Will I get in anywhere????

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I have no clue who's going to accept me due to my messed up stats . Help.</p>

<p>Asian male, from New York</p>

<p>GPA: 3.72 uw - very tough courseload with 10APs by graduation. Other classes are honors, except two in freshman year. I have a 3.9 first quarter senior year. School doesn't weigh or rank, but I'm outside top 10% by UW GPA
- slightly competitive public school</p>

<p>SAT - 2280
M: 780
CR: 750
W: 750(11)</p>

<p>SAT2
math 2: 760
Biology M: 770
Literature: 670</p>

<p>APs: 5 on BC Calc, Biology, English, US History. 3 on Compsci AB</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Debate - Captain. I debate on the national circuit and have some success. Qualified to states twice.</p>

<p>Tennis - only one year of varsity</p>

<p>School Newspaper - News editor and writer.</p>

<p>Community service - I work at a nursing home and I tutored over the summer at a charity program for inner city kids</p>

<p>I also sent all my colleges a supplemental art portfolio.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>National Merit Semifinalist
National Forensics League Special Distinction
Certificate of Merit in Fine Arts(from school)
Artwork displayed at NH Institute of Art show
Regional Winner of National French exam, level IV
A bunch of strong debate finishes</p>

<p>So, here are the schools (yea, there's a lot):</p>

<p>Boston College
Boston University
Carleton
Carnegie Mellon
Colgate
Cornell
Emory
Johns Hopkins
NYU
Northwestern
Vassar
Wesleyan
Williams
UChicago
UMichigan</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure what’s “messed up about your stats.” Yes, you will get in somewhere. Even to some of the schools on your list. Your scores and your coursework are excellent.</p>

<p>That said, that’s quite a list – very diverse. Carleton is a small LAC in the midwest; NYU is a huge urban school in the east. UChicago is a very intellectual, quirky school; Northwestern and UMich are Big 10 football schools. Cornell is really big – about 13,000 undergrads and another 7,000 grads – while Vassar has a total of 2400 students.</p>

<p>What are you looking for?</p>

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<p>I was searching for schools with strong economics programs. I decided I would be OK with any setting so I only really focused on the academic aspects.</p>

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<p>Well, that’s a different story. Assuming that your essays and recs identify that that’s what you’re interested in, you will definitely get into some of the more selective schools. Until you said that, I had a feeling of a scattergun approach.</p>

<p>(I may have just made up that word; I’m not sure.)</p>

<p>Now I see the theme.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is a good school fo business and has a great alumni network. HC is similar to Colgate.</p>

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<p>what would you say my chances are at some of the schools I listed?</p>

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<p>Certificate of Merit in Fine Arts(from school)</p>

<p>^ i wouldnt put it in yur rec if i were you</p>

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<p>you have a great chance… WHAT THE HELL do you see as a messed up stat???</p>

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<p>Boston College - Possible
Boston University - Possible
Carleton - not sure
Carnegie Mellon - not sure
Colgate - depends on financial ability (not need-blind)
Cornell - Reach
Emory - Possible/Reach
Johns Hopkins - Reach
NYU - Possible
Northwestern - not sure
Vassar - Possible/Reach
Wesleyan - Reach
Williams - Reach (super competitive this year)
UChicago - Reach
UMichigan - Possible/Reach</p>

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<p>Boston College - Possible
Boston University - Possible
Carleton - Reach
Carnegie Mellon - Slight Reach
Colgate - Possible
Cornell - Reach
Emory - Slight Reach
Johns Hopkins - Reach
NYU - Possible
Northwestern - Possible
Vassar - Slight Reach
Wesleyan - Reach
Williams - Reach
UChicago - Reach
UMichigan - Possible</p>

<p>Best of Luck!</p>

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<p>wow, why is Northwestern so underrated over here. Northwestern is harder to get into than any school on that list with the possible exception of Williams and Cornell.</p>

<p>Northwestern SAT range for ENROLLED for class of 2011 is 1350-1520</p>

<p>for Cornell, it is 1290-1500
for Emory, it is 1300-1470
JHU, 1290-1390
UChicago: 1350-1510</p>

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<p>Boston College - Possible
Boston University - Possible
Carleton - Slight Reach
Carnegie Mellon - Slight Reach
Colgate - Possible
Cornell - Reach
Emory - Slight Reach
Johns Hopkins - Slight Reach
NYU - Possible
Northwestern - Reach
Vassar - Slight Reach
Wesleyan - Slight Reach
Williams - Reach
UChicago - Reach
UMichigan - Possible</p>

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<p>“Possible” is a new term for me. I’ve always heard “Reach,” “Target,” or “Safety.” What is “possible”??</p>

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<p>By “possible”, do you mean “match”? Cuz “possible” could be interpreted as a slight reach.</p>

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<p>Out of curiosity, which NY HS do you go to?</p>

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<p>Hi. i was wondering what you guys thought my chances were of getting into Penn. I’m an African American student that lives in West Philadelphia. I go to the 53rd ranked public school in the country (Masterman). I have a 3.85 GPA. 1980 SAT Score (630M, 680V, 670W). I received a 670 on the SATII BIOM and a 570 on the Physics SATII. I also had a 4.0 GPA at a Dual Enrollment BIology Course at Community College of Philadelphia. I have all honors/AP’s (AP Calc BC,AP Phisics: C, Honors Social science:Government/Economics,Honors English, Honors African American History, and Honors Biology) I have alot of extra-curriculars, community service, etc. Strong recommendations and really good essays. I was also accepted into a science internship at Thomas Jefferson University. I will be researchin viral genetics and embryology. I’m trying to get into the College of Arts and Sciences. i want to major in biology (with a concentration in pre-med) Do you think I can get in?</p>

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<p>wow. way to hijack the thread</p>