Chance Me (current Sophomore in HS)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hey CC, please chance me on these colleges I’d like to get into. I’m currently a Sophomore (10th grade) in High School, and I’ve started to get concerned whether or not I’ll get into my dream school (Penn). </p>

<p>Applying: UPenn, Columbia, MIT, UMichigan, UIllinios–Urbana Champaign, Harvard (just for kicks), Rutgers (safety school)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 (currently), plan on having 3.8/3.9 senior year
Rank: School doesn’t rank, however I’d be in top 10% if they did.
SAT: Not taken
SAT II: Plan on taking: Math I, Math II, Chemistry, Physics
ACT: Not taken, def. taking</p>

<p>Honors: all possible honors taken
AP’s:

  • Junior Year: Computer Science A, Calculus AB, US History, Chemistry
  • Senior Year: Computer Science AB, Calculus BC, Physics, English, Chinese</p>

<p>Hooks (possibly):

  • Double Legacy?
  • Tri-lingual (English, Ukrainian, Chinese)
  • 2nd Generation Ukrainian
  • Possible URM (If Eastern European is URM)</p>

<p>EC’s ([-] indicated topic, [+] indicates sub-topic/further detail)

  • Ukrainian Scouting Organization (8 years+)
  • Current Ukrainian Life Scout, working towards Eagle Scout
  • Have coordinated 4 camping trips for my Scouting Group
  • Current head of Ukrainian Scouting Group (3 years in a row)
  • Attend Ukrainian Scouting Camp for 3 weeks every year (6 years)
  • Youth Counselor at Ukrainian Scouting Camp (2 years)
  • Ukrainian School 2 hours per week
  • Accomplished Musician
  • Alto Saxophone (2 years)
  • Baritone Saxophone (4 years+)
  • Guitar (6 years)
  • Performed 2 solo pieces at local Lutheran Church
  • Stokes Forest Concert Band + Jazz Band + Rock Band (2 years)
  • Co-Founder of a 4-man band in New Jersey (occasional gigs)
  • Petitioned School to offer Intro to Computer Science + AP Comp Sci
  • Co-Founder of Chess Club, and Vice President
  • Founder of Computer Science Club, and President</p>

<p>Awards

  • Possibly NHS
  • Won School Science Fair (Freshman Year) with a C++ project
  • 2nd Recognition Award in Ukrainian Scouts</p>

<p>Other Information

  • Will study abroad in China for a semester Junior year
  • Have spent 2+ weeks in Ukraine learning about my heritage and birthplace(s) of my family and how they lives
  • Have visited (not sure if relevant to colleges): England, France, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Ukraine.</p>

<p>– The Handy Man (sorry for the long post)</p>

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<p>Bumpitty bump bump</p>

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<p>BUMP…</p>

<p>60 views and no replies? Please guys, come on. Give me a chance.</p>

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<p>Couple things: AP Computer Science AB no longer exists, there’s no point in taking both Math I and II (just take II), and it’s difficult to gauge your standing without any test scores. You’re on the right track, but you really don’t have much business making a chances thread as a sophomore.</p>

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<p>Your extra curricular activities are impressive. I’ll rate this as incomplete, since there is a lot of room for you to move up or down in the next two years.</p>

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<p>DTXJunior - I asked my current Comp Sci teacher about CS AB, and he said he was familiar with the topics - I also asked my college counselor who said even though it was discontinued I could take it as a regular course, but not take the AP exam (since there is none). It’s an AP level course that would be offered without the exam, topics and everything covered. </p>

<p>Just to clear that up.</p>

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<p>UPenn: Reach
MIT: Reach
Columbia: Reach
Harvard: Reach</p>

<p>UMI: Score 26+ on the ACT or 1800+ on the SAT and you’ll get a better chance for anything other than Ross or engineering. Otherwise aim for 2000+/29+.</p>

<p>UIUC: Score 24+ on the ACT or 1700+ on the SAT and you’ll get a better chance for anything other than business or engineering. Otherwise aim for 2000+/29+.</p>

<p>For Rutgers: what is your intended major? Rutgers SAS/SEBS/MG are all known to accept almost anyone with 3.7 with ACT scores 21+ or SAT 1550+ (and ECs like yours). For engineering and business you might want to score 30+ on the ACT or 2050+ on the SAT. As for pharmacy 0-6, it’s 2200+ and almost like entering UPenn.</p>

<p>In case you suck at taking standardized tests, then try Bates or Bowdoin.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is low for UPenn. Most admits have never made below an A in their life. I don’t understand how you expect to raise it when junior and senior year are much harder. It’s almost impossible to rate without test scores, so come back when you’re a junior and you may get better rates. EC’s are good, maybe throw in some community service hours for kicks. Oh and colleges don’t care where you visited unless you did something there.</p>