UChicago (EA), UPenn (ED), Brown, Duke, Princeton. Should I not?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hi. </p>

<p>So I’m pretty much freaking out right now because it seems like the schools I’m applying to accept only cancer-curing, 2400-scoring, national-heroes-who-solved-poverty deities.</p>

<p>And so I’d really appreciate it if you all would chance me, especially for my early schools.
Thanks a ton!!!</p>

<p>Other Schools I’m Applying to:
• Georgia Tech (EA)
• Johns Hopkins
• Rice
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Emory (Scholars Program)</p>

<p>Stats:
• GPA: 4.45 out of 4 (W); 4 (UW); 99 on 100 scale (high upward trend);
o (slightly inflated; our school adds 1 point per honors/AP class to our GPA on the 100pt scale)
• Class Rank: private school; officially doesn't rank, but ~2 out of 121
• SAT: 2210 (CR: 720, M: 740; W: 750); still waiting on Nov. Scores
• SAT IIs: Math II: 770 Bio: 750 Lit: 740
• AP’s (8 Total): AB Calc: 5 Bio: 4 USH: 5 Eng. Lang: 5 Chem: 3 Econ (Macro/Micro): NA English Lit: NA Physics C: NA</p>

<p>EC's:
• Independent Molecular Research at local university: 2 summers; submitted paper to JSHS competition
• Varsity Cross-Country: 3 years; Varsity Letter Winner for 2 years
• School Orchestra: 1st Chair; Made District honor for 2 years
• Writing Tutor: Selective; one of 14 senior tutors in school
• Founder/President of Asian Club at my school; 3 years
• Science Olympiad: Captain; Some regional awards; 4 years
• Track and Field Distance Runner; 1 year
• Kayaking; 1 year
• ~300 Hours of community service at a summer camp, hospital, nephrology clinic, school service trip
• Student Investment Group: Selective; 1 year
• Model UN: 3 Years; honorable mention in one competition</p>

<p>Awards:
• Cum Laude Society
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• Harvard Book Prize for Scholastic Achievement (Highest academic award in school)
• High List (where I estimated my rank)
• Johns/Whittle Book Prizes for Scholastic Achievement</p>

<p>Essays:
Common App essay about summer research: Had 3 teachers look it over; all said it was really good
Supplements: Decent; UChicago supplement was good; Penn: specific to school
Recs:
English: Excellent; teacher knows me well and wrote really good comments on my 1st quarter report card this year
Bio: Should be good; teacher is also my cross-country coach
English (Other teacher): Good; also chose me to be a writing tutor</p>

<p>Personal Info
• Applying for Aid
• Male
• Intended Major: Bio and English double major; Applying College of Arts and Sciences to all schools
• US Permanent Resident
• Oh, and I’m Asian… </p>

<p>Thanks again, and I'd appreciate any comments!</p>

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<p>If you’re asian, I hope you put “other” for you ethnicity. Schools tend to set races at different levels subconsciously. Overall, you look set and good to go. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Brown High Match
Duke High Match/Low Reach
Princeton (Reach/maybe Low Reach)
UChicago (Reach)
UPenn (Low Reach)</p>

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<p>Did you do Wharton or CAS for Penn?</p>

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<p>CAS for all my schools basically.</p>

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<p>UChicago (EA) - reach
UPenn (ED) - low reach / high match
Brown- low reach
Duke - high match
Princeton - reach
Georgia Tech (EA) - match
Johns Hopkins - high match
Rice - match
Washington University in St. Louis - match
Emory (Scholars Program) - match
Good luck, chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1578934-will-chance-back-w-24-hours.html#post16589827[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1578934-will-chance-back-w-24-hours.html#post16589827&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Oh, and my reading score has recently been raised to 750. Don’t know if that does anything for me at this point lol.</p>

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<p>Uchicago (EA): low reach-reach
Brown: high match
Duke: low reach
Pton: reach-high reach
WUSTL: match-high match</p>

<p>Shine with your essays, because they can set you apart.</p>

<p>Good luck!Predictions?<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1587931-can-anyone-play-game-predictions-my-list-test-your-prediction-skills.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1587931-can-anyone-play-game-predictions-my-list-test-your-prediction-skills.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Penn/princeton = reach, duke/brown/chicago = low reach, other schools are all matches imo</p>

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<p>What is High list?</p>

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<p>how do you have a 99/100 average and an upward trend… having a 99 average means you never screwed up at all… how can you trend upward if you are already perfect?</p>

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<p>UCSDUCD: Basically how our school ranks each student</p>

<p>rodrigo9: Like I said, our school adds one extra point onto our weighted GPA out of 100 for every honors/AP class you take, so it’s actually possible to get over 100 (yeah, I know…)</p>

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<p>Update: Deferred from UChicago and Penn. Anyone have any suggestions for what I should do next?</p>

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<p>Add more safeties and matches (which for you I’d put at the Tufts/WUSTL/Emory range).</p>