Wendeli

Sorry I'm not trying to be overconfident, but the people I know who've been accepted to U Chicago and Cornell have similar info to mine I prlly am under-estimating Cornell though. I used to live in Michigan, literally next door to the University of Michigan and my mom and dad used to work there. I make it very clear how U of M has influenced me in my essays and hopefully that will help.

ALSO PLEASE POST A LINK IF YOU WANT ME TO CHANCE D: thanks and thanks for all the input. Also any suggestions for good safeties/ matches that match my major?

20more

I know kids who got into Stanford with lower stats than yours.
Is Stanford a match school then?

MarceloSanchez

Hey, i think you have very realistic chances at the schools you mentioned, but keep in mind that the admission process at top tier universities is tremendously competitive and sometimes random so you may want to add a couple of safeties to your college list. I'd say that Rochester, Occidental, Bucknell, UCSD, Fordham, BU and Northeastern would fall in the safety/low match category and BC, UIUC, CMU, Reed, Colgate, NYU, Brandeis, USC and RPI would be matches for you. Best of luck.
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Any advice?? Help me, please!!!!

violinkid111

Safety: University of Michigan
Match: University of Berkeley, Harvey Mudd,
Reach: UPenn, Cornell, Chicago
Super Reach: MIT, Stanford, Princeton

Chicago and Cornell are tough schools to get into now, especially for Asian applicants without a 2300+. You definitely have a good shot at Cornell, but I wouldn't call it a match. Chicago could go either way.

Your SATs are not anything exceptional (you still did very well), so your chances at MIT, Stanford, top Ivys are low. That being said, you definitely could get in there, but it's highly unlikely given the sheer number of people scoring above 2300.

I think you have a great chance at your match schools and you definitely are very competitive in the Cornell and UChicago applicant pools. Good luck!

Chance me back?
Chance me for Ivys and Stanford?

Wendeli

My other safeties are lower UCs i.e. UC Davis and UC San Diego. Thanks for the chance

Tkaler1

You are a very competitive applicant for all of your schools.
The connection with UMich will certainly help, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a safety.
Along the same strand as other posters, I don't know that you can call any Ivy a match, but you definitely have great credentials and could certainly be admitted to any of them. You will no doubt end up at a great school, and I would venture to bet you'll get into at least one if not several of the great schools. I wouldn't stress.
Chance back?CO Kid for Southern Schools!

Adodie

You have a good profile and will be competitive at any school you apply to. In general, I agree with most commenters on this thread about your chances.

First of all, your academic profile is completely solid. Your class rank could not be better, your SATs are well within all of the university's ranges, and your SAT II's are very good. The problem for you comes in with your extracurricular activities. Though you are obviously academically fit to go to the most selective schools, 90% of other applicants are, too. Therefore, things such as extracurricular activities are important to defining who you appear on a college resume, and though your EC's look good, there is nothing that pops out at me. In the end, you look like several other applicants, and don't tremendously stand out. Therefore, your essays will be absolutely crucial in defining who you are in your application, and thus, your chances of getting in. I do wish you the best of luck, though.

And, if you don't mind, I'd appreciate a chance back at Chances at Selective Universities (Thanks!) . Good luck!

spaceandscience

Berkeley, Mudd are matches ( 70 - 90 % )
Michigan is safety
MIT, Stanford, Princeton -- high reach (~10%)
U of Chicago, UPenn, Cornell -- reaches (~20%)

Chance back would be great, I'm applying to similar colleges:

Chance me, please! (Harvard, UCB, Stanford, MIT, CalTech, Cornell)

muckdogs07

I don't think many posters are giving OP enough credit for being val at a very competitive HS that typically sends multiple students to Ivies and other top schools. Also, there are no glaring weaknesses here. I stand by my earlier guesses and continue to think Cornell or Penn would be a good use for her ED.

20more

I went to an ELITE high school that sends 30-40% to top 20 colleges.
And, I stand by my statement.

She has chances at those colleges. That is about it.

Wendeli

Whoot! The feeling I had for my reading score came true 800 reading, 800 math and unfortunately so did my feeling about writing, 730 writing DX. Single sitting score of 2330 and superscore of 2360. Not perfect, but I don't even care anymore >.< Do you think it'll make any difference? I totally didn't win anything for siemens, but I still want to submit my research. It was simple but I still put a lot of work into it.