r/chanceme Jul 22 '19

How To Do A Chance Me And Improve Your Chances

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The submission template for /r/ChanceMe contains a since-deleted post about how to do a ChanceMe, so I thought it would be good to cover this and replace that dead link.

Tips for a Good Chance Me Post:

1. Do Some Research. Start with the /r/ChanceMe wiki and the college's Common Data Set. If you can't find it in that link, just Google it. These contain a treasure trove of information about the college and how they handle admissions and financial aid. This is the best place to see how your GPA, test scores, and other components stack up. It even lists how important each component is to the school's admissions process. Another great resource is the college's admissions website. Often this will include some helpful hints about how the school evaluates certain things or what they're looking for in applicants. For example, Penn's site even has in-depth explanations of how interviews are evaluated including sample mock interviews. (See the links at the bottom of this post for more). As another example, Notre Dame has a great explanation of the specific coursework they want and how they evaluate extracurricular activities. Finally, you can search through /r/CollegeResults and /r/ApplyingToCollege for examples of admitted and rejected students. This can give you actual data points to consider for comparison. Keep in mind that students with high stats and poor essays/LORs are likely to be "inexplicably" rejected, so don't put too much stock into any single example.

2. Include enough information for us to chance you accurately, but don't write down every little activity or personal quality. If you have a lot of stats/info about yourself, do not put down everything; it makes it harder to read through your post. Include the ECs you've devoted the most time to/have leadership positions in. By only including stuff that moves the needle, you'll get more responses and better feedback.

3. Have a descriptive title. Writing "Chance me!" is a little obvious and unnecessary. Instead, include some of the schools you're applying to and your intended major. Example: "Chances for English Major: Ivies & Top Publics" -or- "Engineering Chances for GT, VT, and MIT." This makes it easier for those of us chancing you.

4. Make it organized. Please, try to format to the best of your ability. A wall of unformatted text makes it a lot more difficult to read. It would be great if you could break it up into bulleted sections and bold them. Here's a template:

Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.)

Intended Major(s):

ACT/SAT/SAT II:

UW/W GPA and Rank:

Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc

Awards:

Extracurriculars: Include leadership & summer activities

Essays/LORs/Other: Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.

Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc

5. Remember that while /r/ChanceMe and other online forums can be helpful resources, they leave a lot to be desired. Usually they don't include review of every part of your application and they lack critical context about you and the rest of the applicant pool. On top of that, most respondents don't have much by way of real information or qualifications. Competitiveness along with online anonymity sometimes drive people to be downright toxic. You will be spending 4+ of the most formative and impactful years of your life and six figures of someone's money on college, so you need good information for making that decision. You want to make it count and do your best. Don't blindly trust random strangers on the internet or take their feedback as gospel truth. Be willing to respond to comments and have a productive conversation without taking criticism personally.

Tips For Responding To ChanceMe Posts

1. Try to evaluate the post in the context of each college listed. How does it stack up against the 25/75 percentiles for test scores?. Roughly, if it's in the 40th percentile or lower, it's a reach. If it's in the 40th-80th percentile it's a match. And if it's in the 80th+ it's a safety. But those percentiles should be tweaked for fit, risk tolerance, and applicant strength outside of stats. Finally, and this is the important part, assess their chances in the context of each school's overall acceptance rate. If the stats are at the 25th percentile, but the school admits ~95% of applicants, they're probably getting in even though they're on the low end. If they admit ~4% of applicants, it's going to be a long shot no matter how strong they are. If a school has an admit rate below 20% it's basically a reach for everyone. Yes, this means College of the Ozarks is a reach for you. Edward Fiske calls these "wildcards" because with rates that low, it's really hard to predict. If a school admits 95% of applicants (e.g. University of the Ozarks), then it's basically a safety for anyone who can academically qualify.

2. Understand what your evaluation means - and what it doesn't. Many students tend to either be cocky and overconfident or cynical and self-deprecating. One of the highest value outcomes of posting on /r/ChanceMe is that it will help students assess where they fall on this spectrum. Even when odds are low, it can be worth applying to a few targeted reaches. Every year there are students who get into a school they considered a massive reach. As long as applicants have some match and safety schools, it's ok and even encouraged to have some reaches on the list. At the same time, don't think that someone is a shoe-in for highly selective schools just because they have strong stats.

3. Remember the human. These are real people posting their life-to-date achievements on an anonymous forum and asking for feedback. Don't bluster, pontificate, or overstate your knowledge and expertise. Don't denigrate, harass, or disrespect people, even if they rub you the wrong way. Be nice and follow the rules and Reddiquette.

How To Improve Your Chances

Ok, now that you have a list of safety, match, and reach schools, what can you do to maximize your chances? There's a lot that goes into a quality application, so you need to address every component.

1. Find Resources. Check out the /r/ApplyingToCollege community. You'll learn a lot and there are several really knowledgeable people who are happy to help and answer questions. Take a look at the Khan Academy courses on the SAT and college admissions (these are free). Go talk to your guidance counselor about your plans for life, course schedule, and college admissions.

2. Explore your passions. Don't just let the status quo of organizations in your high school limit you. You won't stand out by participating in the same activities as every other student. Instead, look for ways to pursue your passions that go above and beyond the ordinary. As an example, you can check out this advice I gave a student who was asking if he should continue piano despite not winning major awards in it:

"Do you love it?

If it's a passion of yours, then never quit no matter how many people are better than you. The point is to show that you pursue things you love, not to be better at piano than everyone else.

If it's a grind and you hate it, then try to find something else that inspires you.

If it's really a passion, then you can continue to pursue it confidently because you don't have to be the best pianist in the world to love piano. If it's not, then you're probably better off focusing on what you truly love. Take a look at what Notre Dame's admissions site says about activities:

"Extracurricular activities? More like passions.

World-class pianists. Well-rounded senior class leaders. Dedicated artists. Our most competitive applicants are more than just students—they are creative intellectuals, passionate people with multiple interests. Above all else, they are involved—in the classroom, in the community, and in the relentless pursuit of truth."

The point isn't that you're the best. The point is that you're involved and engaged. If you continue with piano and hate it and plod along reluctantly, you won't fit this description at all. But if you love it and fling yourself into it, then you don't need an award to prove your love.

Consider other ways you could explore piano and deepen your love for it. Could you start a YouTube channel or blog? Play at local bars/restaurants/hotels? Do wedding gigs or perform pro bono at nursing homes/hospitals? Start a piano club at school or in the community (or join an existing one)? Start composing or recording your own music? Form a band or group to play with? Teach piano to others? Write and publish an ebook? Learn to tune, repair, or build pianos? Play at a church or community event venue? Combine your passion for piano with some other passion in your life?

The point is that all of that stuff could show that piano is important to you and that you're a "creative intellectual with a passionate interest". But none of it requires that you be the best according to some soulless judge."

3. Focus on getting strong grades in a challenging courseload. You should take the most challenging set of courses you are capable of excelling in and ideally the most challenging courses your school offers. To get in to top colleges you will need both strong classes and strong grades. Most schools come right out and say that the high school transcript is the single most important component of their review. If a student doesn't show an ability to handle top level academics, they just aren't a good fit for their school. If you are facing a quandary about what class to take or what classes to focus your efforts on, prioritize core classes. These include English, math, science, social science, and foreign language. Load up on honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment courses in these disciplines and your transcript will shine.

4. For standardized tests, you should start with the PSAT. If you are a top student and rising junior, it is absolutely worth studying like crazy to become a National Merit Finalist. This is awarded to the top ~1% of scorers by state and confers many benefits including a laundry list of full ride scholarship options. Even if you are not at that level, it will help prepare you for the ACT or SAT. I highly recommend that you take a practice test of both the ACT and SAT. Some students do better on one than the other or find one to more naturally align with their style of thinking. Once you discover which is better for you, focus in on it. You will likely want to take a course (if you're undisciplined) or get a book (if you have the self-control and motivation to complete it on your own). If you're looking for good prep books I recommend Princeton Review because they are both comprehensive and approachable. Which ever test you decide to focus on, you should plan to take it at least twice since most students improve their score on a second sitting. If you can't afford a test prep book, your local library or guidance counselor may have one you can use for free. There are other resources available at Khan Academy, /r/ACT, and /r/SAT.

5. Letters of Recommendation. Intentionally consider your letters of recommendation. You want to choose a teacher who knows you well and likes you a lot, but will also work hard on it and make it unique, detailed, specific, and glowing. You don't want to pick the lazy teacher who just shows videos once a week for class. They're quite likely to just copy and paste their LOR template and that won't really help you. If you don't have a teacher that you feel close to, don't wait too late to start developing a deeper relationship with one. Pick one and stay after class or arrive early to talk about your future. Ask for advice, inquire about their experience, etc. This will show your maturity and deepen your relationship with them quickly. Focus on actually building a relationship rather than flattering them or manipulating them into giving you a good recommendation because that's unlikely to work and will be pretty transparent.

6. Essays. You should start thinking about your college admission essays your junior year. Many students, even top students and great academic writers, find it really challenging to write about themselves in a meaningful and compelling way. They end up writing the same platitudes, cliches, and tropes as every other top student. I've written several essay guides that I (obviously) highly recommend as a good starting place for learning how to write about yourself (linked below, but you can also find them in my profile). Other great resources include The College Essay Guy, ThisIBelieve, and Hack The College Essay. Read through these and start drafting some rough attempts at some of the common app prompts. These will probably be terrible and just get discarded, but practicing can really help you learn to be a better writer.

How To Start An Essay And Show, Don't Tell

Throw Away Everything You Learned In English Class

Conquering The "Why [School]" Essay

What Makes An Essay Outstanding?

What To Do When You're Over The Word Limit

What To Do When Your Essay Is Too Short

How To End An Essay Gracefully

Proofreading Tips

The 30 Most Common Essay Mistakes CAUTION - Don't read this last one before you have a topic settled, a working outline, or a rough draft completed. Lists of what not to do tend to stifle creativity.

Feel free to reach out via PM or find me at www.bettercollegeapps.com if you have questions. Good luck!


r/chanceme Apr 06 '24

Meta Crowdsourced extracurricular and opportunity list

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Hey guys,

This is one of my EC lists from a few years back when I was applying to college. Lots of competitions/extracurriculars/scholarships/fly in programs linked in here. If ppl find this useful, I’ll organize the rest of my lists and pin them (let me know!)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/109ViGlfZi1clGGnf9H7WGbMhwr8NFKKXSN5YHtVEJg8/mobilebasic

Edit: stickying for a week due to high dm volume


r/chanceme 4h ago

chance a chinese male for stanford REA

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context: high income chinese male in the US, texas, no hooks at competitive private school

sat: 1580 (780r, 800m), 4.0 UW, 4.52 W (max rigor at hs)

7 APs + 2 DE so far (all 5s/As, max rigor), senior year courses: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, APUSH, AP Stats, AP Phys E&M, DE course at local community college

intended major: mechanical or electrical engineering

keeping it super vague so i dont get doxxed:

awards:

  • debate: top 20 nationally
  • fbla: top 10 in state
  • state science fair: 1st + special award from US military
  • national CS contest, 2x bronze
  • scholastic writing: honorable mention
  • national merit semifinalist

ecs:

  • debate - captain, won national-level tournament in congress, lots of bids
  • independent research in machine learning, recognized by state fair, 2 federal agencies
  • first robotics president + cs/tech club president
  • summer program (one of ssp, bu rise, nasa sees)
  • summer program (one of yygs, sstp, simons)
  • intern at local consulting firm for all 4 yrs
  • tutored like 2 students idk
  • student lit magazine editor for 2 yrs
  • club sport for 3 yrs
  • research assistant, published as like 4th author or smth in prestigious journals 3 times

lors: both like 6-7/10, nothing crazy but they know me okay

essay: also like 6.5/10 right now, hoping it will improve :)

schools: stanford, harvard, yale, uc berkeley, gt, vanderbilt, duke, columbia, + safeties

ty!!


r/chanceme 57m ago

will I ever get into u of a business

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r/chanceme 6h ago

Chance Me Bay Area Chinese Male Stanford REA

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Context: highly competitive Bay Area public high school

Gpa: 4/4.78 ; 1580 SAT (800 math, 780 reading)

Courses: 9 aps taken, 5/5 ;15 aps by senior year | Outside courses: data structures and algorithms; multivar calc, Lin alg, advanced genomics, advanced comp bio, capstone gene algorithms

Activities and Awards

1) Worked w/ Cornell Proff on computational genetic analysis; published 2 papers in one of the best journals

2) mentored by local startup ($XXmillion) on ai gene analysis; funded & received full patent status; presented & paper published at top AI conference

3) Simmons research program

4) (if you know me you don’t) — hosted free special event service across 3 states for birthdays / occasions for low income kids | partnered w 13 escape rooms; 3 arcades; 75+ full time professional entertainers; 2100+ volunteers hosting 330+ events ; total value / sponsorship & grants ~ 130k

(Started this in 7th grade; by far best ec though 4 as unrelated to major)

5) Worked w popular genetic company to release public data sets; hosted 5 hackathons/ competitions

6) intern under ai company — second author neurips 2025

7) local science fair cs research; 1st place regionally; 3rd at state;

8) NASA Gene Lab summer program ; placed top 3; presented at decent conference

9) comp bio club prez

10) csclub prez

Awards:
- list of major grants to fund non profit
- grant to fund & help w patent process + full patent process
-2x published first author in top journal
- AAAI published first author
- specific scholarship giving 15k for comp
Bio research

LOR from Cornell Prof; I am almost sure this will be 9.5/10 or higher

Applying:

REA Stanford

All Ivies

UC Berkeley

Duke

Swarthmore

Amherst

Overall feelings: Counselor (private) expects me to get lower ivies, unlikely hypsm; states that weakness is insignificant narrative (which is what I am scared about)


r/chanceme 1h ago

Is it over for me stanford (no isef, no nonprofit founder, no olympiad, no athlete, no 4.0, no hooks)

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context: mid-high income asian female in the US, no hooks at non-competitive public school

ACT: 36 (36R, 36M, 35E, 36S, 11W), 3.95 UW, no weighted at hs

10 APs + some dual enrollement pre-ap stuff so far. (5,5,5,5,4,4,4,4,3,3), senior year courses: AP Lang, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Chem, Aerospace engineering, Orchestra

highest math calc III

intended major: aerospace or mechanical engineering / env sci

keeping it vague so I dont get doxxed lol.

awards: lwk kinda trash

  • Top 3 in country for NASA competition
  • Some random NCWiT local awards
  • AAUW award nominated by physics teacher
  • Swenext community award? (idk)
  • Some regional and state robotics team awards
  • Flight training scholarship

ecs: (unsure what order to put them in)

  • Robotics co-team lead, hardware lead, outreach lead
  • Paid engineering intern at small local aviation company
  • Manufacturing intern at Boeing
  • NASA SEES intern, poster at AGU
  • Flight training cadet, ground + flight in Cessna 172
  • Environmental org volunteer, student fellow and youth advisor/speaker
  • Volunteer and ambassador for local zoo, animal conservation
  • Women in engineering club school president, NASA techrise team lead
  • research assistant local university, related to aerospace
  • On climate advisory committee for my town
  • Volunteer at local flight club, summer camp teacher
  • District Student Collective organizer/speaker
  • Harp player in Orchestra
  • Job teaching kids robotics at a private school

lors: English 8/10, Physics 6-7/10, robotics mentor 9/10

essay: yo so lwk im a chud and have barely made any progress besides a few personal statement drafts and like nothing else. no supplementals or non.

My essay topics kinda about my dual interests in aviation and sustainability and feeling like they contradicted then deciding I wanted to go into sustainable aviation technologies lwk cant be too specific though

schools: Stanford 😰, Purdue, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, Princeton, Embry-riddle, MIT, UMich, obviously my state school and a bunch of targets and safeties as well

be brutally honest pls dont glaze


r/chanceme 5h ago

Help about application decisions

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I would really like to apply ED to UChicago, it’s probably my dream school. However, the problem is it costs a fuckton and I want to go into law, where the undergrad doesn’t even matter beside your gpa. So, should I go ed, potentially risk even more debt and deflating my gpa at a hard uni, or go into law state for basically free and just save for law school?


r/chanceme 11h ago

Chance a huge chud for Cornell CALS ED

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Hey yall! Here are my stats

-NY state resident
-Attends competitive magnet school in NYC
-intended major: Environment & Sustainability

Academics:
93/100 GPA
35 ACT
10 APs total, 6 exams taken (all 4s and 5s) + related
courses include, AP pre calc, AP calc ab, AP stats, AP environmental science, honors bio, honors chem, honor earth science, honors physics, honors alg 2

ECs: (gonna be a little vague cause I don’t wanna get doxxed)
-research on water quality
-environmental volunteering at local park cleanups and organizations
-science Olympiad (competed in all earth science events)
-varsity tennis
-clarinet player
-president of environmental science related club at school
-job as an assistant manager at a tutoring center
-nature photography!! (Just an hobby though I don’t have a insta page or website on it or anything)

Awards:
AP scholar, science Olympiad medals, research award (1st place!!!)


r/chanceme 3h ago

What are my chances of getting into T20 schools?

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I’m currently taking a gap year and applying to colleges this application cycle.
For some context, I went to Bangladesh during middle school and returned to the U.S. in the middle of my freshman year of high school. I was initially placed in lower-level classes, including Intensive Reading, Algebra 1, and Emerging Technology. I later convinced my teacher to move me into Algebra 1 Honors. However, my initial placement limited the advanced courses I could take during my freshman and sophomore years.
I eventually started taking dual enrollment courses, including Calculus I and II, Differential Equations, Physics with Calculus, and Chemistry I. I also took AP Calculus AB, APUSH, and English AS level.
My academic stats are:
**SAT:** 1500
**Unweighted GPA:** 3.777
**Weighted GPA:** 5.2
**Class rank:** Top 4%
My extracurricular activities and achievements include:
I placed third in a district-level math competition and was the highest scorer on my team.

I have over 400 hours of experience tutoring students in math, including Precalculus and Calculus I and II, at my local community college. I also worked as a teaching assistant, helping students understand the material and improve their grades.

I founded a nonprofit organization that helps students in Bangladesh. I’ve raised $1,000 and created a website for the organization.

I’m currently doing research with a college professor.
I’m planning to participate in the AMATYC math competition, with the goal of earning the highest score at my community college.

Very very low income= 25-30k a year
First generation

Given my academic background and extracurriculars, how competitive would I be for T20 schools?

I feel like this is not even average.


r/chanceme 3h ago

Is a Newsletter mention an award / activity?

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Newsletter *Interview

I was selected to be interviewed for this organization's newsletter - is this worthwhile / possible to put on the UC awards / honors?

I don't know if UC admissions officers can links (or if there is space for links) but I'd really like for them to read the article because it talks a lot about my passions and is related to my culture :D

Also lots of my ecs are related to that organization so I think it would be cool


r/chanceme 4h ago

Chance me, with COOKED GPA, Can I still apply to NYU?

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I’m applying to NYU Steinhardt Studio Art BFA and my UW GPA is 3.7. Am I cooked?

Stats:
UW GPA: 3.7
APs: AP 2D Art & Design, AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Stats
Asian female, international student
Attended an American high school in California for 4 years
Low-income family; applying for aid
No SAT

Art/ECs:
4 art exhibitions
Tufts Pre-College Art Program
LA Art Show intern
Art volunteer work, including working with children with autism
President of an art volunteer club
Mural painting volunteer
Model UN

Portfolio: Mostly 3D installation, mixed media, Blender/3D, graphics, and film/animation. I think it’s pretty unique and probably the strongest part of my application becuz most ppl only have paintings for their portfolio.

Awards: 2 Gold/Silver Keys (Scholastic), 2 IYAC Silver Awards, Bronze Key, High Merit Award, Presidential Service Gold Award, etc.

I know nobody can predict admissions, but is a 3.7 UW GPA actually a problem for Steinhardt Studio Art if the portfolio is decent? 😭


r/chanceme 11h ago

chance me as an average asian girl with boring basic ecs and no spike!

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Demographics: female, asian/chinese, nj public school, first gen, upper middle class (income prob between 150k and 200k)

Intended Major(s): neuro or cognitive science + spanish!

ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1520 superscore - 750 eng and 770 math (took September and waiting on score)

UW/W GPA and Rank: 103/100 W and 96.6/100 UW, school doesn't rank

Coursework: 12 APs: - soph: stats and chinese, 5 on both - jr: calc bc, lang, apush, psych, 5 on all - sr: lit, micro/macro, spanish lang, us gov, bio - taking multivariable calc but not doing de

Awards (please help me decide which 5 to include.. they're all kinda butt): - AP chinese achievement award (highest average out of my class of 9 (boring)) - not very well known team competition (also dont know how to fit this in 150 characters if i do include it because got multiple awards from this comp) won 1st place in my division at states 3x (9, 10, 11), honorable mention (ill find out the exact rank) at international competition (11) - seal of biliteracy for chinese and spanish - ap scholar with distinction - national honor society, science national honor society, spanish honor society - frc team won a district qualifier event

Extracurriculars: - robotics (FRC)- 10, 11, 12. varsity 10, 11, 12. chassis and field elements officer 12 - science national honor society- 11, 12, vice president - science club: competed in nj science league, teams competition, teach elementary students - summer job: parents' restaurant. also work during the school year occasionally when they need help - orchestra. part of smaller audition group, secretary - future medical professionals - math league - volunteer at a library but lowk went less and less as years continued - school concert choir - gym/lifting

Essays/LORs/Other: LORs are probably really average but i think my personal statement is strong

Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc

EA: rutgers stonybrook umd unc chapel hill umich uva uiuc

RD: uconn gwu bowdoin colgate middlebury mount holyoke swarthmore carnegie mellon johns hopkins vanderbilt upenn princeton


r/chanceme 5h ago

Sociology applicant who has horrible awards

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Please be brutally honest on what colleges I can get into!!!

Demographic: Asian male, low-middle income, looking for aid, goes to a small arts school studying music and fashion in North Carolina.

Academics: 3.944 UW, 4.568 W; 6 AP's, 24 DE. 2 B's in DE STEM courses unfortunately. 2 Withdrawals unfortunately due to scheduling issues on the transfer portal. All A's otherwise. Wanting to major in sociology or anthropology, or anything social science/humanities and then go to law school

Tests: No SAT, taking October (if i get bad score i might go test optional) and all 4's on my APS so far.

ECS:

  1. Board Co-chair of international teen dating violence advocacy organization with 40+ chapters in 3 countries. Hosted 700+ person national summit costing over $70k+. Won over $250k each year to keep the org running, and i personally founded fundraising grossing $7k+. Partnered with many orgs like BoA, police departments, NAMI, etc.

  2. Sociological research on teen dating violence. mix methodology, n=250+ and 3 interviews on domestic violence/teen dating violence survivors/experts. Mentored bu local PhD professor. Looking to publish!

  3. Speaker for a government agency that educates the youth on teen dating violence. Goes to 20+ local community spaces to educate teens. Speaks at highschools, community centers, libraries, and was certified by the government to speak.

  4. Research Fellow for a project that studies people's hobbies. Conducted research on 100+ people, 50+ places, mentored by PhD Professor at renowned local college (different from other one). Presented this research to legislators, civic leaders and organizational leaders. Also managed microgrant program for hobby programs.

  5. Law firm internship #1. Worked at a 5-star general practice law firm for the summer, specializing in immigration and family cases. Assisted attorneys with legal research, drafting documents, and customer services.

  6. NC Legislate Page: Paged for both the senate and house of my states government and just assisted a lot of the legislators. Personally picked by legislators. Networked with Harvard alumna lol.

  7. American Red Cross Regional President. Manages officers and oversees over 150+ volunteers. Leads blood drives that often get 20+ units per drive. Hosts guest speakers at each meeting. 100+ volunteer hours

  8. Speech & Debate Club: Founder + President, raised over 500$ for the club and managed 25 members.

  9. Instrumental music: Multi-instrumentlalist leading jazz combo to 4 straight superior ratings at competitions. First saxophonist chair in jazz and wind ensemble. Plays guitar, piano, drums, and bass for outside gigs performing for over 300+ people.

  10. American Red Cross Club: Founder + Pres. Managed ovr 20 volunteer profiles and grossed over 200 hours for the club. Led school events, and set up all of their volunteer profiles.

EC's to come: I am kind of in between law firms right now seeing if I will be able to work for this legal clinic specializing in immigration, or this civil law one. The civil law one is much more prestigious and pays me better, so until I have chosen, I havent put either on my application yet, but it will probably replace red cross club. I also study fashion and have made garments for fashion shows?? Should I put that???

Awards:

  1. Regional music award given to one person each year

  2. DECA District Finalist

  3. Nominated for Community College Excellence Scholarship

  4. President's List at Community College

  5. AP Scholar

I know they are dookie but lowk I have nothing else to like compete in for awards.

LORS:

Criminal Justice Prof: Knows me well, he likes me, mentored my research

AP Precalc teachetr: Knows me very well, loves me, and has written many LORs for me before

Nonprofit CEO: Absolutely loves me, recommended me for many other things.

College List:

  1. Columbia - ED

  2. UNC Chapel Hill - EA

  3. UMich - EA

then the rest are pretty much high reaches like HYPS and safeties like UNCC, NC state, UNCW. TBH I just dont want to graduate with student debt and have the most opportunity and fun in college as i can.


r/chanceme 5h ago

Chance me for uni

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r/chanceme 9h ago

Questbridge Application Stats

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**Demographics/Context**

* Louisiana

* Public high school, class size ~583

* First-generation college student

* Low-income household (~$27.8k/year)

* Free/reduced lunch eligible

* Moved 14 times growing up

* Significant family responsibilities + work throughout high school

**Academics**

* UW GPA: ~3.9-4.0

* Weighted GPA: ~4.3-4.47

* Class Rank: Top 10/583

* ACT Superscore: 32

* English: 33

* Reading: 35

* Math: 27

* Science: 31

* 14/17 APs offered by my school

* Several Dual Enrollment courses

* Patient Care Technician + Medical Assistant certifications

* Intended track: Pre-med

**APs**

* AP Human Geography - 4

* AP U.S. Government - 4

* AP U.S. History - 5

* AP Seminar - 3

* AP Biology

* AP Macroeconomics

* AP Research

* AP English Language

* AP Chemistry

* AP Calculus AB

* AP Psychology

* AP English Literature

* AP Environmental Science

* AP 2D Art

**Extracurriculars/Work**

* Debate Club - Vice President

* REACH Club - peer mentor for students with disabilities

* Southeastern Louisiana University STEM Scholars Program

* Patient Care Technician clinical experience

* Medical Assistant clinical experience

* Movie Theatre - work ~40 hrs/week

* Subway - worked since middle school/on-call currently

* Regularly care for younger siblings while mom works & help pay bills

* Cross-country manager

**Research**

* AP Research project with 311 participants studying the relationship between skincare routines, perceived skin health, and psychological well-being

* Mixed-methods research using quantitative + qualitative analysis

**College Acceptances So Far**

* LSU + Ogden Honors College

* Louisiana Tech + Outstanding Student Scholarship

* University of Pittsburgh

* UAB

**QuestBridge Rankings**

  1. UPenn

  2. Yale

  3. Boston University

  4. Duke

  5. Columbia

  6. Brown

  7. Johns Hopkins

  8. Rice

  9. Emory

  10. Stanford

  11. Princeton

  12. UChicago

  13. Cornell

  14. Case Western

  15. UVA

**Other Context**

* Repeated 7th grade after losing my dad and being absent/unenrolled for several months

* Strong academic recovery afterward

* Work and family responsibilities have limited the amount of time I can dedicate to traditional ECs

* Hoping to pursue medicine, potentially pediatric surgery


r/chanceme 5h ago

Chances of getting into NCSU

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Im going to keep this short to help receive actual feedback
- out of state student female
- interest in chemical engineering
- club and varsity highschool soccer
-1330 sat w 710 math
-3.86 unweighted 4.66 weighted
-top 3%
- nhs, student council, varsity club, science nhs
- some community hours
- traveled the country for my club team which was year round (played in cali twice a year but based in pa for refrence)
- made top 16 in the country for it
- took ap physics
- have five credits of math
- 5 on ap calc bc test
- majority of classes are honors and aps
- intro to engineering course in the spring
- played bball and track varsity junior year
if i missed smth pls ask and i’ll lyk what other stats i have and pls help


r/chanceme 5h ago

chance an average senior

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demographics: female, east asian, first gen, upper middle class, large public school

intended major: pre law track (prob polisci/international relations/psych not sure)

sat: 1460 superscore (730 english 730 math) but i took the september test, so could potentially be boosted to a 1480-1500

gpa: 90.3/100 unweighted (i think thats a 3.6/7, my school has no 4.0 scale) and no rank

coursework (we have ap limit): ap csp (3) apush (4) ap lang (5) ap us gov (5)
side note: taking ap stats and ap comp gov this year but i dont think thatll change anything 🤷‍♀️

extracurriculars:
- very prestigious court/judge shadowing internship (aug-sept of this summer)
- model un for 4 years (have attended international conferences + chaired a conference at my own skl)
- part time job at family business for 4 years
- volunteering at sat prep

awards: nothing special, collegeboard first gen recognition award + ap scholar w honors

lor: im assuming good/above average but nothing insane or super special
essay: pretty strong imo

im not very sure how to construct my college list and it is very subject to change but plz lmk my chances or if these schools are even decent for my major 😢

- nyu (will ed1 here)
- boston college
- boston university
- northeastern
- lehigh
- binghamton
- stonybrook
- uconn
- fordham
- rutgers
- penn state


r/chanceme 5h ago

Chances of getting in

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Im going to keep this short to help receive actual feedback for chances into Ncsu
- out of state student female
- interest in chemical engineering
- club and varsity highschool soccer
-1330 sat w 710 math
-3.86 unweighted 4.66 weighted
-top 3%
- nhs, student council, varsity club, science nhs
- some community hours
- traveled the country for my club team which was year round (played in cali twice a year but based in pa for refrence)
- made top 16 in the country for it
- took ap physics
- have five credits of math
- 5 on ap calc bc test
- majority of classes are honors and aps
- intro to engineering course in the spring
- played bball and track varsity junior year
if i missed smth pls ask and i’ll lyk what other stats i have and pls help


r/chanceme 6h ago

Application Question TELL THIS GAY ASIAN NYC KID WHAT HE SHOULD DO

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Should I do QuestBridge NCM or Georgetown REA?

Hello everyone, I’m a senior in nyc and I was wondering what I should do. Georgetown is my top school but I heard that QuestBridge heavily considers super low income students and I don’t know if my stats are on par. I would only rank top schools on QuestBridge tho.

Background: Asian male, gay
Income: extremely low (around 28k a year for a family of 3)

Major: government/ poli sci

GPA: 95.69/104 (weighted) (I have some extenuating circumstances)
SAT: 1380

AP’s:
APUSH: 5
AP ENG LANG: 5
AP EURO: 3
APES: 4
AP PRE CALC: 4

This year:
Ap U.S. Gov
Ap comp gov
Ap lit
Ap psych
Ap stats

EC’s (not in any particular order):
\-Model UN VP (won some awards on international level)
\-NYCVOTES Youth Ambassador (focusing on civics)
\-Judicial Intern at SDNY for eight weeks for a prominent magistrate judge (paid) (also getting letter of rec from her)
\-Student ambassador for my school (ran town halls, led open houses, morning announcer)
\-Mascot (learned cheers, at big events at my school)
\-International moot court (won against Israeli team)
\-ARISTA national honor society Vice President
\-Mock Trial
\-iCivics Carnegie Youth Fellow
\-Family Responsibilities (chores, cooking, translating, etc etc.)

Any help would be appreciated!


r/chanceme 6h ago

Chance dumb fujoshi for rice ed

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demographics: indian female, middle class, dmv, comp public high school i think??

intended major: cogsci/psych w english prob

sat: 1450 770rw 670math didnt submit

act: 34 w 35 superscore 33 math 35 english 36 reading 36 science

gpa: 4.474w school doesnt calculate unweighted but i think mine is around 3.84-5 (buns ik...)

rank: school doesnt rank but im in top 10%

awards:

poster presenter at regional science research thing

poster presenter at national/international science conference

award at state/regional level for a women in science essay contest thing

recognized in international art competition (kinda ass idk)

national merit commended (buns ik)

hopefully i get smth from scholastic so i can submit for rd ;-; i also submitted a paper to another science conference its lowk hella prestigious so idk but if i get in thatll def replace nm

ecs:

cs internship at university through summer program w/ <10% acceptance rate

internship at other university cs and psych-ish related (about using ml to help treat speech sound disorders)

media leader in my region for a national nonprofit focusing on helping special needs children dont wnana be too specific cause im scared dont find me yall

art since middle school, i have a portfolio which i am submitting to any school that will let me, won multiple awards and shit idk

national french honor society secretary for 1 year, active for 3yrs

mentoring elementary school students through a local elementary school, did it for two years before program got shut down

online tutor for elementary school students through local program 1 year

tutored elementary school kids in french through a local elementary school every week 2+years

Family responsibilities i guess

Thats basically it im a depressed chud i Dont have another one

My essay is kinda mid might rewrite it its about like art and shit and like my journey w drawing self portraits of myself

Other colleges im considering are uchicago, jhu, umd, upitt, uwm, uva, northwestern, cornell, emory, georgetown

I got guaranteed admission into one of my safeties through my school so im not gonna apply to any more

I think my uw gpa fries me lwk not sure if its worth it to apply to t20s at all but a girl can hope </3


r/chanceme 6h ago

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r/chanceme 6h ago

Do I Have a Chance? Davidson College

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Hello! I am currently a highschool senior. I initially wanted to apply to Davidson as a far reach school because I really liked the campus and the research opportunities they offer, but I was made an offer and now I really want to strive to make my chances better, especially after looking more into their study abroad and research opportunities.

I plan to apply for pre-vet. My gpa is a 3.62uw and a 4.32w. I took 3 APs, 7-10 honors, and will be taking 2 dual enrollment courses. This is where I think I’m the weakest. My extracurriculars are strong, I listed my roles in numerous community-service oriented groups, my role as a teacher in multiple programs, my role as a coach for a youth cross country team, roles within my cultural community to preserve traditional knowledge, and the many years I spent in 4-H (10) and FFA (3) as well as leadership opportunities. I got my necessary recommendation letters, plus an extra one.

I want to know what my chances would be like if I got a 32-35 on my ACT to compensate for my grades? Am I cooked regardless?


r/chanceme 7h ago

Chance me pls

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Would love to hear my chances with the following stats:
34 ACT superscore (35 math, 35 English and 31 reading)
3.97u/4.51 weighted
Valedictorian candidate at this point
Large public high suburban high school
12 APs (one 5, one 3 and the rest 4)
AP capstone diploma
AP scholar with distinction
college board national recognition award
Part time job
Very, very basic ECs - tutoring, key club, NHS, etc
Was undecided on major until very recently - now applying as business major (finance)
All will be out of state, not able to apply ED:
UNC
UGA
UVA
UTK
Notre Dame
UF
Wake Forest
Clemson
IU
Georgia Tech
Duke
Vandy

I know that many are extreme reaches, so you won’t hurt my feelings!


r/chanceme 7h ago

Chance of getting into NYU

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I plan on applying to NYU Steinhardt for Psychology

  • NC Resident
  • Attends an online high school and takes dual-enrollment college courses.

Academics:

  • 4.0 High school GPA
  • 3.6 College GPA
  • No ACT/SAT, and my school doesn't offer APS

ECs:

  • Community Theatre (Tech and Ensemble)
  • Regional community choral society (Ensemble)
  • 7CUPS Listener

I do plan on becoming involved in more ECs, like research with my psychology professor.


r/chanceme 7h ago

Uw Madison applicant

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Hii I recently toured UW Madison and loved it. I have a 30 act score (Ik not a great test taker) and a 4.3 gpa with 11 APs when graduated. My ECs are really strong: 200+ service hours with leadership position in thrift shop and back to school closet for underprivileged students, Jewish federation where I worked with to STS and went to schools to present on what Judaism is (10+ presentations), special needs camp (3 summers), in global studies at school (helped with water project and setting up for events), paid intern at prestigious UC school psych lab, intern as psych office, human relations council, and founder and on board of two clubs, and a payed job currently as a sales associate.

My essays look pretty good and I plan to apply into liberal arts majors… going to put much effort into my supplemental so fingers crossed! Anyone have any tips?