What are my chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! My name is John, I am applying as international student as a Korean Immigrant and I want to know my chances to:</p>

<p>Harvard,
Dartmouth,
U of Penn,
U of Chicago,
Harvey Mudd College,
Johns Hopkins University,
Vanderbilt U,
and U of Washington</p>

<p>I am a full IB diploma Candidate with:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.916 (4.0 scale)
School does not rank</p>

<p>SAT: first seating (May 2010) : 1870
Math: 760
Reading: 520
Writing: 590
second seating (Oct 2010) : 2150
Math: 800
Reading: 600
Writing: 750</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes:
IB Chem, IB Physics, IB English, IB History, IB Spanish 5/6, IB Mathematics SL, IB TOK</p>

<p>ECs:
4 year participant, 2 year varsity football player (30 hrs a week for 12 weeks)
4 year participant, 4 year varsity, senior captain wrestler (30 hrs a week for 12 weeks)
senior class treasurer for Associated Student Body (5 hrs a week year round)
Volunteer for the Warrior Buddy Program (about 20 hrs)
Volunteer for Fabric of Life Foundation (40 hrs)
Summer Camps at Washington Intensive Wrestling Camp (2 summers, 1 week each)
Central Washington University Football Camp (2 summers, 4 days each)
National Honors Society member (15 hrs)
Husky Stadium volunteer (15 hrs)</p>

<p>Awards:
Academic State Champion for the 189 lbs weight class in the state of Washington (wrestling)
Snohomish county hall of fame $1000 scholarship winner for linemen</p>

<p>I have good essays and great recommenders</p>

<p>Again, I have to apply as international student, but i just indicated that i intend to apply for need-based.</p>

<p>HELP MEEEEE</p>

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<p>oh yeah I forgot,
My SAT II scores:
Math lvl 2: 730
Chemistry : 670
Korean : 800</p>

<p>The two places I want to go to the most are Harvey Mudd and Chicago.
Thank you!</p>

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<p>oh yeah I forgot,
My SAT II scores:
Math lvl 2: 730
Chemistry : 670
Korean : 800</p>

<p>The two places I want to go to the most are Harvey Mudd and Chicago.
Thank you!</p>

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<p>Your stats are on par for the Ivies, maybe slightly lower than average but anyways. ECs and awards are probably a bit below average for the Ivies, but def on par for the others. With good essays you probably have an OK shot at all those schools.</p>

<p>What’s your IB grade? (looks like you’ve tried to convert to GPA? DON’T!) If you’re IB is really impressive, like a 43-45/45 - than you’re chances at all those schools are probably good. From by “reversed conversion” it seems like you have a 44 which is really good. What are your higher-levels? What grade did you get in them?</p>

<p>With that said, if your IB is 44:
Harvard - med/high reach
Dartmouth - high reach (because of fin aid)
U of Penn - high reach (because of fin aid)
U of Chicago - low reach/match
don’t know about the others.</p>

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<p>bump…
come on please… I’ll chance back!</p>

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<p>Just looking at your SAT II scores, I believe the median at HMC for Math 2 is 800, so you’ll most definitely want to pick that up. I would also suggest a Chemistry score of at least 750. At Mudd you would have to take a year of Chem and Chem lab, so you want to show you are up to it.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Um…median of 800 - check your definitions, Suin.
The middle 50% of admitted Mudders score in the 760-800 range for the Math 2,
[HMC</a> Fast Facts](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/about/fastfacts1.html]HMC”>http://www.hmc.edu/about/fastfacts1.html)</p>

<p>John - you have a solid shot at all your schools, but you could also fail to get into nearly all of them. You would definitely pass the ‘can do the work’ screen, but after that, things get much fuzzier. Are you a good fit for each school? UChi really values writing, and a certain intellectual outlook. For HM, you’ll need to show that you can stand up to a very demanding schedule - and are committed to STEM. JHU is a very competitive place - and has a strong frat and sport culture - and actually has winter - does that suit you?
UWash is pretty likely.
Financial aid is a whole different story - schools vary a lot, particularly for internationals.</p>

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<p>bump once again :)</p>