Chance an Iowan, I'll Return the Favor!! [NEW SAT II's]

<p>Hey, chance me, and tell me what you think -- also, tell me what is impressive about my app (like, what I should emphasize) if possible. I got SAT IIs results, which is why I made this! :D</p>

<p>Also, post a link back to your chance thread so I can chance you!!</p>

<p>Stats:
-White male
-Rural Iowan
-Parents income is <60k/year
-Small public school (28 in my class)</p>

<p>Tests:
-34 on ACTs
-2030 SAT
Critical Reading - 640
Math - 750
Writing - 640
-710 Eng Lit SAT II
-720 Math I SAT II
-760 US History SAT II
-202 PSAT (National Merit Commended Student)</p>

<p>School:
-3.92 unweighted GPA (We don't do weighted)
-Ranked 1/30 (I will be valedictorian)
-I have taken the most rigorous schedule possible (many PSEOs & AP classes), I have taken basically all of my high school classes above grade level.</p>

<p>ECs:
Activity / Years / Other
Soccer / 4 / JV captain (11), Varsity captain (12), Volunteer Referee, Recreational Team Captain (10, 11, 12)
Speech / 4 / State (3 times), All-State (1 time)
Student Council / 3 / President (12), Member of 3 committees
Republican Junior Delegate / 1 / Junior Chariman at District Convention, Junior Delegate at state, district, county conventions
Editor-in-chief of HS newspaper
Web Administrator of school website (Redesigned and vastly improved the site)</p>

<p>*** Also, I am going to include somewhere that a platform plank I wrote made it onto the Republican Party of Iowa's official platform (13.20)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
-Co-organized a blood drive, volunteered at two (2 years)
-Reffed youth soccer games (2 years)
-Coached T-Ball (3 years)
-Volunteering on a local candidate's political campaign. (getting a great rec from the candidate)</p>

<p>AP:
Macroeconomics (4) (9th gr.)
US Gov't (3) (10th gr.)
US History (?) (11th gr.)
English Language (?) (taking now)
Spanish Language (?) (taking now)
Biology (?) (taking now)
Statistics (?) (taking now)
Microeconomics (?) (probably taking second semester)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
-Two from teachers (English, Science)
-One from principal about how I helped out the school with technology problems when our tech guy was ill for 6 weeks & about doing the school website by myself.
-One from the political candidate I volunteered for about my work ethic and character (etc.)</p>

<p>Essay:
-About my childhood adventures, coming to terms with adulthood, and fighting conformity
-Supplementary is about some strangers who helped me and how they taught me to help others</p>

<p>Colleges:
Stanford [EA]
UWashington StL
UPenn
Duke
Georgetown University
Vanderbilt
Please chance me for these!!</p>

<p>THANKS SO MUCH</p>

<p>Vandy and Duke and Gtown are matches. WashU is a high match and Stanford is a reach.</p>

<p>Chance back?
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585120-i-m-applying-yale-tomorrow-so-chance-me.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585120-i-m-applying-yale-tomorrow-so-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I think you have a great shot at all of those schools with your ACT score and I think Iowa is underepresented at some of those schools. Stanford will be your biggest reach, but you definately have a shot.</p>

<p>I agree with the previous 2 posters (and I think being from Iowa will help you)
I would just like to add that Penn will be just a big of a reach as WashU but not as high as Stanford
please return the favor
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/584568-please-chance-new-member-wharton.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/584568-please-chance-new-member-wharton.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I think you will for sure get in to all of the above schools save for UPenn and Stanford because frankly..no one will get into those schools for sure</p>

<p>u did a very good job of exhibiting desire to expand oppurtunities despite small size of your high school</p>

<p>plz return the favor</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585047-chances-mit-stanford-princeton-dartmouth-northwestern-uchicago-umich-ross.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585047-chances-mit-stanford-princeton-dartmouth-northwestern-uchicago-umich-ross.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thanks for chancing, I chanced back :]</p>

<p>I would submit your ACT and not your SAT as your SAT could possibly dampen your brilliant chances. (:</p>

<p>i'll say in everywhere except stanford, i'm just unsure of how hard it is this year. </p>

<p>here's mee <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/580544-new-gpa-scores-georgia-tech-i-ll-chance-you-back-i-swear.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/580544-new-gpa-scores-georgia-tech-i-ll-chance-you-back-i-swear.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Stanford [EA]-reach
UWashington StL-high match
UPenn-low reach
Duke-high match/low reach
Georgetown University- match
Vanderbilt-match</p>

<p>you have a great shot everywhere, and your region is probably underrepresented which will help you in admissions</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585610-chances-so-so-sat-scores-top-schools.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/585610-chances-so-so-sat-scores-top-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I would say your in everywhere except Stanford, there you will have less of a chance. Can you chance me back: What are my chances of getting into Georgia Tech?</p>

<p>Stanford [EA]- Low reach
UWashington StL- Match
UPenn- High Match
Duke- High Match
Georgetown University- Match
Vanderbilt- Match</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/590601-omg-average-student-cc-what-odds.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/590601-omg-average-student-cc-what-odds.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>