Chance me? Brown, Hopkins, UChicago

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys! Lately, I've been wondering if I should apply to any of these schools. I thought my credentials were pretty good, but from what I've seen on CC I am actually pretty average. Here goes:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.96 (UW) 4.6 (W)
Ranked 10 of 234, top 5%</p>

<p>SAT: (Superscored) M: 610 CR: 680 W: 750 (I know, not great. This is considered amazing at my school. I don't think I'll take it again, took 3 times)</p>

<p>ACT: Will study A LOT over the summer and take in fall, I anticipate a score higher than my SAT, esp. in math.</p>

<p>SAT2: US History: 740
Literature: 650
Will study and take Lit and Math 1 and/or 2 in the fall.</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Algebra 1 Honors
Spanish 1
English Honors
Gov Honors
Physics Honors
Geometry Honors
Spanish 2
Foundations of Tech
Choir
Health/Fitness</p>

<p>10th:
English Honors
AP World- 5
Biology Honors
Chemistry Honors
Algebra 2 Honors
Spanish 3
Art</p>

<p>11th:
English Honors
Psychology
AP Psychology
AP US Hist
AP Environmental Science
Precalc/Trig Honors
Art 2
SAT Prep 1
(*also took AP Human Geo exam. Dont know scores for any yet)</p>

<p>12th:
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Chemistry
AP Language
Art 3
Community College: Speech Fundamentals
(Might also take AP Gov online, since gov is my strongest subject- what do you think? )</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
President of Service Learning Club (raised over $1000 for kid in community with illness)
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
Environmental Club (Placed 2nd in county competition)
Student Government
Girl Scout
Track and field team: four years
Soccer varsity team: two years
Club soccer: over three years
Cross country: two years</p>

<p>Awards:
Tri-state service learning award, nominated for international service award (will hear results soon)
Two first place visual art awards in county
Two first place musical compositions in county
One first place literary poem in county
Elected student governor in state conference
First place in county literacy fair for musical composition (9th grade)
Two track and field state championships, many other track and field awards in county, state, school...</p>

<p>Service:
Summer of 9th, 10th, and 11th grades:
Volunteer to aid teachers in county in various departments
Build and repair houses of people with financial needs for one week
Give girl scout cookies to soldiers and veterans
All year:
Volunteer cantor in church choir
Serve meals within my church
Go to county athletic leader meetings and conferences</p>

<p>Reccomendations:
One will be REALLY good, I'm not sure who I will ask to write the other, but it will also be good. Might also ask adult from my service club to write one.</p>

<p>Essays:
Will be good. I am a good writer.</p>

<p>Also feel free to suggest any other schools that I might have a good chance of getting in to.
And suggest things that I can improve on. Should I be taking more AP classes?...</p>

<p>Thanks so much to anyone who responds!</p>

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<p>Brown: Reach
JHU: Reach
U Chicago: Reach (beware the grueling essay prompts!)</p>

<p>What are your college preferences?</p>

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<p>In order to be competitive for those schools, you’ll need a 2200/33+. </p>

<p>Besides the test scores, it seems like you would stand a very good chance at any of those schools. </p>

<p>Good luck with the ACT</p>

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<p>Thank you! Do you think I should take AP gov as well my senior year, or am I pretty good with APs? I think I can do pretty well on the ACT, esp in math. I’m not very good at reasoning and decoding the SAT math questions, but I hear the ACT is straightforward.</p>

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<p>You definitely won’t need another AP class to increase the rigor of your work, so it wouldn’t really be necessary unless you want the credit or find the class interesting.</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for the advice. I guess I’ll just study super hard this summer to improve test scores. Any ACT studying advice?</p>

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<p>They’re all reaches unfortunately. You need a lot more ECs/volunteering for these schools, and of course a much better SAT</p>

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<p>Wow. There are some that I didn’t even include, such as my job. And I have 500+ service hours… How is this not a lot? I join the ECs that I love, not the ones to impress college…</p>