USACO Platinum, 36 ACT, Chanceme HYPSM, etc

Chance Me / Match Me
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Schools: MIT, Stanford, CMU, Caltech, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Columbia, UCB (L&S), not including safeties on this list

Intended Major: CS

Hook: In-State for UCs

Demographics: Asian, Male, Competitive Public School from Socal

Rank: 10/300

ACT (One Sitting): C: 36, E: 36, M: 36, R: 34, S: 36 Essay: 8/12

SAT (One Sitting): C: 1520, R&W: 720, M: 800, Essay: 20/24 (not sending)

SAT Math Level 2: 800

SAT Physics: 800

SAT Chem: 800

UW/W GPA: 3.90 / 4.28

Coursework (9th-11th): AP Human Geo (5), APCS (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Pyschology (5), AP Lang (4), AP Physics C: Mechanics (5), AP Physics C: E&M (5), AP Chem (4)

Awards:

USACO Platinum (Top 150)

FIRST Dean’s List Finalist

National AP Scholar

National Merit Semifinalist

ECs:

CS/Aero research at NASA JPL, work used to support existing projects

President of robotics team (4 years)

Vice President of competitive coding team (3 years)

iOS App Developer (10k+ downloads)

Clarinet Section Leader (15 people)

Library Volunteer Tutor (100+ hours)

Varsity Volleyball Team

Deferred Princeton REA. Sort of curious. Assuming that my essays are good enough, what would be my chances? If you chance, please add in an explanation why. Thanks!

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So I guess no one wants to chance?

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For the schools that have 5-8% acceptance rates, I’d guess 20-30%. Above average, but there are thousands of great applicants with 36/800/4.0-ish resumes. I’m guessing you’ll get into at least 2-3 of those listed.