Chance a rising senior from FL for Ivies please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: zam614
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Location: Miami, Florida
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes
Parents divorced (j.i.c.)</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 5.26
^ Haven't gotten GPA as of the end of junior year yet
Class Rank: top 10% (at least - actual class rank not given until senior year)</p>

<p>Will take 13 AP's by graduation
-AP World History (4)
-AP European History (3) "/
-AP Spanish Language (5)
-AP English Language & Composition
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Environmental Science
-AP United States History
-AP English Literature and Composition
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Physics C
-AP Macroeconomics
-AP U.S. Gov't & Politics
-AP Psychology
(maybe AP Art History)</p>

<p>*Scores: *</p>

<p>SAT I:
CR: 660
MA: 710
WR: 710
^ def. taking again</p>

<p>SAT II:
-Math II
-USH
^ scores haven't been received yet
-3rd will prob. be Lit., Span., or Fren.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
-Mock Trial (10-12)
-National Honor Society (10-12)
-English Honor Society (9-12)
-Science Honor Society (10-12)
-Social Studies Honor Society (10-12)
-Mu Alpha Theta (12) - maybe
-Junior State of America - a student-run, non-partisan political awareness club
-Independently studying French
-Environmental Debate at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
-Editor of school newspaper.
-Editor of *Fairchild Challenge Newsletter<a href="a%20project%20in%20a%20multi-project,%20county-wide%20competition%20in%20Miami%20focusing%20on%20the%20environment;%20our%20school%20won%20first%20place">/I</a></p>

<p>Leadership positions:
-Founder/President of Junior State of America chapter at my school
-Historian for English Honor Society (11), President of English Honor Society (12)
-Vice President of Book Club (10), President of Book Club (11/12)
-Probable co-founder of Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
-Internship for the State Representative of my district (11/12)
-Volunteer at several senior centers during special holidays, e.g. Thanksgiving, Father's Day, along with Representative
-Volunteer at local hospital - donate and read books to Pediatrics (12)
-Several beach cleanups and fundraisers for cancer research (10-12).
-Volunteer at school library during lunch (9-12)
-Tutor after school in different subjects (10-12).</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
-I participated in the preeminent law competition, "We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution". We were state champions of Florida in 2007-2008 and represented the state of Florida at the national competition in Washington, D.C. I was the mentor for last year's team, and will continue helping outside of class next year.
-National "I Dare You" Leadership Award
-Top 10% of school body - although probably higher, they just set a range for that specific ceremony - for three consecutive years (will be 4 by next year lol)</p>

<p><em>Does skipping a grade count for anything?</em></p>

<p>Colleges of Interest (in order):</p>

<p>1- Harvard College
2- Columbia University
3- Duke University
4- Yale University
5- University of Pennsylvania
6- Georgetown University
7- Princeton University
8- Washington University in St. Louis
9- University of Chicago
10- Boston College
11- University of Florida
12- University of Miami
13- Florida State University</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, Southeast
Importance of cost: Important </p>

<p>P.S. I'll chance back whoever chances me, if you leave me a link :)</p>

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<p>P.P.S. I’m open to any and all suggestions! :slight_smile: Whether they be something I should do or fix in my app or a college I should apply to…</p>

<p>and I’m also kind of a first-generation American. One of my parents was born in Puerto Rico and the other in another country, so I don’t know how that factors… and both my parents never got a bachelor’s degree.</p>

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<p>URM+ First Generation+ Your stats+ maybe ED if FA is not a problem= great results.</p>

<p>If you get a 2150+ I can see you get into the middle ivies. ( Dartmouth, UPenn)</p>

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<p>I agree, your stats are good, especially with those awards (congrats :)). Also, your racial status is a bonus. If you improve your SAT a little more, I think you are in at the University of Chicago, Florida State, Washington U, University of Florida, and University of Miami. Like NuclearPakistan said, you also have a good shot at the lower and middle tier ivies. The upper ivies are a crapshoot for anyone, so I can’t really say about those. good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me back please: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/725317-chance-scared-junior.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/725317-chance-scared-junior.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks guys! Do you think it helps that I skipped a grade or hurts because they might think I’m not mature enough?</p>

<p>Bump</p>

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<p>bump "/
10 char</p>

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<p>If you can bring ur your SAT to around a 2200, the top ivies can be referred to as reaches
and the middle ivies can be referred to as high high matches
i think you will get in at the rest of your universities because of your ECs and your URM status</p>

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<p>BUMP! "/ pleasee :)</p>

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<p>1- Harvard College- HIGH REACH
2- Columbia University-HIGH REACH
3- Duke University-MODERATE REACH
4- Yale University-HIGH REACH
5- University of Pennsylvania-HIGH REACH
6- Georgetown University-MODERATE REACH
7- Princeton University-HIGH REACH
8- Washington University in St. Louis-ALMOST MATCH
9- University of Chicago-MODERATE REACH
10- Boston College-SLIGHT REACH
11- University of Florida-MATCH
12- University of Miami-MATCH
13- Florida State University-MATCH</p>

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<p>When you say MATCH for the last three, do you mean safety?</p>

<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump "/
10char</p>

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<p>Your UW GPA is a little low but nevertheless being a URM and 1st gen will definitely help. My guess is crapshoot for Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, mid-reach for Duke, Columbia, and UPenn, and in for the rest.</p>

<p>Chance back? :)</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/733841-chance-rising-junior-will-try-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/733841-chance-rising-junior-will-try-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>hey im from miami too… what school do you go too? I go to palmetto but anyways I would probably look for more moderate schools like maybe wake forest, michigan, lehigh, case western that are more match/safety and can probably give some good merit aid… hope it helps</p>

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<p>i think because of your ethinicity being a highly under-represented ethinicty, if you get over a 2100 on your SAT and do really well in your interview you will very competitive at all of the schools. Harvard will be a very likely possibility and the last 3 schools are safties</p>

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<p>“When you say MATCH for the last three, do you mean safety?”</p>

<p>No, he means match. Match means that you have a good shot at the school. It doesn’t mean that your admission is virtually guaranteed, as would be the case at a safety, but it means that you have a very good shot (anywhere from 50% to 75% chance of admission, according to one website). </p>

<p>I think that UF and FSU are safeties, though.</p>

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<p>Got most recent AP scores:</p>

<p>U.S. History 5
Enviro. Sci 5
Eng. Lang. 4
Calculus AB 5</p>

<p>and SAT II:</p>

<p>USH 730
Math II 800</p>

<p>btw bumpp! Please :D</p>

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<p>1- Harvard College- HIGH REACH
2- Columbia University-High Reach
3- Duke University-Reach
4- Yale University-High Reach
5- University of Pennsylvania-High Reach
6- Georgetown University-Reasonable Reach
7- Princeton University-High Reach
8- Washington University in St. Louis-Reach
9- University of Chicago-Reasonable Reach
10- Boston College-Low Reach
11- University of Florida-High Safety
12- University of Miami-Low Match/High Safety
13- Florida State University-Safety</p>

<p>Bump up those SATs and these could change drastically. Best of Luck please chance back
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739793-quick-brown-2014-chances-need-advice-over-whether-bother-ed-not.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739793-quick-brown-2014-chances-need-advice-over-whether-bother-ed-not.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>1- Harvard College- reach
2- Columbia University- Reach
3- Duke University-Reach
4- Yale University-Reach
5- University of Pennsylvania-Reach
6- Georgetown University- Reach/in
7- Princeton University-Reach
8- Washington University in St. Louis-in
9- University of Chicago-in
10- Boston College-in
11- University of Florida-Safety
12- University of Miami-Safety
13- Florida State University-Safety
can u chance back plz? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739962-plz-chance-overachiever-rice-u-maryland-duke-caltech-5-ucs.html#post1062841319[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739962-plz-chance-overachiever-rice-u-maryland-duke-caltech-5-ucs.html#post1062841319&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>so my weakest point is SAT scores?</p>

<p>bump :D</p>

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<p>bump? "/</p>

<p>10char</p>