chance me, i need it

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hiya, im kinda new here and am really nervous about applications and i dont really know where i wanna go. i got a couple ideas but nothing is really solidified yet.</p>

<p>Tests and Grades
GPA : 3.879 weighted/ 3.4 unweighted (not sure exactly sure about unweighted atm)
AP tests : 4 Marco Economics, 4 US Government and Politics, 4 English Composition, 5 US History
ACT : 29 Composite (26 English, 31 Math, 30 Reading, 28 Science, 8 Writing
Class Rank : 96/986
Senior Classes : AP Calc AB, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Music Theory, Regular English Class, A Capella Choir </p>

<p>Extracurriculars
School Newspaper 11,12 (editor this year)
Madrigal Choir 12
Club Ice Hockey Bantam A State Champion Team (Illinois) 9</p>

<p>Volunteer
Usher/Eucharistic Minister - 4 hours a month, 9,10,11,12
Religious Ed Volunteer - 3 hours a month, 9,10,11</p>

<p>Work Experience
Page, Public Library (i shelve books) - 6-8 hours a week ,7/10 - present</p>

<p>Biographical Information
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian, 1/4 Japanese
Location: Chicago Suburbs, Illinois
Major: Computer Engineering/Science, Journalism
Income: >$200,000</p>

<p>im not really what schools i have a shot at getting into but these are ones i am considering
Schools
Brown University
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Standford University
University of California Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Illinois U/B
University of Minnesota</p>

<p>thanks for the help in advance. if you have any suggestions of schools to that would be much appreciated</p>

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<p>Welcome to CC! Where the extraordinary are ordinary, the overachieving come standard, and incredulously amazing profiles are the norm. Yes, I’m exaggerating, but only a little, whether that’s a good thing or not… Moving on…</p>

<p>I really don’t want to sound demeaning or crude, but your academics and test scores, as well as weak ECs, put Brown University, Stanford, and UPenn out of reach for you. I see Northwestern as being quite the reach, and Purdue possibly a low reach. If you’re in Illinois, you could look to Loyola possibly Case Western University just a bit over. But if I were you, I’d wait for a better chancer to wander over to this thread.</p>

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<p>^Agreed. Penn, Stanford, Brown are out of reach. NU and Berkley are very close to being out of reach.</p>

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<p>At OP. even though they are “out of reach” they are not IMPOSSIBLE. apply anyways. hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised.</p>

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<p>^Not true. Out of reach = impossible.</p>

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<p>any other good schools that would possibly be safe/low reach that i can shoot for?</p>

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<p>If journalism look at NYU, pretigious school that may be in reach</p>