Wide Range of Schools - Unsure of Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm starting the applications process this year, and have been recieving opinions left and right on whether or not my college list is suitable. It covers a spectrum, so if anybody would be interested in advising me on the schools I have and possibly recommending others, that would be spectacular.</p>

<p>Statistics:
Incoming senior (obviously)
High-ranked Public High-School
GPA: 3.9 (Non-weighted)
Graduate with: Science Honors, Math Honors, English Honors, 5 APs
SAT: 2210 (new scale, equivalent to 1474 old), Will take SAT IIs in Physics, Math IIc, and Spanish
Extracurriculars: FIRST Robotics, International Science and Engineering Fair and other exhibitions, Theatre Arts, 2 year tennis, 2 years tennis, Science Club, Volunteer at Library, 2 years of volunteering at a university laboratory where I research cancer, 7-week summer Spanish Language immersion program this past summer, 8 years band participation, NHS, SHS, Sunday School Employee 3 years, Youth group activities for 6 years (Jewish)</p>

<p>Though I'm confident in my chances in some schools on this list, I'm not sure if I'm making a great match. </p>

<p>Current 6:
Purdue University (Safety)
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Cornell University
Duke University
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology</p>

<p>Thank you for any suggestions you can give.</p>

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<p>Your stats are very similar to mine. You're in Purdue, and UMich is a match. However, Cornell, Duke, Stanford, and MIT are all reaches. It might be smart to drop MIT from the list (probably the hardest for you to get in) and replace it with a safety/match. You have a decent chance at Cornell and Duke, Stanford is really tough though. </p>

<p>Probably drop MIT and stick another match in there. Otherwise, good list.</p>

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<p>How does your SAT breakdown? Hopefully wriring is lowest because Duke won't be considering it this year. All schools below UMich are a reach. If you're happy with that or Purdue, your list is fine. If not, add another match school.</p>

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<p>My SAT breakdown falls as such:</p>

<p>720 Math
760 Writing
730 Verbal</p>

<p>I'll be taking SAT II's later, but you guys are definitly right.</p>

<p>I've looked into other match-schools. Do you guys have have any thoughts on the match status of the following?</p>

<p>Northeastern
UC Berkeley
U Mass
Johns Hopkins U
U of Texas Austin
U Virginia</p>

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<p>wow, definetely don't drop MIT. It's still good to have reaches. That'd be really sad if you took advice from kids on CC, because I think MIT would be an excellent school for you. Also, UMass and Northeastern are both definite matches for you</p>

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<p>Thank you for the advice. </p>

<p>I feel most comfortable with the regional locations of the following, among other factors</p>

<p>MIT
Northeastern
U Mass
U Mich Ann Arbor
Purdue (Safety)
Cornell
Stanford
Duke</p>

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<p>oh sorry, I meant umass and northeastern were safeties</p>

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<p>Excellent. </p>

<p>I had a 225 PSAT score which is well above the cutoff. Will that help me on any of these schools?</p>

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<p>The thing that strikes me about your list is that there's such a fall off from MIT to Noreteastern. All of the top tier colleges are a reach for you, but there are so many excellent colleges inbetween. How about Harvet Mudd? On the east coast there are so many solid LACs you would have a great chance at: Colby, Bowdoin, Vassar and list list just keeps going.</p>

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<p>U Berkeley, UT, and UVA aren't matches since you are out of state, but I think you definitely have a shot. I say go for it still though! ^_^</p>