Chance me, please: Duke, UVA, W&L, HYP, Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, Rice

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a rising senior at a diverse public school in northern Virginia. I will be 17 when applying. I am a fairly good writer, so I don't believe the essays will be a problem. I also assume my rec's will probably be, for these schools, average -- a word someone will probably jump on but one by which I mean just that, not mediocre but average.</p>

<p>EC's:
NHS
French Honors Society
Annual volunteer Counselor at a Summer Camp
Math Tutor (made my own business)
Infant Swim Teacher
Lifeguard certified
Cross Country
Track
Debate
Swimming
Went to Governor's School for the Humanities this summer
May be a volunteer at the naval research labs this fall
Black belt in karate
Award for Highest GPA for an Underclassman Male Athlete</p>

<p>SAT I: 2180 (700M/710W/770CR) (will take again in fall)
ACT: 33 (34 or 35 on everything except science on which I got a 29)
SAT II: 770 Math II/780 US History/ 790 Bio Molecular</p>

<p>GPA:
Cumulative: 4.36 W/ 3.91 UW
Junior Year: 4.857 W/ 4.0 UW
Class Rank: was 39/770 before my junior year, but that will rise hopefully to put me in the top 20 or so</p>

<p>AP Scores:
World History (Sophomore Year): 4
Lang and Comp: 4
US History: 5
Calc BC: 5 (AB Subscore: 5)
Biology: 5
Psychology: 5</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule:
Dual Enrollment US History
AP Bio
AP Language and Composition
French 4
AP Calculus BC
AP Psychology</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Economics Macro/Micro
AP Literature and Composition
Dual Enrollment Differential Equations
AP Gov't
AP French 5
AP Physics C</p>

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<p>Make sure your ranking improves. Also, do some volunteering. If your essays are creative I think you may have a good shot at Stanford and columbia…otherwise, everywhere except HYP is a definite yes. HYP are so unpredictable so I am not sure but give it a shot!</p>

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<p>^^I’m sure Stanford admissions is happy to have boosters like you to make Stanford even more exclusive (it is the toughest school to get into in the country) than it already is…but, I’m sure the students applying would NOT appreciate your “misinformation” or shall I say “naivete”…</p>

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<p>It’s all a crapshoot. Although your test scores are on the low side for schools like HYPS, you’re a very qualified candidate. But then again so are many of the students who get rejected. All you can do is write some good essays, and don’t expect the best, just hope for it.</p>