What are my chances to these Liberal Arts Colleges (and others)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! </p>

<p>Compared to some incredibly intense people in College Confidential, I haven't got anything that's ultra-extraordinary, but I do have a clear sight for my future. Although I have grown up in South Korea--where Designer-Name schools is the past, current, and future obsession--I don't see things quite the same way. Lol.</p>

<p>It's too late to do anything about my stats, save standardized testing, and I have my own ideas about my chances for each of these schools, so please give me your comments so I can confirm/revise my expectations.</p>

<p>Note: Essays should be great if I manage my time wisely, and I love my teachers and my high school counselor.</p>

<p>Sex: Female
Race: East Asian
Possible Hooks: First Generation Immigrant. First Generation College Attendee in my adopted family.
Intended Major: Molecular Biology
Financial Aid: Most Likely
Geography: Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.00 (UW)
Weighted GPA: 107.5 (I have no idea how this works)
Rank: 1/500+ (Competitive School. Sends at least one student to any of HYPMS every year)</p>

<p>STANDARDIZED TESTS:
SAT Subject:
Molecular Biology: 750 (Retaking)
Math Level 2: 800
US History: 800</p>

<p>ACT Reasoning Test:
April 2009: 34
June 2009: 35 (Math 36, Reading 35, Writing 34, Science 33, Essay 10)</p>

<p>Advanced Placement:
Sophomore Year
Chemistry AP: 4
Calculus AB AP: 5
World History AP: 5</p>

<p>Junior Year
Biology AP: 5
Calculus BC AP: 5
English Language AP: 5
US History AP: 5</p>

<p>SENIOR YEAR SCHEDULE(Toughest Possible):
Spanish IV AP
Computer Java AP
European History AP
Statistics AP
Physics B AP
English Literature AP
Psychology AP (Self-Study)</p>

<p>CLUBS AND LEADERSHIP:
Key Club (District Executive Officer in biggest multi-state region in the world)
City’s Official Youth Advisory Committee (Founder, Chair)
School Publication intended to draw discussions over Controversial Subjects (Founder, Editor-in-Chief)
County Youth Health & Safety Network Council (Member)
Conflict Mediators (President)
In-School Organization (Vice President)
Red Ribbon Week (Chair)
Live and Learn Used Book Drive (1,600+ books collected) (Chair)
Earcandy4hungry (Chair)
Journalism (Independent) (Student Journalist at a national newspaper)</p>

<p>AWARDS RECEIVED:
2006-2009 First in Class, Lamp of Knowledge Award
2007 Macy’s Department Stores, Follow a Leader Scholarship, First Place
2007 Kiwanis Student of the Month
2007 Kiwanis Service Opportunity Fund
2009 Key Club International Youth Opportunity Fund (about 50 something in the world annually)
2009 Gold Key, National Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards
2009 Student Corner Feature, The Korea Times
2009 Thoughts of the Times Distinction, The Korea Times
2009 Featured Op-Ed Article, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2009 Distinguished Executive Board Member, Pacific Northwest District Key Club (Multi-State/Province Level)
2009 Major Emphasis Project Award, Live to Read, Pacific Northwest District Key Club (Multi-State/Province Level)
2009 Single Service Award, Platinum Division, Pacific Northwest District Key Club (Multi-State/Province Level)
2008 High School Student of the Month
2006-2009 Philharmonic Strings Letter</p>

<p>SUMMER ACTIVITIES:
Freshman:
Johns Hopkins CTY Independently Paced Mathematics</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Self-Study Precalculus
Summer Tennis (for Required PE Credit)
30 hours-a-week Math/Writing immersions (8 weeks)
Founded project Earcandy4hungry, which earned the distinction of being the best original and completely student-led single service project out of all the Key Clubs in the Pacific Northwest.</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Key Club International Convention (Denver, CO)
Representing the Pacific Northwest Key Club in several Major and Minor Kiwanis Events
Math and Reading Enrichment Classes, C2 Education
Published Articles in local and national newspapers
Worked with City Council to found Youth Advisory Committee</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Math and Reading Enrichment Classes
Key Club International Convention (Dallas, TX)
Internship at an Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (35+hours per week for 7+ weeks)
Representing the Pacific Northwest Key Club in several Major and Minor Kiwanis Events
Publish(ing) Articles in local and national newspapers
Psychology AP Self-Study. Probably extra Macro or Micro AP, depending on time constraints</p>

<p>INTENDED COLLEGES:
Liberal Arts (and Others):
Bryn Mawr
Cal-Tech
Dartmouth
Harvey Mudd
Haverford
Pomona
Rice
University of Chicago
Swarthmore
Wellesley
Yale (Just for kicks)</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr - Low Match
Cal-Tech - Low Reach
Dartmouth - Low Reach/High Match
Harvey Mudd - Match/High Match
Haverford - Low Match/Safety
Pomona - Match
Rice - High Match
University of Chicago - Impossible to tell, because so much depends on essays/recs. Do well on those and you’re in.
Swarthmore - Match
Wellesley - Safety
Yale - Reach</p>

<p>This is one of the best chances threads I’ve ever seen; I’m sure you’ll get into most of these colleges, maybe even all of them.</p>

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<p>well you just make me feel pretty inferior…lol I’d kill for your EC’s/awards. Overall your stats are very very good
Anyways I can’t say I’m the best at chancing but I’ll tell you my opinions </p>

<p>Bryn Mawr -def in. but I cant say I know much about women’s colleges
Cal-Tech - match
Dartmouth - match
Harvey Mudd - in
Haverford - probable in
Pomona - match
Rice - high match/probable in
University of Chicago - high match
Swarthmore - reach, but very good chance
Wellesley - reach, but very good chance
Yale (Just for kicks) -low match/reach</p>

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<p>Lol. Thanks. I know that most of the chancing are piecework guesses, but for some reason, it’s incredibly enjoyable :D</p>

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<p>Good shot at all except the extreme wild card, Yale, with a strong application. You’re competitive for Yale of course, but who knows where the darts will hit.</p>

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<p>YOu have excellent Recs, and sinc eyour GPA, EC’s, SAT’s are so good, top colleges are definitely a prospect.
Bryn Mawr - Match, don’t really know it well
Cal-Tech - Low Reach, it’s a reach for everyone
Dartmouth - In
Harvey Mudd - In
Haverford - In
Pomona - Match
Rice - Medium Match
University of Chicago - Medium match
Swarthmore - Match? Don’t know it well
Wellesley - High Match
Yale (Just for kicks) - Match</p>

<p>Great overall resume! Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr- sorry no idea
Cal-Tech low reach/match
Dartmouth low reach/match
Harvey Mudd match
Haverford match
Pomona match
Rice match
University of Chicago low reach/match
Swarthmore match
Wellesley match
Yale (Just for kicks) low reach/match</p>

<p>basically good chance at all of them</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr - safety
Cal-Tech - reach
Dartmouth - low reach
Harvey Mudd - low reach
Haverford - low match
Pomona - match
Rice - match
University of Chicago - high match
Swarthmore - match
Wellesley - match
Yale - reach</p>

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<p>Thank you, verily, for your comment.</p>

<p>However, I have to point out that Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore have some of the nation’s highest Ph.D productivity rate (beyond Harvard and Yale undergrad), not to mention they are some of the best liberal art schools.</p>

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<p>Note: If I was being a jerk to you. I am hugely sorry! I checked over my replies and I sounded incredibly selfish. :(</p>

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<p>this is my chance back. I’m sure you’ll get into almost all of these colleges. You just need to emphasize the best from your plethora of extra-curriculars and awards.</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr–safety (32)
Caltech–reach (1)
Dartmouth–low reach (11)
Harvey Mudd–match (1)
Haverford–match (5)
Pomona–match (3)
Rice–safety (18)
University of Chicago–match (21)
Swarthmore–match (2)
Wellesley–low match (12)
Yale–reach (2)</p>

<p>In parenthesis I’ve included the US News selectivity rank for reference. Note LACS (Bryn Mawr, Harvey Mudd, Haverford, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley) and universities (Caltech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Rice, Yale) were on separate lists.</p>

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<p>what are you talking about?? your stats are great!</p>

<p>Bryn Mawr??
Cal-Tech match
Dartmouth low reach
Harvey Mudd match
Haverford ???
Pomona match
Rice high match
University of Chicago match
Swarthmore low reach
Wellesley match??
Yale (Just for kicks)reach</p>

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<p>@ Milktea</p>

<p>Thank you for your compliments, but the people who people I know got into HYPSM, Swarthmore, and Dartmouth had incredible ECs, such as founding an International organization or being on the International Committee, and they all had perfect or near-perfect numbers. Gah.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance. However, numbers with ECs become complicated. Colleges like quality—do show them that.
With your stats, apply higher as well. Yale isn’t just kicks for you, you would make an excellent candidate.</p>

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<p>@ Emma Watson</p>

<p>I know my ECs are a bit complicated, but I love them all :'(. I will probably have to resign from my county youth health board, but I am going to try not to. </p>

<p>I don’t know about “applying higher,” because I really do love LACs (hence the title of the thread)</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr - No clue
Cal-Tech - Reach
Dartmouth - Reach
Harvey Mudd - Match
Haverford - Low Match
Pomona - No clue
Rice - Safety
University of Chicago - Depends on the essay; Low match if well-written
Swarthmore - Match
Wellesley - Low Match
Yale - I’m guessing the admissions process is basically a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>Wow. I don’t know why you say that compared to other CC kids you aren’t special because, trust me, you look ridiculously AMAZING on paper. You never know with Yale, but I’d say you have one of the best chances I’ve ever seen. Of course some of the other schools you have are very competitive, but I would not be surprised in the least if you got into every school on your list including Yale. I think at any school you want to apply to you will have amazing chances. I am so so jealous! Ha!</p>

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<p>I say you’re in most of those except for maybe Cal-tech and Yale, but you’re just as competitive as anyone else. </p>

<p>Why’d you say I should aim higher than Cornell?
Is UPenn ED less restrictive and better? Would I have a shot?</p>

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<p>wow. your stats are awesome. you’ll get into a bunch of those colleges.</p>