Chance me please? :)

Applying to College
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<p>Howdy champs, could you all chance me for these schools? Please and thanks!</p>

<p>I'm a senior, sending in my applications tomorrow. </p>

<p>Potential Major: Political Science
Career Interest: Lawyer/Politician</p>

<p>Pepperdine
University of Chicago
NYU (top choice)
Columbia</p>

<p>Resides: southern California</p>

<p>My numbers:</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted: 3.61
weighted: 4.22
Class rank: 38/768
ACT w/ writing: I took it only once, and got a 31.
SAT: never took it</p>

<p>Senior Coursework:</p>

<p>IB Biology HL
IB History HL
IB Mathematics SL
IB English HL
IB Music Theory SL
IB Spanish SL
IB Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>I am taking seven International Bacchalaurete classes, and I am a full IB diploma candidate. My coursework last year was just about the same.</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>NHS
President of Politics/History Club
President of Active Earth Club
Captain of Green Team
Copy Editor of Arts Magazine
Copy Editor of school newspaper
Captain of Academic Decathlon
Captain of Speech and Debate
Held an internship with the local newspaper as Intern Opinion Columnist (2009 - 2010)</p>

<p>I've won many awards and honors in speech contests, and last June, I took fourth place in the entire state of California in the Rotary Club Speech Contest
Also took second place in Riverside County in American Legions Speech Contest
Last spring, I scored a perfect score on the Academic Decathlon Essay, a 1000/1000, counting as the top score in Riverside County and in California
This October, I was selected as Student of the Month by the Temecula Chamber of Commerce</p>

<p>As you can see, I can write a pretty snarling essay. I wrote my Common App essay on my aspirations as a lawyer, and how this, plus my skills at "BSing" lead people to not always believe everything I say. It's a modification of my Academic Decathlon speech, which took second place in Riverside County.</p>

<p>My recommendations should be pretty good; one is written by the teacher who nominated for Student of the Month</p>

<p>I'm a pretty heavy reader, and the reason I mention that is because the Columbia Supplement asks which books I read for pleasure this year. I put down each book I read, most of which I enjoyed, including, but not limited to, On The Road by Kerouac, This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and the Damned by Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald, The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway, The Wasteland by TS Eliot. I've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels; totally love that dude.</p>

<p>Anyway, that's me in a few hundred words, could you all chance me for those schools? I am fully aware that Columbia is a reach, but I would like to know to what extent. Since I was also curious about those other schools, I turn to you guys. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I think you are a match for NYU however UChicago is a reach and Columbia is a high reach (as are all ivies). Your grades are good and so are your test scores. Your ECs also very good. The only thing that struck me is the essay topic, are you sure you want to tell colleges that you’re good at BSing? I mean all teenagers are, but do you REALLY want to put it out there?</p>

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<p>Thanks very much! As my Spanish teacher would say, “Vamos a ver,” or “We shall see.” I think in regards to my essay topic, it’s chill because I talk about my reputation as a speechie/debater, as a kid who never fails to make things sound good. And that’s why I chose to pursue a spot in the field of law; I use this skill to preserve justice, which, more than anything, is an incessent goal of mine. People’s lack of trust in you; an unwritten footnote in the job description of a lawyer. And I’ll basically have to live with it, as others did and will. I think my essay’s pretty cool because it’s poetic, as I aimed for it to be (discussing starry-eyed debutantes not believing me) and I think it allows a window into my personality. Hahaha, yes all teenagers are great at BSing. My mother said something along those lines, but she had to point out that I should pursue a degree in it. :)</p>

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<p>Hey if you feel confident, definitely go for it! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hey thanks! :)</p>