Just got ACT scores ... Final chances thread

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>White Male from Ohio
Non-competitive Public High School
Not Applying for Financial Aid</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW
-School doesn’t offer AP or honors. I take hardest possible courseload
ACT: 35 (36E, 32M, 36R, 35S)
Class Rank: 1 of 102
National Merit Semifinalist
-Self studied for 2 AP Exams (4 and 5)</p>

<p>ECs:
Mock Trial (Captain, 4 year Outstanding Attorney)
Varsity Tennis (First Team All-Conference)
Quiz Team (Captain)
NHS (President)
Student Council (Class Treasurer)
Hospital Volunteer
Bible Club </p>

<p>Essays are decent
Reccomendations should be incredible</p>

<p>Schools:
Yale
Wharton
Northwestern
Duke
Vanderbilt
Brown (PLME)
UVA
Miami (Ohio) Harrison Scholarship (and UC Medical School Dual Admission)
Emory Scholars
University of Richmond Scholars</p>

<p>Any Thoughts?</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot at all those schools, but the Ivies are a reach. They’re a reach for everyone, though.</p>

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<p>any sat or sat subject?</p>

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<p>^^^ SAT I is significantly lower than ACT … didn’t take SAT IIs</p>

<p>None of those schools require SAT II, so I’m going to stick with ACT only</p>

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<p>Yale requires SAT II. But I think it’s an or. SAT + Subject Tests or ACT.</p>

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<p>My D. is at Miami (OH) in DAP and extremely happy with her choice. She feels it is a perfect match for her.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure Wharton (UPenn) and Northwestern both require SAT IIs
Wharton - 2
Northwestern - 3</p>

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<p>:
Yale- reach
Wharton- reach
Northwestern-match
Duke-match
Vanderbilt-low match
Brown (PLME)- high reach
UVA- match
Miami (Ohio) Harrison Scholarship (and UC Medical School Dual Admission)- match
Emory Scholars- match for emory, scholars who knows?
University of Richmond Scholars- match</p>

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<p>zha000, I think Northwestern only “recommends” it.</p>

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<p>Yeah … I’m almost certain that Wharton and Northwestern both recommend, but don’t require, SAT II. </p>

<p>Well … any other thoughts</p>

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<p>bump … anyone else?</p>

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<p>Why is Duke a match?</p>

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<p>How many people share your rank?</p>

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<p>6 … 10 char</p>

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<p>I say ull get in everywhere except maybee wharton just because their applicant pool is rediculously driven and often focused in that field, and you don’t seem to present much for them besides excellent scores.</p>

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<p>

how is it that Brown is high reach and Yale/Wharton reaches? How come Duke is match? lol</p>

<p>Anyways, match for all except maybe Yale, Wharton, Duke, since only took 2 APs, and no dual enrollments at community colleges. Also, you definitely should take SATIIs, or the top schools will have no basis to judge you on specific topics (since you got no APs, or Honors)</p>

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<p>It’s because Duke has around twice as high of an admit rate as Yale and Wharton. In addition, the applicant isn’t applying to just Brown, he’s doing PLME, which is basically as hard, if not harder to get into than Wharton. In addition, programs like PLME and Northwestern’s HPME all stress the importance of medical EC’s, which the applicant has none of.</p>

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<p>^^^^ with regards to what kowloon said, my recs. should give a good basis for evaluation without SAT IIs. My senior class load is as follows:</p>

<p>Chem II CP
Physics CP
Calculus CP
English IV CP
Spanish IV CP
Government CP
Independent Studies CP</p>

<p>Although there aren’t any APs, my schedule isn’t a cakewalk. Chemistry II is Organic chemistry, and physics and calculus should be pretty comparable to AP courses. My recs. will discuss this.</p>

<p>Additionally, I have a little hospital volunteer experience. I would think that the fact that my parents are both doctors shows my understanding of what the medical field is really like. Hopefully, that will work in my favor ???</p>