Chance Me for Top Schools! Thanks!

<p>Duke, UMich, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley, UVA, Vanderbilt, Bucknell</p>

<p>PA Resident</p>

<p>Intended Major: Chemical or Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>Public High School (Ranked #22 in state, #752 nationally)</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>ACT Scores
Composite 34(.25)
Math 35
Science 35
English 34
Reading 33
Writing 8</p>

<p>SAT II Scores
Math IIC 800
Chemistry 720</p>

<p>Course Load
Honors not taken when offered(excluding AP classes): 2
AP not taken when offered: 3
8th Grade: 2 Honors 9th Grade: 3 Honors
10th Grade: 4 Honors/1 AP 11th Grade: 2 Honors/4 AP
12th Grade: 1 Honors/ 7 AP (pending)</p>

<p>GPA
3.73 Unweighted (will be near 3.8 by time of application)
4.18 Weighted (will be near 4.5 by time of application)</p>

<p>Rank
School does not release (will graduate with highest honor (no valedictorian))</p>

<p>Leadership
NHS Tutor and Tutor Coordinator
Chess Club Founder/Treasurer (junior year)/President (senior year)
German Club Vice President
Eruption Athletics (a for-profit fitness class benefitting handicapped youth) Session Leader
Freshmen Basketball Captain
JV Soccer Captain (1 Year)
Varsity Soccer Captain (1 Year)
Organized/Transported (only one who can drive) to a group class for high functioning autistic kids that I led under supervision of professional trainers</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars
NHS Member (2 years, max poss.)
Chess Club Member (2 years)
German Club Member (3 years)
Computer Club Member (2 years)
SADD Member (4 years)
Interact Member (1 year)
Freshmen Soccer Player
Freshmen Basketball Player
JV/Varsity Basketball Player (soph. year)
JV Soccer Player (soph/jun year)
Varsity Soccer Player (jun/sen year/lettered both/reached state playoffs both years)
Weightlifting (10 hrs/wk)
Piano Playing (2 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>Volunteering/Work Experience
100 Hours with Church Youth Group
(Missions trips, fish fries)
25 Hours with CFF
(Coatroom, bouncer)
60 Hours with South Hills Miracle League
(Spring/Fall seasons)
80 Hours with Camp Laugh A Lot
(Summer camp for handicapped youth)
20 Hours with Special Olympics
(Event buddy)
350 Hours with Eruption Athletics
(Fitness class for handicapped youth)</p>

<p>Recommendations and essays will be pretty good.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think of my chances.</p>

<p>UMich: High match (low GPA, try EA)
UCB: High match
Northwestern: Low reach</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>