Chance me for these Questbridge Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.8</p>

<p>SAT: 1980 (UGGHHH. never took SAT prep courses, but I really wanted to)
SAT IIs:
US Hist: 740
Chem: 600
Spanish: 580
I'm taking English Lit and Math 2 in October.
I am also taking the ACT in September.</p>

<p>I'm top in my class. (Not saying my class is not smart, most of them are too lazy to try though)
APs: Euro- 3
APUSH- 5
English Lang- 4
Chem- 3
Spanish- 3
Recognition: AP Scholar with Distinction
Senior year APs: English Lit, Calculus AB, Biology, Government</p>

<p>ECs:
Speech and Debate: co-founder, VP, president (and various awards in events)
FBLA: Publicity Committee
National Honors Society (since 10th grade): Vice President
Student Council: Class Treasurer (3 years)
ASB Treasurer (for senior year)
Campus Ministry: Liturgy Coordinator
Link Leader/ Retreat Leader
Science Olympiad Regionals (and various awards)
JV Swim (freshman); Varsity Swim (10/11, captain in 11th grade); LA County Swim Team (couple of awards)
Varsity Tennis (10th grade)
Volunteer for Arcadia Recreation Department (over 400 hours), Leadership Team
Volunteer for Missionaries of Charity and LA Food Bank (over 100 hours)
Harvard Model Congress (2 years, hoping to do it again in senior year)
Key Club
Junior Statesmen of America (2 years, I think it's not going on at my school anymore...)
AP Society: founder, CEO (it's a club so that we can raise money to help people pay for AP exams at my school)
Co-started a Philanthropic Organization (PM me for more info! :-) )
Tutoring</p>

<p>Awards/Recognition:
Questbridge College Prep Scholarship
CJSF/CSF (California (Junior) Scholarship Federation)- 4 years
Philamathion's Society (my school's version of the Honor Roll)- 4 years
Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
(School name) Scholar (non mandatory summer assignments that students at my school can do)
National Hispanic Scholar
Ventures Scholar
Christian Service Award
Silver Circle Volunteer
(Distinguished) Scholar Athlete</p>

<p>Work:
Internship at D'Aquino Italian Importing</p>

<p>I come from a low-income, single-parent household.
Hooks: URM, first-generation</p>

<p>I'm thinking of applying to Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and Columbia through the Questbridge College Match process (hoping that I become a finalist.)
I know my scores aren't impressive at all, but is there any chance at all or should I start looking at other schools through Questbridge?</p>

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<p>your EC’s make me jealous, your sports and other clubs and some of your awards are pretty amazing. That will definitely help you.
Your grades are good too, nothing to say there
The only thing really is your test scores, they fall in the lower part of thos Ivies.
I say you actually have a pretty good chance, those with good leadership and activities have really good chances regardless of tests</p>

<p>btw, i can’t tell, but are you good enough in any sports to get a sports scholarship?</p>

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<p>Thank you.
And I might because I’ve been thinking about joining a very competitive swim team called Swim Pasadena–but I don’t know if I’ll be able to in the end because it’s a lot of money.
Other than that, probably not. Not many recruits from my school.</p>

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<p>There were lots and lots of kids here this year who did not get a Questbridge match. If you’re counting on one, I think you need to choose realistic matches.</p>

<p>Even as a URM, your scores are going to make the schools you list very difficult. I can’t remember all of their schools but Trinity sounds like it might be worth putting on your list.</p>

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<p>Thank you.
Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Something that might be held against you is that your school very clearly inflates grades. (3’s on APs/ that SAT score do not translate to a 4.8; I’m sorry). I would look at other schools too… Trinity is a good suggestion</p>

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<p>Ohh, snap. 4.8 is way too high. I know this won’t help (because I believe my school does grade inflation also), but it’s a W 4.4.
Thank you. How about Williams or Wesleyan?</p>

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<p>Williams and Wesleyan are more realistic.</p>

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<p>I think you’re bound to get into one Ivy, but have some back ups. You’re still in the same range as the accepted scores for ivies so you’re not doing that bad, and if you nail the ACT you can send that in too. I think Wesleyan would be a strong fall back.</p>