Chance a Guy From Maine With a Big SAT improvement

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I go to one of the best public schools in Maine.</p>

<p>GPA/Courseload</p>

<p>GPA≈95</p>

<p>Rank: Top 25% in a very competitive class of about 100</p>

<p>AP Courses
European History (5), United States History (4), Chemistry (4)
Senior Year- Calculus AB, Physics, Literature</p>

<p>SATs
October 2008 – 2330 (1530)
Critical Reading: 780
Math: 750
Writing: 800</p>

<p>May 2008 – 2050 (1370)
Critical Reading: 700
Math: 670
Writing: 680</p>

<p>Not GPA/Courseload:</p>

<p>ECs:
Chess team (I started this sophmore year, about 10 core members )
Tennis team
Playmakers
National Honor Society
Literary Assistant for the library</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Chess:
First place in Maine State Scholastic Individual Championship (2007)
Second place in Maine State Scholastic Individual Championship (2008)
Southwestern Scholastic State Champions (Team, 2007)
Third place in Maine State Championship (2008, all ages)
Winner of other various tournaments in New England area
Ranked 50th among seventeen year-olds in the United States
Ranked in top 5 in Maine for all ages</p>

<p>Other:
Ruth B. Plummer Citizenship award (For fund-raising and community service)
National Merit Commended Scholar
First place in Maine one-act play competition (2006)
Second place in Maine one-act play competition (2007, 2008)</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are for the following schools?</p>

<p>Cornell University
Duke University (my uncle is a professor here and is writing that family member thing they ask for. Fortunately, he likes me)
George Washington University
Haverford College
New York University
Northwestern University
Swarthmore College
Tufts University
University of Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis (I had a great interview with an admissions officer from here)</p>

<p>I realize that most of these are stretch/ super stretch schools. I have taken my safety schools such as University of Maine off the list because… well, yeah. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>wow, impressive stats! Congrats on the huge improvement (I have a 2050 right now and am taking the SAT one last time Nov 1st... hopefully it'll turn out as great as yours)!</p>

<p>The only iffy schools are Duke and Cornell, but I'd call those low reaches. Have you looking at any other Ivy Leagues?</p>

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<p>holllllllllllllllly crap that is a big jump.</p>

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<p>I haven't really considered any other Ivy's, in part because my grades aren't absolutely spectacular (I had about half Bs freshman year, a quarter sophomore year, and two in AP chem last year), but also because I didn't really look at them with a 2050 SAT score. I suppose that I might look into them a bit more now, but I'm happy with my school list as it is. There are also those stats they love to show off during college tours that I find really obnoxious, and kind of frightening ("We reject 99 out of 100 valedictorians with perfect SAT scores")</p>

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<p>Where in Maine are you from? </p>

<p>I don't meet many other Mainers on College Confidential</p>

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<p>I'm from Yarmouth - Yarmouth High School. How about you?</p>

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<p>Bump… I'd love some new chances</p>

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<p>Cool, I live on Mount Desert Island, </p>

<p>good luck with all your schools!</p>

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<p>you have great stats and I would say that you have a great shot at all of your schools.
Your SAT scores, EC's, and awards are all great.</p>

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<p>I agree with the above. Great shot at all of the schools. Good luck!</p>