Update: Please Chance: EC's are a little weak (Will Chance Back!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Originally posted and a CC'er advised me to shorten it. If it's still too long, I apologize in advance. Concision is not my specialty haha. I will be happy to chance back!</p>

<p>Applying: Princeton (SCEA?), Duke (ED?), Columbia, Cornell
*a little undecided about which to apply early to</p>

<p>SAT: 2270 (V:730 M:760 W:780)
SAT II: Math II:800 *will take bio in Oct.
Major: Biology or Biochemistry</p>

<p>GPA:3.98 WGPA:4.84
Rank: 1/700
Race: Asian-American
Gender: Female
School: Public; Nation's Top 100; fairly competitive and very well-known in state
Location: DC-area</p>

<p>Awards
AP Scholar
National AP Scholar
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Born in China
First in my family to attend school in the US
Bilingual</p>

<p>I don't have really outstanding EC's in comparison to other applicants who are working to cure cancer or write the next #1 Best Selling book. There are many students in my school who have or have had amazing internships at NIH, NASA, the Senate, and the House. However, all of my extracurriculars are very personal to me and I am truly passionate about them.
I grouped them around my main interests/skills: Academics, Chinese Language and Culture, and Charity</p>

<p>IN-SCHOOL
Future Doctors of America Club Member
Science National Honor Society Advisory Board Member
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society</p>

<p>National Chinese Honor Society President
Annual International Night Student Chair and Representative for China; oversaw all decoration, food prep and research; booth was the largest at the event</p>

<p>Make-A-Wish Foundation Founding Member
Committee Member and Organizer of a charity dance marathon
Chairwoman and Head Organizer of countywide fundraiser to benefit a local hospital</p>

<p>OUT-OF-SCHOOL
Community College English Tutor: $50/hour
Community College History/Government Tutor: $40/hour
Community College Psychology Tutor: $35/hour
Volunteer Tutor for High School Students in county-wide tutoring program: all subjects
Volunteer English Tutor for Adult Chinese immigrants
Helped a PhD international student of Psychology edit his thesis</p>

<p>Youngest Exhibitor at Annual Art Shows for Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types and Clinic For Special Children: raised hundreds of dollars selling Chinese paper sculptures
Annual visits to a nursing home for Asian elderlies to celebrate the Lunar New Year with them</p>

<p>Make hot meals for countywide homeless shelter every week
Bake cupcakes for nursing homes every week
Annual donor and fundraiser for Locks of Love</p>

<p>As a precaution, I would like to say that I am not trying to be stuck-up or pretentious or obnoxious and I am truly sorry if I come off as suck. I just want to hear what others think of my chances at these schools.</p>

<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this.</p>

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<p>…wow. You have a good chance at all of those schools. You’re definitely a competetive applicant. If it were me I’d do Princeton SCEA. totally up to you.</p>

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<p>Your GPA/SAT is right around the average mark for these schools (as an unhooked applicant), but your ranking is definitely a plus.</p>

<p>However, the lack of leadership and depth/focus in your ECs might be an issue. If I was just looking at your ECs without knowing your intended major (biology/medicine), I would think you are trying to pursue studies in Chinese, if you see what I mean. I would say Princeton SCEA may be a high reach, but applying ED to Duke (with the right essay) might just give you the edge to get in.</p>

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<p>Honestly I think you would have a pretty good chance at any schools below HYPMS. As for those schools, I think you have a good shot EA or ED. Even without early you would still have a pretty decent chance</p>

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<p>Oh yeah and please chance back</p>