Chances at Yale? Brown? Swarthmore? U Penn?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Ok, here are my stats:</p>

<p>Location: middle of nowhere, Virginia
gender: male
race: white
gpa: All A’s weighted 4.5 rank #1 (tied with one other person)</p>

<p>School: central virginia governor’s school, it’s not as well known as schools outside of DC or in California, but it’s a selective process to get in.</p>

<p>Courses: all the highest I could take, the governor’s school doesn’t offer “official” AP courses, but they are college level and receive the same weighting as AP’s. I think most colleges realize they are as hard as AP’s.</p>

<p>I’ve taken gov school Calc (includes AB and BC stuff) gov. school linear alg./vector calculus (this comes after their calc course). gov school bio, gov school physics, and 2 other courses that they give there: research class and senior technology seminar.</p>

<p>In the afternoon, I go to a regular public high school for my humanities courses: There I have taken AP Language, AP literature, AP Chem, AP US and comparative gov’t, AP U.S. history, and I took a French course at the local college because of schedule conflicts (I took the AP test)</p>

<p>(these are only my junior and senior year courses, my freshman and sophmore year classes were all honors because my high school didn’t offer AP for those grades)</p>

<p>I don’t know if this matters, but I have attended 3 different high schools because of family moving and other issues.</p>

<p>My scores on AP tests were only 4’s</p>

<p>SAT Scores: Math: 770 Verbal: 740 Writing: 800
SAT II’s: Math 2C:790 U.S. History: 750 Physics: 680</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
I’m into music, I’m currently in 2 youth orchestras and i’m 1st Oboe at one of them.
I used to be in another orchestra back when I lived in Florida. was also first oboe.
I’ve been in 2 internships, one through NASA SHARP (a very competetive program, only about 8% of applicants get in) and one through my school at a local engineering corporation.
I completed an independent research project and won third place in the regional ISEF competition in the botany division and also submitted it to the Virginia Junior Academy of Science.
I represented the Central Virginia Governor’s School at a couple conferences, one at the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools in Math Science and Technology, one at the Virginia State Legislature.
umm…i’ve done math tutoring, i’m part of our FIRST Robotics team, i’ve been on the ALpha Mu Theta team, i used to give volunteer music lessons…etc. etc. etc.</p>

<p>My essays: one is VERY good and one is pretty good.
Recs: undoubtedly good, my teachers like me pretty much.</p>

<p>also, i don’t know if this helped, but I am a first generation college student on my biological dad’s side. He died when i was 5 and i was adopted by a new father, one who went to college.</p>

<p>I’d like to know my chances for Brown, Yale, Swarthmore, UPenn, WashU, Northwestern, Harvey Mudd, and if anyone thinks I still have a chance at Stanford RD…
I applied early to Stanford and got deferred.</p>

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<p>At Penn, valedictorians average around 45% acceptance.</p>

<p>Since you have pretty good scores and ECs, maybe around 50-60%
Brown, WUSTL and Swarthmore: both around that percentage.</p>

<p>For Yale, maybe about 20-30%. Stanford about the same.</p>

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<p>Thanks, obviously I’d love to go to Yale, but that’s a big reach. Brown looks like my top choice right now. I think my chances for Wash U might be a little higher cuz I’ve demonstrated alot of interest and I’ve kept in touch with admissions officers, etc. What do you think my chances are for Northwestern?</p>

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<p>If you have legacy at Upenn, you can get in. 50% of legacy students that apply are admitted. Your SATS are good enough. I’ve never understood how people can rate their own essays as VERY good? O_o’</p>

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<p>Does anybody know if colleges care if you’ve attended different schools? I went to one school freshman year, a different one sophmore year, and a different one for my junior and senior years. I’m hoping that it won’t weigh too much on an admissions decision.</p>

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<p>Are you better prepared for the Physics SAT II now than when you took it the first time? If so, you might want to think about taking it standby in January. You are looking at some pretty science-y places, and your physics score is not too impressive. I don’t thing it helped you at Stanford.</p>

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<p>Nah, I"ve taken physics Sat II twice now and only raised it 10 points. My physics teacher was less than impressive. In fact, of all the people who took the class i got the highest SATII score. Most schools say they only look at 2 SAT II scores so hopefully they’ll only look at the history and MathIIC.</p>

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<p>Too bad about the physics class - my son had one of those, too. Since Stanford rejected a lot of kids, I think that those deferred are still in the game, so keep just keep telling them they are wonderful. It also bodes well for your chances at your match schools.</p>

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<p>Yeah from what I’ve heard Stanford pays more attention to those deferred than most schools. But still, the letter said that only 10% of those deferred got in last year. So I’ll keep my hopes high and my expectations low.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>You’re in at Northwestern! I think you’ll get into 2/3 of Brown, Swat, Penn.</p>

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<p>I got into Princeton with slightly better stats thatn you, but considering that you are a VALEDECTORIAN, (I was salutorian) you have a good chance</p>

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<p>one more bump</p>

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<p>I"m reviving an old thread</p>

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<p>AUTOREJECT</p>

<p>Colleges demand perfection in ALL academic areas. Moreover, they demand that you have no life outside of your academics. Good luck with your job at McDonalds.</p>

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<p>UndeadRussian…your posts keep me happy…you point out the ridiculousness of people like me and I applaud you for it…</p>

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<p>prepare for rejection.</p>

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<p>thanks, ranger29, for the incredible boost of confidence…</p>