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Hi, I’ll chance back. Interested in business. I live in an Appalachian area where the SAT and SAT2s are highly unstressed. I talked to admission counselors and they told me they are aware the SAT is not primarily given in my area. Please give me pointers on my ECs, test scores, etc. I would like to apply EA to UVa, Georgetown, and Boston College. Please let me know if you believe this is a good idea or not. We have a small school without popular clubs, so I have tried to devote myself to as much as possible. I’ve taken the highest courses our school offers. My teacher recs will be 10/10, and my essay will be 9/10.

White female in Ohio

-ACT-31 (taking again) 10 on writing
-GPA: 4.4 (W) 4.00 (UW)
-All As in every class since freshman year
-5/240 ranking…probably 4/240
-AP Lang (3) APUSH (5) AP Gov(4) AP Micro(2) AP Stats(4) AP Psych(5)…could I get an AP award? I did the math and I believe so.
-Will have taken 8 AP and 3 post secondary classes. Will graduate with Honors.
Fall Semester Senior Year: AP Bio, AP French, Freshman Honors Colloquium (post secondary), World History (post secondary) and Art History(post secondary)
-Class President (4y)
-National Honor Society Secretary
-Student Council Vice P
-Key Club, French Club, National Honor Society, Student Council, Quakers Helping Quakers (community service), Salvation Army volunteer, volunteered w multiple marathons, 2012 Party Campaigning volunteer, helped w Special Olympics, waitressed many fundraiser dinners
-Mock Trial (won Most Outstanding Attorney at regionals and led team to districts)
-Student of the Month (2x)
-Science Olympiad (6th in competition)
-Asked to be on 5 student committee to vote on new Superintendent
-Sunday school teacher to 4yo
-School Plays
-Varsity competition cheer (Cheer Leadership Award (2x), Compassionate Coach Award and ECOL champs)
-Homecoming Court
-Prom Committee Chairman
-Americanism Award from American Legion
-Buckeye Girls State (Governors assistant)
-Pottery Class
-Poetry Class
-School Plays
-Varsity and Academic letterer for 4y
-Job as secretary at real estate
-Babysat 2x a week for superintendent (will probably use as recommendation)

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One of my good friends got into Georgetown EA, she had a 4.0 GPA and I do not know what her weighted GPA was, but something similar to yours. However, she only had a 28 on the ACT and got in! So, your GPA is stellar and I think your ACT is good enough too; however, taking the ACT again cannot hurt you. Your ECs are amazing!

UVA is a reach for everyone who is OOS, but definitely low reach for you.
I think you are a high match-match for Boston College.
Low match for George Washington University and American University.
Chance back?
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Match for all except for UVA possibly. ACT is right on the median line, lack of SAT is understandable, but it’s still going to hurt a little bit. EC’s definitely pick up the standardized test slack. All in all, I put a match on everything minus a low reach for UVA.