~Confused Junior~Percent Me!!

SandyRun · February 10, 2007, 4:12pm

Already have a thread but no one seemed to realize that it was referring to more than one college…Here’s my list:

Cornell
Johns Hopkins
UPenn (early decision)
Boston U
Washington University in St. Louis
Penn State Honors (Schreyers)
Penn State
Brown (?)

Currently a high school junior at a non-ranking US high school:

GPA: 3.81 (uw)/ 4.7 (w)
SAT I: 760 Math/720 Reading/730 Writing (1480/2210)
SAT II: Math IIC 720; US History 710, will take Chem
Classes: Freshman: All honors
Sophomore: All Honors, AP US History
Junior: Honors German, Honors Physics, Honors World Lit., AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP CHemistry II
Senior: (Havent taken these yet but my schedule is already set) AP Government, AP Biology II, AP Statistics, AP Brit. Lit., AP German V

Region: Pennsylvania
Ethinicity: Persian
Gender: Male

Extracurricular Resume

Science Related Activities:

Personal Pursuits
 50 Hours spent analyzing experiments in the lab of Temple University (2005)
 1200 Hours working as a math and reading tutor at Kumon Learning Center (2004-Present)
 Independent Research Project centered around Antacid Efficacy (25 Hours, 2005)
 Created a number of functional, interactive computer games using skills such as graphics design, skin importation, and basic scripting of triggers, events, etc
 20 Hours Spent doing Various Lab Experiments at Rohm and Haas
Mathematics
 American Mathematics Competitions Certificate of Distinction for Superior Performance on the AMC (2006)
 American Mathematics Competitions Certificate of Achievement for a score of 90 or Above on the American Mathematics Contest 12 for grades 10 and below (2006)
 Certificate of Participation and Recognition for Striving for Excellence as a AIME Participant and winner of Mathematic Awards (June 5, 2006)
Astronomy
 Host for laser shows and astronomy-related presentations through the Upper Dublin School District (2005)
 Astronomy Club (2004-2005)
 Organizer of star gazing events in areas of Upper Dublin (2004)

Other Activities:

After School Activities
 Secretary of Junior Class (2006-2007)
 Member of German Club (2005-2007)
 Member of Golf Theory Club (2005-2007)
 Member of Chess Club (2005-2007)
 Member of Ultimate Frisbee Club (2006-2007)
 Member of Debate Club (2006-2007)
 Director and Planner of the Junior Prom Planning Committee (2007)
 Spirit Week Officer (2006)
 Director of Class Fundraising (2007)
Athletics
 Member of the Winter Track Team (2004-2005)
 Member of the Tennis Team (2005-2006)
 Intramural Soccer Player (2004-2007)
 Intramural Basketball Player (2006-2007)

International Studies
 3-time participator in selective German standardized testing (AATG)
 Award-winner for most orally advanced German II student in Montgomery County (2004)
 Attended a private school in Germany, and received certificate for completing curriculum (2006)
Literary Accomplishments
 Gold-key winner at the regional level for The Scholastic Writing Awards
 Awards and Publications of a number of writings (6) in the Creative Communications Competitions
 Award for completing the Reading Program of Kumon, and being ranked among the top 40 in the nation
 Certificate of Merit for Creating an Ad and editorial for the Intelligencer Record
 State Level Finalist for Reading and Analyzing an Article and Responding to a Prompt
Miscellaneous
 A score of a 5 on the US History AP Test
 Certificate of Achievement for the Successful Completion of JA Success Skills (12/20/05)

Also, Honor roll, Nat’l Merit Scholarship Letter of Com., NHS.

I’m also planning on attending the summer program of Penn, and doing about 200 hours of community service. I will probably apply early decision.

Do I have a solid shot in getting into any of the listed colleges (%-wise)? If not, please tell me what I can do to improve! I appreciate all feedback THANKS!!!

Mikey888 · February 10, 2007, 7:33pm

Cornell- 20%
Johns Hopkins- 30%
UPenn- 10%
Boston U- 60%
Washington University- 25%
Schreyers- 40%
Penn State- 90%
Brown- 5%

sfgiants · February 10, 2007, 7:41pm

Cornell:40%
Johns Hopkins: 50%
UPenn (early decision): 50%
Boston U:95%
Washington University in St. Louis: 45%
Penn State Honors (Schreyers): Dunno
Penn State: 99.99%
Brown (?): 35%

Jimgotkp · February 10, 2007, 8:26pm

the penn state one since you mentioned schreyers i guess you mean UP. looking at past posts its unpredictable on who gets accepted/rejected now cause so many people apply. and i see some lower stats that are accepted and higher stats rejected.

SandyRun · February 10, 2007, 9:54pm

thx, any others?

SandyRun · February 11, 2007, 10:21am

bump !

Mikey888 · February 11, 2007, 1:30pm

what do u plan to major in?

brand_182 · February 11, 2007, 1:34pm

Cornell 45%
Johns Hopkins 35%
UPenn 20%
Boston U 90%
Washington University in St. Louis 20%
Penn State Honors (Schreyers) dunno
Penn State 98%
Brown 15%

SandyRun · February 11, 2007, 2:44pm

i plan on majoring in medicine so i figured the colleges i listed have the best med schools in the country

Mikey888 · February 11, 2007, 4:29pm

for med school i recommend johns hopkins

SandyRun · February 11, 2007, 5:36pm

well thats what i was thinking, but i heard that Penn and Washingotn U also have great med schools? Anyone know which university has the best med school, or is this the wrong forum to ask?

mg1275 · February 11, 2007, 5:51pm

Cornell- slight reach
Johns Hopkins- slight reach
UPenn- slight reach
Boston U- match
Washington University in St. Louis- slight reach
Penn State Honors (Schreyers)- match
Penn State- safety
Brown (?)- reach

SandyRun · February 11, 2007, 7:47pm

thx a ton, also can anyone chance me on:

Duke
University of Washington

I just found out that they’re also really good med schools.

Mikey888 · February 12, 2007, 6:33am

That’s actually a great point you bring up. I’ve been wanting to go to Duke for 5 years now…Simply because (of basketball and) Duke has a disproportionate undergrad admissions difficulty versus what it offers. If you want to go to Duke, I’d say its a slight reach, but bring up that GPA to say a 3.88, and do well senior year, and I’d call it a match.

SandyRun · February 12, 2007, 9:23pm

ok, so could chance me at the listed colleges AS WELL AS Duke?

zdub08 · February 12, 2007, 10:17pm

I have no idea where some of these percents are coming from. Cornell, for example, admits between 25-30% of all applications. So, the guy that gave you 20% thinks you’re a less than average candidate? You’re not! I would definately say 50%+ at Cornell. Instead of trusting all these people, just look at collegeboard for percent admitted, idea of class rank, and average SAT/ACT.

UnknownStuff · February 12, 2007, 10:36pm

U just found out that duke is a good med school? R u serious? That school is Fing amazing in medicine. Im surprised u just heard bout it.

Other than that, i think that duke is like WashU. If u can get into either, u should be able to get into the other.

U have a very good chance in all ure colleges right now. if u buff up a good essay and recs, u should be even set.

So dont worry. Just get ure GPA little more. u wont have that much of a prob at all…

Mikey888 · February 13, 2007, 2:46pm

well zdub, u hafta understand that he is a less than average candidate compared to the other people who apply to Cornell.

Duke 30%
University of Washington 75%

Another University I recommend is University if Pittsburgh, for which I give u a 80%

zdub08 · February 13, 2007, 4:29pm

SAT Critical Reading: 630 - 720
SAT Math: 660 - 760

Those scores are the middle 50% for Cornell Mikey888… too bad he is on the highest end of both of those. He is also almost a straight A student in all honors every year.

SandyRun · February 13, 2007, 6:08pm

will going to the Penn summer program increase my chances of being accepted to Penn?

~Confused Junior~Percent Me!!

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