Chance Me (Harvard/Stanford/Yale/Penn/Duke/UChicago)

Chance Me / Match Me
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Grades:
CGPA: 3.876/4
IB Predicted: 41/45
Courses: HL Physics, HL Chem, HL Econ, SL Spanish, SL Math, SL English
SAT: 1410 (730R 680M) going to retake expecting a superscore of about 1450

ECs:
Published 9 apps on the AppStore. (11-12)
Organized several hackathons at school. (12)
Intern at startup for two years (built app for company). (11-12)
3D Printing Internship at one of world’s largest chemical companies. (11-12)
DECA club CFO. (10-12)
Cricket Team captain. (9-12)
Freelance designer. (11-12)
Volunteered at school for less fortunate kids (taught staff how to make posters, logos, reports). (11)
Peer tutor. (11-12)

CommonApp Essay 8/10
Teacher rec letter 1: 9/10 knows me since 6th grade I’m one of his very best students
Teacher rec letter 2: 8/10 talks about by 3D printing internship
Employer rec letter: (10/10) raves about how I could be a successful tech entrepreneur

Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Major: Comp sci
Hooks: Live in Saudi Arabia? (US citizen)

Schools: Northwestern(ED), Harvard, UChicago, Stanford, Duke, Yale, Penn, Columbia, USC, NYU, Boston College, Dartmouth, UMichigan, BU, JHU

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what are your SAT II scores? for cs those scores are also important

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I won’t be taking subject tests but hopefully my IB exams will make up for that

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Your GPA is good but your SAT is honestly pretty low for all of these schools except maybe NYU, BU, BC, and Mich - it’s at the 25th percentile or lower for many of the Ivies, UChicago, etc. With a 680 math subscore for CS, Harvard, UChi, Stanford, Duke, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Hopkins, Dartmouth are probably out of reach. Bringing up that score to 750+ would improve your chances a lot.

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Also, many of these schools require or “highly recommend” (read: require) subject tests. You should really take them, though it may be too late to submit for ED.