Chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I am currently a high school senior, but I decided at the end of the last school year to graduate early by completing high school in three years and becoming a part of the class 2010. I will be completing high school at 16, but will be 17 by the day of graduation. I am currently taking the following classes: American Literature Honors, AP English Lit & Comp, (my school recommended not taking 2 AP English classes), AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP U.S. History, and Calculus Honors. I have have a 4.8 weighted GPA, a 4.0 unweighted GPA, and am a valedictorian candidate. Almost every class I have taken has been AP or Honors. I retook the SAT in January and got a 700 in Critical Reading, 670 in Math, and a 660 in Writing with an overall score of 2030. I applied to the following schools: </p>

<p>USC (my brother is currently a freshman there)
USD
Pepperdine
Vanderbilt
Columbia University
University of Washington in St. Louis
Duke University
Stanford </p>

<p>I am also Hispanic if that has any impact on the possibility of me being admitted. I am planning on majoring in biomedical engineering and applied to the engineering school of every university above except those who do not have such schools (USD and Pepperdine).</p>

<p>Any responses would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>Pepperdine & USD should be solid match/safety for you.</p>

<p>Somewhat of a reach for all others, especially Stanford, Columbia & Duke. Raise your SAT scores to 2200+, and definitely improve your math score because you’re applying to engineering schools.</p>

<p>You should also look at JHU. Its BME program is one of the best in the world.</p>

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<p>I am considering Pepperdine and USD was more of a safety. Thank you for your advice! Unfortunately I will not be able to retake the SAT and have it submitted in time for application consideration. I’ll just have to cross my fingers!</p>