Chance me for Dartmouth, UChicago, USC and more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Objective:

ACT (breakdown): 35 (35M, 35S, 36R, 35E, 10W)
SAT II: 800 on Math II, 710 USH (Only sending to Dartmouth)
Weighted GPA (out of 100): 96.5 (Roughly a 3.75 UW but our school doesn’t report) - Have an upward trend from sophmore year.

AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Stats, 4 US History, 4 World, 3 Physics 1

Senior Year Course Load: 7 AP’s
Senior Year Grades: 5 A+'s 2 A’s (Sent to Dartmouth, UChicago and USC. Will send a full midyear report to my other schools)

Will take a total of 12 AP’s by the end of high school.

Major Awards: NSDA Academic All American, NSDA All State, NSDA Outstanding Distinction Merit, AP Scholar with Honor, NHS Inductee

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’ll list exactly what I put on the Common App

  1. Speech and Debate (PF Captain) - Ranked in the top 30 in the nation, Placed in the top 35 at NSDA Nationals, 2 time national qualifier, Tournament of Champions qualifier.
  1. Philosophy Club (Founder and President) - Organized multiple college professors to come and speak at our meetings.
  2. Tutoring Company (Founder) - Don't want to be too specific but I founded my own tutoring company for a specific skill. I go much more in depth on the actual application.
  3. Symphony Orchestra Club (President and Inventory Manager) - Selected for all county orchestra, Only high schooler in a local undergraduate orchestra, All state examination excellency.
  4. International volunteer at a charity orphanage - Organized a fundraiser that raised about $3,500, went each summer for the last 4 years.
  5. Intern at a local law firm (My ultimate career goal).
  6. Omitted for privacy reasons - but it was another debate activity in which I earned national recognition and scholarship money.
  7. Board member and research analyst for an Ivy League financial club - Don't want to say which school for privacy reasons.
  8. Summer volunteer at a hospital - Assisted nurses in answering phones, recording patient information, and working the front desk.
  9. DECA Business Club - 3rd place in the state competition, International qualifier.

Intended Major: Philosophy
State: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Too much for FA
Hooks: I have a coach from Dartmouth speaking to my admissions counselor (Don’t want to say much more).

School List:

Dartmouth - ED 1
UChicago - ED 2
UMich - EA
UVA - EA
Binghampton - EA
USC - RD
BC - RD
Claremont Mckenna - RD
NYU - RD
WUSTL - RD
All of the Ivies except for HYP - RD

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This is decent you have a good chance at all of these schools but your grades might bring you down. On the other hand, NYU will certainly love you if you’re too wealthy for financial aid. Also this philosophy club sounds kind of sketchy, but best of luck. Dartmouth is a reach, U chicago is a little bit of a stretch and the rest are matches

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Your GPA is closer to a 3.8 which is very good but I can’t speak to how the unis will calculate your GPA - it could be different. You certainly have a shot at all of these schools - obviously acceptance rates are much lower at your two ED schools. I do want to point out @WrathOfGod1999 - NYU is need blind, so knowing they are wealthy makes no difference.

anyway - you will have options - good luck!

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It’s more of a joke you know, since their financial aid is quite bad, but either way you shouldn’t have a problem with NYU

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Bump

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@poppedpotato Chill out man. @cheekynandos Eyy, debate. Chicago loves debate, I’ve got a friend with a strikingly similar profile to you ED’ing to chicago, you probably know him if you’re big on the national circuit. I went to Nats in SLC last year, maybe I saw you and didn’t know it. Your ACT is strong, APs aren’t great, but maybe just don’t report them. ECs are strong, but a little bit one-sided… if you’ve got any side outside of the academic-y of music, debate, etc, like a sports team or something, maybe talk about it a little to let them know that you’re a human. Y ou’re at the point where unless you have some hidden diversity factor, it will come down to your essays.Good Luck, I think you’ve got a pretty solid shot at most of those schools.

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Methinks @PoppedPotato was overcooked.

@CheekyNandos, if the Dartmouth coach is interested in you, you have a very good shot. The last time this issue came up (I believe it was a Harvard thread), there were many who disagreed, but my personal experience with D’s admissions to Dartmouth, Harvard & Georgetown spoke to the influence that certain coaches (undoubtedly not all) can have in the admissions process.