Would anyone please chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian male
Home Schooled
Low income family</p>

<p>GPA: 4.12 (given by my parents as I am homeschooled--standardized test scores are supposed to be more important in these cases)
SAT: 680 CR, 800 Math, 730 WR, 11 Essay
ACT: 35 COMP, 35 Eng, 34 Math, 35 Reading, 36 Sci, 32 E/W, 9 Essay
SAT 2s: 800 Math 2, 790 Lit, 790 Chinese w/list, 780 Phy, 780 Chem (got a 720 first time took), 710 US Hist (took twice - both times 710).</p>

<p>No APs yet, but I'm taking physics, chemistry, English, and Chinese later in May. </p>

<p>Lived in a remote small city in China for about three years. Talked about the experience in my essays, which were written well. I don't think they were amazing, in terms of the actual writing, but they were pretty good already. The content was of course, a plus.</p>

<p>Sent a letter about homeschooling, basically turning the perceived downsides of homeschooling into pluses. </p>

<p>ECs: Swim team for three years, two hours daily. Weiqi club for two school years, met three days a week. Chinese calligraphy twice a week in 12th grade. Learned web design for a year, was on the basketball team for a year. </p>

<p>Interned for a doctor in Taiwan as research assistant for three months.</p>

<p>Community service:
Taught English in China - 100 hours. Not much, but yeah....
Coached Basketball for primary school kids - 70 hours.</p>

<p>I'm in my gap year now, and I'm studying basically... As well as taking some other classes, working, and helping out with the family business.</p>

<p>Recommendation letters from my dad (as home school teacher), swim coach, doctor I interned for, and old teacher in junior high (I only had online teachers in high school who didn't know me that well). They were all very positive.</p>

<p>I applied for 19 schools, as a physics major. :P</p>

<p>HYPS
MIT
Cal Tech
Williams
Middlebury
Amherst
Pomona
Columbia
Chicago
Cornell
Northwestern
WUSTL
Rice
Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>Please chance me! Thank you! =)</p>

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<p>you have really good stats. the stuff you've done in gap year sounds interesting. chicago, carnegie mellon, vanderbilt, hopkins, rice, northwestern, WUSTL, cornell-maybe all matches or slight reaches? HYPSMC and columbia are probably reaches, but then they're reaches for almost everyone.</p>

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<p>Agree with xphage. You won't get into all the schools, but you'll get into a substantial number. Carnegie Mellon, Vanderbilt, Cornell, Rice, Pomona most likely. Maybe Middlebury and U of Chicago. HPYS, MIT, Cal Tech, Columbia and the rest, who knows. They all can be pretty random in their acceptances.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks guys! It's good that I got a good score on the literature... Good for well-roundedness.</p>

<p>If I could get into Chicago, Cornell, or Middlebury, I'd be uber happy! I hope, I hope, I hope. </p>

<p>So you think I could have a good chance at Chicago or Cornell? What about Williams? (I applied ED for Williams, and was rejected, but didn't have the physics and lit scores yet).</p>

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<p>If you applied ED to Williams and were rejected, you don't get another chance in the admissions process.</p>

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<p>Oh sorry, I was deferred. :P Anyone else?</p>

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<p>well you do have a great ACT score , but you are an international applicant so i know that may hurt your chances sometimes</p>

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<p>No, I'm a US citizen--born here, just lived in China for three years...</p>

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<p>Bumpppity bump.</p>

<p>I'm especially concerned about Chicago, Cornell, Williams, and Middlebury, as I'm on the line at those schools... Any opinions?</p>

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<p>Another bump? :P Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Why did you move to China and opt for homeschooling instead of attending an American public school (especially since you're an American citizen)?</p>

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<p>Well, I was homeschooled all my life... And I don't know, my parents wanted me to experience the Chinese culture and understand my roots? But I enjoyed it a lot and learned a lot, and definitely don't regret it. I assume I might have a better chance at colleges had I gone to a regular school... But China helps the diversity and experience factor in admissions.</p>

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<p>Well it's nice that you appreciate your background. I think you have slightly better chances as a homeschooled applicant if you can prove that it has made you a better person. It seems like it will all come down to your essays/recs and how forgiving colleges are in regards to your financial contraints. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Ahh, okay, thank you so much! =)
I can't wait for the decisions, I can't wait, haha.
Anybody else?</p>

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<p>Bu-bu-bu-bump. =)</p>

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<p><em>Yearns for the words of a seer.</em></p>