What chance do I have?...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone.
I am currently a junior in smalltown, usa, and am looking at colleges like </p>

<p>Harvard, MIT, and CalTec...</p>

<p>Here are my stats as of now, and if someone could please advise me as to </p>

<p>whether I have any chance or not, it would be most appreciated...</p>

<p>GPA: 4.35 weighted / 3.8 unweighted.
Courses: All AP/ Honors courses.
Grade Trend: Half A's/ Half B's/ Two C's
SAT: I have taken a supervised practice test for the new SAT, and these were </p>

<p>my scores: MATH 800, READING COMP. 700, WRITING SKILLS 750.
AP Exams: I have again taken practice exams, and unless anything horrible goes </p>

<p>wrong I am expecting a 5 on US Histy, 5 on Chem, and a 5 on Comp Sci this </p>

<p>year.
Sat II's: Same deal, expecting mid-700s on all...
Extra-Curricular:
Mock Trial (3 county champs, 2 regional champs, 1 states champ, 1 </p>

<p>national most professional award)
Newspaper (Editor-In-Chief)
Technology Student Association (2nd place state computer engineering, </p>

<p>2nd place national science and tech visualization, 2nd place national tech </p>

<p>systems, 5th place national computer engineering)
Science League
National Honors Scoiety
Am Entered in the State Science Fair this year which is a qualifier </p>

<p>for the Intel Int'l Sci and Eng Fair. (Project is groundbreaking research and </p>

<p>practical development of more powerful national computer security and new </p>

<p>attacks against cyberterrorism...)
Applied to State Governor's School of the Sciences (4 week summer </p>

<p>experience taking college courses at Drew Univ. and participating in </p>

<p>independent research projects w/ professors and other cool internship stuff at </p>

<p>Bell Labs, Lucent Tech, and Schering-Plough...)
Varsity Tennis Team
Community Service:
Peer Leadership
School-Sponsered Days for the Developmentally Disabled
Cross Age Peer Mentoring Program
(Numerous Small, Sponsered-Community Services)
Work Experience:
One Summer @ School Guidence Dept. and aid to setting-up new computer </p>

<p>network.
Since then have my own small business for computer services (fixing </p>

<p>computer and software, website design, video commercials, computer animations, </p>

<p>etc...)
Interests:
Computer Programming (adept in VisualBasic, HTML, Java, C++, and am </p>

<p>learning DirectX)
Computer Animation (have portfolio of industry-quality animations and </p>

<p>3d models)
Other Computer Graphics (fluent in professional graphic design </p>

<p>software as well as web site creation and video graphics)
Legalized Computer Internal System Hacking (member of numerous online </p>

<p>networks of skilled computer users where different <em>levels</em> of servers are </p>

<p>donated to be attempted to be cracked into)
References: On previous references my teachers have given me glowing letters </p>

<p>of recomondation, often saying how I am eager to participate and offer class </p>

<p>discussion.</p>

<p>Okay, thats pretty much it. Thank you for and comments or criticism you may </p>

<p>give...</p>

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<p>oh, I dont know if it makes a big difference, but im a minority as well (slovik-ukrainian).</p>

<p>by the way, would it help my chances at all to send a high-quality dvd-portfolio?
or do admissions officers just chuck these types of things in the trash?</p>

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<p>i mean, the dvd would include brief videos giving more detail into my ec life and explaining some of the projects ive done over the years, as well as being a showcase for my animations, video games, and the such that ive made over the past couple of years...</p>

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<p>oh, and i think i probably have about 150-200 or so hours of community service.
and, I think i left this section out...
Leadership Skills:
Student Gov't: Class President
Tech. Student Association: Sgt at Arms, President
Mock Trial: Assistant Coach
And im up for National Honors Society President...</p>

<p>Update to EC/Awards: entered in this years's Tech. Student Assoc. state competition in the areas of: Science and Tech Visualization, Computer Engineering, Architectural Animation, Computer Animation, Agriculture and Biotech Design, Desktop Publishing, Film Technology, and Imaging Technology.
Oh, and i'm entered in several essay scholarship contests, as well as a National 2D Flash Animation Contest...</p>

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<p>being from europe doesnt make a difference, you still apply as either white/caucasian or intl student...i think you would probably qualify as white...</p>

<p>ecs are interesting for caltech and mit but you need 750+ on satII sciences...</p>

<p>but those c's and b's might be a problem later on if you keep them coming...</p>

<p>does your school rank?</p>

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<p>thanks double_nn...</p>

<p>so far this year (junior) im getting straight A's in AP courses... think that will help even out the B/C's?...</p>

<p>yeah, my school ranks, im in top 5%: 8 out of 237...</p>

<p>how about that dvd portfolio, will that help at all either?...</p>

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<p>oops, I left out my math achievements...
i'll post the exact awards later, but ive been participating in the USA Mathematical Talent Search, American Math Comp., The Mandelbrot Comp., and the Int'l Mathematics Olympiad...
and I have started my project for the 2005 Siemens Westinghouse Competition...</p>

<p>any others? am i reaching for MIT and CalTech or do I have a chance?</p>

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