Warning: Chancing on this thread may lead to my increased comfort and/or nausea.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I go to a pretty good public school on Long Island (NY) - by "pretty good", I mean "we send 5-10 kids to Ivies and 10-15 to other top 25 schools each year, and I'm surprised that we're not ranked at all by USNWR". Class size is about 450 or so.</p>

<p>THE SCHOOLS (in general order of preference):
Harvard (applied SCEA, finding out on Thursday I think)
Stanford
Princeton
Penn
Columbia
Georgetown
Brown
Northwestern
UChicago
Dartmouth
Cornell
Johns Hopkins
Tufts
Boston College
McGill
Boston University
American
SUNY Binghamton</p>

<p>SCORES, STATS, AND OTHER INFO:
SAT I: 2380 (800 CR, 780 M, 800 W with an 11 essay)
SAT II: 790 Biology, 790 US History, 740 Literature (most of these schools only require two though, so I'm not sending Lit for those)
PSAT: 227 (80 CR, 67 M, 80 W) - currently a semifinalist for NMS
GPA: 4.19 W (3.96 UW on our system, but our school only sends the weighted GPA - in the UC system calculations I have a 3.90 UW)
Class Rank: None (my school doesn't do class rank, or Valedictorian/Salutatorian for that matter - if I had to guess though, I'd be around 15-25th, or around the 95th percentile)
APs: 5 on Bio, 4 on world, 5 on US, 5 on Human Geo, 4 on Physics B, 4 on English Lang</p>

<p>My school changed its grading policy after my freshman year from As being anything above a 90 and counting as 4 points, B+ being 87-89.9 counting as 3.5, B being 83-86.9 for 3 pts, etc... to a system where A+ is 97 and up for a 4.4, A is a 93-96.9 for a 4, A- is 90-92.9 for a 3.6, B+ is 87-89.9 for a 3.3, B is 83-86.9 for a 3. AP classes are weighted by adding an extra point (so an A- in an AP class starts as a 3.6 and becomes a 4.6). My GPA would've been a 4.18 in last year's class, which would've been around 12-15th (so my GPA stayed flat but unofficial rank fell as a result of the new policies).</p>

<p>My lowest grades were all in sophomore year (my friend died in a car accident, and it was a traumatic experience that my counselor is making note of in her letter of rec). I had a B in AP Bio (although I got a 5 on the AP Exam and a 790 on the Subject Test), a B+ in Math 10 Honors, and a B+ in the second semester of Computer Science. Everything else on my transcript is an A+, A, or A- (there are only two A-s, also in 10th grade - English Honors and AP World). The highest GPA in my class is a 4.48, but we don't do rank or anything like that. Last year's quasi-val had a 4.36, for comparison (and, recalculated, I would've had a 4.18 under that system). I have the highest SAT scores from my school by far (next highest is a 2330, the same kid with the 4.48, then everyone else is <2250).</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
- Political Awareness Club (9, 10, 11, 12; President 12)
- Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader of my Boy Scout troop 10th and 11th grade, probably close to 300 or so hours of community service (9, 10, 11, 12)
- LifeSmarts Team Captain, 2nd Place in the state as a team, 1st place individual, 3rd place in "wild card" national competition (11, 12)
- DECA state medalist for an event in sophomore year, Officer this year (9, 10, 11, 12)
- Mock Trial team (9, 10, 11, 12), regional/state team awards each year
- Academic Quiz Bowl (9, 10, 11, 12)
- National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society (11, 12)
- JV Tennis (9), Varsity Badminton (10, 11, 12) county champions in 11th grade
- volunteered for local kids' summer program the summers before 10th and 11th grades.
- internship with local politician this summer</p>

<p>AWARDS:
- 4th place All-County Math Teachers' Association Award 2009
- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Participant 2010 (nominated by school, selected by the Rotary club)
- WISE Financial Certification Exam 100%, 99.7th percentile nation-wide (11)
- US Treasury's National Financial Capability Challenge, 95% (11)
- a few other miscellaneous awards/competitions</p>

<p>SENIOR YEAR COURSE LOAD:
AP Calculus AB
AP English Lit
AP Chemistry
AP Government
AP Economics
College Spanish
Intro to Business</p>

<p>OTHER:
Ethnicity: White
Income: $100,000
Legacy at Cornell</p>

<p>Essays: pretty good, but a little rushed (only really started the bulk of my apps in late November). I have a great English teacher helping me though, and I'm a generally excellent writer.</p>

<p>I'm interested in studying International Relations and possibly economics or polisci as a second major. How much do you think the fact that everyone from my school is applying to the same places will hurt me, or do you think they do it independently of your classmates? Please chance, and I'll return the favor!</p>

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<p>Harvard (applied SCEA, finding out on Thursday I think)- Reach
Stanford- Low reach
Princeton- Mid reach
Penn- Mid reach
Columbia- Mid reach
Georgetown- Mid match
Brown- Low reach
Northwestern- Match
UChicago- Match
Dartmouth- Reach
Cornell- Mid-match, but you’re probably in since you have a legacy.
Johns Hopkins- Low reach.
Tufts- Probably in.
Boston College- Probably in.
McGill- Low reach (It’s considered the Harvard of Canada).
Boston University- Definitely in.
American- Definitely in.
SUNY Binghamton- Definitely in (Probably full ride).</p>

<p>According to your stats, you’re definitely getting into a few ivies, don’t be too stressed out. You’re probably set for most of these colleges. Good luck and thank you for chancing =)</p>

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<p>Thanks - any other opinions? If it helps for Georgetown, I applied to Walsh SFS, and for Penn I’m applying to the CAS for IR.</p>

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<p>Harvard (applied SCEA, finding out on Thursday I think)- Reach for everyone
Stanford- Reach
Princeton-reach
Penn- reach, but possibility
Columbia- Reach
Georgetown- Good shot
Brown- Low reach
Northwestern- Good shot
UChicago- Good shot
Dartmouth- Reach for everyone
Cornell- Good shot (legacy)
Johns Hopkins- Low reach
Tufts- Good shot
Boston College- Good shot
McGill- decent shot
Boston University- Very good shot
American- very good
SUNY Binghamton- Good shot</p>

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<p>The only reaches I can tell are Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and John Hopkins.
Everything else I think you have a good shot.
Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1257051-chance-me-uc-berkeley-stanford-mit-duke-cornell-wellesley-cooper-union.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1257051-chance-me-uc-berkeley-stanford-mit-duke-cornell-wellesley-cooper-union.html&lt;/a&gt;
Thanks :D</p>

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<p>Thanks - YuhikoJay, I’m curious as to why you considered Hopkins a “reach” but not Brown, Dartmouth, etc… Any particular reason? Is Hopkins looking for something in particular that I might be able to emphasize in my application?</p>

<p>Also, when you chance me for Penn, can you also consider the Huntsman program? I’m applying to it, since it would be the perfect program for me (IR + business), but I’m well-aware that there are only about 40 spots. I just want to know if I even have a reasonable chance at all, or if those spots typically go to people with a ton of political and business experience.</p>

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<p>You can apply to the Huntsman program. I don’t know if it works RD, but I know for ED, if you apply, you can also choose a normal school in which they will consider you if you get rejected. Huntsman is extremely competitive, so it’s a reach for everyone. If you can verify what I just said, I say go for it. If not, I might be a bit more careful. You have a much better shot at a school in Penn than the Huntsman program, logically. </p>

<p>As people have said above, all the Ivies are reaches for you, but other than that, you have a good shot at the other schools. I don’t know much about Hopkins, but I don’t think it’s more difficult than Dartmouth .</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1256342-chance-me-wharton-harvard-columbia-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1256342-chance-me-wharton-harvard-columbia-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It appears that you can apply to Huntsman during RD and be considered for the “second choice” programs of study separately if you’re denied from Huntsman (which I would expect to be, with only ~40 spots, most of them filled during ED). Thanks for the info though (and I chanced you)!</p>

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<p>McGill is definitely more of a match. It may be considered the Harvard of Canada but they have a 46% acceptance rate overall, and it’s probably increased for you IF you aren’t a dual-Canadian citizen (you’d pay more).</p>

<p>Best of luck, it looks like you’ve got a great future ahead of you :)</p>

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<p>C’mon man, do you really need a chance me thread? Lol</p>