engineering)
-Columbia
-Cornell
-Georgia Tech
-University of Texas- Austin
-University of Southern California</p>

<p>Any help or insight is greatly appreciated, if for some reason you need any other information feel free to ask</p>

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<p>Over 50 views and no bites? Come on, I really need some assurance here.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

<p>BTW, I’m applying to the Engineering Honors College at UT-Austin, if that helps at all</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, I would reassure you but I don’t speak the language of SATs! Where I live, we almost always only use the ACT, so I’m unfamiliar on what is a good/bad SAT</p>

<p>But I will tell you that by looking at everything besides your scores, you have a great resume! I think you do stand a good chance at your schools.</p>

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<p>Honestly, I wouldn’t expect much for the Ivies, but you might get lucky…</p>

<p>I’d say you’ve a good chance at the other three (though I don’t know how tough Austin really is).</p>

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<p>sorry to say this but austin is a pain in the ass to get in to for out of state students…esp. the engineering and business programs…im applying there too and my SAT II’s are 730,740, and a 650…im taking one more in jan and retaking the 650…oh and 94% of their freshman class is from texas and 6% from OOS…and they go by the 10% rule…</p>

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<p>^I’m well aware that Austin will be tough to get into because I’m OOS, but I’m willing to take the risk because of their excellent Chem Engineering program and I was born in Texas (Like that matters…)</p>

<p>To amandacecile/people who don’t know SAT: My SAT roughly translates to 31 ACT.</p>

<p>Also, thanks to everyone who voiced their opinion! I was getting really paranoid over the last few weeks about this.</p>

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<p>Bump…it’s sad that my posts make up over half of the replies in this thread</p>

<p>Again, the comparison of views to replies troubles me. Am I really that hard to chance?</p>

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<p>gtech - in
texas - probably in (their middle 50% act is like 23-29, and your above that…and i’d like to know the stats of the 6% out of staters they admit)
usc - in (friend got in with 31 act and similar EC’s and not subject tests)</p>

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<p>You’re gpa and sats are solid, but I do not see too much focus in the ECs, and the Ivies are always difficult. Thus:</p>

<p>-Columbia - somewhat high reach
-Cornell - Reach
-Georgia Tech - Somewhat high match
-University of Texas- Austin - high match
-University of Southern California - high match</p>

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<p>Columbia: reach
Cornell: reach
Georgia Tech: low reach
U of Texas, Austin: low reach
USC: low reach</p>

<p>I wouldn’t get that worked up about it, you’ll likely get into at least one of your schools. However, I really recommend you apply to some safeties or at least matches, for your own peace of mind if anything.</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech - Should be in
UT Austin - in I think
USC - low reach
Cornell - reach
Columbia - reach</p>

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<p>bumpz 10char</p>

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<p>aaaannnnd another bump</p>

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<p>450+ views, 13 replies, most of which are mine lol.</p>

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<p>I’d start looking elsewhere than ivies, you really need to have a huge impact to get into an Ivy/equivalent. Otherwise, you seem to be a competitive candidate at your other schools.</p>

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<p>I realize that I should have looked at other places, but I’m out of town for winter break, and have no way of communicating with my teachers/counselor for recommendations as deadlines close in.</p>

<p>Basically, it’s one of those schools or I’m screwed</p>

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<p>You’ll most likely get into UT, GT, or both.</p>

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<p>I’m confident in GT, to some extent USC, but UT troubles me because of the OOS. Thanks for the chances everyone! I’ll chance back if you provide a link! (Assuming I haven’t already)</p>

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<p>Columbia- Could go either way
Cornell- Could go either way
Georgia Tech- IN
University of Texas- Austin- Tough to get in OOS but you are in
University of Southern California- IN</p>