Well, Chance me plz :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Currently an incoming junior, so extrapolating certain pieces of information</p>

<p>State: California
Gender: Male
Race: Asian American</p>

<p>Classes (grade):
Freshman:
Biology (A)
Algebra II (A)
English 9 (A)
French II (A)
Concert Band (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore:
AP European History (A)
AP Calculus AB (B+ first semester, A- second semester)
English 10 (A)
Chemistry Honors (A)
Symphonic Band (A)
French III (A)</p>

<p>Junior (enrolled)
AP Calc BC, AP US History, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP English Lit, French IV Honors</p>

<p>Senior (anticipated)
MultiVar (tbh), AP Econ, AP US Gov., AP Physics C, Organic Chemistry (tbh), AP English Lang</p>

<p>Test scores:
AP Chinese: 5 AP Euro: 5 AP Calc AB: 5
SAT Bio: 740 (intend to retake) SAT Math: 790
SAT Reasoning: 2320
AMC 10: 94
Hopefully USABO Semifinalist in Spring</p>

<p>EC's
Vice President of National Science Bowl Club, Vice President of Chess Club, Staff writer/Editor of School newspaper, Treasurer of Ecological Club, member of Speech and Debate, USA Bio Olymp Club, Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society), California Scholarship Federation
Swim and play badminton on the school team
Played Piano for 10 years.
Presidential Award for Community Service</p>

<p>Going to EPGY this summer, and hoping to land in internship somewhere next summer. </p>

<p>Teacher Rec: Not sure how strong it will be, there are a few teachers who like me, but maybe not enough. </p>

<p>Personal Aspect: Have a medical condition that caused me to miss 6 months of school in 5th grade and that continues to threaten my life. Intend to focus essays on the challenges of overcoming this obstacle. </p>

<p>Schools (most desirable to least)
Stanford
Yale
UC Berkeley/UCLA
Pomona College
UPenn
John Hopkins
all other UC's</p>

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<p>You are doing great. Keep up your ECs and your difficult course load. Does your school normally have students take English Lit in 11th grade and English Lang in 12th? I’ve always heard of it being the other way around. Which SAT Math did you take? If it isn’t Math 2, you should consider taking that. Also, while your essay would probably be powerful, some colleges may find it clich</p>

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<p>UCLA/UCB are a sure shot- you have them in the bag. Pomona and John Hopkins are a maybe, and stanford and yale are out of the question. If you would have been black you could’ve got into all of them.</p>

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<p>Oh, I forgot accolades
18th at Scholastic State Championships for Chess
Octafinals Stanford Nat’l Invitational for Debate JV Division
Int’l Piano Playing Auditions Lvl.10</p>

<p>AMC score should be 105. </p>

<p>Thanks, Burger.
I’m actually pretty worried about my EC’s. One, I really screwed up my sophomore year (hence my less than perfect test scores), and also neglected to put much emphasis on competitions and the like.
For another, do you think my EC’s lack direction? Of course I’m a science and math person, but nothing on there shows it like that.
Finally, do you think it’s advisable to get a recommendation from a club advisor?</p>

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<p>Chemistry: any reason why?
other than my bad numbers.</p>

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<p>Stanford- high reach, it’s stanford
Yale- same as Stanford
UC Berkeley/UCLA- low reach
Pomona College- match
UPenn- mid to high reach, it’s an Ivy
John Hopkins- match
all other UC’s- safety</p>

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<p>I agree with ayousef.
Chance me everyone
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