<p>Activities
- editor of front page of school newspaper, 2 yrs
- captain of varsity soccer team, 1 yr
- leader of Kairos Christian retreat, 1 yr
- guitar and piano teacher to kids (this is the focus of my CA essay and hopefully what differentiates me), 2 yrs
- Future Philanthropist Program member, 2 yrs
- Appalachia Service Project teen leader, 2 yrs
- Hephzibah volunteer (help underprivileged kids from abusive households), 4 yrs
- play guitar in church choir, 4 yrs
- Tutor and mentor to peers at school, 3 yrs
- Microfinance club member, 2 yrs
- sports camp for kids counselor, 3 yrs
- NHS</p>
<p>Also, I submitted a video of my teaching and playing guitar and piano through Slideroom</p>
<p>I know I haven't taken the hardest AP's like Calc or an AP science, will this hurt me?</p>
<p>But if business is your desire than ND is probably your best mtach. Gtown has better businesses recruiting from New England banks/trade firms, I think.</p>
<p>My son had similar stats although a bit stronger ECs and was admitted to USC (also from IL). But with 51,000 applying and an 18% acceptance rate its a crapshoot to get admitted.</p>
<p>I think you actually have a fairly strong case. Some of the numbers are high as SC gets one of largest application pools of any school in the US from Asia. That said, I just posted this in regard to a question regarding application to Yale–Hmmn, for whatever its worth, my daughter is currently a freshman and had the following: SAT, 2120, her high score was 770 in math and I think 710 in reading. Ranked #2 in her prep school out of 450 seniors, 4.4 weighted–3.9 unweighted, AP english/comp, calculus, physics, biology all As. Nationally ranked math team captain, URM (native), ranked in her state as a cross country runner, voted student athlete of the year twice, very delineated ties and service to her ancestral lands and community (its a native thing) and strong interest in pursuing a major in the STEM fields. She was also accepted at Pomona, Washington U, Vandy, Dartmouth, Brown, USC, and Georgetown. In total, I think, she applied at 12-13 schools, and accepted at 10. I do think her being a native female and athlete, interested in STEM, was a strong draw for many schools, as they do not receive many qualified applicant from the specific demographic.</p>
<p>I honestly think you would get in to all of these (although I seem to be more optimistic and less rude than 90% of the people who rant on College Confidential, so they’ll probably tell you that you won’t):</p>
<p>-USC: high match (have you looked at Honors College)
-Boston College: High Match
-Duke: Match
-Georgetown: you tell me! You commented on mine saying I need a 2200 “at least” so I’d say you’re in </p>
<p>WE ARE SO SIMILAR IT IS RIDICULOUS.
I was a Kairos leader too and it was one of my favorite experiences. I am going off of kids from my school that were accepted to these schools.
USC - high match
Notre Dame - high match
Boston College - match
Duke - low reach
Georgetown - low reach</p>
<p>I would say you have an 80% of getting into at least one of these schools</p>
<p>UCS: High Match
Boston College: High Match
Duke/Georgetown: Your stats give you a good chance, but your EC’s seem to be concentrated in your last two years of HS. As long as your essays stand out, you should get in.
Notre Dame: Match</p>