Please please please chance me !!!

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hi I’m an international student applying for aid to the following colleges:

  1. Colgate
  2. Tufts
  3. Amherst
  4. Bard
  5. Johns Hopkins
  6. Harvard
  7. Yale
  8. Princeton
  9. Cornell
  10. UPenn
  11. Dartmouth
  12. Columbia
  13. Brown
  14. Stanford
  15. MIT
  16. UCB
  17. UCLA
  18. UCSD</p>

<p>My stats are as follows:</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160(690 CR, 730 W, 760 M) [Single Sitting]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown):2250(690 CR, 760 W, 800 Math) , [/li][</em>] ACT (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math, 800 Physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 85+ predicted out of 90 (A levels from Singapore)
[</em>] Weighted GPA:
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chem, Math, Econ, Social Science, Semiconductors
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~10-12
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recorded 2 music albums which were released in the market and sold very well, Math Olympiad upto Regional, National Talent Search Scholar, SIA Youth Scholar[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):100m and 200m Athelete at national level, Best delegate at several MUN conferences, President of scholars committee, School Captain, Basketball Team at varsity level
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Community service 80+ hours. Also received gold awward from the school for the same.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Very good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesomer
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesomest
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Art Supplement: Music Album[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): India (Studied in Singapore for Junior and Senior years)
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~ $30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Athlete?[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I dont know. :S
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of depth in any one particular area I guess?[/ul]</p>

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<p>If you’re not a ■■■■■, then your stats are strong and you should get in many places. You scored 800 in math and physics and you also recorded two music albums AND you were a national level runner AND captain of the basketball team? Most kids in the US wouldn’t have time to do half of that well, so if you are real, I’m not sure when you sleep.</p>

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<p>Do you need FA?</p>

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<p>Uhm. Yeah. Looks good.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1271321-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1271321-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@dfree124 yeah, need FA…can’t do without :/</p>

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<p>Based on what I know,</p>

<ol>
<li>Colgate: in</li>
<li>Tufts: in</li>
<li>Amherst: maybe</li>
<li>Bard: in</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins: no (requested for FA)</li>
<li>Harvard: unlikely</li>
<li>Yale: I don’t know</li>
<li>Princeton: unlikely</li>
<li>Cornell: I don’t know</li>
<li>UPenn: no (requested for FA)</li>
<li>Dartmouth: maybe</li>
<li>Columbia: I don’t know</li>
<li>Brown: maybe</li>
<li>Stanford: no (requested for FA)</li>
<li>MIT: unlikely</li>
</ol>

<p>If you need financial aid, why are you applying to the following? Anyway, based on everything else:
16. UCB: in
17. UCLA: in
18. UCSD: in</p>

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<p>Good shape. ECs are above average, but not “outstanding”. Scores are average.</p>

<p>In short, you’ll stand at a slightly higher ground in the pools of applicants.</p>

<ol>
<li>Colgate: match</li>
<li>Tufts: match</li>
<li>Amherst: low-reach</li>
<li>Bard: low-match</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins: low reach (requested for FA)</li>
<li>Harvard: super reach</li>
<li>Yale: reach</li>
<li>Princeton: super reach</li>
<li>Cornell: low-reach</li>
<li>UPenn: unikely (requested for FA)</li>
<li>Dartmouth: high-match/low-reach</li>
<li>Columbia: high-match/low-reach</li>
<li>Brown: reach</li>
<li>Stanford: super reach(requested for FA)</li>
<li>MIT: reach</li>
<li>UCB: match</li>
<li>UCLA: low match</li>
<li>UCSD: safety</li>
</ol>