Chance me at HPYS? (I CHANCE BACK!)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Well, Here are my Stats (and I’ve done this before, but I have a new list of schools):</p>

<p>Sex: Male
Location: California
Ethnicity: Caucasian
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many graduates to top schools (Top ten in the nation) (Acclaimed to be highly academic and difficult)
Class Rank:school does not rank
Class size:~600
Projected Majors: Biology, Humanities, History
Minors: visual arts, music
Will NOT apply for financial aid</p>

<p>GPA:
I’m mostly looking at schools that ignore freshman year, because mine was horrible (mostly B’s) But if you really want to know it was a 3.5…
Soph GPA: (3.7uw, 3.7w)
Junior GPA: (4.00uw, 4.57w)
10-11 GPA UW:3.85 W: 4.15
12 first semester will probably be 4.83
10-12(first semester): 4.41 W, 3.88 UW</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
-H Chem
-AP Latin
-AP Poli Sci/Econ
-AP Calc AB
-AP English Literature
-Student Government (mandatory for ASB)</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Biology(5)
World History (5)
Psychology (5)
Art History (5)</p>

<p>ACT Score:35</p>

<p>SAT Score:2360</p>

<p>SAT II Scores:
US History:780
Biology: 800
Math II: 800
World History:760</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
ASB Officer/ VP
International Help Club: President (10,11,12)~100 hours of Service
Med Club: (11,12 Vice president)
MUN: (10,11,12 Vice President)
NHS: Founder and President(11,12)
Environmental help club: (10,11VP,12 president)~100 hours of Service
FBLA: (11,12 president)
Speech & Debate Captain (10,11,12)
Piano since 2nd Grade (10 years)
President of Latin Club in 12th grade (9,10,11,12)
~200 Hours of Service at a local Hospital
Tutor students in my classes and underclassmen- Biology and Latin specifically
Varsity Volleyball(11,12) but played all 4 years
Crew outside of school
Taught myself German(but speak English at home)
Multiple Photography Classes</p>

<p>Awards:
-National Latin Awards (9,10,11,12)
-National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist
-Regional Speech and debate awards(11,12)
-Regional MUN Awards(11,12)
-National FBLA Awards(11,12)
-Multiple Scholarships Won(11,12)
-NHD Award(11)
-Won many photography Awards
-Some piano performances
-Won a few writing contests</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
-Stanford Leadership Conference, p2p
-Stanford Medical Internship
-Shadowed under multiple specialized doctors
-Environmental studies during spring break in Hawaii w/ Brown
-Summer School(to get ahead) took Health and Latin Culture</p>

<p>Recommendations:

  • Counselor- got to know her well, think that she likes me
  • Latin teacher- loved me and says that “I’m one of the smartest and kindest students he’s had”
    -AP Bio teacher- Overall great
    -(ONLY for stanford)- a doctor there that knows me very well and says that I’m motivated
    And I can’t choose between these:
  1. Hospital recommendation- standard, great
  2. Piano teacher- was my elementary teacher and has seen me grow and “admires my ambition”</p>

<p>And with whichever school that I’m applying to, I’m also submitting an arts supplement: Which should I submit though, Piano or Photography?
OR I could get recruited for Crew (highly likely since not many high schoolers row), and I have a higher GPA than the average GPA of recruited rowers.</p>

<p>Top Choices: * means do not look at freshman grades, but I’m not sure about the ones that I did not * so if you could clarify, that would be great! And ~ means that I’m talking to recruiters:

  1. Stanford<em>~
  2. Princeton</em>~
    3.Duke
  3. Berkeley<em>~
  4. Boston College
  5. U of Chicago
  6. UCSD</em>
  7. Harvard~
    9.Yale~
  8. Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>But I seriously want to know where I should apply Early action or decision!</p>

<p>Well, thanks for taking the time for reading this! My GPA is pretty low compared to other students at other schools, but at my school it is REALLY good. And although my school doesn’t rank, I bet that I would be in the top 10%. And Please don’t crush my dreams too much! Again, thanks! And I’m applying to ALL of these schools no matter what, because “you miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Wayne Gretzky</p>

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<p>Your stats match the profile of students accepted into the Ivies.</p>

<p>Your stats also match the profile of those rejected by the Ivies.</p>

<p>Example: Brown says no to between 80-90% of those with an 800 Math SAT, 800 CR SAT, Valedictorians and Salutatorians.</p>

<p>So Go For It . . and Love Thy Safeties . . .and which are yours?</p>

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<p>How is your GPA low compared to other students, good for your school, and puts you into the top 10%? At least one of those has to be incorrect; you can’t be low compared to other students and be in the top 10%. Rowing isn’t a sport that generates a lot of money for the school so those recruits don’t have as much leeway in admissions as a football player does.
Your SAT/ACT scores are good and your ECs are good. Have you been taking rigorous courses all throughout high school? If so your chances are very good</p>

<p>Apply ED or EA to your first choice</p>

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<p>*GPA LOW COMPARED TO people at OTHER schools, but at mine, it’s decently high</p>

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<p>and my safeties are: UCI, UCDavis, University of Rochester; and yes I’ve been taking rigorous courses all throughout high school. Thanks for the advice so far!</p>

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<p>Oh, gpas at other schools don’t matter at all.</p>

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<p>After you’ve factored in two or more safeties, that’s quite a few places to be applying to. You may want to eliminate some lower picks.</p>

<p>Scores are standard fare, or maybe slightly above average, for top schools. When I read your post, I was most interested in your medical internship at Stanford. Capitalize on that, because going from your post, you’re passionate about it.</p>

<p>[Chance</a> back?]( <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1187753-chance-country-bumpkin.html]Chance”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1187753-chance-country-bumpkin.html) Thanks.</p>

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<p>Your chances look really good, chance me? </p>

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<p>Thanks for all of the replies so far! BUMP</p>

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<p>Good chances, however, most Ivy applicants look like this, your medical interests may help you separate yourself from the pack, make sure that it’s glaringly obvious that you’re very enthusiastic and interested about it. Good luck to you bud.</p>

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<p>It seems like even after ignoring freshman year, gpa is not phenomenal. Your other academics are good, but the transcript is the most important. You have the ECs (a ton of leadership) and you’re pretty well-rounded. They could use more coherence though. Try to convey this through the essay. But class rank will probably hold you back from top schools like HYPS which, if you had solid gpa, I would say are well within range. The other schools should be within range, but class rank is nonetheless a killer.</p>