Utterly defeated UGHHHH

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’ve been reading posts regarding stats from those accepted and rejected for the class of 2020 at top colleges like Columbia, UPenn, MIT, etc. I AM JUST UTTERLY DEFEATED by hearing about people getting rejected who certainly have WAYYYY better grades and more impressive ECs and probably better essays that I do.

My list looks like this:

MIT (EA)
Columbia
UPenn
Cornell
UCB
UCLA
UCSD
UMich (EA)
UIUC (EA)
UMass-Amherst (EA)
Georgia Tech (EA)
Penn State

I’m Asian and international, yet I don’t have impressive stats at all.
I am just really discombobulated right now. ADVICE PLS???
And should I apply to one of the Ivies via ED just to have a better chance?

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What are your stats? EC’s? intended major? How much can you pay?

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@Gumbymom

Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese) - international student

HS: not very competitive/reputed
Location: NC

ACT: 32
SAT II: Math level 2 800; Chem 800
UC GPA: 3.87 UW; 4.09 W
UC Score: 434/500

AP Classes taken: AP Calc AB & BC, AP Phy C: Mechanics, AP Chem, AP music theory (all 5s)
Senior schedule: AP Stat, AP Phy C: E&M, AP Bio, AP Psych, English 4, French 3, Choir, Senior Seminar
No significant awards

EC: 1. Summer research program - co-author of research paper to be published (12) 2. Mu Alpha Theta (founder & president) (11&12th grades) 3. Research internship at local univ. (12) 4. Local choir - will perform in Carnegie Hall in May 2017 (10-12) 5. School chamber choir (11-12) 6. AP Chem TA (11-12) 7. ESL paid summer internship (9) 8. Music club (9, at a different school) 9. Johns Hopkins summer program (11) 10. School musicals/plays (10-11)

Intended major: Materials Science and Engineering

I won’t be applying for financial aid.

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MIT (EA) - Zero chance
Columbia - Highly unlikely
UPenn - Highly unlikely
Cornell - Unlikely
UCB - Unlikely
UCLA - Unlikely
UCSD - Mostly unlikely
UMich (EA) - Unlikely
UIUC (EA) - Mostly unlikely
UMass-Amherst (EA) - Perhaps
Georgia Tech (EA) - Perhaps
Penn State - Perhaps

Need matches and safety.

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Why not try University of Florida in Gainesville? It’s a good school and the weather’s nice.

There are so many schools out there to try . . . .

Clemson
Alabama
Arizona
New Mexico Tech
UCSC

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@soze wow that was encouraging
So what schools do you think would be matches/safeties for me?

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@bhan98 was that sarcasm? lol

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UMass and Penn State are good picks. UCSC would likely be a safety, UCD and UCSB matches.

Also look into
Case Western Reserve (match)
ASU Barrett (match)
Cal Poly SLO (match)
NCSU (match)
UMD College Park (match)
UMN Twin Cities (match)
UWisconsin (match)

Alfred NY (safety)
Iowa State (safety)

Once you have 3-5 matches and 2 safeties, add as many reaches or super reaches as you can afford.