Chance me for HYPS

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Location: FL
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Private
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: no
Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: N/A
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 100</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 710 M, 800 CR, 800 W
SAT II U.S. History: 790
SAT II Math Level 2 + English Lit: pending</p>

<p>Academic Activity & Awards:
Nat. Merit Scholar: should make finalist
National Hispanic Scholar
High Honor Roll (4 years)
Book Awards: Dartmouth College 2009; Wellesley College 2008
Honors Societies:National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta
Medallion Awards (Highest Grade in Course): 9
Certificate Awards (Second Highest Grade in Course): 3</p>

<p>Other Awards:
several local art awards, school music awards (guitar)
varsity softball: county-wide recognition</p>

<p>Leadership:
SGA 4 years (class VP junior and senior years)
School Center for Writing: tutor 3 years, President junior/senior year
Interact Community Service Club: co-founder, secretary, treasurer, president (2 years)
Peer Counselor (2 years)</p>

<p>Community Service:
4 years, over 300 hrs throughout highschool
over 100 hrs junior year
Special Project:
- headed book drive
- raised over $1200 and 2300 books</p>

<p>Sports - varsity softball 4 years</p>

<p>APs:
Euro - 5
US History - pending (likely a 5)
English Lang - pending (likely a 5)
I will take 4 next year (my school limits the number of APs by year)
Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Did you take any AP’s?</p>

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<p>yeah sorry! I just added them
APs:
Euro - 5
US History - pending (likely a 5)
English Lang - pending (likely a 5)
I will take 4 next year (my school limits the number of APs by year)
Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>i think that you’re a reach at all of them. but thats just standard procedure for the HYPS</p>

<p>but i do feel fairly certain that you will get in to at least one</p>

<p>chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/718095-chance-columbia-chicago-mit.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/718095-chance-columbia-chicago-mit.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I disagree. Those schools are high matches for him; he’s an URM.</p>

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<p>Yeah those are pretty good scores + URM means in at most of them. Plus a 4.0 shows hard work.</p>

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<p>bumpppp :D</p>

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<p>ECs and leadership seen a bit light – but who knows? I’d certainly give it a try, you have many plusses.</p>

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<p>I say it’s 50/50. I do agree that you’ll get into at least one.</p>

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<p>thanks for your help guys! and to clarify the leadership since I guess I didnt make myself clear, being president of the interact club involves 100+ hours of commitment/planning each year. I dont know if that makes my leadership better?</p>

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<p>In to all.</p>

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<p>Hispanic valedictorian with superb scores? You will make at least 2 of these schools.</p>

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<p>i hope so. thanks again for your help and I’ll work on beefing up my ECs</p>

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<p>You’re basically in for them all.</p>

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<p>I would caution against overt optimism in the admissions process, as it can lead to disappointment (my sister thought she would make it in at Brown after positive feedback from CC, but was waitlisted, and then rejected. She was very upset but ended up loving the LAC she went to!)</p>

<p>That being said you are the applicant type each of the schools dreams of, so I think you will likely make it in at more than one.</p>

<p>Perhaps add Cornell, Columbia, and Hopkins/WUSTL/Northwestern to your list? That way you have some wonderful options in case HYPS falls through.</p>

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<p>Chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/718960-chance-me-i-will-love-you-forever.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/718960-chance-me-i-will-love-you-forever.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>no im definitely considering other schools, I was just hoping for a chance at HYPS</p>

<p>others include:
dartmouth (definitely a top choice)
davidson
vanderbilt
columbia
amherst
georgetown</p>

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<p>dartmouth (definitely a top choice) - Excellent chances
davidson - you should make it in
vanderbilt - in
columbia - excellent chances
amherst - excellent chances
georgetown - definitely in</p>

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<p>I really think you have a shot at all of them. You have softball as a good EC, your rank is awesome, your SATs are great, i would say you will get into at least one of the HYP. Also, you’re URM status helps a lot. Finally, just get good recs and write outstanding essays, and you’ll be in.</p>

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<p>Hate to sound rude, but because you’re Hispanic, you’ll get in to pretty much any school you want. It happened to my Latina friend who was #6 in our class.</p>