Cornell, Duke, Rice...Wanna compare Stats?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Applying to:
UWashington St. Louis
Rice U
Cornell
Duke
JHU</p>

<p>Senior
Asian Male
Public Highschool in Maryland
Intended Major: BME</p>

<p>Ranking: no rank
GPA: 4.0 unweighted ; 4.5ish weighted
SAT I: 2270 ; 800 math; 720 reading ;750 writing (11 essay)
SAT II: 780 Biology; 770 US History
AP:
US Gov: 5
US History: 5
Calc AB: 5
Biology: 5
English language: 4</p>

<p>Senior classes: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Physics, Honors Anatomy & Phys.</p>

<p>Work Experience
-University of Maryland College Park; general assistant to tenured research professor
Summer 2009 & Summer 2010; hours/week: 40; weeks/year: 11</p>

<p>2009: Conducted an independent research experiment under field conditions to evaluate the impacts of cover crops on reduction of fungal foliar diseases and increase of fruit yield of watermelon with aim at increasing our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the cover crop-induced control of plant diseases.
2010: Assisted in conducting greenhouse and field experiments to evaluate and develop cultivars of watermelons and tomatoes under organic and conventional production systems that are resistant to soilborne and foliar diseases.</p>

<p>National publications (as co-author) in American Phytopathology Society (experimental trials of reducing fungal disease spread in watermelons)</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience
Total hours: 300
-Local Library
-University of Maryland College Park: volunteer 150+ hours in preparation/pre-requisite to working there as mentioned in work experience</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular
Local Youth Orchestra: Violinist (I&II)
Rock n’ Roll Revival (school organized fund raising concert over 100+hrs spent each year): Violinist (II-IV)
Mu Alpha Theta: VP(III) & President (IV)
National Honor Society (III-IV)
Spanish National Honor Society (III-IV)
Chinese Club: President (III)
Student Government Association: Co-chair (III)
Math Team: JV & Varsity (I-IV)
Cross Country: JV (II)
Chemistry Club: VP (IV)</p>

<p>Awards
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award Medalist ($15,000/year scholarship)
University of Maryland Math Competition: County Winner
Regional (3 states) High School Mathematics Competition: 2nd as Individual and as Team (out of 26 high schools)
American Mathematics Competition School Winner
PSAT National Merit Qualifier
Maryland Distinguished Scholar: Semifinalist</p>

<p>Will get letter of recommendation from UMD professor (emphasizing research publications)
Decent RECs and Essays</p>

<p>All posts will be appreciated.</p>

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<p>I would say all of those schools are high matches/low reaches, the first two being the former, and the last three the latter. People may be confused with your title of “compare stats” by the way. Do you want to be chanced, or do you want other kids applying to these schools to post their profiles?</p>

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<p>I’m looking for chances, but I also want to see who i’m competing against for admission.</p>

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<p>In that case, here are my stats:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280: 800 M, 800 R, 680 W single sitting
SAT II: 800 Math II/790 Chemistry/760 Physics/740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93</p>

<p>Courseload/Grades (all courses are honors unless designated AP/post-AP
9th: Algebra 2 (A), Biology (A), English 9 (A), Design & Tech (A), Accelerated comp sci (A), French 2 (B+), Gym (A)
summer before 10th: Chemistry (B+)
10th: Precalc (A), AP Chemistry (B+), AP Computer Science AB (A), World History 2 (A), English 10 (A), French 3 (B+), gym (A)
11th: English 11 (A), AP US history (A), AP Physics C (A), French 4 (A), AP Calculus BC (A), post-AP Organic chemistry (A), post-AP Quantum physics and nanotech (A), post-AP Artificial intelligence 1 (A), post-AP Artificial intelligence 2 (A)
12th: Geosystems, post-AP Multivariable Calculus, post-AP Advanced Math Techniques for Scientists and Engineers (AMT), AP Literature, AP Government, AP statistics, Mentorship (research essentially), Economics, post-AP Matrix Algebra</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 5, CS 5, Calc 5, USH 5, Mech 5, E&M 4</p>

<p>Awards: AP scholar with distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, Scholastic Gold Key Writing Award, Presidential Service Award, AIME (American Invitational Math Exam) qualifier, Local Chemistry Olympiad Qualifier, National french exam bronze medal, Leadership award
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Extracurriculars: Wrestling, 4 years, (co-captain senior year), Biotechnology club, 4 years, (treasurer junior and senior year), Bridge club, 4 years, (co-president senior year), Jewish Culture Club, 4 years, (VP junior year, co-president senior year), Teach 1st grade hebrew, 6 years, volunteer w/ over 300 hours of community service in past 4 years, Tutor hebrew, 2 years, volunteer, Chemistry Olympiad, 3 years, local qualifier, Varsity math team, 3 years, top 50 freshman year, top 35 sophomore year, Research assistant, summer before 12th grade and 12th grade, volunteering w/ over 500 hours community service, NHS, 2 years, Preschool counselor, 1 year (summer 09), paid, Crew 1 year, 2nd in states</p>

<p>Essays: ok, I’d say good, but everyone says good, so I won’t deign to claim to be better than others.
Teacher Recommendation: one really awesome with some really cool facts, another has a reputation for being a really great rec writer
Counselor Rec: alright, nothing special
Interview: very strong interviewer
Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: fairly competitive in VA (#1 in USNWR for 3 years running)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: applying for FinAid</p>

<p>Schools:
MIT EA
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Chicago EA
Duke
Cornell
UVA
W&M</p>

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<p>Nice SAT score (M+R).
I’m a bit jealous of the eclectic list of classes that your high school offers.
I’d think you would be competitive at all the schools you’re applying to.</p>

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<p>Great chances at all schools mentioned, especially with Duke because of research.
I’m applying to Duke an Cornell as well:
Asian Male
Pennsylvania
GPA: 3.97 unweighted Top 5% (that’s the highest ranking our school releases)
Strength of Schedule: Hardest that school offers, 9 AP’s
ACT: 35 with a 12 Essay
36 Math 35 Reading 34 Science 34 English
SAT I and II: Did not send but counselor wrote that I got an 800 on Math SAT I and an
800 on Math II
AP: BC Calc: 5 AB Sub: 5
English Lang: 5
US History: 5
Physics C: Mechanics 4
Intended Major: at Cornell- Government and at Duke- Political Science and a Certificate in PPE</p>

<p>Senior Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Literature, AP Physics E&M, AP Psychology, AP Latin</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Class President (9-11)
Student Body President (12)
Football (9-12) 1 Year JV Captain 1 Year Varsity Captain
FBLA (9-12) Vice President
Academic Competition Team (9-12) 3 Year Varsity 2 Year Varsity Captain
Newspaper (10-12) 1 Year Copy Editor 1 Year Opinion Editor/Editorial Writer
Junior Classical League (9-12) 2 Year Officer 1 Year Treasurer
Spring Musical (11,12)
Saxophone (8 years)
Student Curriculum Council (10-12) On a selected board of 8 students that worked with the district and school board to help reform the curriculum for the secondary schools in the district.
School Choir (9-12)
Track and Field (9-12)
Squash (9-12)
Model UN (10-12)
Science Olympiad (11-12)
National Honor Society (11-12) Accumulated 180+ volunteer hours while in club</p>

<p>Awards and Honors
National Merit SemiFinalist: 229
D’Antonio Award for Football: Most dedicated member
Academic Competition All County Team
Local Rotary Club’s Student of the Month
Local Grocery Store’s Scholar of the Month
Student Achiever Award
George Eastman Young Leader Award and Scholarship
FBLA Awards:
1st Regionals (11th grade)
2nd Regionals (10th grade)
3rd States (11th grade)
7th States (10th grade)
National Qualifier (11th grade)
National Latin Exam: Maxima Cum Laude
AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Chance me for those two schools?</p>

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<p>I think that by asking me to chance you, you’re looking for reassurance. In any case, i would say that both colleges are matches for you. I wish you all the luck. </p>

<p>This thread seems to be attracting very competitive applicants</p>

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<p>You chose some competitive schools. Also there have only been two posters, so relax some. As a note for the above poster, I would say he is a high match, not a match. Just a slight distinction.</p>