A different way of chancing...suggestions! Very high SAT, somewhat low GPA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Junior, rising senior</p>

<p>PSAT 223 (National Merit Scholarship finalist most likely)</p>

<p>SAT 2210 (superscored, only taken twice) Math 800 and CR 740</p>

<p>4 years soccer 2 years varsity at a 5A school</p>

<p>IB diploma candidate</p>

<p>GPA 4.2ish Weighted and 3.4ish Unweighted</p>

<p>As an IB diploma candidate I am required to do many hours of service and whatnot</p>

<p>Course schedule for next year:
IB Biology HL
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Economics SL
IB Math SL didnt have an option to HL
PreIB Physics
Soccer
Speech (only first semester)</p>

<p>ECs include working at a CPAs office doing accounting and forensic accounting. I have become a valuable asset to his business and he lends me out to high profile lawyers to do work. I have been doing this for about 6 months and will continue until i leave for college
Also I have been playing guitar for 10 years and have played many concerts and taught at a few summer camps
Been on numerous mission trips and have done tons of community service with the boy scouts
Going to Texas A&M and UT Austin summer programs this summer
Boy Scout (Life Scout)
Worked in a warehouse last summer full time</p>

<p>I want to go to a smaller private college (Texas A&M is my safety), i live in Texas and I'm a Persian-American if that helps.</p>

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<p>Oh and sorry if i didnt explain, ibstead of posting a list of colleges, i was hoping you guys could suggest colleges i should apply to (low reaches, high matches, matches, low matches etc.)</p>

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<p>Do you live in Texas? Cause A&M is my safety to… lol</p>

<p>ummmm… what do you wanna major in? that could help</p>

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<p>Oh yeah i live in Texas, and i wanna major in math with a minor in business/accounting.</p>

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<p>Anyone else wanna chance me?</p>

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<p>chance moi please??</p>

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<p>Seeing as you’re from TX, Im sure you’ve heard of Rice.</p>

<p>Another school that I think you’d like is Harvey Mudd, although your GPA is a bit low.</p>

<p>There’s a couple of good reaches.</p>

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<p>are you willing to go to college out of state? if so, which states?</p>

<p>LEMON</p>

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<p>Im willing to go ANYWHERE inside the United States. Oh and yes ive heard of Rice im a double legacy there, and grandfather was a professor there until a few years ago :)</p>

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<p>Chance me please please :)</p>

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<p>some good schools in your area:
Rice (your legacy will definitly help)
Tulane (your range)
Vanderbilt
Emory (not really your area but the South)
U Texas-Austin</p>

<p>out of area:
Cornell (solid reach)
UC-Berkely
U Florida</p>

<p>your test scores are excellent, you just gotta raise your grades in senior year. You are from an underrepresented area so that might help you.
Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Sweet! Oh man Cornell would be amazing, i would loooove to go there. Im auto accepted to Texas A&M so im looking at more of low reaches</p>

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<p>Hmm, that UW gpa is low</p>

<p>But apply everywhere you want, you might get in somehwere</p>

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<p>Can you afford to pay for college? If not, is your family income in the range for financial aid?</p>

<p>Look at Carnegie Mellon for a high match, if the money is good. NYU is a match as well. Both of these have great math programs, and well-known business schools (admittedly I don’t know if it is easy to get a minor from Stern or Tepper).</p>

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<p>Ooo ok yeah Carnegie Mellon looks great for me, i am very much considering it :)</p>

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<p>yea I was going to suggest Carnegie Mellon too…of course that would be a huge change of pace for you as it is freezing in pittsburgh…and also CMU is 65/35 guys…maybe a duke? By going there, you get an awesome sports program (as you are an athlete), top flight academics, its a great package…</p>

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<p>Just to be clear, you are in the top 10% of your class (the Texas rule), right? Do you know your rank more precisely?</p>

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<p>No, im about 11%</p>

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<p>But i’ll likely be top ten percent by the end of first semester next year :)</p>

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<p>Depends on what subjects you are interested in.</p>

<p>Maybe WashU, Cornell, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Caltech?</p>