Yet another "Chance me" Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, Brown, JHU, Northwestern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.94, 4.40/ Rank 2/529 B's in AP Macro, AP chem. (both semesters)
SAT I: CR 650, M 740, W 650 (retaking)
SAT II: Chem. 730, Math level 2 740, taking literature and U.S. History
AP's: AP Macro & Micro (4 & 5), Chemistry (2), Lang. (5)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Model United Nations (9-12):
Some awards: Best delegate Harvard Model UN (1 of 180), Best delegate McGill Model UN (1 of 130), Best Delegate University of Chicago Model UN (1 of 360), Best Delegate GTech Model UN (1 of 65).
Positions: Fundraising Coordinator (11)/Newbie Coordinator (12).
-H.E.L.P. service organization (9-12):
Heifer Read to Feed ($3,000), ShelterBox Int.($2,000)
President/ In charge of all the projects
-Mock Trial: (10-12)
Witness (10)
Captain/Main attorney/Won Best defense attourney at the regional level (11)
-National Honor Society:
Treasurer (11-12)
-School Serive Board (11): Promotes collaboration between all the service clubs in the school
Founded(11)
-School Advisory Board (11-12): Student Body representative
- Selected to the Anti-drug organizations on the county and state level
participated 9-10</p>

<p>Community Service:
- Library of Congress veterans Project (10-11)
- Int. Market (9-12): student run organization that sells the works of artists in the developing world.
-Local Library (70 hrs.)
-Teen Court (Attorney) (10-12)</p>

<p>Special programs/projects:
-Mercy Corps Global Citizen Corps: a program geared toward ending poverty, competitive admission. Also 1/50 students all over America to be selected for the program.
-ShelterBox Int. a disaster relief program, I did a lot of volunteering and projects there.
- BRIDGE: use technology to teach 11 and 12 graders in Ukraine public speaking skills + teach 1st graders elementary English.
- Internship at a local law firm.</p>

<p>Special Circumstances: heritage- Ukrainian/Pakistani, came to the United States 5 years ago without any knowledge of English language, Junior year - having to take care of a dying step grandfather, step father diagnosed with cancer, Father in Pakistan I am not allowed to seek contact with him (despite all the current events), grandfather in Ukraine - has a stroke, financial difficulties.</p>

<p>Recommendations: are guaranteed to be great.
Thank you!!!!</p>

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<p>Harvard: high reach
Brown: mid reach
Columbia:same as brown
Northwestern: With higher CR score, high match
JHU: same as Northwestern
UPenn: prob a mid reach</p>

<p>Thanks for chancing me! Seriously, as a salutatorian with that kind of life story and those ECs, you have a great shot at some of these schools! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Based on the Xxxxxxxxx, I’d say you have good shots at the Ivies, but they are still reaches.</p>

<p>Your grades and SAT scores are strong, but I would bring up the CR by 20-30 if you are willing to retake. Your ECs are pretty good, as is the volunteering.</p>

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<p>I am deff. retaking the SAT’s, I am taking some additional classes this summer which will probably make me 1st in the class. Is there anything else I can do to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I know all of us are stressed about Ivy League admissions, but I would really love some feedback for what I’m doing. Basically, if I don’t make it into an ivy with a good financial aid, I can’t go to college. =]</p>

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<p>Your grades look great; as you said, definitely get your SAT CR and Writing scores up (the latter isn’t as important though). You have some interesting ECs; the one that stuck out to me was the Int. Market.</p>

<p>As for your heritage, are you planning on talking about that in an essay? It’s quite an interesting mix (I’m in the same boat…for mixed heritage and family illnesses).</p>

<p>At this point, it’s up to you to raise your SAT scores (subject tests are fine) and write your essays.</p>

<p>So yes! From the looks of it, you certainly look like an interesting candidate. All of those schools are low to high reaches, but after a certain point it’s such a crapshoot. (i.e. one of my friends last year was rejected by Tufts, waitlisted at Wesleyan, and accepted to Harvard)</p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

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