Ch-Ch-Ch-Chaaaannnccceee Meeeeeeee! Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just finished my Junior year and will be graduating at the end of 2009. I am using this post to try to see where I could get in so I have a basis to start my college search/narrowing down with.</p>

<p>Stats:
-White male
-Rural Iowan
-Parents income is <60k/year
-Small public school (28 in my class)
-3.93 unweighted GPA (We don't do weighted)
-Valedictorian (Presumptive)</p>

<p>Tests:
-31 on ACTs (that's what I'll <em>probably</em> get... I'm taking the ACTs this Saturday)
-Took SATs, waiting on results
-202 PSAT (National Merit, will find out more in Sept.)</p>

<p>School:
-I have taken the most rigorous schedule possible (many PSEOs & AP classes), have pushed for improvements in T&G education
-I'll have 45-50 college credits by HS graduation, not including AP (all taken at CC though)</p>

<p>ECs:
Activity / Years / Other
Cross Country / 4 / Varsity runner
Soccer / 4 / JV captain (11th gr.), Varsity captain (next year)
Speech / 4 / State (3 times), All-State (1 time)
Student Council / 3 / Member of 3 committees (possibly President next year)
-1 year of: Mock Trial, Choir, Physics Club
-Other: Editor-in-chief of HS newspaper, Web Administrator of school website</p>

<p>AP:
Macroeconomics (4) (9th gr.)
US Gov't (3) (10th gr.)
US History (?) (11th gr.)
English Language (?) (taking next year)
Spanish Language (?) (taking next year)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
-Co-organized a blood drive, volunteered at two (2 years)
-Reffed youth soccer games (2 years)
-Coached T-Ball (3 years)
-Political Campaign Volunteer (1 year)</p>

<p>Other:
-Republican Junior Delegate at County, District, and State conventions (Junior chairman at the district convention)
-National Merit ? (probably commended student)
-Iowa's representative on the Youth Leadership Council (1 person from each state is picked and goes to DC on behalf of REC's)</p>

<p>Colleges:
UPenn
University of Chicago
Georgetown University
UNC, Chapel Hill
George Washington University</p>

<p>Please chance me for these!! :)</p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

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<p>You have a strong GPA. make sure those test scores are high. If you do get a 31, I think you can still improve it by a point or two.</p>

<p>I'm not familiar with the admissions to those universities, but I would say you're on the right track.</p>

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<p>UPenn- Reach
UChicago- Reach, but it all depends on the essays
Georgetown- Match
UNC- Match
GWU- Match</p>

<p>UIowa and Iowa State can be your safeties if you want.
Also consider UMichigan (another match) and perhaps Cornell (Reach) depending on what your intended major is)</p>

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<p>Kevin, I got a 29 in December (no studying, bombed math), so I don't think I'll jump to a 33, but 32 may be possible if I make it all the way through Math, reading, science this time.</p>

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<p>How do you do cross country AND soccer? Aren't they both fall sports?</p>

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<p>Lol, XC is fall, soccer is spring (in Iowa at least)</p>

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<p>i would not give an answer untill i see your SAT</p>

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<p>Argghhh, I'll have it by Thursday... :( I hate waiting!!</p>

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<p>me too NealJ2K, me too :(
hopefully your sat is a good score</p>

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<p>All great schools....BUT all have a rigorous admissions process and a bit quirky especially for out of state people. IF you score 31, great. DONT count on it. </p>

<p>Also I would add Notre Dame. If you are a conservative that is the place to be.</p>

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<p>Notre Dame doesn't exactly have an easy admissions process either, but I would say that the OP could get in.</p>

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<p>alGore, I just got a 2030 (equivalent to ACT 31) on the SAT, and this was my first time on SATs (this will be my 4th ACT). I know the ACT much better ;)</p>

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<p>UPenn-reach
University of Chicago-reach
Georgetown University-match
UNC, Chapel Hill-match
George Washington University-small reach/match</p>

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<p>^^^^ How are Gtown and UNC matches when GW could be a small reach...?? </p>

<p>Being from Iowa will help a lot at most of these schools, I think it would be the least helpful at Notre Dame (which a few people have suggested, plus it doesnt really match the relatively urban feel of ur other schools). Overall I would probably say </p>

<p>Upenn - reach
Chicago - low reach
Georgetown- low reach
UNC- low reach
GW- definite match</p>

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<p>^^ Agreed. GW isn't more competitive than Gtown or UNC.</p>