What are this homeschooler's chances for HYS, Columbia, Rice, UCSD, etc.?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White, female, from San Jose, CA, HOMESCHOOLED, also attend CC for math and science classes
SAT I: 2290 (720 V/CR, 790 M, 780 W)
SAT II's: 760 (Math IIC), 750 (Chem), 740 (Bio M), 710 (US Hist)
AP's: 5 (Euro), 5 (Chem), 5 (Eng Lang), 5 (Bio), 4 (US Hist), 4 (Calc BC -- AB subscore: 5)</p>

<p>JUNIOR SCHEDULE
AP English Language
AP US History
Genetics (CC -- one semester)
Cell Biology (CC -- one sem)
Calculus and Analytical Geometry (CC -- two sems -- also took AP exam)
Human Anatomy (CC -- one sem)
Russian 3 (second semester)</p>

<p>SUMMER: Russian 3 (continued)</p>

<p>SENIOR SCHEDULE
AP English Literature
AP US Government
Differential Equations (CC -- one sem)
Statistics (CC -- plan to take AP exam)
Human Physiology (CC -- one sem)
Microbiology (CC -- one sem)
Engineering Physics (CC -- two sems -- plan to take AP exams, Level C)
Russian 4</p>

<p>EC's
-8-week full-time research internship at the Center for Clinical Immunology at Staford, received the top end-of-internship award there (Summer '05)
-MORE research there this fall in preparation for Intel STS, etc.
-Biology, chemistry, and math tutoring at CC (~12-15 hrs/wk)
-Summer club swim team (Coach's Award)
-Taught a Shakespeare class for homeschoolers primarily in middle school and early high school
-Independent epidemiology research
-Wrote a book manuscript with my mom -- book is about homeschooling thru high school -- we're marketing it this fall
-Started local chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha Homeschool Honor Society
-Planned and directed week-long summer kids' science clubs, profits benefited Zambian AIDS orphans (Summers '03 and '04)
-Library volunteer work
-Helped out with a program that brings Russian orphans to the US to meet potentially adoptive families (Summer '03)
-Church choir
-Awana Journey 24-7 Club (highest-level award forthcoming in May/June)</p>

<p>APPLYING TO:
Stanford (SCEA)
Yale
Rice (Interim Decision)
Harvard (maybe)
Columbia (maybe)
UCSD
Santa Clara
Saint Mary's (CA)</p>

<p>My mom is writing the GC rec (I'm actually most nervous about this one!)
Two of my CC bio instructors are writing the teacher recs (yeah, I know, two teachers in the sam subject -- I checked with the above schools, and all but H are fine with it) One of these recs will be extremely strong, another will be anywhere from good to great
Probably going to ask my Stanford faculty mentor to write a rec for me for S and maybe H and Y (he just finished his postdoc at H and he went to Yale)</p>

<p>So what are my chances?</p>

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<p>Avalon:</p>

<p>UCSD: Safe Match</p>

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

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<p>The homeschooling issue shouldn't have much impact one way or another. You're from an over-represented state everywhere except Rice. Your scores are good, but average for HYS. You look good at Rice and the UCs. HYS and Columbia are reaches for everyone, probably 5-10% chance. You have good coverage of safety, match, reach. Go for it.</p>

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<p>I estimate: 20% for HYS, 50% for Columbia, and the others are safeties. If you get semifinalist in the STS, add 15% to the above probabilities. If you get finalist, add 30%. Your research looks good, but it needs to be solidified by awards.</p>

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<p>UCs and Rice are looking good.</p>

<p>just wondering, why do you want to apply to santa clara?</p>

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<p>'Cause it's a safety! (majorly, huh? actually, I'd probably go to Saint Mary's way sooner before Santa Clara, but they both have their pluses and minuses)</p>

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<p>Nobody without a hook is 20% at HY.</p>