UPenn (Wharton), UT (McCombs), NYU (Stern), Columbia (Fu Foundation

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to chance me! I am planning to apply to the following Universities: Columbia Fu Foundation SEAS Program, NYU (STERN!), UT Austin (McCombs or Cockrell), UNC Chapel Hill, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, USC (Viterbi or Marshall), University of Illinois - Urbana Champagne, Baylor, Texas A&M, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton or SEAS/Engineering School - Definitely my reach school), University of Chicago (Possibly - Boothe), Columbia University (Business School), Cornell (Maybe?)</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Current Location: Texas
Ethnicity/Race: Sri Lankan
Grade: 11
GPA: 3.72 out of 4
School Type: Public and competitive
Rank: 25 out of 615 (Roughly Top 4% of my class)
SAT: 1800 (580 CR, 600, W, 620 M) [Planning to take again in June and improve!)
ACT: 31</p>

<p>SAT II's:
World History = 720
Math Level 2 = 780
US History = 760
Physics = 740
English Literature: 710</p>

<p>AP Scores (so far):
World History = 4
AP English Language/Comp = 4</p>

<p>Courses:</p>

<p>JUNIOR YEAR (Current Schedule) = AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Statistics, Principles of Mechanical Engineering, Pre-AP Pre-Calculus, Pre-AP Physics, AP English IV (Literature)
SENIOR YEAR (Next Year's Projected Schedule) = AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP History of Art</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Acticites: Business Professionals of America <a href="Treasurer">BPA</a>, Chess Club (Vice President), Aerospace Club (Founder and President), HOSA (Vice President), Math Club (Vice President), National Honor Society (Vice President), Student Council (Student Class Treasurer), History Club (President), AASA (Asian-American Students Association - Historian), Varsity Soccer and Cross Country, University Interscholastic League (UIL- Academics Competition in Texas)</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>2nd Place Team in UIL District Competition for History (11th Grade)</p>

<p>5th and 6th Place Individual at UIL District Competition for Science, Mathematics, and History (10th and 11th)</p>

<p>3rd Place Team in UIL District for History (10th Grade)</p>

<p>4th Place Business Professionals of America Regional for Financial Math and Economic Research Project (Advanced to State)b (11th Grade)</p>

<p>1st Place Regional Science Fair Winner <a href="9th%20and%2010th%20Grades">Electrochemistry and Electromagnetism Project</a></p>

<p>Miscellaneous:</p>

<p>*Participating in the 2010 Intel Talent Search for my Senior Year over Orbital analysis to the moon</p>

<p>*Chosen as a Texas Aerospace Scholar and intern over this summer at Johnson Space Center NASA at Houston</p>

<p>*Chosen to be apart of the Texas A&M ECE Summer Program (Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering)</p>

<p>*I volunteer at JPS Health Network Hospital in downtown and my local library and have 250+ hours</p>

<p>Desired Major: Finance/Accounting or Mechanical/Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Comments: I am not a naturally smart person but I am proud to say I am a dedicated and very hard worker. Also I had a concern/question. I heard that your SAT II scores can save you as technically a "replacement" of your SAT individual scores (For an example is it true that since I got a 710 on my English Literature SAT II exam that they will look into that more unless I do better the second sitting for the SAT?)</p>

<p>Thank You For Your time and Any Feedback is Appreciated!</p>

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<p>Seems pretty solid! I’m not too great at this chancing stuff myself, so I’m not the person to judge, but you seem very dedicated around your school community and you have a good standing in your class, as well as solid academics. Definitely work on those SATs!</p>

<p>I’ve never heard about the “replacement score” process, but that is interesting…</p>

<p>Being a URM should definitely help you because you’d bring diversity to the college community.</p>

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<p>Definitely raise your GPA and SAT score. Your ACT is okay, but not outstanding, for these schools. And Columbia doesn’t have a business school for undergraduate students. If you have a competitive school, you’re ranked a little too low. And there is “replacement” for some schools, but I don’t think the schools, you plan on applying to, have that policy. You have a solid chance at UT since you’re in state. Mid-High reaches for the Ivy schools and the OOS schools (UNC, UC’s). You have pretty good ECs as well. Good luck!</p>

<p>And I thought Sri Lankans still count as Asians… Or does Asian only refer to Orientals?</p>

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<p>^ superexcited: Yeah, Sri Lanka is in Asia. But saying you’re from China or India or Korea (overrepresented Asian) is very different from saying you’re from Sri Lanka or Myanmar or Mongolia (underrepresented Asian.)</p>