Chance/help me, I'm very curious!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I understand that I am far from an amazing applicant... But I am only a junior, and my guidance counselor said to cut back on the list colleges I'm interested in. By knowing my chances at these schools, I'll be able to narrow my list down so I have a good amount of reaches, fits, etc.</p>

<p>General Information:
GPA: 93.00 (UW) / ?? W
Class Rank: top 10-15%
I take Honor/AP classes and one "Level 1" (regular) level class...
SATS: 1220/1600
I have not taken the SAT IIs/Subject Tests yet</p>

<p>ECS/Whatever:
The Writing Center
Philosophy Club
Future Teachers of America
volunteer French teacher (community service: 80+ hours)
National Honors Society
Dual Enrollment Academy (college credit in History)
Amnesty International
Select Vocal Ensemble
2009 Northeast Region Senior District Chorus
Student Produced Arts Concert performer
Amanuensis Literary Magazine (published photography and writing)
piano lessons
Community Day (4 hours community service) [I probably shouldn't even mention this]
SUMMA Award Winner
Student of the Term (7 times)</p>

<p>*I am a junior in high school so I do not know what my letters of recommendation are going to be like, but let us just assume that they are good, and perhaps not totally astounding (just to be safe, of course ;]).</p>

<p>Schools I think I might have a chance at:
- Vassar College
- Connecticut College
- Wheaton College (MA)
- Boston University
- Skidmore College
- Clark University</p>

<p>Schools that I am interested in but do not think I have a chance at:
- Brown University (lol0lololol)
- Dartmouth College (lol0lolol)
- Amherst College
- Williams College</p>

<p>I know that these schools are far from easy for me to be accepted to, but that's why I want to know my chances... I already know I will most likely be accepted into the other schools I will apply to, one particularly because of an extensive legacy. Besides I am a curious. </p>

<p>I would like to teach either English/French/a social study at the secondary level, and I'd like to study somewhere in the Humanities (English, philosophy, French)... I've already done a lot of research on the education programs at all of the schools I've listed, so I do not need to be told about the validity of their Education programs (though any extra information may help).</p>

<p>Thank you very much</p>

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<p>Honestly, you have a shot at WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO,</p>

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<p>Simply because you want to go there</p>

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<p>Thank you, I think. That's a very optimistic way to look at it. I do really want to go to all of these schools, but I don't know if I really amount to anything in the college-competition world.</p>

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<p>if you want a actual pragmatic answer id say toss out one of the ivies and one of the first group of colleges. If you absolutly had to get rid of some, i personally wud have completly ignroed my counselor lol</p>

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<p>Positive thinking is a powerful thing. My advice would be (as a college-bound senior myself) bring up that SAT score a bit (which won't be hard to do; you're a smart kid), focus on a single area of the EC world that you surround yourself with, and begin to think about how it has shaped you as a scholar, a person, and a member of society at large. Take it from me, colleges LOVE to hear about how an EC changed you/influenced you/made you want to make a difference. If you start thinking about it now, months ahead of time, you'll have a killer essay format for colleges in the fall. This is the best advice I can give, having "been there" (in the throes of the application process) myself.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for the advice. I really do appreciate it.</p>

<p>Afitscher, thank you for your honesty :)</p>

<p>And Skitter, I agree that positive thinking is powerful. I will try to bring up my SAT. I think I will focus on teaching French at a local elementary school inspired me to be a teacher. :)</p>

<p>Thanks again</p>

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<p>Optimism is good, delusion not so much! Neither your rank or SATs would put you in the running for the ivies or AW. You're still a junior though. You can really work to get the scores up and try the ACT. You can move your rank up. You still may not get into this list but you'll do much better at many colleges if you can do these things.</p>

<p>Skitter, aren't you a current applicant?</p>

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<p>hmom5 - Yeah, as much as I am optimistic I am in no way deluding myself into thinking that I will get into an Ivy or Amherst or Williams. That's particularly why they are on the list of schools I don't think I have a chance at... I do have a strong interest in Vassar, Connecticut College, Wheaton, and BU. Aside from this I understand that I would most likely be accepted to 3 other schools I'm looking at that I did not post. Thank you hmom5 for your honesty!</p>

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<p>Yes, I'm a current applicant (well, the waiting process more like; I've already applied), but in the process of applying, I got a taste for what type of essays colleges/scholarship committees ask for - mainly the "what have you done outside of school that influenced who you are now/who has influenced you, and how?" that kind of thing. I'm just saying that, had I known as a junior that THESE would be the predominant essay topics, I would have had more time to think and my essays would have been better. So heads up, imsolidmatter!</p>

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<p>Yes, but Skitter, I don't think you're in the position to tell kids what colleges really want to hear. Or encourage them to believe an EC will compensate for stats.</p>

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