Chance me (if you'd like)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior, considering Columbia (ED), UChicago (EA), Michican (ER), Harvard, Yale, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Rice, NYU, UT-Austin, Amherst, Swarthmore, Haverford, Wesleyan, Bates, and Bard.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (taking in March, based on PSAT & practice tests): 2370 (800 CR, 800 M, 770 W)
[</em>] ACT (same as above): 34
[<em>] SAT II: Plan to take Literature, US History, Latin
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Taking/plan to take US History, Lang. & Comp, Euro History, Macro Econ, Micro Econ, American Gov't, Comparative Politics, Lang. & Lit, BC Calc, Latin (Virgil)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP PoliSci, AP Econ, AP Euro, AP English 4, AP Calc BC, AP Latin, Symphony Orchestra
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Politics:
Intern/campaign photographer for US House candidate in summer '08
Intern/campaign photographer for different US House candidate last winter-spring
Currently Chair of high school student campaign for same candidate as in '08 race (also still working as campaign photog.)
School Young Democrats club (member freshman & sophomore years, co-president junior & senior years)</p>

<p>Photography/Journalism:
Freelance photography throughout high school (work featured in [one of the top 10 U.S. newspapers], 10+ suburban newspapers, books published by large commercial & academic presses, other various media)
Internship @ local newspaper (summer '08)
Shot stock library for prominent national political website (summer '09)
All the political campaign photography I mentioned
Photographer (I shot photos and video for a documentary about the camp)/camp counselor at an art camp for kids (summer '09)
Photo editor, school newspaper (freshman year)
Founded & edited online alternative newspaper/lit mag. Kids lost dedication quickly, but it was really good while it lasted. (sophomore year)
Staff yearbook photographer (junior year)</p>

<p>Music:
I play double bass.
Principal, freshman orchestra (freshman year)
Section player, symphony orchestra--this orchestra recently won a Grammy, plays advanced repertoire, regularly hosts Chicago Symphony players as guest soloists (sophomore and junior years)
Private lessons (since 5th grade)</p>

<p>Latin:
Latin club (member freshman year, co-president this year)
Latin honor society (freshman & sophomore years, probably this year too)
National Latin test (silver medal freshman year, gold medal sophomore year)
State Latin test (went to state freshman year, one of 5 students from my school to sit qualifying exam sophomore year)</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applying for Financial Aid?: No.
[</em>] Intended Major: Philosophy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: Highly competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy at Amherst (rather strong connections there) and Yale, possibly at UChicago (dad did a fellowship there)
[/ul]</p>

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<p>your gpa is a bit low but everything else looks good! if you get the sat scores you want then you should be fine! your activies look great</p>

<p>good luck :)</p>

<p>and can you chance me?</p>

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<p>For all of them I’d say you’re a great match except for Harvard, Princeton, and Yale… Those are a reach for anyone.</p>

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<p>Those stats are amazing, assuming that you get your projected scores. You have a great shot at every school except HYP. Those are reaches for everyone.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838448-chance-urm-aa-male.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838448-chance-urm-aa-male.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the input, everyone. FWIW, I’m not applying to Princeton, and am not even sure whether I’ll apply to Harvard.</p>

<p>Anyway, do you guys seriously think that Columbia, Brown, and Swarthmore are matches or “good shots”? I was honestly surprised by those responses.</p>

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<p>well Brown is a college that really like personalities… they like very well rounded people… </p>

<p>based on your stats… i would say Brown is a low reach</p>

<p>but all this depends on your SAT scores</p>

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<p>Like everyone else said, you have a great shot at all of the schools, including the ivies. However, those are reaches for everyone so you can never be sure. With your stats though, it seems like you would be a good fit for any of the schools on your list. I wouldn’t be surprised if you got into most of them. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>You’re a match for everything except for the Ivies.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Grind out the highest gpa possible for the rest of this year and first half of senior year. Remember who you will be competing against.</p>

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<p>I think you haves great shot for all of them. HYP are tough to get in though, possible tho. You got really nice stats tho, good job and good luck.</p>

<p>P.S.
Thanks for chancing me ;)</p>

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<p>Columbia (ED), UChicago (EA), Michican (ER), Harvard, Yale, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Rice, NYU, UT-Austin, Amherst, Swarthmore, Haverford, Wesleyan, Bates, and Bard.</p>

<p>I think basically in to all except Harvard and Yale. Those are reaches for anyone. Brown, Rice, Columbia might be a little harder but since you’re doing ED for Columbia I think you should be in…Rest should basically be backups…</p>

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<p>You seem with a pretty bright future. All the colleges you mention all still reaches but you have great stats will make you a strong competitor. If I am not wrong you could possibly end up being accepted to the majority of the schools you are planning to apply. Hope you do good!</p>

<p>I would say you are a 7.0 to all of them (or even more. It all depends on your SATs and essays.)</p>

<p>Chance me please!
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<p>HarvardYale-Reach
Others-In and high match.
Good Luck!:)</p>