what are my chances at top-notch schools and bs/md programs?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello.. this is my first post!!</p>

<p>female asian-american (korean, to be exact), came to Unites States in 2nd grade</p>

<p>Senior schedule: AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus BC
AP American Government/Economics
AP Literature
AP Spanish</p>

<p>AWARDS
o California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Potential Seal Bearer
o Student of the Month Award(9th, 10th)
o Band Member of the Month Award(10th)
o Principal’s Honor Roll Awards (every semester)
o Honors at Entrance Award(9th)
o National Student Leadership Conference nominee (11th)
o Physics boat race competition: 2nd place (11th)
o Certificates of Merit for various academic subjects(3)
o Perfect Attendance Award (9th)
o Freshman of the Year Award for Marching Band
o Governor’s Scholar Award(9th)
o Mayor’s Community Service Award (11th)
o AP Scholar with Honors Award
o National Merit Commended Scholar(12th)</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP
o Section Leader for Flutes in Marching Band (10th, 11th, 12th)
o Freshmen Representative for Band Council (9th)
o Secretary for Band Council (10th)
o Treasurer for Band Council (12th)
o President of an environmental club called Bottles for Bay (11th)
o Outreach Project Leader for Church (12th)
o Leader of body worship team for Church (12th) </p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES / COMMUNITY SERVICE
o Marching Band: Competed in various tournaments and performed at football games. (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
o Public Library volunteer: served as an active volunteer for the summer reading program for kids in elementary and junior high school. (4 summers)
o Church: active member in church.
- Bassist and vocalist for the youth group praise team (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
- Outreach Project Leader: in charge of various community services (11th, 12th)
- Teacher’s assistant for vacation bible school (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
- Body worship team (12th)
o Korean School: taught basic Korean to kids between the ages 4 – 12 (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
o Short-term mission trips to Mexico: assisted doctors in the dental and medicine department (3 summers)
o California Scholastic Federation (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
o Interact Club : community service club (9th, 10th)
o Member of California Association of Student Council (9th, 10th)
o Peer - Tutoring: volunteered to tutor students who needed help on math and science subjects during lunch and after school (11th, 12th)
o Nursing Homes: bimonthly visit to nursing homes. Played the flute and sang songs for the elderly. (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)</p>

<p>4.41 weighted GPA
3.79 non-weighted GPA </p>

<p>SAT I: Verbal 740 Math 800 Total 1540</p>

<p>SAT II:
Mathematics Level IIC: 800
Biology Molecular: 730 (retaking in nov. want high 700s)
Writing: 730</p>

<p>AP European History: 4
AP American History: 4
AP Computer Science A: 5
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Biology: 5 </p>

<p>What are my chances at: Stanford, Columbia, MIT, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Harvey Mudd, Pomona College, UCLA, UCB, UCSD and bs/md program at UCSD or USC?</p>

<p>thanx in advance ^^</p>

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<p>anyone??? please????</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump :(</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a shot at all of them, except Stanford, Columbia, MIT may be a further reach. If you were applying I would leave some of the stuff out, such as Boat Race and student of the month. </p>

<p>Leadership and community service is wonderful.<br>
Your GPA may hurt your alittle, but that depends on what you rank compared to your class. Top 1-5% is good.</p>

<p>Also Stanford and MIT are looking for hard course loads, such as alot of college level and IB/AP classes, about 15 classes is a good number on average.</p>

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<p>k thanx.. anymore?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump~</p>

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<p>You would likely make the academic review at any of the schools you have down there. The problem would be the holistic review. This is when they match your ECs and hooks against what the colleges need and against who else has a similar profile. Your references, your essays and how you shine out would then determine whethe you get in, or someone with a similar resume. This is why admissions to the most selective schools is such a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>blah_blah:</p>

<p>Stanford: Reach
Columbia: Reach
MIT: Reach
UPenn: Slight Reach
Johns Hopkins: Match
Harvey Mudd: Safe Match
Pomona College: Safe Match
UCLA: Safe Match
UCB: Safe Match
UCSD: Safety
USC: Safe Match</p>

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<p>*UCSD: Safety</p>

<p>Not for the BS/MD program...I'd say that that one is a definite reach. Its extremely competitive.</p>

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<p>well imho, bs/md programs are hard to say chances wise--best bet is to apply and find out</p>

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<p>wow.. pomona and harvey mudd are safety matches? my guess was that they would be more of reaches. considering they are top liberal arts colleges. hmm...</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>:( bump... i need more replies
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oh yeah by the way.. i got 800 for SAT II Bio M!! yes!</p>