Chance me please. I'll chance back. Thanks

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi. This is my first time posting, I’ve been a long time late night reader. I was wondering if you could chance me. I’m having those crazy senior jitters I know a lot of us are. Thank you all. I hope my format for all of is ok. I’m sorry it’s so long. I will chance anyone back.

Gender: female
Ethnicity: African American/ white
Country: US
State: California
Apply for financial aid: yes

GPA: 4.67 GPA (UW): 4.00
SAT: 2160 (750 R, 700 M, 710 W)
ACT: 34
AP:
Art History: 5
English lit: 5
Calculus AB: 4
Spanish: 4
AP Studio Art: 3

Senior schedule:
(Have taken almost all classes at school. We only have 60 students and are in an extremely rural area, so there were limited opportunities and I took a lot of classes through a JC 30 minutes away to supplement)
AP US History
ROP theatre
Hon. US lit
Anatomy
Eng 230 creative writing
Mth 200 statistics (A)

Extracurriculars:
Theatre performance since age 6. Co-founded a teen theatre troupe now serving over 100 underprivileged students, teaching them acting and theatre skills.
Co-written and produced 4 plays
Directing and producing school play
CSSSA summer program
Student liaison to museum board (11th, 12th)
Mock trial (9, VP 12th)
Environmental club (9,12)
Journalist for local newspaper (10, 11, 12)
Archival assistant at museum (10,11)
Aerial Silks (10th, 11th, 12th)
Honor Choir (9th, 10th, 11th)

Honors:
Girls state (won state position)
National achievement finalist
Student of the Year
AP Scholar with Distinction
Outstanding Witness (mock trial)

Work experience:
Teach an acting class twice a week

Other details;
Extensive travel experience due to growing up homeless.
Very small school wih limited opportunities.
I’m very close to my reccomenders

Schools:
Yale
Brown (applied ED, deffered)
Vassar
Amherst
Bates
Colby
Bowdoin
Bard
UCB
UCSC

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My circumstances are a bit odd so I was host hoping for an outside opinion. Thanks again.

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Yale-Reach
Brown (applied ED, deffered)-Reach
Vassar- Reach to Low Reach
Amherst- Reach to Low Reach
Bates-Match
Colby-Match
Bowdoin- Match
Bard (dont know this school)
UCB- Low Reach

UCSB- Match

Where Matches are schools I am pretty sure you will get into. The top schools are only reaches because their admissions decisions are highly differentiated depending on their needs that year, as such no one can really be sure of a place. But other than that your stats are great and so is your story …

Mind chancing me back?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1735979-university-of-pittsburgh-temple-university-purdue-west-lafayette-please-chance.html#latest

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Thank you so much. It’s really nice to hear feedback. And especially the positive kind. I’ll chance you right now.

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Yale-Mid Reach
Brown (applied ED, deffered)-No need to chance now you are completely in the hands of luck
Vassar- Low Reach
Amherst- Reach
Bates-Match
Colby-Match
Bowdoin- Low Match
Bard Match
UCB- Low Reach
UCSB-Low Match
Chance back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1724529-interview-preparation-and-affect-on-chances.html#latest

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^ 110% agreement
You can chance me here anybody
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18049006#Comment_18049006

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Thank you. Oh I forgot to say I’m valedictorian. But I don’t think it means much in a class of ten.

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Why no chance back for me? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Just did :wink:

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@allonsyalonso1‌ - I’m surprised you didn’t get into Brown ED. Perhaps they wanted to see your first semester grades before making a final decision. I expect you will get into several of these schools. I would think your background would make you an attractive candidate. Did you talk about your role with the teen theater troupe and your experiences growing up homeless in your essays?

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@BldrDad‌ I discussed everything mentioned above somewhere in my application. My main essay was about ring homeless as a child and living in a rural area and the opportunities I’ve found through that, that have actually helped me. I wrote a supplement about the theater troupe.
It’s alright that I didn’t get in early. Everything happens for a reason and I’ll be happy anywhere I get into. Thank you for the feedback. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for all of them.

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Brown missed the chance to admit the new Emma Watson :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:
Strong GPA, good sat scores and very nice extracurriculars. However, I think that your weakness is that most of your activities were all related to theater. Not enough community Service. And why did not you take SAT subject tests?
Overall, you have pretty good chances. You have got 4 matches, 2-3 Reaches and 2 low reaches…
Good luck getting accepted :slight_smile:

WOuld you mind chancing me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1736352-chance-me-please-updated-will-chance-back-if-you-want.html#latest

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@AKAKHALEDBEST‌ Thank you for the feedback. Can you tell me which schools are matches/ reach? So I want to clarify because I think my initial post was a bit misleading

  1. all of the journalism and work with the museum was community service. I do 5 hours a week
  2. I took the SAT 2s but was unhappy with scores. I got a 770 on English though
  3. I’m bilingual. I learned Spanish as a toddler from living in Honduras.

Thank you :slight_smile: I’ll chance back

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They’re very strong, but which Major are you applying to? I guess your chance will differ a whole lot by knowing which major you’re in. GPAs and APs are amazing. ECs, they’re pretty good, but I’m not so sure how that’ll will help you because it really depends on your major and your Personal Statement (although it’ll probably be good since your circumstances are very special)
But Brown is probably out of reach.
UCB, if you’re in California, then yes.
UCSC Definitely
Yale, I’m not so sure.
The rest of the schools I’m not really familiar with them, so I won’t chance you in.
Good luck!

Can you please chance me too? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1737469-chance-me-to-cornell-cals-aem-fall-external-transfer-rd.html#latest

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Major: history, theatre, art history

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you’ll be fine for all those, low reach brown reach yale. claim urm http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1737489-chance-for-berkeley-and-ucla-please-oos-will-chance-back.html#latest

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I honestly think you have a nice darn shot. Just make sure your essays are up to par! Good luck(: and ur URM, increases ur chances, big time!
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1737423-for-unc-ch-and-clemson.html#latest

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@Natnat28 - at none of the private schools on that list does one apply for a specific major (or school, for that matter). Some will ask for a anticipated field of study, but I suspect that rarely is factored into admissions decisions.

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@BldrDad‌ Oh right, the person is an upcoming freshmen.

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I dont know about the others, just know about Brown and Yale. I would say those are both low reaches, did you mention that you were homeless in your app? Your scores are good, especially the ACT.