<p>School
-GPA: 4.0 unweighted/4.26 weighted (highest in my grade)
-SAT: 690 CR/800 MA/800 WR (11 essay) (1 sitting; retaking on saturday)
-ACT: superscore = 36 E, 36 M, 35 R, 35 S, 10 Essay (all from same sitting except english and writing; retaking next saturday)
-SAT II: 800 Math 2/760 Chem/690 Bio-M (probably won't report)
-APs: Calc BC/AB subscore = 5; four 4's; not reporting my 3
-Rank: technically 1 out of 440 but doesn't rank
-Senior course load: 5 APs, 1 elective; took 3 coursera courses
-School type: large public</p>
<p>Awards
-Coca-Cola SF
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-National Merit SF
-Top 30 in state math contest
-1 national and 1 state composition award</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
-Science Olympiad (9-12) varsity team 4x; 7 state medals; 3x national competitor
-Math Club/Mu Alpha Theta (9-12); president/founder; lots of community service
-Orchestra (9-12); 3x competition winner and 2x concert soloist
-Miscellaneous piano awards (local) (i've played piano since age 5)
-Composing (7-12); i compose orchestral pieces and local orchestras perform them</p>
<p>Volunteer work:
-middle-school robotics mentor (9-12)
-state-wide leadership group (11-12) (chair of a committee this year); --math tutor (11-12) (helped peers get 800s on SAT math)</p>
<p>Summer:
-selective math program (after 9)
-local research (after 10 and 11; different labs; made a research poster for one of them)</p>
<p>Other
-Essays: generally science/math focus.
-Recommendation 1: ap chem teacher = very good
-Recommendation 2: h english 10 teacher = very good
-Counselor: very good
-Additional recommendation: research mentor
-Common App essay: personal, about medical condition; related to music
-Ethnicity: White (but i'm half korean)
-Gender: F
-State: southwest
-Income: upper middle class</p>
<p>Applying to Caltech EA, RD = MIT (top choice), UPenn, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Carnegie Mellon, UC-Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD. I'd like to major in biochemistry or neuroscience</p>
<p>Caltech - reach
MIT - reach
UPenn - reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
CMU - match (Assuming MCS??)
UCB - match
UCLA - match
UCSD - low match</p>
<p>Most of the reaches are just because of the strength of the applicant pool. It may just be my personal biases but it does seem like focus on the specific major(s) is pretty relevant especially since a lot of applicants do many similar generic activities. Though if I recall correctly your research was related enough so it may not really be a big deal. Also the math program you attended is pretty good, except not as good as Canada/USA Mathcamp. ;D</p>
<p>very impressive academics, your ECs are really good too but not extremely special and outstanding. And your weakness is definitely not your test scores. If your essays are good, I would say:
Caltech - low reach
MIT - reach
UPenn - low reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
CMU - match
UCB - match
UCLA - low match
UCSD - low match/safety</p>
<p>Your grades and test scores are amazing
if you manage to get a 750 in your next attempt in CR…you could stand an excellent chance in all the colleges u have mentioned
However there would still b a lot of competition among candidates with similiar stats lyk urs
so u need strong essays to stand out as a unique applicant</p>
<p>Caltech: reach
MIT: reach
UPenn: low reach (very random applicant decisions amde out here)
Harvard: reach
Princeton: (not sure)
Yale: y do u wanna apply here for science and math?
Carnegie Mellon: high match
UC-Berkeley: match
UCLA: high match
UCSD: safety</p>
<p>Nice scores, and GPA. However, I don’t see a clear hook.</p>
<p>Make sure you emphasize what you are passionate about in your essays and the specific parts of each university that will you help you continue and become successful.</p>
<p>Going off of the research I’ve done, not taking into account EA/ED, and I might be a little generous here.</p>
<p>Caltech - low reach
MIT - reach
UPenn - high (reachy) match
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Yale - reach
Carnegie Mellon - low match
UC-Berkeley - low match
UCLA - low match
UCSD - safety</p>
<p>Your GPA is envious and you have outstanding EC’s. AP scores are so-so but there are varying reports on how seriously those are considered. But of course you should cross reference this with a more reliable source, haha.</p>
<p>Why are people labeling CMU a high match? Is it honestly that competitive?</p>
<p>Caltech - reach
MIT - reach
UPenn - reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
CMU - match
UCB - match
UCLA - match
UCSD - safety</p>
<p>I guessed you had some Asian in you halfway through the application. I’ve seen countless people who had East Asian blood and played piano, good at math, robotics, etc. </p>
<p>What I think is your big big plus is the passion in your essays. Show a lot of that.
MIT and cal tech are always reaches and so are some other ivies but best of luck</p>
<p>Caltech - reach
MIT - reach
UPenn - reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
CMU - match
UCB - match
UCLA - match
UCSD - match</p>
<p>You have certainly succeeded in a lot of things, but being admitted to Ivies is always tough. If you really wrote stellar essays, I think you’ll be admitted to at least one of Caltech/MIT/UPenn/Princeton, though.</p>
<p>Harvard, Stanford, MIT are reaches for everybody but you have as good a chance as any applicant. CMU and Berkeley are matches and the rest are either low matches or safeties for you.</p>
<p>Your chance for all of them is a toss honestly. When it comes to ivies, it is a toss up once you have to good grade and test scores ( which you have). I would say the non-ivies you put you are a match with them, but for the ivies you are a low reach. Good luck!!</p>
