Match Me Please (intended economics major)

stats

  • 3.82 uw /4.4w (context all b’s but 2 from grade 9, the 2 b’s in yr 11 were 1st sem. Ap stat, ap lang)

  • 1510 (720 r/790 m) ( school avg: 1050)

  • URM

  • Qualified for the intercontinental round of the Econ Olympiad. Junior year (top 100 out of 2k students, flew us out to Guatemala)

  • Autistic respite care employee beginning of junior year

  • Math tutor since grade 9

  • Rho Kappa, Lead Tutor, Junior Year

  • Soccer at club and /V levels (G9-10)

  • Raised 500 dollars for school to make a microcredit fund in Ethiopia, helping over 3 vendors start businesses

  • AP scholar with distinction

  • AP African American Scholar

  • RA for an econ. PhD student (got on dissertation)

  • Internship with my state senator

  • Ethiopian-Eritrean student association treasurer

  • AP/DE Courses (Total)

  • CALC BC (5)

  • LANG (5)

  • WORLD (5)

  • MACRO (CC)

  • MICRO (CC)

  • ARABIC I (CC)

  • GOV (4)

  • CSP (not submitted) (3) 9th grade

12th grade (registered courses)

  • linear algebra (CC) (A) estimated)
  • MV Calc (A) (estimated)
  • Lit (A) (estimated)
  • Diff eqs (CC) (A) (estimated)
  • Arabic 101 (C) (already got)
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Please Match and chance me, and give me some ED tips

Intended major?

@demiraslsas if this is your real name, I strongly suggest you change it asap. Here is how.

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Could you please USE the Chance me/Match Me template and answer all of the questions on it as they are written? You have a long and unorganized list that makes it difficult to decipher.

But I will say…why are you considering ED anywhere?

Are you an international student?

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What is your home state? What is your intended major?

What is your budget?

What do you want in a university? Would you prefer a large school or a small school? Would you prefer to be in a city or a small town? Do you have other thoughts about what sort of university or college you would prefer?

You 790 on the math SAT plus your being a math tutor makes me think that you are good at math. There are a lot of things in this world that use math, and quite a few potential majors that are math heavy. I was a math major, a long time ago, and it has turned out to be useful. However, students who are good in math also frequently do well at a wide range of other majors including engineering, physics, computer science, economics, AI, and quite a few other things.

My primary recommendation regarding ED is that you do not need to apply ED anywhere. You should only apply ED if two things are true: (1) There is a school that is clearly your top choice; (2) Either your family is fine being full pay at that school, or a parent has run the Net Price Calculator (NPC) and it predicts that the school will be affordable. Many very good students do not apply ED at all. Admissions at colleges and universities are looking for students who will be a good fit, and they get it right relatively often.

I think that you are going to have a lot of very good options. Finding the right one for you is important (although strong students can usually do well at a wide range of schools).

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What does this mean ? If you had all Bs, you wouldn’t have a 3.82.

As for ED, if you don’t have a favorite, then you have no reason to ED. ED is not a game but rather for people who know what they want and are willing to pay for it….ie you’d give up access to merit money that you’d get with your stats. Or you want to ensure you can afford the school whether through need aid or full pay.

Like others ask, we need to know more about you - budget, major, desires - large, medium, small…urban, rural, etc.

Fine record but yes we need to know more.

There will be many possible homes for you.

I would definitely apply to at least a couple “PHYSM” options, perhaps all five. You can pursue an undergraduate degree in economics, both B.A. & B.S., depending on the school. I assume economics based on the OP.

You may want to consider an SAT retake to increase the Reading/Writing score to 750+ for “PHYSM.” Your 790 math score is an excellent one.

The “3” in AP Computer Science shouldn’t matter; submit only if & when required to do so. You should submit all AP scores of “4” and “5” on college applications.

The 2 “B” grades in AP English Language & AP Statistics: you scored a “5” on the AP English exam; what did you score on the AP Statistics exam?

The “C” grade in Arabic & the lack of 3 or 4 foreign language classes is what could keep you out, depending on how strong of an admissions requirement it is. Are you planning to continue studying Arabic?

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The OP means that of the Bs received, only two were beyond grade 9.

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Agree. It asks important questions like:

  • US domestic or international.
  • State or location of residency.
  • Budget / cost constraints.
  • Intended or possible majors.
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So X amount in grade 9, none in 10th and 2 in 11th? How many in 9th?

I’m interested to learn more - potential majors, what they seek in a school, where they are from and budget - vs. just naming schools like apply to Ivy.

Thanks for explaining what that meant (the Bs statement).

@demiraslsas

Could you please at LEAST answer these questions.

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what do you want to study? geographic preferences? Have you taken bio/chem/physics? or what sciences have you taken?

Have you only taken 1 semester of Arabic or are there other non-english languages that you have taken?

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Demographics

  • US domestic (US citizen or permanent resident) or international student
  • State/Location of residency: MD
  • Type of high school (or current college for transfers): non-competitive hs (sat avg 1050)

Cost Constraints / Budget
Would like to avoid upper-mid-tier privatee, e.g., Tufts, BC, emory, WashU)

Intended Major(s)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.77
  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.37
  • Class Rank: N/A
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1510 (720R, 790M)

List your HS coursework

  • English: AP LIT, AP LANG
  • Math: Calc BC, MV Calc, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Intro to Discrete Structures.
  • Science: biology, chemistry, physics I (Dual enrollment)
  • History and social studies: AP MWH, AP GOV, DE MACRO, DE MICRO
  • Language other than English: Arabic (dual enrollment) (C), my biggest fear
  • Visual or performing arts: 1 yr of theater.
  • Other academic courses:

Awards

Extracurriculars

  • Qualified for the intercontinental round of the Econ Olympiad. Junior year (top 100 out of 2k students, flew us out to Guatemala)

- Research Assistant (got acknowledged on dissertation)

  • Autistic respite care employee beginning of junior year
  • Math/coding tutor for underseved, first-gen students in math since grade 9, fostering growth and causing an avg improvement by 10% in grades
  • Rho Kappa, Lead Tutor, Junior Year
  • Soccer at club and /V levels (G9-10)
  • Raised 500 dollars for school to make a microcredit fund in Ethiopia, helping over 3 vendors start businesses
  • AP scholar with distinction
  • Internship with my state senator
  • Ethiopian-Eritrean student association treasurer

Essays/LORs/Other

  • AP MWH teacher 7/10
  • BC/MV Teacher 6/10
  • Linear Alg Prof. 8/10
  • 10th Grade English teacher 8.5/10
  • Research Mentor 9/10
  • Essay 9/10

Schools
(PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I SHOULD APPLY TO)(WHAT REACHES I SHOULD TRY) (MAKE IT TOP HEAVY) (BE FRANK)

  • Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):
  • Extremely Likely:
  • Likely:
  • Toss-up:
  • Lower Probability:
  • Low Probability:

This is not a cost constraint. You must provide a yearly budget - what can your family afford?

Budget is what ultimately determines where you can attend. Some can afford pricey schools though through need based, merit or other assistance if they are unable to pay in full.

I’ll assume your family is full pay in the eyes of the colleges unless you tell me otherwise. So you need a max budget and then we can find schools to fit that budget.

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Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? Or are you an international student. Does resident of maryland mean you are a U.S. citizen residing in Maryland?

Budget means…how much can and will your family contribute to your college costs each year.

What possible majors are you interested in? What are your interests?

Do you want urban/suburban/rural? Where geographically in the U.S. would you like to be? What size college are you looking for? Religious vs secular? How far from home do you want to be?

Most colleges only allow two letters of reference. You likely won’t be able to use all of these. Many colleges would like to see one humanities teacher and one STEM.

Is University of Maryland affordable for your family? If so, apply in the early round as this school accepts the vast majority of students in the early round.

University of Maryland Baltimore County is another option so check to see if there are majors you are interested in…and see if the costs are affordable.

If you are currently a HS senior, sit down with your parents and run the net price calculators for each college of interest.

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Are you a US citizen or permanent resident, or an international student currently in Maryland?

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Towson is another instate public university option for you.

Is your goal to do a PhD in economics? If the NPC looks good, I think you could consider an ED to the University of Chicago.

Based on your intended major of economics, these analyses may offer you ideas for colleges to research further: