Chance me for Georgetown, Notre Dame, Stanford + more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello!
I am currently a high-school junior. I am planning to start touring schools soon, but I now realize how expensive, time-consuming, and challenging it is to visit colleges. Because of this, I can not visit a lot of schools and would rather just visit schools that I have a chance of getting admitted to. That is where you all come in! I would appreciate honest advice of if I should look at these colleges! Is it worth my time to tour some of these schools? Am I aiming too high or am I just paranoid? Any advice or opinions would be helpful! The college list is at the bottom of the post.

Personal
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Intended Major: Depends on the school. Something like economics, international business, business administration, political science, or international relations. Might double major if possible.

Test Scores
ACT: 34 Composite (35M, 35E, 31R, 34S), Essay: 8 (with scores of 8 on every category of the essay)
SAT: 1480 (780 math and 700 Reading and Writing), Essay: 6/6/6
SAT II: 770 Math II
**should I bother retaking the SAT or the ACT? Both were first attempts with lots of studying. I am happy with everything but the essay scores. I could most likely increase my scores through additional studying, if it is worth my time.

School Academics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Should be between a 3.9 and a 4.0 by the end of this school year)
Weighted GPA (out of 6.0): 5.68 (Should be between a 5.7 and a 5.8 by the end of this school year)
Rank: 1/298
AP Scores: Government (5), World History (5), Human Geography(5), Statistics (4). Computer Science Principles (4)

Course Load
Junior Year Course Load / Current: AP Spanish 5, AP Computer Science A, AP Psychology, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB, AP United States History, Honors AP Calc Review, Honors Economics and Public Issues
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 6, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP European History, GT Photography, GT C++ Programming and Advanced Java, AP Environmental Science (I will only be taking 7 credits instead of 8)
Community College Classes: College Composition 102 (will likely take this summer), Linear Algebra (will likely take this summer), Business and Management 101 (A), College Composition 101 (A), Health 101 (A)

Awards: Governors Citation for Community Service, negotiation awards for MUN, second place overall at MUN competition, AP Scholar with Distinction

Extracurriculars: (Most have to do with student council things)

  1. County Student Council President (11), treasurer (10), delegate (9)
  2. State Student Council: Executive Board (11), chair of spring convention (around 1000 students will attend) (11), co-host of fall conference (around 600 students attended) (11), general delegate (9, 10)
  3. High School Student Council Vice-President (11), treasurer (10), member (9)
  4. County Grading Steering Committee (only student on committee) (11)
  5. County Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Co-Chair (11)
  6. Founder and President of a Service Club towards youth (9, 10, 11)
  7. Model UN Team (9, 10, 11)
  8. Varsity Cross Country Captain (9, 10, 11) (Captain: 11)
  9. Varsity Track (Indoor: 9, 10 and Outdoor: 9, 10, 11)
  10. College Board Youth Advisory Council (11)

Job/Work Experience: basically none
Volunteer/Community service: 220+ hrs, barely any consistency though

Colleges (Will cut down before applying most likely)
Georgetown
Notre Dame
Stanford
Rice
Yale
Princeton
UPenn
Dartmouth
University of Southern California
Boston College
Villanova
State School (guaranteed admission)

Thanks!

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Ok so you are honestly quite a stellar applicant! A 34 ACT and 1480 SAT are great scores. So, basically a 34 with such a strong GPA of yours puts you in to the running for pretty much all of the schools you applied to. Due to their extremely low acceptance rates, you are likely to be rejected by more of them then accepted, but if you apply to a bunch of them, with your stats, you are bound to be accepted into at least one of them. So, next year, apply ED to one of them, and then RD all of the others. I would say would have a great shot of getting into one of Dartmouth, UPenn, Princeton, Yale for the iveys. Applying ED to Dartmouth would be my recommendation for you, especially if you are considering economics. In addition, I feel like you have a very strong shot at Boston College and USC and Notre Dame and Georgetown, and should get acceptance to some or all of these four. Best of luck to you!

Could you chance me back for Wake and Tulane?

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Sorry not “applied to” but the schools you are planning on applying to

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bump

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I’d try and get a leadership position in JSA to help build a spike. I’ve been told that SC is very general, even though it’s student government. You still have a year, so even an officer position would be good.

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Your profile is great. No need to retake a standardized test. The ACT score is better than the SAT score. Also, you should take a second subject test. Most colleges will want to see two subject test scores. Your ECs seem pretty related, which is good, so be sure to highlight your interests in your application. You can do this by choosing the order of your ECs, choosing which major you’d like to apply to, and perhaps writing essays on your interests relating to the social sciences. With good essays, I think you could get into several Ivies

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Thanks @doorrealthe @ab2002 ! I appreciate your advice!