Can a pageant girl get into elite schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>female, taiwanese-american in a top public school in georgia.
plan to major in biomed/biochem.</p>

<p>SAT: 2240; 690 CR, 780 Math, 770 Writing; Retaking the SAT in October
SAT II: 780 Math IIC, 740 Bio-M; Taking chem in november and possibly retaking bio, but this is primarily for RD schools.
ACT: 33; 35 english, 36 math, 32 reading, 27 science (Only reporting ACT to WashU)</p>

<p>Rank: 7-9/530ish
Numeric Avg (weighted): 99.69ish
AP Classes (by graduation): world history (4), biology, calculus bc, english language, english literature, chemistry, physics b, statistics </p>

<p>ECs
1) clubs
student council (3yrs)
junior varsity math (1yr)
varsity math (3yrs)
science olympiad (4yrs)
orchestra (4yrs)
fencing team (4yrs)
beta club (3yrs)
national honor society (2yrs)
spanish national honor society (2yrs)
fiddle team, but i quit lol (2yrs)</p>

<p>2) leadership
freshmen year: jv math team secretary</p>

<p>sophomore year: varsity math team secretary
student council representative</p>

<p>junior year: varsity math team vice president
science olympiad vice president
student council treasurer</p>

<p>senior year: student council president
nhs treasurer
varsity math team president (we didn't have elections yet, but i'm positive i'll be pres)
science olympiad president/vice president </p>

<p>3) music
all state orchestra member for consecutive years
all county orchestra member for consecutive years; junior year i was associate concertmaster; sophomore year i was associate principal 2nd
governor honors program semifinalist for violin
royal schools of music diploma (some exam i used to take every year and got a license to teach)</p>

<p>4) athletics (i don't think i could get recruited though...i didn't fence very much this year because my junior year was hectic)
georgia high school fencing league state champion (freshmen)
georgia high school fencing league state runner up (sophomore)
ranked 6th in the state overall at ga state games
junior olympic qualifier 2007</p>

<p>5) volunteer
volunteer 160+ hours at hospital three years in a row, was the captain of the program last year. the hospital is the 2nd or 3rd best pediatric hospital in the nation
food drives at the biggest sit in dinner in the world during holidays
local nature center
peer tutor biology at school
school renovation... me and student council girls painted all the girl's bathrooms at school... i don't know if this is very relevant but it was interesting lol</p>

<p>6) awards
wellesley college book award
discover card tribute award semifinalist
monte jade society award winner
uga merit scholar
national american miss finalist</p>

<p>7) pageantry
national american miss georgia pageant:
1. academic achievement winner
2. talent top 5
3. most recommendations winner
4. state finalist award
5. national american miss and all-american miss pageant qualifier</p>

<p>8) miscellaneous
graphic design... i designed my school's homecoming posters and invitations for 2 years
fence both epee and sabre
play piano and saxophone as hobby</p>

<p>SCHOOLS
University of Pennsylvania ED
Duke RD
WashU RD
Georgia Tech RA
Stanford EA/RD (not sure which admissions plan yet)
MIT EA
UChicago EA
Johns Hopkins RD
Princeton (probably i have no chance, lol but i'll try)</p>

<p>NOTE: so... let's just say i retake the sat's and raise that verbal score to ~750, and math to an 800 and bump that writing up a little more... i'm hoping for at least a 2320 :)</p>

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<p>If you apply to Stanford EA, you can't apply to Penn, Chicago, or MIT ED/EA. Stanford is single-choice early action.</p>

<p>If you apply to Penn ED, I'm pretty sure you can apply to Chicago and MIT EA.</p>

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<p>ohh ok, thanks!</p>

<p>SCHOOLS (revised)
University of Pennsylvania ED
Duke RD
WashU RD
Georgia Tech RD
Stanford RD
MIT EA
UChicago EA
Johns Hopkins RD
Princeton RD</p>

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<p>How hot are you? This will play a big role (if you are really hot...safety) with MIT, they are always looking for hot girls :) But seriously, MIT is a low reach. Penn is a high match ED. You have the stats, strong test scores and grades. Your ECs are decent as well. Duke, Wash U, and UChi are low reaches. Stanford and Princeton are reaches with JHU being a match to high match. Georgia Tech is a safety. Good luck.</p>

<p>Please chance me at:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=361246%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=361246&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>oh yeah... i won a ton of spanish and science awards.
ranked in the top 15 in spanish nationwide and top 5 in the state. received the highest honors in speaking forums and writing competitions. </p>

<p>science olympiad tournaments: top 2 for entomology in the state, top 5 for ecology in the state... top awards also for both entomlogy and ecology in regional and school invitationals.</p>

<p>i'm not quite sure that i would call myself "hot." (i don't want to be too narcissist/egotistical) i'd say i'm above average, lol.</p>

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<p>Adcoms are human. Being in pageants can probably be hard work and some will recognize that. If you get women from top academic colleges they might gag. Who knows?</p>

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<p>hmm... you have a point.</p>

<p>regardless, i'm not in those kind of pageants with creepy five year olds, doused in makeup and wearing inappropriate clothes. i'm in a--if i should say--more liberal pageant.</p>

<p>i'm hoping that they recognize that the pageant i competed in was based on not beauty, but developing confidence and poise for young women so that they can succeed in society.</p>

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<p>Honestly I'd say in everywhere.</p>

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<p>I don't think I've seen a more perfect application. The fact you were able to do all of this is amazing!!!! I agree that you're in everywhere. Ivies really look at ECs which you have a lot.</p>

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<p>i really like your chances. great scores, well rounded, lots of leadership- i honestly think you're in. the pageants will help you stand out a lot also. i am so jealous of you.</p>

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<p>You're extremely well rounded and seem to excel in all areas. I don't see how the pageants will hurt you; they'll only help :) You have great chances at all the schools you've listed. However, just to be on the safe side, you may want at least 1 more safety school since the top schools are sometimes a bit unpredictable and arbitrary. Make sure you write good essays and get nice recs and you're in the top of the application pool. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me back? (my stats are not so amazing)
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=368144%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=368144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>In everywhere (50/50 at Princeton and Stanford), well-rounded pageant girls stand out.</p>

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<p>You might want to talk to divagurl1130 who attends Dartmouth. See her post in the thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=256537&highlight=miss+new+hampshire%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=256537&highlight=miss+new+hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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America's National Sweetheart Pageant (ANTSO)
Nationals results (Top 4):
1)Texas-winner
2)Oklahoma-1st runner up
3)New Jersey- 2nd Runner up
4)New Hampshire-3rd Runner Up
Miss Academic Achievement 2007 for nationals</p>

<p>Miss New Hampshire SW 2006
Miss NH National Teenager 1st Runner Up 2006
Miss Academic Achievement 2006 for states
Miss Meadowbrook Runner Up 2006
Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2nd RU 2006 competed against 2,000 applicants in the state and 60 competitors

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<p>everywhere!! awesome stats, grades, and ecs.</p>

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<p>^Yeah; God knows MIT could use some pretty girls.</p>