Chance Me- African American Male looking at Top Universities

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I am an african american student at a pretty competitive private high school. I want to know what the people at CC think about my stats.. and whether I have a chance at some of these universities.
Don't be afraid to be harsh =P haha</p>

<p>Stats...
Student:</p>

<p>User Name: doctorsboy
Gender: M
Location: Southern VA
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Private
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 0.00
GPA - Weighted: 3.29
Class Size: 83</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 690
SAT I Critical Reading: 670
SAT I Writing: 660</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Jack and Jill of America
Leadership positions: Tri - M Honors Society - Treasurer
President of Strings Chapter
Historian of Jack and Jill
Student Board of Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Track (9-12)
Varsity Cross Country (9,12)
Volunteer/Service Work: Mission Trip to David, Kentucky
100+ hours at Virginia Air and Space Museum
Fed the Homeless many times
Honors and Awards: Director's Award for Strings (11)
Athlete of the Year - Jack and Jill Chapter (11)
Honor Roll (9-11)
Southeastern Virginia Regional Orchestra (11,12)
College Summer programs: Shenandoah Performs! summer camp (10,11)
Hampton Roads Chamber Players (10,11)</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City
Size: Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000), Large (10,000 - 18,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, Southeast</p>

<p>Low GPA and comparibly low SAT score to people on CC plague me.. however I consider myself a very unique person... and I have beat every other african american in my class SAT-wise... GPA is another story haha</p>

<p><em>edit</em>
forgot to say where i am applying..
UVA
Harvard - parents making me..don't really wanna go but it will be hard to turn down if i get in
Vanderbilt
JMU
GMU
NYU
Syracuse
Boston Univ
Carnegie Mellon
Morehouse College
Hampton Univ
Northeastern
Northwestern
University of Maryland - College Park
Ohio Wesleyan</p>

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<p>All but Harvard</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply, what kind of chances though at the other schools... safety/match/reach?</p>

<p>i am also taking suggestions at schools you may think i would love</p>

<p>Thanks in advance, CC</p>

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<p>UVA...Match/Reach
Harvard...Reach
Vanderbilt...Match
JMU...Match/Reach
GMU...Match
NYU...Match
Syracuse...Match
Boston Univ...Match
Carnegie Mellon...Match
Morehouse College...Match/Safety
Hampton Univ...Safety
Northeastern...Safety
Northwestern...Match/Reach
UMaryland...Match/Safety
Ohio Wesleyan...Safety</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply... but i know for a fact that jmu is not as hard to get into as vanderbilt is though... why jmu match/reach? i have always considered it a safety/match</p>

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<p>Check out:
URichmond
Union
Trinity (CT)
Bates
Colby
Hamilton
Vassar
Lafayette
Oberlin
URochester
Tufts
Emory</p>

<p>Sorry, misread JMU. Thought you meant JHU. You should check it out.</p>

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<p>tthanks alot, do you think i have a good chance at emory?</p>

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<p>James Madison would be a Match/Safety.</p>

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<p>alright, thanks for your help.
Any others?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I do. If you're still worried, I'd suggest Oxford College of Emory. It's easier to get into, and after two years there, you automatically got to Emory University (no paperwork, etc...).</p>

<p><a href="http://www.emory.edu/OXFORD/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.emory.edu/OXFORD/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>wow thank you very much, i will definetely consider that option as well</p>

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<p>bummppp btw impatience is a virtue</p>

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<p>UVA In
Harvard no
Vanderbilt Not sure. good chance
JMU in
GMU in
NYU same as vandy
Syracuse in
Boston Univ In (Come to BU ;))
Carnegie Mellon same as NYU, Vandy
Morehouse College in
Hampton Univ in
Northeastern in
Northwestern no
University of Maryland - College Park in
Ohio Wesleyan in</p>

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<p>awesome. im deciding between uva, boston univ, carnegie and jmu as my top choices. thanks alot-btw, do you like BU?</p>

<p>please keep them coming!</p>

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<p>UVA...reach (low GPA, regardless of URM status and instate)
Harvard...no chance
Vanderbilt...low reach
JMU...match
GMU...Match
NYU...low reach/reach
Syracuse...reach
Boston Univ...??
Carnegie Mellon...reach
Morehouse College...?
Hampton Univ...Safety
Northeastern...?
Northwestern...Reach
UMaryland...Match
Ohio Wesleyan...??</p>

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<p>
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awesome. im deciding between uva, boston univ, carnegie and jmu as my top choices. thanks alot-btw, do you like BU?</p>

<p>please keep them coming!

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<p>Haha i'm class of 2011 also. I applied Early Decision to BU. Should hear next 3-6 days :) I love Boston and loved BU when I visited. Everyone I know there likes it a lot.</p>

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<p>ahhh i see, good luck man- im sure you will get in. i liked the campus too when i visited it</p>

<p>anybody else want to rate me?</p>

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<p>UVA - decent chance
Harvard - no chance
Vanderbilt-OK chance
JMU-in
GMU-in
NYU-in
Syracuse-in
Boston Univ-very good chance
Carnegie Mellon-decent chance
Morehouse College-in
Hampton Univ-in
Northeastern-in
Northwestern-OK chance
University of Maryland - College Park-in
Ohio Wesleyan-in</p>

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<p>what do u mean 0.0uw
well
if u have a 3.3 weighted
u have a very low chance at quite a few of those schools</p>

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<p>and datadriven
why do u say in for nyu
and god chance for byu
nyu is harder to get into</p>