Chance Me Please (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Duke)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Ethnicity : African American/ Native American
Class Rank: 1/20
Gpa: 3.9 UW, no W
ACT: 35 (36 M, 36 E, 34 S, 33 R)
SAT II: Math II-790, Chemistry-780

Awards: School department awards, competed at nationals for USNCO

State: TN
School Type: Small Religious Private

APs at the time of applying: APUSH (4), AP Chem (5), AP Stats (5), AP Euro (4)
Senior Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Lit, Religious class, Independent study Physics, Weighst, Econ, Personal Finance, Current Events

Intended Major: Stats, Pre-med focus

ECs:
Varsity Football (Co-Captain)
Varsity/ JV Basketball
Beta Club Chapter President - won 2nd place in math at state convention
Quiz Bowl (Captain)- nationals 10th grade but didn’t place anything special
Elected by school to go to Boys State
60 hrs volunteer work
Founder of schools Hosa Chapter
Shadowing an Oral Surgeon- helping prep for procedures and learning from him
Work at a grocery store
Mission Trip to Honduras

Extras: sister went to Columbia

My main concerns are course rigor (it’s the most challenging available at my school), class size, and no outstanding awards. Any positive input would be greatly appreciated.

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You have posted this thread in Feb, April, May and now July. You are getting pretty much the same answers each time. They won’t be different this time. Working on your essays is a better use of this anxiety energy!

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As an an african american with excellent grades and scores you surely know that your chances are extremely high. There are 1000s of kids with as good or better resumes as you who will never get into these schools.

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You are a competitive applicant. Your stats and ECs are great. Your URM hook will probably help your application. Write amazing essays and you could get accepted to any of these schools