Vandy RD Chances?

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Hello Everyone, could you please chance me for Vanderbilt RD. I would like to know where I stand before starting my essays. Any input is appreciated!

Asian Male

SAT: 2230 (CR-670, M-770, W-790 Essay:10)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Biology E
ACT (one sitting): 34 (Math:34, Reading: 34, Science: 31, English: 35)
ACT Superscore: 35 (Math: 34, Reading: 34, Science: 35, English: 35)

NC GPA (Unweighted) - 3.96
Class Rank: 7/631
Attend Top Public School in NC
Student in North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Online Program
Taking courses offered nowhere else in the country, which include Honors Medicinal Chemistry and Honors Bioinformatics

AP (6 AP’s taken):
Biology (4)
Calculus BC (5)
Statistics (4)
Human Geography (5)
US History (4)

Senior Year Courses:
AP Computer Science A
AP US Government and Politics
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Psychology
AP Physics 2
Honors Anatomy and Physiology

NCSSM Courses:
Honors Computational Chemistry
Honors Medicinal Chemistry

Major Awards: Winner of Genentech Emperor Science Award in Cancer Research, President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, Selected and Completed NC Governor’s School in Mathematics, Research Paper accepted by National Journal of High School Science, National Mertit Commended

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Men’s Tennis Player (9-12)
Cancer Research Lab Assistant at UNC & Duke (11-12)
Key Club (9-12) / Executive Board Member (10-11)
Science Olympiad (9-12) / President (11-12)
National Technical and Spanish Honor Societies (11-12)
Quiz Bowl Team 9-12) / Co-Captain (10-12)
Tutoring Club (9-12) / President (10-12)
NC School of Science and Mathematics Ambassador (11-12)
NC School of Science and Mathematics SIDE Leader: Create and teach enrichments to K-12 students across NC (11-12)
UNC Hospitals Volunteer (11-12) 200+ Hours
Red Cross Volunteer (9-12) 35+ Hours

Teacher & Councelor Recommendations will be very good since I interact with them on a daily basis

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With an 8.8% RD admit rate it’s a reach for everyone. ED has a higher acceptance rate.

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Good RD chances, but you’re not a lock. Your app fits in with the profile of students who are accepted as far as numbers+ECs go, but there’s nothing that stands out that makes you an auto-accept or anything; you could get easily get hit with a rejection or wait list. How you present yourself will be crucial. Do a good job of making sure your essays+recs+how you portray ECs convey a compelling story about how you are. You would have a very solid shot at EDI acceptance.

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How competitive is cd6

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What are my chances for ED2?

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Probably pretty good. It’s hard to say because EDII is a small round compared to EDI/RD, and it’s difficult to get a good idea of how much of an advantage it confers vs. RD. I would say you have good chances for RD, and maybe slightly better for EDII?