Chance me for Middlebury RD!!!

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<p>I am a white boy from Massachusetts...immediate negative. My family is very financially secure, and I WILL NOT apply for financial aid because my family would have received next to nothing.</p>

<p>Also chance me for...
Dartmouth (did ED, got deferred)
Princeton
Brown
Middlebury
Bowdoin
Duke
Hamilton
Colgate
BC
Williams</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA- 3.91
Weighted GPA- 4.43
My school does not rank but I am in top 10% of class
PSAT – 211
SAT (first time)
CR: 740
W: 780
M: 670
SAT (second time)
CR: 760
W: 750
M: 750
Highest combined– 2290</p>

<p>ACT
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 34
Science: 30
Composite: 33</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Math I: 760
Math II: 800
U.S. History: 750</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
- Boy Scouts of America (Grade 9, 10, 11,12)
o Achieved highest attainable rank—Eagle Scout (Grade 11)
- United Church of Christ membership confirmation (Grade 9)
- JV tennis (Grade 10)
- Varsity Cross Country (Grade 12)
- Weekly piano lessons (Grade 11)
- United Church of Christ Senior High Fellowship (Grade 11,12)
- Peer tutor at Medfield High School in math and English/writing (Grade 11,12)
- Student Member of Medfield High School Site Council (Grade 11,12)
- New England Mathematics League Participant (Grade 11,12)
- LifeSmarts Varsity Team member (Grade 11,12)
- Anime Club member (Grade 9, 10, 11)
- Member of Medfield High School Theatre Society (Grade 9, 10, 11,12)
o Backstage technician
o Set builder
o Spotlight operator
- National Honor Society (Grade 10, 11,12)
o Vice-President (Grade 11,12)
- Spanish Honor Society (Grade 10, 11,12)
- Senior Ambassador (Grade 12)</p>

<p>Work Experience
- Worked as merchandise salesman for Red Sox Official Team Store across the street from Fenway Park (summer of Grade 11)
- Worked as an intern in cardiovascular research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston-60 hours (summer of Grade 12)
- Volunteered weekly in the Emergency Department at the Milford Regional Medical Center (summer of Grade 12)
- Participated on mission trip to Washington D.C.
o Tutored inner-city youth
o Painted inner-city high school</p>

<p>Awards and Distinctions
- National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (Grade 12)
- Saint Michael's College Book Award for Scholarship and Service (Grade 11)
- Shining Star Award (top 10% of class) (Grade 9, 10, 11)
- Excellence in Wellness (Grade 9)
- Above and Beyond in Science (Grade 10)
- John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipient (Grade 12)
- Took AMC 10 (Grade 9, 10)
- Took AMC 12 (Grade 11)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule
-Accounting II
-Virtual High School Honors
-AP Lit
-AP Calc BC
-AP Spanish
-AP Bio
-AP Prep (study hall)</p>

<p>Although I haven't read the teacher recs themselves, I'm sure they are fantastic. My history teacher really liked me and my math teacher enjoyed how I taught the class how to graph sine waves using Excel (I hope/think she referenced this)</p>

<p>My essay is about how I used to hate visiting my grandfather because he has no modern technology. It was only after his death that I realized I had been blinded by 21st century material possesions. My AP lit teacher said it was an excellent essay and she said she praised it more than she typically praises an essay....</p>

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<p>Oh Honey, my heart goes out to you…Deferred by Dartmouth with those stats! It’s a cold hard world for white boys from the NE.
You have excellent chances anywhere, so it’s the crap shoot theory. Apply to 10 and statistically, you should get into 2-3, unless you have really BAD luck.You should be on top of the pile for Colgate and BC, at least. Have you considered applying to Carleton or Reed or Oberlin or an LAC out of the NE? That might help…
By the way, I did a pre-internship at Milford hospital about a million years ago…Hang in there, it should work out!</p>

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<p>“It’s a cold hard world for white boys from the NE.” Tell me about it, if I lived in Nebraska or was black, I’d be packing my bags for Cambridge or New Haven.</p>

<p>Alright, I’ll just apply to a bunch of top schools and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>Evil,
I’d be careful what you say on these boards. Given your detailed profile it will be pretty easy for ad coms to figure out who you are and comments like the one above are only going to hurt your chances.</p>

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<p>“Alright, I’ll just apply to a bunch of top schools and hope for the best.”</p>

<p>Be sure to apply to some match schools as well, and a couple of safeties you would like.</p>

<p>Ditto hohom’s comment.</p>

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<p>True enough. But I assert that it isn’t a racist comment, just how it is.
Now that the world is flat, to quote Thomas Friedman, the very bright cyberconnected youngster from Upper Volga or China has as good a chance(or better) as our young friend . Is it right? I don’t know. But this whole “crafting a class” thing makes it harder to get in as an individual if there are a lot of your specific type.</p>

<p>It’s kind of like the top colleges are orchestras or baseball teams-you can’t take all flutists, or first basemen…That’s what I meant by my comment. And I don’t think Adcoms or anyone else should take offense.</p>

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<p>bump10char chance me for all my schools, pleaze!!!</p>

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<p>First off, I just want to say that the fact that you are a white male does NOT make you discriminated against. In fact, many colleges today prefer males over females and since it’s optional for you to tell them your race the fact that you’re white doesn’t factor into it.</p>