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not really a 'chances' question, although 'likely' or 'not likely' ratings are welcomed : )

is this a good mix of colleges to apply to?

Stanford (EA)
Harvard, Princeton,Yale
Rice
Northwestern, Northwestern HPME
UCLA, UCB, UCI
Wellesley

By mix, I mean, in terms of selectivity. I know I'm aiming high but have I got enough safeties to be sure of having somewhere to go? (I do know that the colleges are different = ].)

some vague stats (sorry - i know vague makes things difficult):
1600 SAT1, 800 writing
math and chem just taken: math, should be 800 or very close.
chem - consider it bombed.

my ECs are only average. I've got plenty of leadership, but only within the school, nothing national or international or really special. I bit worried - I've done a lot, because I'm fairly well-rounded, but nothing sticks out.
teacher recs, good.
essay: having trouble finding something to write on, so they will probably be unremarkable. however, the writing itself shouldn't hurt me. I've never really had trouble writing essays.

high school record: straight As. predicted all 7s for IB - bonus points not predicted.

thanks for your time!

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 08:44 am: Edit

oh wait, more background: female, chinese. US citizen applying from China (hurt me or help me?).

majors: bio sci/premed/bioengineering sort of thing. or, undeclared. Anyone got advice on which?

Again, thanks for your time!

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 05:28 am: Edit

bump bump?

By Elizabeth22 (Elizabeth22) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 10:19 am: Edit

I'd say you're definitely in at all except the first 4, and even there you've got a great shot. A 1600 always gets a second look.

By Fishtanklove (Fishtanklove) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:46 pm: Edit

i c

By Flopsy (Flopsy) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 01:46 pm: Edit

Yz16:

Stanford: Slight Reach
Harvard: Slight Reach
Princeton: Slight Reach
Yale: Slight Reach
Rice: Safe Match
Northwestern: Match
UCLA: Match (out of state)
UCB: Match (out of state)
UCI: Safety (out of state)
Wellesley: Match

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 02:40 pm: Edit

oooh, nice and generous : ).