High SAT/GPA, Weak ECs :P

gensis
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:36:46 +0000

Hi, I would like a chance for these colleges. I’m currently a junior, but just wanted to see my chances.

JHU
Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
MIT
Caltech
Berkeley
Yale
UPenn
Cornell
Columbia
Brown

Using this scale
high reach (<10%)
reach (10-20%)
low reach (20-30%)
high match (30-50%)
match (50-70%)
low match (70-90%)
safety

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The Basics (GPA/rank)

GPA:
Weighted 4.3 (Honors courses are not weighed.)
Unweighted 3.9 (B in Art :P)

rank: Top 10%?

Course Load:

Freshmen Year
Health/Art: A/B
English 9 Honors: A
Biology Honors: A
Geometry Honors: A
Symphonic Band: A
Chinese 2: A/B

Sophomore Year
Precal Honors : A
English 10 Honors: A
World History Honors: A
Chinese 3: A
AP Biology: A
PE: PASS

Junior Year

AP Calculus AB: A
AP Physics C: A
AP English 10: A
AP Chemistry: A
US History: A
Culinary Arts: A

Senior Year
AP English 12
Gov.
AP Psychology
AP Comp Sci AB
AP Physics B
AP Stats



Test scores (SAT/AP)

SAT I: 2400 (Single Sitting)
SAT II: Math2C 800, Chem 800, Bio E 790, Physics 800

AP exams:
5s on Everything:
AP Bio
AP Physics C M
AP Physics C E/M
AP Calculus BC
AP English
AP Chem



Extracurricular Activities

Sports:
Tennis JV (3 Years)

Clubs/Class:
Academic Decathalon (2 Years) Secretary
Science Bowl (2 Years)
DECA (1 Year)
Fencing (2 Years)
Tutoring Club (1 Year)



Community Service/Hobbies

-Tutor people in math (50 Hours)
-Hospital Work (150 Hours)
-Tech Museum (150 Hours)

TOTAL: 350 Hours

-Also in Youth Orchestra (violin), Touring Europe in Summer

-Flies model airplanes ? (lol does that even matter)

Letters of Recommendation
Average, One from math teacher, one from English teacher

Big school, so counselor just writes really generic ones.

Chance me, post thread to yours, and I will chance back!

BTW: Asian Male in California (how stereotypical)