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07-07-2012, 11:27 AM
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#1 | | New Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 14
| Chance Me For The Mighty HARVARD Please? (I Will Chance Back)
Ethnicity: I am Thai.
GPA: 10-12 W 4.7 / 10-12 UW 4.0 / 9-12 W 4.3 UW 3.9
APs:
11- AP Statistics (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP English Lang (5)
12 (will take) - AP Psychology, AP US Gov Pol, AP English Lit, AP Physics C, AP Microeconomics
SAT I: 2400 (superscore)
October 2011: CR - 630/ Math - 800/ Writing - 610 / Comp - 2040
May 2012: CR - 800/ Math - 740/ Writing - 800 / Comp - 2340
SUPERSCORE: 800 CR, 800 M, 800 W - 2400
SAT II:
Math I - 800
Math II- 800
Chemistry - 800
Physics - 800
Activities
• Table Tennis; Currently ranked 9th in the state of NY U-18, winner of several national tournaments and team tournaments, featured in local newspaper, 2-time NY State U-18 Singles Runner-up, 2-time NY State Doubles U-18 Champion, Volunteered at USATT Tournaments over 100 hours, coached children for 50 hours
• State Licensed EMT; Completed 240-hour course and passed state exam, currently a member of the Buffalo Rescue Squad as an EMT, currently works 7am-7pm shifts on weekends
• Pianist; played piano for over 10 years, winner of several tournaments including MAMTG virtuoso competition, performed at many recitals
• Volunteer at the local hospital (100 hours of patient transport) and the library (helped run the summer children's book club, 150 hours)
• Peer Tutor (SATs, SAT IIs, Physics, Chemistry, Math, English)
• Shadowed two doctors (gastrointestinologist and general medicine)
Leadership
SAT Tutoring Club
- Co-President / Co-Founder (2010-2012, over 30 members)
Clubs
SAT Tutoring Club
• Co-President / Co-Founder (2010-2012)
FBLA
• Vice-President 2012-2013
• 2-time Regional Qualifier, 2-time High School Representative at State Championships
NY Science League
• Participated in Physics I, ranked in top 10% (26 out of 439), high school team ranked 5 out of 139
Chess Club
National Honor Society
Science National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
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Please, please chance me for:
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
Dartmouth
Brown (8-year Med Program as well)
Cornell
MIT (I'm a double legacy)
Duke
Caltech
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07-07-2012, 12:27 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
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WOW, you have good stats and good ECs. I can see you getting into MIT but the most likely I see being the lower ivies but either way I say you have a good shot at the majority of the schools you are applying to.
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07-07-2012, 12:33 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 257
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MIT does not, and has said multiple times that they will not, consider legacy in admissions.
Nevertheless, you have a very nice resume. I would expect that you'd be accepted to a few of the schools on your list, but as it has been said many times before, admissions is really a crapshoot.
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07-07-2012, 12:43 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 259
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Wow! You can get into where ever you want buddy... Amazing stats you have! Just write goodd essays and you will definately get into ur dream college 
All the best!
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07-07-2012, 12:46 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 43
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Your app looks stellar all around. Excellent GPA, extracurricular's, and volunteer work. However, keep in mind that the Ivies mandate that you send every test score- your 2040 included. That might hinder your chances for admission to the Ivies, and any other school that asks for all test scores (I really only know the most about Ivies). However, your application is stellar, and your chances are relatively good. Despite the strength of your application, admissions to all these schools, as with any school in the top 10, is a crapshoot. Good luck! Chance me back? Chance A Rising Junior - Will Chance Back! | |
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07-07-2012, 12:48 PM
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#6 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
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You have as good a chance of anyone else when it comes to acceptance. But the concept of "lower Ivies" is complete nonsense; yes some have higher admissions acceptance but that has minimal, if any, influence on quality of the school.
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07-07-2012, 01:15 PM
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07-07-2012, 01:51 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 149
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You have the stats...many people similar to you have gotten in but many people similar to you have also gotten rejected. It's all luck and your essays now.
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07-07-2012, 03:25 PM
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#9 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 43
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Just curious, why not UPenn? I noticed that you are applying to all the Ivies except Penn.
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07-09-2012, 12:05 AM
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#10 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Caltech '17
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You have great scores and grades! But for the HYPSM schools, you have to remember that others' ECs are very similar to yours. Good luck! Chance back?
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07-09-2012, 12:41 AM
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#11 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Male or female? If female, better chance at Caltech and MIT.
Chances are higher at the school you apply to early. However, Ivies get too many Asians tilted to science.
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07-09-2012, 01:23 AM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 95
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wow your stats are super impressive! spectacular GPA, obviously amazing SAT score, and subject tests. I think your amount of leadership is spot on with the other applicants to harvard/other ivies. What really sets you apart is your dedication to table tennis. That's really unique compared to what else most applicants have. You stand a very good shot at harvard and the other schools.
I think the only one you may have difficulty getting into is Brown's 8 year medical program. While you have a great app, there are probably applicants more focused on medicine than you have been. That said, I still think you have a shot at the school itself.
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