Chance me for Brown, small New England LAC's, and others (interesting essay)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Brown (Early Decision as of now)
Johns Hopkins
Williams College
Wesleyan University
Washington University in St. Louis
Columbia (Legacy)
Bowdoin
Tufts
George Washington
Colgate
NYU (Law School Legacy)
Tulane (Legacy)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.87 Weighted: 4.05
Class Rank: Top 5% (school doesn't rank) class of 175 people
Top 75 US High School in NY
Looking to major in Ancient History/Civilizations and fulfill Pre-Med requirements</p>

<p>SAT: CR 750 Math 700 Writing 730 (2180/1450)</p>

<p>SATII: World History:750 (Will take Math I and US History SAT II's)</p>

<p>AP's: 6
World History:4 (Will have Language and Comp, US History, Economics, Literature, Physics B)</p>

<p>EC's:
I've played the saxophone and clarinet for 10 years in Pep Band, Jazz Band, and the Wind Ensemble.
I have played jazz guitar for the past 2 years as well.
Latin Club- 4 years- Class Officer
Economics Club- Stock Exchange team leader
Played JV Baseball and Golf until this year</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
High Honor Roll: Every marking period of high school
High School Honor Society
Molecular DNA Center Senior Scholar- working under a molecular biologist
Researched a gene on the smell and perception of sweat molecules in my molecular biology class.
Also identified two genes that correlate to schizophrenia between worms and humans.
Will likely submit lab notebook with these projects included.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
I have volunteered for an optometry organization for the past 2 years and I help to write lenses for people in third-world countries. I plan to go on one of their retreats to South America this summer.</p>

<p>Essay: I have a speech impediment (called stuttering) which I've battled throughout my whole life. I plan on talking about how I "found my voice" and became a liberal living in a conservative community where I felt comfortable voicing my opinion. Stuttering has shaped who I am as an individual and I would like to showcase how this makes me different from everyone else applying to these top schools. While I could dwell on the sad moments, painful memories and lost opportunities, I feel that my stuttering has helped me become more aware of the world and that has really helped me develop not only how I think and write, but who I am as a person. It's important to note that this really isn't the hackneyed story of "How I climbed the hill and overcame this..." There has been no triumph or fairytale ending, but rather I have had to accept my stuttering and will my voice out.</p>

<p>Recs: Will be excellent. My AP English teacher is almost like a friend to me and he has seen me struggle, but also realizes my great potential and ability to write. The other will be from my Latin teacher, who I've had since 7th grade, and has seen me progress in becoming more comfortable participating in her class.</p>

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<p>I was surprised to hear that you have a problem with stuttering, because your writing is so clear and sure :wink: </p>

<p>I think you have a pretty good chance at most of those schools - good SAT, good GPA, good EC’s (10 years of three bands is quite a commitment!) - but despite the fact that I’m chancing people, I think that chance threads are pretty useless. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether I say, “Yeah, you’ll get in for sure”, or “Nah, not a chance”, because it’s not up to me or you to accept you. So just put your whole heart into your applications, and don’t listen too much to any of the people (myself included) who chance you ;-)</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks sev, it is kind of funny, I struggle to say my name or where I’m from, but my writing is very clear and direct. I got into this chancing thing just to get the opinion of a wide-range of people instead of my parents and guidance counselor who are surprisingly discouraging about these top schools. Thanks for the words of wisdom ;-)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I know what you mean - a chnace thread was the first thing I started when I joined, as well :wink: It’s always nice to hear that you have a chance (or hear that you don’t :wink: ) from other, more neutral people :)</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>bump any other ideas?</p>

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<p>havent u posted this multiple times before, ha…? stop stutterin with your posts :O…sry heh</p>

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<p>Hey JBoxer7, I’ll do my best to chance you. :wink: I wish you the best of luck! :)</p>

<p>Brown: Decent chance/Low Reach
Johns Hopkins: Low Reach
Williams: In
Wesleyan:In
NYU:In/Low Reach
Tulane:In
Tufts:In/Low Reach
Colgate:In
Washington-St. Louis:Low Reach
Bowdoin: Don’t know, decent chance</p>

<p>Chance me back, please?</p>

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