Chance me for GT, Stanford, Duke, Davidson, Vanderbilt, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me for GT, Stanford, Duke, Davidson, Vandy, Notre Dame, Pepperdine and some safeties – also, if you have any recommendations for STEM-y schools that are fairly decent on the wallet, I would love to hear them.
Thanks!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36-36-34-36)
SAT II: Chem: 800, Math 2: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~96
Weighted GPA: 99.40
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (school only does decile ranking)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography: 5, APUSH: 4, Chem: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C: Mech, AP MicroEcon, AP Gov, Religion, Spanish 4H, British Literature, Science Olympiad, Film History and Criticism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really - NMSF, school math award every year, some spanish awards, and ap chem award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Baseball (4 years, 3 year letterman, 2 time state champion), reading (outside of school, ~10 hours/wk), working out (7 hrs/wk), science olympiad, mu alpha theta, volunteering, work, and adventuring/videography
Job/Work Experience: clubhouse cleaner (lol), caddy, lawn mower
Volunteer/Community service: ~120 hours tutoring, NHS, saint vincent de paul, habitat for humanity,
Summer Activities: baseball (~20/25 hrs week), working out, reading, volunteering, adventuring/making videos
Essays (rating 1-10, details): personal essay 9/10, let out all my emotions, feel like it’s the best paper I’ve ever written
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: chem teacher 9 or 10/10, absolutely loves me
Teacher Rec #2: math teacher probably an 8/10
Counselor Rec: 6/10, probably very bland, don’t know her too well
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes at all except GT
Intended Major: ChemE or Applied Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: No clue, probably 100k+?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): *edit - legacy at GT

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You have a 4.67% chance of getting into Stanford like everyone else- jk, you seem like an absolutely amazing candidate for admission to any of these schools. Davidson, GT and Pepperdine are very probable, and scholarships seem like they could be awarded. ND loves top 1-2% ranking, but I think a 36 offsets that even if ND assumes you’re not in the top 1-2%. Same thing with Vandy; it seems they live by test scores. With Duke and Stanford, I don’t know- seems they admit applicants using the most obscure methods. P.S., I do not think you should put “working out” as an ec; your application is too exceptional for you to pad it.

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@SeinfeldFan1 sometimes I think think decile ranking is injust because I know I’m ~4/235, but it is what it is, counselor said she would report only decile ranking

*edit, also I don’t mean to pad my app by putting working out. I think on my common app I ranked it 3, only behind school baseball and travel baseball - it’s my favorite thing to do in my free time and I think I emphasized that

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@jjlundy she will most likely rank you in the top 1% in her recommendation unless you do something to annoy her.

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Also, consider applying to Case! I’m sure our admissions committee would award you a hefty scholarship. We’re very STEM-oriented, as well.

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Bruh! You are literally me, except a white dude. (Literally exact same score-- even subscores-- for ACT, SAT IIs, very similar schedule., and applying to similar places.) I accidentally clicked on the chances thread and found myself here. Coincidence much?
I certainly would hope you have good chances lol :). Seriously, you’re obviously fine stats-wise so the holistic fuzz is what matters now. I think you will have a good shot at GT (I know it’s been getting really competitive even for in-state) since you are a strong applicant and legacy. For the privates, I’d say you have as good a shot as any if you write compelling essays and be true to yourself. Ima be honest and say your ECs are a little sketch but your work experience is good (and I totally get it. Serious reading is pretty legit.). Anyway, nobody is able to tell you what your chances are besides saying that you have a chance. So good luck!

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@PeregrineFlute aye apply to Case and get a big scholarship.

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GT- safety/match
Stanford- reach
Duke- reach
Davidson- high match
Vandy- reach
Notre Dame- match
Pepperdine- low match

best of luck:) would you be willing to trade essays?

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@tryingforharvard Hi thank you for the response! I don’t really want to divulge my essays, but I would be happy to proofread one of yours for you if you would like me to.