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Old 09-26-2012, 11:17 PM   #1
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Chance a junior for Top 20 (will chance back)
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.8 W (maybe 1 or 2 Bs by graduation)
Rank: 1/376
ACT: 34 on practice test from ACT publishers: 35 English, 32 Math, 33 Reading, 34 Science, plan on taking the real thing in December
APs: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP English, AP US, AP Psych, AP Spanish, AP Physics 2C
SAT IIs: plan on taking Math II and Chem this June, should be relatively strong (~750)
ECs: three time international finalist in youth symposium, regional and local 1st place winner for 6 years
captain of debate team, numerous awards at local and state level
published finalist in a poetry competition
photography apprenticeship, work currently on display
science olympiad (regional first place overall), jets (1st in state)
amnesty international, co-president of darfur action club
numerous awards from jsa (junior state of america)
two years of cancer research in a lab researching brain tumors
I'm also doing an internship in a cancer research lab next summer
fall organizing fellow for the obama campaign this fall (big commitment, 150+ hours)
lots of volunteer hours with my temple
Indian classical music for 10+ years
participant in EuroChallenge competition, Academic World Quest competition
NHS stuff, not a lot in that department

recs and essays should be pretty strong; I've got a good rapport with some great teachers and writing is one of my passions

sorry that it's unorganized, it's late. I'm not sure of what I want to major in; I was considering going the pre-med route, but I've been seriously considering political science, which explains the somewhat unfocused ECs.

as of yet, I'm considering ED to UPenn (I'm in-state, for what it's worth)

my top 5 (if I'm not accepted):
Yale
Columbia
Northwestern
Duke
Vanderbilt

As for safeties, I'm thinking UPitt and Penn State.
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Old 09-26-2012, 11:36 PM   #2
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Wow your stats are really impressive! in my view you have everything you need to be accepted at any of the schools you mentioned(great GPA, rank, standardized tests and EC's) make sure to write good essays and hope for the best because admissions to Yale or Columbia are sometimes random. Best of luck.
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Old 09-26-2012, 11:46 PM   #3
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I'm pretty sure you will get into one of your top 5 your stats and everything else is impressive. Work as hard as you can Junior year and try to get more internships/win more awards that are related to what you want to study(you seem like a science person to me) I suggest you try some matches so I would suggest a school like Boston College, Georgetown or Tufts.

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Old 09-27-2012, 08:48 PM   #4
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You have a great chance for u of penn. Yale and Columbia are never for sure but your perfect stats and ec's will get you to your top college.
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Old 09-28-2012, 12:42 AM   #5
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Your stats are awesome and EC's are impressive! You could focus on your research experience in your essays to show your passion, and you are set. You are definitely competitive for all of the colleges you listed. Good luck!

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Old 09-28-2012, 06:19 PM   #6
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Great academics and amazing EC's. But you know they're all gonna be reaches; even so you've got a pretty good shot of getting into a few of them. Keep it up!
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Old 10-02-2012, 08:25 PM   #7
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I am also Indian, if that hurts at all
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Old 10-02-2012, 08:28 PM   #8
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I am also Indian and from what i know, it does hurt because we are so over represented as a "minority" in top schools. However, your stats are amazing and there is no reason why you should not get into at least 1 or 2 of your top 5 schools!

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Old 10-02-2012, 08:54 PM   #9
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you have excellent stats and solid EC's.
I would say that you're probably going to get into one of your top 5 universities
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Old 10-02-2012, 08:56 PM   #10
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Being in-state for Penn is irrelevant UNLESS you actually live in Philadelphia, need financial aid, and are a candidate for the Mayor's Scholarship.

Your application sounds similar to thousands of others they get. I don't see a particular argument for admission or rejection.
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Old 10-03-2012, 02:06 PM   #11
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you have a good chance, especaially since you live in Penn. what did you get on your sat 2s? everything else like gpa and act seem strong
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Old 10-03-2012, 11:18 PM   #12
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thanks guys
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:29 PM   #13
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bump...anyone else?
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Old 10-08-2012, 09:48 PM   #14
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Old 10-08-2012, 09:55 PM   #15
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Your stats are amazing, no need to be worried!

I will be shocked if UPenn does not accept you, esp. if you apply ED
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