What are my chances of getting into Princeton SCEA, Columbia or Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I'm considering applying to the following schools and I'm not sure which ones I have chances of actually getting into...I will chance you back when you're done! :) I would be applying as a chemical or bioengineering major.
Princeton SCEA
Stanford
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
U Penn
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Duke
Northwestern</p>

<p>Chemical or bioengineering major
Female, half Vietnamese/French
Dual French and American citizen
Higher income bracket
4.96 cumulative GPA (4.0 unweighted)</p>

<h1>1 in class of 748</h1>

<p>ACT: 34 (35,34,33,35)
SAT 2s: will take Math 2 and Chem
APs: Calculus BC (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), Spanish Language (5)
Classes:
Freshman year: Algebra 2/Trig (A), honors English (A), Honors World Geo (A), Biology (A), Spanish 3 (A)
Sophomore year: AP Chem (A), Honors English (A), Honors World History (A), Honors Precalculus (A), AP Spanish 4 (A)
Junior year: AP Biology (A), AP Physics (A), AP Calculus B/C (A), AP English Language (A), APUSH (A)
Senior year: AP Environmental, AP Stats, AP Psychology, AP English Lit, AP Gov/Econ, teacher's aiding for AP Chemistry
ECs: Been dancing since I was 5, and am now principal dancer in a nonprofit preprofessional ballet company, danced lead roles in the Nutcracker, La Bayadere, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Coppelia, Cinderella, among numerous other non classical pieces
Academy for the Performing Arts Ballet Ensemble at school
Part of top jazz/lyrical performing group at my dance studio
Model UN, top ranked team in America, attended conferences at Berkeley, UCLA, and many high school conferences and have won 11 Outstanding Performance/Best Delegate awards
Science Olympiad captain
Been involved with the organization Reach Out Students for Education which funds the education of Ugandan orphans since I was in elementary school, and carried it with me to high school and founded it there, I am responsible for sending 70-80 orphans to school every year
National Honor Society
Awards: Tower Award nominations and wins at school: English, Spanish, Physical Science
Platinum (top) awards, solo and group at Dance Masters of America competition
Double platinum (top awards), group, at Showstopper dance competition
Best Delegate at MUN conferences: Edison High School, UCLA
Outstanding Awards at MUN conferences: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Santa Margarita Catholic High school, High Tech High School
Youth America Grand Prix Semifinalist, 4 years
Music Center Spotlight Awards, 4 years
Award of Excellence at Reflections Art competition, state
Summers:
Ballet West Academy Summer Intensive program (4 weeks at University of Utah), 1 summer
Worked as a teacher's aide for the AP Chemistry prep class at my school/participated in 2 local summer dance intensives at my studio/worked with a guest choreographer from Ballet West, 1 summer
this summer: paid teacher's aide position for AP Chemistry prep class at school
internship in cancer research and treatment center, will be coauthoring and collecting/analyzing data for a paper that will be presented before the American Cancer Society in October
working on an independent research project with a friend on the effects of lack of sleep on high school students' academic performance that will be submitted to the Southern California Academy of Sciences and Siemans also this summer!</p>

<p>This is my partially completed arts supplement: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8LST0xHzcw&feature=youtu.be%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8LST0xHzcw&feature=youtu.be&lt;/a>
Please chance me, and when you're done, link me to your chance thread! :)</p>

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<p>wow, those are some incredible EC’s. Out of HYPSC, you’re almost assured admission into at least one, assuming you write strong essays and recs are enthusiastic. I would say you’re in at most of the remaining schools on your list as well. Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1360155-chance-low-gpa-high-test-scores-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1360155-chance-low-gpa-high-test-scores-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thank you! :slight_smile: anyone else?</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>Solid chAnce at all, in at UCLA and I personally think you’ll get into Cornell. Nothing to do but work hard on your essays! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you! :)</p>

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<p>I thought that a social science research project for SIEMENS must be from an accredited institution with mentors/professors? Otherwise, above average chances.</p>

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<p>Princeton SCEA
Stanford- Reach for everyone
Columbia- low-mid reach
Harvard- Reach for everyone
Yale- Reach for everyone
Cornell- high match
U Penn- low reach
UC Berkeley- Match
UCLA- Match
Duke- mid- reach
Northwestern- Match</p>

<p>Chance me???</p>

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<p>You will most likely get into one or more of those colleges, although I personally would add a safety or two to that list. With the Ivies, nothing is certain.</p>

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<p>You have a solid chance at any of those schools, but you know that already. -.- Just get some safeties and you’re good to go…</p>

<p>And of course, write some awesome essays. (:</p>

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<p>thanks everyone! :slight_smile: would you say UCI and UCSD would be solid safeties…? or should I pick another couple of schools?</p>

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<p>Greetings from the Admissions Corner! </p>

<p>Your academic portfolio and extracurriculars are both very strong. You’re position as #1 in your class will also be of great aid to you. The strong dancing credentials, paired with the MUN accomplishments, particularly impress me. My only concerns with your application are that you received a 4 on the Chem AP (not good for someone who plans on majoring in Chemical Engineering) and your complete abandonment of Spanish after your sophomore year. I also see that your Science Olympiad captain. However, you’ve failed to earn any awards at the Olympics. Your devotion to the sciences could be doubted; doubling up in them will not cover for a lack of accomplishment outside of your school. Simply presenting a paper does not warrant it any merit. I’d be curious to see what your essays and recommendations look like. Good application. I’d say you have a better than good chance everywhere except HYPS, which, as others have said, are reaches for everyone.<br>
Sincerely,
the sport of running</p>

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<p>Thanks for your careful consideration! I actually have won medals at Science Olympiad which I forgot to write and I couldn’t go any farther with Spanish because it was only offered the same class period as Calc BC, so I basically was forced to choose between Spanish and math…will that really hurt me?</p>

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<p>…?</p>

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<p>…?</p>

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<p>Wow! Absolutely fantastic. I wish you the best and believe that you have a tremendous chance at all of these schools!!</p>

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<p>Obviously you can never know, but I’d be surprised if you didn’t get into at least one of HYPS. You’ve done some incredible things!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much!!!</p>

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<p>Hi derivative22, I sort of agree with runningisfun however for Stanford (I’m not sure about other schools although I have heard the following does apply to other HYPS schools), they do not look at which major that you’re applying for when deciding who to accept/reject. Instead, they look at the overall student and you are an outstanding individual with great EC’s and grades/scores! Good luck! Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1362630-chances-feedback-college-list.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1362630-chances-feedback-college-list.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah…I know I haven’t achieved that much in math and science but I really am passionate about engineering and I intend to try to convey that in essays! :slight_smile:
Chancing you right now!</p>