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12th Grade Asian Chances at Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, and Others
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Date: March 4th, 2008 7:13 PM Author: razzle naked university newt The Schools I've Applied to: Yale, Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Northwestern, Emory, Upenn I've already gotton into: UT - McCombs Business Program, SMU (with a 30 grand scholarship offer)
My Stats:
SAT: 2310 Math - 780 CR - 760 WR - 770
IB Candidate GPA UW: 3.59 GPA W: 4.3445 Rank: 23/704 (top 3-4% of senior class) Transcript: Extremly high upward trend. (half A's half B's in 9th/10th. Straight A's in all IB/AP classes 11th and 12th grade year. lowest grade senior yr = 97 in AP US gov) - My Counselor selected "Most rigorous"
EC's: 1. VP of NHS (3 yrs) [100+ members] 2. Legislative Captain of Varsity Debate team (2 yrs) [Compete on the District/State Level, Won awards at State, Member of "Governor's Cabinet" at State level, Nationals Qualifier] 3. VP of Mu Alpha Theta (2 yrs) 4. Executive Board (Treasurer) of Senior Class (2 yrs) 5. JV Tennis (won minor district tournaments - 2 yrs)
Volunteering: 1. Church Youth Chairperson, Bass guitarist, Sunday School teacher (4 yrs) 2. Teen Court Volunteer Lead Attorney (3 yrs)
My recomendations were fantastic....I read thru both of them (they let me). They checked "best in career" or "top 5%" for all categories. Both wrote 500-word letters on my behalf too...
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar With Distinction (3, 3, 4, 5, 5), QuestBridge College Match Finalist, Texan of the Month Award, Award of Excellence in Social Studies (GIVEN to ONE senior in the entire senior class of 700+ students)
My Essay (650 words) - It was about how I plan/coordinate parties for special education students, with the help of NHS volunteers at my school. Most ppl said the essay was pretty emotional/touching/uplifting. |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 7:46 PM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop I'm a freshman at Dartmouth. I would say that you have an alright chance of getting in here, but this school gets a ton of applicants with your kind of numbers. Your recs will help for sure, and your ECs, while not particularly distinct, are still pretty good.
The fact that you are Asian is the main problem. I'm NOT trying to be racist or anything, but the Asian population at this school is outstanding, and the school is not nearly as welcoming Affirmative Action wise to Asians as they are to other minorities. |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 8:21 PM Author: razzle naked university newt mhmm... i see, dang dude thats kind of a downer man. Dartmouth was one of my top choices, out of the schools i applied to...oh well, its all up to God I suppose..i tried my best (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9428767) |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 10:44 PM Author: nubile trip senate Is God on the admissions committee??
Unless you were using God as a metaphor for "blind chance"...
FWIW I think you've got a truly solid shot at most of those schools. The whole racist thing has been easing up a little (a *little*), it seems, so the picture is maybe not quite as dark as it was, say, 5-10 years ago.
Good luck, anyway. You'll get a great education at any of those schools. |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 7:29 PM Author: Odious stock car Subject: Of course God is everywhere, unfortunately for us, though, he transcends our reasoning abilities. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9434856) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 12:24 AM Author: ungodly coral chapel jap No: Yale, Stanford
Slight chance (approx 30%): Dartmouth, Penn, Duke
50-50: Cornell, Northwestern
60-40: Emory
Good luck. |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 2:01 AM Author: balding haunting state half-breed 60-40 emory. you have to be fucking joking, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9431174) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 2:04 AM Author: ungodly coral chapel jap do you have a better prediction? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9431195) |
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Date: April 26th, 2008 6:21 AM Author: balding haunting state half-breed yes, i predict that emory will take him by virtue of his SAT score and resting pulse of > zero bpm. also, it will continue to be a shitty safety school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9687086) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 11:09 AM Author: idiotic theatre I think your assessment is reasonable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9432378) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 3:17 AM Author: White Swollen Blood Rage Don't judge the OP's beliefs. He obviously has talent, ambition, and is already a great example of providence.
Don't even worry about it. You're a near-lock at half of those schools and I think you have a decent chance at Stanford and Yale... |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 8:51 AM Author: aquamarine unhinged philosopher-king meetinghouse u have a great shot at all of them, you are 100% in at emory, unless something was wrong in the essays/recs.
People tend to exaggerate the difficulty level, more than it really is, i've seen people get in with your stats at all of these schools. However, it's a crapshoot, especially more so at Yale/Stanford. |
Date: March 4th, 2008 8:54 PM Author: Vivacious Range legislative debate--as in student congress? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9429042) |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 10:05 PM Author: razzle naked university newt yes, thats the one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9429583) |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 11:44 PM Author: Vivacious Range i had a similar profile to yours back when i applied 4 years ago in terms of ib, scores, rank, congress debate, being asian, etc. though i got shut out of the ivies, i think you'll get into cornell and the other lower-ranked schools fairly easily. yale/stanford/dartmouth might be a problem. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9430224) |
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Date: March 4th, 2008 10:29 PM Author: Spectacular wine parlour you'll get into a number of those schools. don't hold your breath on yale or stanford. you should have written your essay about your change of heart and how you discovered the motivation that turned you into a straight-A student. might want to keep this in mind next year for transfer options. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9429699) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 12:07 AM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop Don't get me wrong, I'm no specialist on these matters. All I'm saying is that I know a few kids with your kinds of numbers, and it's always, always an uphill battle. It's also fairly random; my numbers were not as good as yours, but I managed to show the admission officers in essays, etc... that I was more than just some digits on paper, and different than all the valedictorians applying. That's what it's all about, in my experience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9430344) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 12:13 AM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop P.S.
Forget God, stick to where you're better acquainted. God has nothing, nothing to do with you getting into college. You need ambition, drive, talent and a bit of luck. Take him out of the picture, and you may be better for it. |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 7:26 PM Author: Odious stock car Subject: You speak for God, now? Shouldn't you perhaps keep yr presumptious opinions centered where they belong - Dumboratic whining? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9434843) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 4:15 AM Author: mahogany excitant house national security agency You guys giving him such optimistic predictions must have applied when admissions were a lot easier (applicant volume is skyrocketing). Asians with mediocre GPAs don't do well anymore. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9431790) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 8:29 AM Author: razzle naked university newt ok, medicore? yeah i didn't make straight A's in all my classes 9th and 10th grade year, but i mean COME ON, the last B I've made was back in sophmore year. During the first semester of senior year (full load of AP/IB classes) my grades were 97, 98, 99, 99, and a 100....
in my defense...And its not my fault im an asian. why are the bars arbitrarily set higher for us? |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 11:31 AM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop That is the question loaded with societal and cultural implications, and I'm not touching it here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9432482) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 11:32 AM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop Actually, now that i think of it, my GPA was a bit higher UW. Dartmouth doesn't care about weighted GPAs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9432487) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 6:57 PM Author: razzle naked university newt also in my defense, my school runs gpa's very differently. a 3.666 unweighted GPA is = to an "A" average. A 3.333 is = to an "A-" average.
So in context, my average is actually somewhere between an A- and an A.
Btw, an A- at my school is 90-92. A solid "A" at my school = 93-97.
This is just FYI. |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 7:33 PM Author: Odious stock car Subject: Don't worry about the Bullshit advice from people on this site Make sure yr essays are killers and yr recs are enthusiastic. Also, make sure the schools you want to go to really understand how much you want to go there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9434867) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 8:51 PM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop I can't believe it, but I actually agree with RWC on something. Essays are very important. From the sound of it, your's sounds a bit cliche, but if you pulled it off well, power to you.
I really don't know what's going to happen to you, kid, and neither does anyone here. We're all just speculating freely, probably all happy that we don't have to deal with the same stressful nonsense that you're going through. That's the gospel truth. |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 10:16 PM Author: razzle naked university newt dude i know...seriously im freaking out. i know im not the perfect candidate, nor the perfect student. but i REALLY ReALLY want to go to any one of these schools, and really badly. I did work really hard in hs...and i just hope that its going to count for something! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9435657) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 1:58 PM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop stop freeking out. Wherever you go will be fine, it doesn't necessarily have to be top tier. If you do get in here, I'll see you next year. Good luck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9438455) |
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Date: March 5th, 2008 7:35 PM Author: White Swollen Blood Rage It's because Asians are overrepresented in colleges. It's the same with Jews. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9434878) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 2:05 PM Author: insecure public bath you'll get in somewhere...dont stress.
maybe dartmouth....maybe better. |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 3:41 PM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop Better than Dartmouth? I was unaware of such an institution! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9438923) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 3:57 PM Author: insecure public bath haha fair enough (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9438967) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 4:07 PM Author: Crawly Free-loading Gaming Laptop Just kidding mate, they're all great. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9439007) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 4:13 PM Author: insecure public bath indeed (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9439030) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 4:40 PM Author: fragrant fortuitous meteor Subject: What is the Texan of the Month Award? What is the Texan of the Month Award? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9439158) |
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Date: March 6th, 2008 11:16 PM Author: mahogany excitant house national security agency MyChances.net's calculator gives for your numbers: Yale: 8.9 Stanford: 18.1 Penn: 20.7 Dartmouth: 23.1 Cornell: 49.6 Emory: 54.6 Duke: 60.4 Northwestern: 67.2
Surprisingly high, especially for Duke, plus most of those people aren't Texan of the Month!
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Date: March 7th, 2008 6:57 PM Author: razzle naked university newt woah dude where'd u get that website mann? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9445714) |
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Date: March 7th, 2008 7:29 PM Author: Motley genital piercing Subject: Remember the old PR board when every other thread was like this? Anyway, you'll get in somewhere nice. I attended one of those schools and applied to a few others . . . I had similar numbers as you.
To be honest, I'd say your biggest liability would be your grades, upward trend notwithstanding. Your UW GPA is a bit low so hope that your recs can overcome that. |
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Date: March 8th, 2008 4:13 PM Author: Cocky quadroon Subject: No Worries Hey, it sounds like you are an AMAZING candidate. I would be shocked if you didn't get into some of those schools. I have the exact SAT composite score as you and so far I've gotten into Dartmouth and Cornell. (Not sure why they are sending stuff early, but whatever) And you seem to have done so much more than me. But you have to remember that all these colleges are ridiculously subjective. It just depends on the particular admissions committe. I'm sure no matter where you go, you'll be happy. So don't waste time stressing over it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9449163) |
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Date: April 27th, 2008 10:54 PM Author: contagious buck-toothed love of her life if you're in the top 3-4% of your senior class than your gpa is more than good enough. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=778379&forum_id=1#9695941) |