Chance a fellow at a bit of a dream reach, and then the schools he has a shot at.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>New info is in bold, please give me an idea if you would be so kind.</p>

<p>Personal
-White Male
-Illinois resident, birth to present
-No legacies anywhere</p>

<p>School
-Public
-No AP offered
-Ranked #2 of 50-55
-3.952 GPA on a 4.0
-Most rigorous coarse load offered
-Earned an A in an AP government class online</p>

<p>Testing
-30 on the ACT, 33E, 29M, 29R, 28S, 10 on Writing (1st)
-33 on the ACT, 31E, 32M, 33R, 34 S, 10 ON WRITING
-640s on SAT with a 690 on writing
-550 Chemistry, 580 Math II, 600 U.S. History</p>

<p>ECs
-Baseball (4 years Varsity, 3 as captain)
-Scholastic Bowl (3 years Varsity, all as captain, 1 year JV, will be top 10-20 alltime leading scorer at a school with a reputation for producing very good teams year after year)
-Football (2 years Varsity, one year JV)
-Hockey (played all through high school, but school doesn't have a team)
-Junior Class President
-Letterman's Club (2 years, both as one of three "leaders")
-WYSE (4 years test taking competition, won 2nd in the Biology test at regionals junior year)</p>

<p>Honors
-NMSC Commended Student
-National Honor Society
-Student of the Year awards at school in many subjects</p>

<p>Volunteer
-Key Club (our club wasn't very active though, and I often had conflicts with other ECs)
-Assistant Baseball coach (3 weeks of volunteer work for a grade school team)</p>

<p>Job Experience
-Summer job year 2008, 20-25 hours per week</p>

<p>Internship
-Illinois Governmental Internship Program
+One of 11 applicants accepted from entire state of Illinois
+Work as intern in a congressional office 9-5 mon-thurs
+Complete a full coarse load while I'm there, including AP level online Calculus Class</p>

<p>Schools (in order of desire)
-Columbia (kind of tossing around the idea, but its $70 to apply and figure on near $100 once I get all of my test in to them, worth it?)
-Washington & Lee (Top two are only ones that require SAT IIs, and only that will see them)
-William & Mary
-University of Illinois
-Allegheny College
-Knox College
-Washington & Jefferson College</p>

<p>Intended Major
-Currently undecided
+Political Science
+History
+Education</p>

<p>Does this new ACT put me over the top anywhere? Does it open up anymore doors? I don't think I have Ivy League make-up, but Columbia is incredible, and I would love to spend four years at a top southern school. Chances very much appreciated.</p>

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<p>^^^^^Dude Columbia is in the North...</p>

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<p>Hey there, you chanced me, so I'll return the favor. I think you should try Columbia if money is not an issue just because of your ECs. Your athletics are impressive and academic ECs are not bad either especially the Scholastic Bowl. For Columbia the SAT subject tests might be a bit low, so you might consider retaking, but ACT is right on target. I definitely think you have a good shot at all the other schools. Thanks for chancing me.</p>

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<p>your ecs and test scores are the weak points of your app.
-Columbia - reach, it depends on how much you are willing to spend/can afford
-Washington & Lee- low reach
-William & Mary- high match
-University of Illinois ?
-Allegheny College- match
-Knox College ?
-Washington & Jefferson College ?</p>

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<p>I understand Columbia's in New York, the southern school comment was with regard to W&L and W&M.</p>

<p>If it makes any difference all the schools take either ACT or SAT, so they won't see the SATs in most cases, and shouldn't evaluate them in others.</p>

<p>I thought I was in good shape for ECs, one sport each season, scholastic bowl, and a fulltime internship, but oh well.</p>