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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I had a quiz over In the Lake of the Woods… so I had to us that quote…
Ok Im new here so… I guess its obvious what I want… what are my chances…</p>

<p>Name: :slight_smile:
Age:17
Houston, Texas
African American Female wanting to go into the sciences…
Live in the third ward… if that means anything
Family income : <$20,000.</p>

<p>Public high school
Rank: 1/870 ( understand that my school isnt the most competitive school out there)
GPA: 4.6ish UW: 3.95 ( two B’s only this year)
Clases Senior Year
AP Physics C
AP English Lit
AP Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calc AB ( self study BC to take test… couldnt take physics and BC)
German 2
(German 3 during summer just for fun)
PE… ugggg… so dreadful</p>

<p>Family: single parent household…
Siblings in college-2
College costs of both siblings school ($94,000)</p>

<p>SAT: Yikes…
ACT: 31… kinda low…( December scores… 26 English… dont know what happened… Math: 32 Reading 33 Science: 33 )
SAT2’s still waiting on score: Biology E : 690
Took Math 1, 2, and Physics</p>

<p>Clubs: President of : German, SNHS, HOPE (service organization)
Sec: Debate, Acadec Dec.</p>

<p>Debate awars: loads… performed for Houston Health and Services Department…
Cardinal Health Inc. in Houston Texas
UIL state participant (5A school) ( Persuasive extemp)
TOC qualifier x2
TFA state qualifier in 6 events
NFL National qualifier in OO and FX and outround participant
Quarterfinalist in Impromptu at Nats
School Acadec Excellence award
National Finalist in speech competion
Questbridge College prep scholarship winner
National Merit Commended
AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>essays: about mom… kinda risky… how her death inspired me to enter the medical field</p>

<p>Teacher recs: pretty good
Counselor rec: better than average… I think he might add how i have to raise my two cousins as my father works two jobs to put food on the table…</p>

<p>Will likely leave with 6 5’s on AP tests…3 4’s and a 3 ( computer science AB) …darn C++ wannabe Java… ok sorry about that</p>

<p>So here are my schools:</p>

<li>RICE… I think its just the best school in the world…</li>
<li>Washington U St. Louis</li>
<li>Dartmouth</li>
<li>Williams</li>
<li>Harvard… yeah … i know…but cant I dream…</li>
<li>Yale… " " </li>
<li>Vanderbilt… good ol Vandy</li>
<li>Smith…loved the college when I recieved a grant to visit it from my high school…</li>
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<p>So what are my chances… I’ve already sent in my applications and I just want you guys to be brutally honest… dont worry you wont offend me…</p>

<p>Thanks a bunch :)</p>

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<p>good shot at rice, a bit of a reach for harvard and yale. Rest of them look good too :)</p>

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<p>Your in everywhere
-Great GPA/Rank
-Good ACT’s
-Tons of awesome EC’s/qualifiers
Just this would give you great chances at all your schools..</p>

<p>Add in that your an African American female with a income <20000 and living in a single parent household.</p>

<p>I really would be suprised if you get rejected from more then 1 of your choices…</p>

<p>Congrats on your achievements and good luck in the college of your choice =P</p>

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<p>Dang, 3rd ward? Isn’t that where Mike Jones is from? Tough hood. Sounds like you’ve overcome a lot. Congrats.</p>

<p>As for the schools,</p>

<p>Rice/WashU/Dartmouth/Williams/Vandy/Smith= MATCH
Yale/Harvard=Slight reach.</p>

<p>Unless this is flame. Seems like everyone flames nowadays.</p>

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<p>what is flame?</p>

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<p>Since I dont know what it is .. it probably isnt a flame…</p>

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<p>Owlie, what school do you go to?</p>

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<p>how many SAT IIs did you take?? i think Rice wants all applicants to take 3 Subject tests…</p>

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<p>i have taken 4 and will be reporting biology, physics and math 2 … i took math 1 because it was free… Rice also only requires two tests… i double/triple checked all the college requirements before i applied.. Thanks for the check-up though…</p>

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<p>wow, if you got your act up a bit you’d be more than likely in.. anywhere. as it is, you still have a great great great chance at every one of your schools, even harvard and yale.</p>

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<p>"Unless this is flame. Seems like everyone flames nowadays. "</p>

<p>I assume flame is another word for a ■■■■■ (one who puts in fake stats to a get attention). But I seriously doubt this person is a ■■■■■. BTW, great stats and great chance at Rice (awesome school; I used to live in The Woodlands and I visited Rice many times).</p>

<p>“…darn C++ wannabe Java” </p>

<p>Hey, don’t be hating on Java! Java > C++…</p>

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<p>Thanks for the comments.. well… I only received two fee waivers for the ACT so it is impossible for me to take it again… same thing for the subject tests… 40 dollars is alot to come by in my house…</p>

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<p>I guess this is a bump…</p>

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<p>if you get your scores up to match your GPA, rank, and ECs, you will have an excellent chance into all those schools (including Harvard)</p>

<p>your background/family is definitely going to help your chances</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>In everywhere</p>

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<p>I wont be able to take the tests again (SAT subjects , ACT) because of the money issue… So seeing that this is what I am going to send to colleges.. what do you think…</p>

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<p>I would be really surprised if you got rejected at more than 1 or 2 schools…really good chances everywhere..congrats on your accomplishments</p>

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<p>Honestly, you have done an amazing job at school and home despite your obstacles!!!
You are a strong candidate and I really hope you get in your top schools!!!
:)</p>

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<p>“Reach for the sky because if you should happen to miss, you’ll still be among the stars.” </p>

<p>Good Luck in your pursuit, and know that no matter what road block you may encounter along the way, you will always get over it. </p>

<p>May the force be with you,
Determind15</p>

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<p>As for the schools,</p>

<p>Rice/WashU/Dartmouth/Williams/Vandy/Smith= MATCH
Yale/Harvard=Slight reach.</p>

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<p>I would disagree in you saying that dartmouth is a match. no ivies are matches because well, they’re ivies and their decisions are often unpredictabe</p>

<p>i would say</p>

<p>good chance at WashU, Rice, Williams, vandy and smith. not neccessaily matches at all, but good chances</p>

<p>reach for harvard, yale and dartmouth, but ivies are reaches fo everyone. u have a better shot at being accepted into them than most applicnts</p>