indian guy from jersey would like chances?

jerseyindian · 08-18-2009, 12:04 PM

Gender: M
Race: Indian
Location: suburban NJ (HS ranked 4th statewide recently)
SAT: 2370 (800 M, 770 CR, 800 W), 1 sitting, not superscored
PSAT: 226 (so should get semi-finalist before ED time rolls around)

-SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 US History, 800 Bio, 800 Math II, 800 World History
-GPA: 95.50 weighted, 4.1/4.0, top 10%, school doesn't rank

APs
-Chem 5
-Bio 5
-Stat 5
-US Hist 5
-Calc AB 5
English Lang 5
-I guess I would be "AP Scholar with Distinction", I know it doesn't mean much

Senior Year APs
-Calc BC, Physics C, English Lit, Gov + politics, Econ

-ECs: 4 year wreslter, JV sportsmanship award, no great awards/hooks (will try to spin wrestling in essays, not too many indian wrestlers)

-300hrs comm. service at local hospital
-3 yr Model UN and Youth and Government member
-Exec Council for Model Congress (club got funds taken away end of soph year, had to disband)

-spent summer between jr + sr yrs in EMT class (120 hrs class) + will be EMT for 3 months before applying ED to any school (4hrs/week commitment)
-summer jobs as lifegaurd (summer before sr year), 10 hrs/wk

What's my chance RD as a bio major? I think it would be quite low

-Hopefully Cornell ED will pan out

hmom5 · 08-18-2009, 04:18 PM

Great scores. If your school ranked, where would you be? Dartmouth will give you a rank.

silverturtle · 08-18-2009, 04:43 PM

You are very likely in Cornell ED.

jerseyindian · 08-18-2009, 05:10 PM

probably top 5%

Condiments · 08-18-2009, 07:45 PM

I mean...pretty average chances, so I would say go with Cornell ED or even Penn ED if you're just looking to get into an Ivy League school. If you're really interested in what Dartmouth has to offer, definitely try us out though.

Also, what's the deal with people from NY and NJ having extremely high academic (GPA + SAT) credentials, but incredibly boring ECs? Like all of the New Yorkers I know here fit that mold - they're alright at school, but almost none of them are actually interesting people, and many of them go on to fit the mold of corporate recruiting *****bag.

Actually...I think Connecticut might be even worse for "most boring state in the Union."

jerseyindian · 08-18-2009, 08:57 PM

i know, i apologize for actually giving a s*** about academics and not having the time to lead every single club (which is a popularity contest), do ground breaking research in astrophysics, and saving developing nations on the weekends

-and plz don't characterize me as personally boring, you dont even know me
-you sound like the corporate s******* you despise

-im not disagreeing with your chance, i give myself low/at best average chances for Dartmouth RD

spunaugle · 08-18-2009, 09:03 PM

Condiments... Why be a jerk? Does it make you feel better? That may not have been intended.. but it came off as very arrogant.

Jersey: Those are some great scores. I think you fall into the category of students who are qualified for admissions. So basically what I'm saying is that right now your admissions decisions enters the "crapshoot" zone. Which is where about 95% of all accepted students probably come from. I wish you the best of luck!

Condiments · 08-18-2009, 09:27 PM

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to lead every single club (which is a popularity contest), do ground breaking research in astrophysics, and saving developing nations on the weekends

Those don't make you an interesting person though. See? This is what I mean. I don't know...maybe this is a regional thing.

Talk is cheap. Come to college and see just how difficult it is to achieve your dreams. You'll be pimping those resume drops just like the rest of us - that's always the easy way out.

ChoklitRain · 08-18-2009, 09:46 PM

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maybe this is a regional thing.

Sounds like a personal thing with you. Regardless, no one cares.

OP, your APs/Sat 2's are perfect and your SATs are near perfect. Strong rank and rigor(based on the APs) as well. You'll stand out in Cornell's ED applicant pool and probably get in. All the Ivies are crapshoots in the RD round. It will depend on how your recs/essays portray you, though I'd give you a 15% chance at Dartmouth assuming they don't portray you as a jackass.

Condiments · 08-18-2009, 10:00 PM

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You'll stand out in Cornell's ED applicant pool and probably get in.

Subtle Penn trolling.

jerseyindian · 08-19-2009, 08:07 AM

thanks for those who responded, confirms i should go Cornell ED

rmadden15 · 08-19-2009, 03:10 PM

I agree with the ECs think. I think you are in at almost all schools sans the top 10. You ned to be defined, be different. You complain about clubs are popularity contests? Well, life is a friggin personality contest. You seem life a typical asian/indian nerd with amazing scores but nothing else. Am I wrong? Prove it. Write beatiful essays, get killer recs, and make sure you sound like you do a bit more than return, study 6 hours, and then recharge your battery.

jerseyindian · 08-19-2009, 06:57 PM

thats why im trying to emphasize wrestling, any comments if that will help me out a bit in terms of not being a cookie cutter asian

ChoklitRain · 08-19-2009, 09:25 PM

^ it's possible to write about wrestling in a robotic way.

"I worked harder than everyone else and grew stronger, blah blah..."

Make it interesting. Read your essay and ask yourself if you enjoyed it and would have read it for pleasure. This is more important than the fact that you're writing about wrestling.

Condiments · 08-20-2009, 01:03 AM

Comments that will help you out in terms of not being a cookie cutter Asian? Other than ACTUALLY NOT BEING one?

Or maybe you just want advice on how to write successful BS? If that's the case, then as Tyler Durden would say, "Just ask."