Chance Me and I'll answer your question

<p>The incentive here for chancing me is that I will answer a question you pose, (unless I choose not to).</p>

<p>White male
Single-parent household</p>

<p>ACT: 35
E 34
M 35
R 35
S 34
essay 11</p>

<p>SAT II
Math II: 780
Chem: 760
U.S. His: 780</p>

<p>(SAT is 2280, all schools say they will look at better score which would be my ACT.)</p>

<p>3.97 out of 4 GPA UW, taking the hardest schedule possible basically, school doesn't do rank but obviously I'd be up there. I got a B+/A- 1st/2nd semester of 9th grade intensive English, and A- 1st semester of 10th grade Intensive English. These were hard classes. Other than that I've gotten all A's, really improved my English since then.</p>

<p>Junior Year: AP US His (5 on AP Test)
AP Chem (5 on AP Test)
Accelerated Math Analysis
AP English (5 on AP Test)
Accelerated Spanish 4
(AP Chemistry Lab)</p>

<p>this yr I'm taking:
AP Physics
AP Bio
AP U.S. Gov
AP Spanish
AP English (corresponds to AP Lit test)
AP BC Calc
Philosophy (not AP but sounds interesting)
I'm expecting A's with maybe a couple A-'s first semester, (damn physics...)</p>

<p>I think my essays are pretty good, (like everyone else, lol)</p>

<p>Expecting great recs.</p>

<p>I'm a rising senior at public h.s. in Michigan, I thought it was really good but it has been dramatically falling on some website's rankings recently if that means anything. School is awesome at tennis though. 4 Year Varsity player. Have won 4 state championships (we've won every year). Soph/Junior have won individual state championship at 2 Doubles, undefeated, and first team all-state. This year I was a captain and unfortunately lost a heartbreaking match in the State Finals at 1 Doubles, however the team won the overall state championship and I got my 3rd first-team all state so its all good. I've been ranked 1 in S.E. Mich (strong division b/c all of rich people in Detroit Suburbs) in 10 & Under, and 2 for 12 & Under and 14 & Under.</p>

<p>Other ECs are a little lacking, they're OK:
Football (freshman team): 9th grade, Captain, got to go to varsity practice during their playoffs with a few other freshman, earned the "Coach's Award" for exemplary leadership, setting a good model.
Student Council Representative (9th grade)
Spanish Honor Society (10, 11, 12)
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
Do some regular volunteer work but not a whole lot
National Chemistry Olympiad (11): only like 10 people from our region made it, this was a good accomplishment.
Played a bunch of other sports at younger ages but focused on tennis
National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Stanford Summer College 2007
Intro to Moral Phil: A+
Affective Neuroscience: A
Psych of Peak Performance: A</p>

<p>Basically I'd do a lot more stuff but tennis can be a huge time commitment, I said 28 hrs a week during h.s. season, a little less when I'm playing tournaments and practicing during school year, and sometimes 30+ during summer, not to mention all the travel time for tournys and how tiring it is.</p>

<p>Schools: Applying in Arts and Sciences if school has multiple schools, applying as bio major, unfortunately I'm not good enough to play on any of these schools tennis teams</p>

<p>Cornell
Duke
Harvard
Northwestern (HPME)
Penn
Princeton
Yale</p>

<p>*Note: already accepted into U of M Honors, rejected SCEA by Stanford where I thought I had a decent chance of getting in </p>

<p>Yeah, so I've made a few of these, but there's never such a thing as too much feedback (except for college essays).</p>

<p>nice app
HYP = high reach/ reach
penn= high reach/reach
Duke- slight reach
Cornell= slight reach/match</p>

<p>Why do I say high reach/reach for HYP?, there is really nothing that stands out in your app (of course I haven't read the essay and ur recs). Most of the people that applies to HYP have excatly the same stats or better, with things that stands out. Anyways good luck!</p>

<p>a state champion every yr and 3 team first-team all state doesn't stand out??? I know I'm not good enough for varsity at any of these schools but I think its safe to say I've had a tremendous amount of distinction/success/commitment in one EC...are you saying colleges don't treat sports equally w/ other ECs?</p>

<p>Even so, HYP will still be a high reach/reach.
Btw, My rating a a bit toward the harsh side I would say.</p>

<p>no he's saying with 20,000+ applicants... they need something that stands out or they'll trhow ur app away, regardless of a 35 ACT or 3.97 uw GPA... </p>

<p>but yea u got a decent shot at all of those schools.. dont worry you'll get into at least 1</p>

<p>this is really depressing...what would count as standing out then??? If this is true it seems funny that admissions to some of the best schools isn't really determined by how good of a student you'd be.</p>

<p>great, your from pihi... I love armstrong though</p>

<p>amazing app... tennis champ AND those scores and GPA? You're as close to in as possible with the schools you've listed...</p>

<p>if they reject you, i would be totally shocked; i say in for all, but one, max two (they're ivies they will reject perfect applications just for the hell of it). one question: do you sleep/are you a robot? damn, absolutely amazing.</p>

<p>I think you have an excellent shot at all those colleges. I can't find a reason why any would reject you.</p>

<p>If your recs and essay are standout, I think you're a shoo-in.</p>

<p>the thing that worries me is that I spent a summer at Stanford and got all A's and got a rec from a prof. there and they still REJECTED me, (I know they don't defer a lot but still...)</p>

<p>one question: do you sleep/are you a robot? damn, absolutely amazing.</p>

<p>I sleep like 3-4 hrs/weeknight during hs tennis season, 4-6 not during season. I try to catch up on sleep during the weekends. Helps that I sleep like 10 hrs/night during summer when I don't have to get up for tennis.</p>

<p>Solid chance at all of the schools. You'll get in at least one of them, Duke seems to be the best fit. HPME is going to be tough, but you have such a strong demonstrated interest that you'll be able to get in (50/50).</p>

<p>does not having any research hurt HPME chances? Since it's so selective, they could easily afford to take kids who are really smart and have done significant research outside of school. Or does HPME look at your ECs more holistically and use your essays as a gauge of interest and drive.</p>

<p>Well, from what I know about HPME and similar sorts of programs, it's holistic. They want kids who are prepared for 3/4 years of UG study and are committed, with strong demonstrated interest AND aptitude for medicine and the sciences needed for a medical career.
FYI: The average ACT is 34 for HPME, so you've got that part locked.</p>

<p>you have a very good chance at all of those schools.</p>

<p>HYP, probably less than the others (i would guess about 65/35), but still good. i wish you the best of luck!</p>

<p>now, honor your promise and answer this question:</p>

<p>...</p>

<p>ok, i don't really have a question. you win this round, goblue10is!</p>

<p>Obviously you won’t get in, you haven’t created a universal language or found a cure for the common cold. JUST KIDDING. Um, I think you should get in everywhere; they will all be lucky to have you. Good luck :)</p>

<p>Okay, my turn: will I get in to Bowdoin?</p>

<p>White female from small public school in RI
SAT 1310/1980 but I didn’t submit them so they are irrelevant
GPA 3.64 unweighted
Every year all honors and AP
4-time class president
Vice president of Leo club (which is a community service club)
Secretary of student council
Treasurer of national honor society
Editor of school paper
Captain of mock trial
Captain of j.v. soccer last year
No sports this year – 2 part time jobs (one as a clinic assistant for an orthodontist, one at a caf</p>

<p>Don't really know much about Bowdoin but I am going to go out on a limb and say yes, but it could go either way. I don't think having your uncle as an alum will count for that much. Your GPA isn't amazing but if you've taken all advanced classes. Not great ECs but you seem like a really good all-around person.</p>