Will chance back! Chance me for Columbia, UChicago, Duke, CMU, Cornell, Northwestern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, thanks in advance for chancing me. This is one of my first post, please be brutally honest. I seriously don't know how I'll do in the admission process b/c I fall in a different category than many of you. I have good academics/gpa, but weaker extracurriculars. Well, just take a look:</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2400 single sitting
ACT: none
SAT II: Math2 800, US History 800, BiologyM 790
UW GPA: 4.0? school doesn't report, but I've never had below a 95 in a class
W GPA: 4.727
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~top 3 out of 143
AP (place score in parenthesis): CompSci 5, World 5, Stats 5, USH 5, Bio 4, Lang/Comp 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, AP Micro+Macro, AP Spanish, AP Physics C, English electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Spanish Exam Silver, Headmaster's list</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: basketball team, math club president, computer club president, NHS executive council, Carolina Premier Bank program, Students of Service club, Key club
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at Carolina Medical Center (100+ hrs), Math Buddies tutoring, peer tutoring service (through NHS), school's Key Club
Summer Activities: business camp at UNCC, basketball team camp at Wofford, nothing huge
Essays: Common App (at least 8/10 if I'm being hard on myself), Supplement Essays (all around 7-9 out of 10)
Teacher Recommendation: Calc BC teacher (9/10), English teacher (she likes me but not very diligent person, probs 8/10)
Counselor Rec: (9/10, he's a pro and knows me well)
Additional Rec: none</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: private school, send a handful to Ivies on a good year. my year is super competitive, at least 9 other ppl are applying to Columbia, and every other top school
Ethnicity: Asian (goddamnit, the only part I hate about being Chinese)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: lol, lets just say that there is no way that I could qualify for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): haha, nope
Major: Economics (except CMU is computer science, b/c, duh)</p>

<p>Just wondering if I even have a chance, or if I just ****ed away another couple hundred bucks in fees. Goddamn, I swear that my year is literally the most competitive class for the past 10 years. I'm near the top, but with less than 150 kids, colleges won't accept more than 2 from our school, right?</p>

<p>Oh yeah, I'll chance back.</p>

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<p>Columbia: low reach (it’s a reach for everyone).
UChicago: depends on your essay.
Everywhere else, match.</p>

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<p>“Goddamnit, the only part I hate about being Chinese”
XD</p>

<p>Anyway:
Columbia: low reach
UChicago: Yes, like Rainman said, the essay is important, I’d say high match just to play it safe.
Cornell: Low reach
Other places: High match/match</p>

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<p>Very good scores/GPA, but your ECs/awards could be a lot stronger. All of these schools have pretty low acceptance rates so I doubt you’ll get into all of them, but IMO you will probably get into a few. May I ask why you didn’t apply EA? It improves your chances by a lot.</p>

<p>Columbia - Low Reach/Reach
UChicago - Low Reach (Essays play a big part)
Duke - Low Reach
CMU - Reach for CS - Very competitive
Cornell - Low Reach
Northwestern - Match/High Match (You’ll probably get it)</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, I appreciate the feed back</p>

<p>@rainman, I really liked my UChicago essays, I thought they were decent, probs 9/10</p>

<p>@bbanks, I applied ED to Wharton and was rejected. I kinda was hoping to get in so that I didn’t have to finish my supplements. My fault for procrastinating. But does EA really help your chances by a lot? I always thought it was only ED that boosted your chances?</p>

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<p>If the Chicago adcoms too like your essay, you’re most likely in.</p>

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<p>Columbia: reach
UChicago: reach
Duke: low reach
CMU: high match
Cornell: low reach </p>

<p>Good luck with everything! Besides a seeming lack of leadership positions in your ECs, I’m confident you’ll get into at least one (probably more) of those schools :)</p>

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<p>Ivies are reaches for everyone :confused:
UChicago is a low reach/high match (based on your essay like everyone said)
Duke - low reach
CMU - high match
Northwestern - high match
You’re a really strong applicant it’s just that the schools you’re applying to are so competitive and selective that its hard to know your exact chances</p>

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<p>Chicago and Columbia are reaches as they are for everyone, but all the others are matches</p>

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<p>Your academics are strong and you have great activities!
If you are a good writer, then I’d say
Columbia- low reach
Chicago- low reach
Duke- Match
CMU- Match
NU- You’ll get in
Cornell- Match</p>

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<p>Columbia and UChicago have <9% accept rates and are naturally reaches. Duke, NU and Cornell are a little easier with their ~13-16% accept rates. I think you’re in at CMU.</p>

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<p>Columbia: Ivy = Reach, as always.
UChicago: Low Reach for a student like you right now, but in years to come will get harder.
Duke: Match.
CMU: Most likely a Match, though CS is, as stated above, very competitive there.
Northwestern: Match.
Cornell: Match.</p>

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<p>Columbia: reach
UChicago: reach
Duke: low reach
CMU: Good chances
Cornell: Solid chances
NW: Solid chances</p>

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<p>Columbia: low reach
UChicago: match
Duke: high reach
CMU: match
Cornell: reach
NW: low reach</p>

<p>Best of luck!! :D</p>

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<p>Given that you’re an unhooked applicant, you’ve basically maxed out your chances. I think you’ll get into one of Columbia or Chicago, then in at the rest.</p>

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<p>Columbia: match
Chicago: match
Duke: match
CMU: low match
Cornell: low match
NW: low match</p>

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<p>I think that you have a good chance. </p>

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<p>thanks guys, i appreciate the feedback. do you guys know if it hurts my chances at UChicago if 2 people already got into from my school?</p>