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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, can some of you guys chance me at the following schools? I'll try to not make this text dense.</p>

<p>Cornell (arts and sciences) -- Early Decision. My grandfather went there, and the Cornell supplement asks for grandparents for alumni relation - so this is a legacy</p>

<p>Pomona College</p>

<p>Dartmouth</p>

<p>George Washington University</p>

<p>Colby College - Huge legacy here, my mom, dad, and one of my sisters have graduated ..my other sister will be a sophomore there next year. My dad has donated several thousand dollars (..i sound really preppy/annoying right here..don't be mad, i can't think of any other way to say this)</p>

<p>Bowdoin</p>

<p>Middlebury</p>

<p>Northwestern</p>

<p>University of Michigan</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania</p>

<p>Here's a brief, yet thorough list of my stats.</p>

<p>State of Residency - Oklahoma
Race - Caucasian
Sex - Male
Highschool - Ranked In Top 100 US NEWS - Rank is like 58 or something. It's the best public school in Oklahoma.</p>

<p>GPA UW - ~3.9
GPA W - 4.4
Class Rank - ~5-15/320 ----top 2-4%</p>

<p>SAT's - CR - 800 (mm..sexy) M - 610 WR - 700
1410/1600 2110/2400</p>

<p>SAT II's - Chemistry - 760
I plan on taking Lit and Math IIC</p>

<p>IB Diploma Candidate
Taking most rigorous course load of almost all Core I.B. Classes (except for varsity swimming).</p>

<p>EC's - Model UN - 11th and 12th
Politics Club - 11th and 12th
NHS - 10th, 11th, and 12th (starts at 10th)
Varsity Swimming - 10th, 11th..might do 12th. I won a few medals.
Robotics Club - 10th, 11th, 12th
Latin Club - 9th, 10th</p>

<p>Awards - National latin exam silver medalist
Chemistry Olympiad District Qualifier (didn't get to go to state because only 2 people are allowed from each school, and our school had 8--really good chem teacher)</p>

<p>Community Service - I'll just be doing the CAS hours for IB..so it should be around 70 or so.</p>

<p>Teacher recs - Should be good, but not GREAT...I have one teacher who will most likely put me at top 5%-1% for most everything, but will write a (most likely) somewhat impersonal letter (he was my A.P. and pre a.p. Chem teacher, but our relationship wasn't all that close because he mainly just focused on teaching rather than getting to know the students. My other Rec will most likely be top 10%-5%, but the letter should be very good.</p>

<p>Essays - I plan on writing an author who really inspired me. The author was very famous and he taught at Cornell.</p>

<p>Summers - I worked as a personal assistant at an oil company in the town (under my grandpa, but they don't need to know that =)
I did an astronomy camp at the university of Arizona in the summer 07, and i'm attending Summer@Brown right now -- taking an economics class.</p>

<p>Me and my Dad also quail hunt. I don't know if the fact that I hunt would be good or bad as an EC - Potentially offending, yet potentially unique. And no, I'm not a hick with an accent from Oklahoma you D-bag.</p>

<p>Additional Info: I've had a few B's (3 semesters where i've had 1 B) all but 1 were in a math class. I really want to go to Cornell, but i think i'll be equally as happy at many of the other schools on that list, so long as it's not in a big city. I don't really have any leadership yet, but i might be able to get a spot in robotics club and politics club next year. I'm thinking about majoring in chemistry, history, or economics. I won't need financial aid.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>u sound like an arrogant prick</p>

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<p>Not my intention, and I'm sorry if I sound like that; it's a resume, so I'm supposed to list everything good about myself, aren't I?</p>

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<p>Ill chance u anyway</p>

<p>Cornell (arts and sciences) -- reach (legacy, essays and recs might help u here tho)</p>

<p>Pomona College- low reach</p>

<p>Dartmouth- reach</p>

<p>George Washington University-match</p>

<p>Colby College -match</p>

<p>Bowdoin- low reach/possible match</p>

<p>Middlebury-??? (idk about this college)</p>

<p>Northwestern- reach</p>

<p>University of Michigan- low reach/match</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania-high reach (its a crapshoot, but u got a great shot)</p>

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<p>you are about 90-100 math SAT points from getting into many of these. I would retake if I were you. Math is the easiest section to raise and even a 700 will put elevate you significantly. A 750 would be amazing. The thing with candidates from places like Oklahoma, is that even if your school is highly ranked it isn't going to be an exceptional feeder like Exeter or Horace Mann. So they'll take a good look at your SAT. A 610 is a glaring weakness. Just being honest.</p>

<p>With current SAT:</p>

<p>Cornell (arts and sciences) -- Early Decision. 45% chance</p>

<p>Pomona College- 45%</p>

<p>Dartmouth: 25%</p>

<p>George Washington University: 70%</p>

<p>Colby College - In</p>

<p>Bowdoin: 55%</p>

<p>Middlebury: 55%</p>

<p>Northwestern: 40%</p>

<p>University of Michigan: 75%</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania: 30%</p>

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<p>i agree with slipper1234 about the SAT...
take ACT too if you like...some kids to better on it</p>

<p>on the flip side, colleges might think someone from oklahoma can add to their diversity pool or wtv, since i dont think any of the schools you mentioned are in the region that your state is in</p>

<p>just my 2c</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies everyone! I got a 29 on my ACT (didn't study much, though), so I'm not going to submit. My reading speed isn't fast enough to score high (27 on ACT reading vs 800 SAT reading, since i can't read the ACT passages in time). I think I will be retaking the SAT just for the math section in November. I doubt I'll be able to pull another 800 CR, but i guess all those colleges super score?</p>

<p>Also, would it be better for me to study very hard for Math IIC subject test and score high (720+), or study hard for Lit and score high? I don't feel like doing both since 3 tests aren't required by any of the schools. Would a high Math IIC score help offset the weak SAT I math?</p>

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<p>bump ^^^^^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>I would spend your studying time on the math subject test and also retake the SAT to get your math score up. With an 800 on CR you should be able to do well on the lit subject test without too much studying.</p>

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<p>bump ^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>bumping..................................again..........</p>

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<p>I think you'll get in all of those schools because:</p>

<ol>
<li>The title</li>
<li>Because you went quail hunting which could be seen as being an assistant for Dick Cheney</li>
</ol>

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<p>Definitely get your SATs up. Or even better, take the ACT</p>

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<p>haha, BZ-B. Unfortunately, I hunt wild birds..rather than birds raised in cages with clipped wings. I have a sense of sport, so i think they won't see the connection =(</p>

<p>And yes, my title is awesome. The subliminal message is great. =D</p>

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<p>bump^^^^^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>Oklahoma in 2009 isn't going to be easy. You have the athletes that some top schools love to pull from our state - more than 50% of Tulsa admits were recruited. Then, you have academic superstars at OSSM, Norman, and Jenks. But your grandpa should help.</p>

<p>But, I kinda agree with the first response, sorry, but that's just how you rub off in your posts. Don't let that show in your interview, and you have a shot.</p>