Chance me for all my colleges please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Sup, I plan on double majoring in Government and Economics for my pre-law degrees. I'm a white male from rural Pennsylvania. My high school sends maybe 1-2 people a year to Ivy League, and sometimes none.</p>

<p>My parents announced their separation a week before I started my freshman year, which severely impacted my grades. Then a close friend of mine killed herself when I was in 10th grade, which also impacted my grades for a bit. But I got through all of that and got a 4.0 junior year, which gave me an upward trend.</p>

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<p>Total Unweighted GPA: 3.61
Weighted GPA (No real scale): 97.701</p>

<p>Rank: 33/415</p>

<p>SAT: 2070/2400 or 1450/1600 (CR: 660, M: 790, W: 620) I'm expecting a 2250+ in my next sitting
SAT II: Literature: 660, US History: 710. I am expecting to improve these scores and get an 800 in Math II</p>

<p>Visual Representation of my Extreme Upward Trend:</p>

<p>9th grade:
English 9 CP: A-
World Honors 9: B
Biology Honors: B
Geometry CP: A
Introduction to Business (0.5 credit): A+
Advanced Seminar: B
Concert Band: A
Instrumental Tech (.5 credit): A
Physical Education (.5 credit): B</p>

<p>10th grade:
English 10 Honors: B-
American History 1 Honors: B+
Chemistry Honors: C+
Algebra II CP: A
French I: A
Concert Band: A+
Instrumental Tech (.5 credit): A+
Health (.5 credit): B-
Driver Education (.5 credit): A-
Physical Education (.5 credit): B+</p>

<p>11th grade:
AP English Language and Composition: A
AP US History: A-
AP Psychology: A
Pre-Calculus Honors: A
Physics Honors: A
French II: A+
Concert Band (.5 credit): A+
Instrumental Tech (.5 credit): A+
Physical Education: B+</p>

<p>AP Scores: US History (5), English Lang&Comp (5), Psychology (4)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Literature
AP US Government
AP Microeconomics
AP Statistics
AP European History
French III
Concert Band (.5 credit)</p>

<p>Only 14 APs offered at my school by the way.</p>

<p>ECs:
Marching Band (6 years)
-USSBA 2007 and 2008 Grand National Champions and 2010 Group IV Open National Champions
-Won hundreds of other awards in the USSBA circuit
Percussion Ensemble (5 years)
Wind Ensemble (2 years)
PMEA District Band (2 non-consecutive years)
-Ranked 4th best percussionist in the district
Creative Writing Club (3 years)
-One of the founding members
Interact Club (2 years)
-Raised thousands of dollars through school functions to give to local charities
Young Republicans (1 year)
-Founded the club in my school. First subjective political club in my school.
Blue Eagle Ambassadors (1 year)
-Student Government of hand picked students by the principal
Ski Club (7 years)
Scholastic Scrimmage (2 years)
-2nd place at districts
French Club (2 years)
Fellowship of Christian Students (3 years)
-One of the founding members
Center for Talented Youth (4 years)
-Took classes for 4 summers (Creative Writing, Psychology, Western Philosophy, Astronomy)</p>

<p>Leadership:
Marching Band: Lead Tenor
Young Republicans: Founder/President
Blue Eagle Ambassadors: Student Government
Creative Writing Club: Treasurer</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
ArtsQuest: 100+ hours (It's a local arts and music plaza)
Interact Club: 30+ hours
Church: 30+ hours
Concert for Cancer: Participated to help raise money for cancer treatment</p>

<p>Other Awards:
AP Scholar
National Honors Society
High Honor Roll
Recognition from Principal for Advanced on 4Sight Tests</p>

<p>Hooks: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING :D</p>

<p>Essay: Still in the works of it. I was told that it displays my passion for band and leadership excellently, but I do not focus on myself enough. If I rewrite it correctly, it should be an awesome essay.</p>

<p>Recommendations: From the three best teachers I know.</p>

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<p>I'm applying to:
UPenn CAS (Early Decision)
Harvard College
Cornell CAS
NYU CAS
NYU - Abu Dhabi Campus
Lafayette College
Lehigh College of Business and Economics
Rutgers
PennState</p>

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<p>Bbbuuuuuuummmmmmmmpppppppp</p>

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<p>-Raised thousands of dollars through school functions to give to local charities</p>

<p>Did you do that personally? If so that’s easily your best accomplishment, but otherwise I don’t think you have a very good shot at Harvard, Upenn or Cornell, but it never hurts to try!</p>

<p>BTW. I’m also assuming the band awards are for the entire band and are not individual awards, otherwise you have a great shot everywhere.</p>

<p>I don’t have much experience from the other colleges because I’m from the south but good luck!</p>

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<p>I’ll just let the colleges do the interpreting… :P</p>

<p>But in all seriousness, they were all group awards, but how does that not make them special? Do you know how hard it is to score the highest score in history out of a circuit with over 1,000 other bands?</p>

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<p>I don’t see the Penn/Harvard/Cornell but I see acceptance into the others</p>

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<p>Shameless bump for a possible more optimistic opinion? :P</p>

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<p>I think you will get in to all of those. But if I could choose I would go to NYU CAS. I know many valedictorians who got rejected.</p>

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<p>you have a good shot at all of the non-ivy’s. most of them will cross you off instantly if you have a see or anything less than a 700 on any of the SAT’s or SAT II’s</p>

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<p>@goodManThinking Haha…I’m not entirely sure if you’re being sarcastic or not, but um, thanks?</p>

<p>And just another question: Let’s say what you all say is true and I get rejected from every Ivy League. Would I have a chance for Harvard Law even if I only went to NYU or Lafayette?</p>

<p>@ambiguouswalrus The woman at UPenn’s Information Session said as long as you get a 650+ on each of your SAT Subjects they don’t care…was she lying?</p>

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<p>Haha sorry I meant most of the IVY’s will cross you off. All of the non-ivys you have a great shot at! And grad school has nothing to do with undergrad at all! If you goto any school and graduate w/ a high GPA, you will have a good shot at harvard law. NYU is almost IVY league, and lafayette and penn state are great schools. You have a better shot at law school with a high GPA from a not so big name school than someone with a low GPA from an ivy</p>

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<p>Stress your math ability.</p>

<p>Your Math SAT is obviously impressive.</p>

<p>There are probably engineering/science type schools where this will be super attractive for them.</p>

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<p>UPenn is an Ivy League ambiguouswalrus…and I was told they do not care about SAT Subject scores as long as they are over 650…</p>

<p>@floridadad55 I do not want to apply to engineering/science schools because 1. I did poorly in science in school 2. I do not have any ECs relating to it 3. I really do not want to major in anything within the field…</p>

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<p>Byumpbyump</p>

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<p>One last bump and then I’ll stop making chance threads until I retake the SATs…</p>