TOP NON-IVY Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm Asian Indian, from NJ, middle-class male, going to be a junior at semi-competitive high school(sends approx. 10 kids to ivy/top tier schools),
and my mom only went to school until 10th grade, but my dad did college,etc.</p>

<p>Stats:
PSAT(220)
have not taken SAT or ACT(but on SAT practice tests I have consistently been getting over 2100)
SAT II bio-670(will be retaking)/ will also take math IIC and probably literature</p>

<p>unweighted GPA-3.92/weighted-4.3(straight A's throughout), school doesnt rank but I'm sure that i fall in top 5% in a class of 400
have taken max possible courseload(APs only possible from next year on-I will be taking 4)</p>

<p>EC's:
head of scouting on World Championship robotics team(10,11,12)-2 time champions
treasurer of french club(9,10,11,12)
president of science league(9,10,11,12)-top 10% in NJ competitors
Model UN(10,11,12)
Varsity XC/track(9,11,12)-didnt do it last yr due to serious injury
Lego Camp(teach middleschool kids how to build model robots for 3 wks during the summer)
National French Honor Society
Volunteer work(200hrs at St.Peters University hospital)</p>

<p>I know that u guys can more accurately chance me with my SAT/ACT scores but please chance me with the provided stats,
what are my chances at:</p>

<p>University of Chicago
American University
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
Bucknell University
Johns Hopkins University</p>

<p>If these schools are high reaches for me what do you think I should do besides get a high score on the SAT's to improve my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>oh and one more thing. i dont know if it will help me but, i've lived in numerous places before high school(an Indian village, Bombay, Singapore, Thailand, Texas, Boston, and now NJ)</p>

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<p>anyone, please?</p>

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<p>your still a junior. enjoy life while you can, stop thinking about colleges! You've got a year. otherwise your just gonna be freaking like 99% of the other people on here too haha, including me. Smell the roses dude. </p>

<p>But if you stil want a projection:
If you get 2200+ on the SAT, 720+ on the SAT IIs, and 32+ on the ACT, then I would say you have a very good chance of getting into Chicago; American, SUNJ, Pitts, would all be safeties; Bucknell is a match, and Hopkins is a match/slight reach perhaps depending on projected yield and applicant number. American isn't really a "TOP non-ivy" honestly, I think something like Carnegie Mellon, Vandy, UMich Ann Arbor, UNC- Chapel Hill are "better" academically (very much up to discussion, but that's what I've heard) than american, SUNJ, etc. and seem to be more technology-oriented, which is what you seem to like as that is what your ECs suggest to me.</p>

<p>Very good extracurriculars, especially with that robotics thing- keep up the good work. And if your JUST going to be a junior how are you writing that you will continue your extracurriculars into 12th grade?</p>

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<p>oh and again. RELAX RELAX RELAX AND friggin enjoy summer. i think we all, me included, have an unhealthy obsession nowadays with the college admissions process; we really cannot blame it on the applicant boom because 60% of the hype is our own fault.</p>

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<p>Are you going to be in the 11th grade next year? If so, I would simply tell you to keep your grades up, keep practicing to do well on SATs, and most of all, RELAX. With your stats you shouldn't have a hard time getting into any of the places you listed.</p>

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<p>if you got a 2200 (like your PSAT) and brought up your sat IIs those should all be within reach.</p>

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<p>to collegekid123, i'm intending to do all the EC's that I've been doing so far in 11th and 12th grade. i'm just assuming this for the sake of making chances easier. haha, yea i guess we are too into this college admissions thing but it is what it is. i mean it gets more competitive year by year.</p>

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<p>look at the 'top cc' college section</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>