Chance Me, Please.

<p>I just wanted to know my chances at the following colleges: University of Florida, Emory, Duke, Tufts, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, MIT, Georgetown, New York University, and also Harvard and Standford just to see (my hopes aren't set on them). I'm sorry it's such a long list.</p>

<p>8th Grade:
Algebra 1 Honors - B,B (it was for high school credit)</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Geometry Honors - A,A
English 1 Challenge(Pre-AP) - A,B
Biology Honors - B,B
AP World History - B,A
Spanish 1 - A,A
Intro to Drama (1/2 year), Stagecraft (1/2 year) - A,A
HOPE (gym) - A,A
Drivers Ed (1/2 year) - A</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Algebra 2 Honors - A,A
Pre-Calc - A,A
Englsih 2 Challenge - A,A
Chemistry Honors - A,A
AP Environmental Science - A,A
AP Psychology - A,A
Spanish 2 - A,A
SAT Prep (1/2 year) - A</p>

<p>11th Grade:
Spanish 3 - A,A
AP Calculus - A,A
AP English Language and Composition - A,A
AP American History - A,A
AP Biology - A,A
Anatomy and Physiology Honors - A,A
Spanish 4 - A,A</p>

<p>12th Grade:
AP Statistics - A,A
AP English Literature and Composition - A,A
AP US Government and AP Macroeconomics - A,A
AP Chemistry - A,A
AP Physics - A,A
AP Spanish Language - A,A
Sociology (1/2 year) - A</p>

<p>I had most vigorous course schedule all four years. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.9, 4.8
SAT: 780m, 730cr, 710w = 2220
ACT: 32
I'm in the top 10% of my class, but I'm not sure exactly where I fall.
My school is said to be ranked in the top 3% of schools in the nation.
Clubs: Drama Club (4 years), Key Club (3 years, president 2 years)
I don't play a sport, but I have over 500 hours of community service.
I'm going to be the first one in my family to attend college and I'm considered "economically disadvantaged".</p>

<p>Sorry that it's so lengthy but I really appreciate it.
Thank you.</p>

<p>Harvard and Stanford will be reaches, but everything else looks good.</p>

<p>AdComms will scrutinize your: AP Scores, SATII Subject Tests, Interview, Recs, Essays, ECs in that order.</p>

<p>YOU TOOK A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM

  • IMPORTANT TO CHALLENGE SELF AND SUCCEED (you did, grades-wise)
  • TEST SCORES per above beyond your strong SATI (YOU must take MathII<em>)
  • PERSONALITY per interview/recs VERY IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE FIT</em>
  • DEFINITELY LIKELY FOR SCHOLARSHIP
  • Strong candidate pending the above - even for Stanford (spell it right) & Harvard.</p>

<p>GET FEE WAIVERS FOR ALL –</p>

<p>Also apply to:<br>
CalTech, (and RPI in Troy, NY) if serious about science and remember to take MATHII); Princeton, Yale, Penn, Bowdoin, Little 3: Amherst/Williams/Wesleyan</p>

<p>If Engineering/Architecture/Design inclined: Cooper Union (100% free!!! school and well ranked and known)</p>

<p>Only if get full ride then consider:<br>
Tufts, Georgetown, NYU </p>

<p>Delete:<br>
Emory, Florida - way below your level</p>

<p>What city is your h.s.?</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

<p>Reach for NYU/Duke and above, but you have a good resume and a very nice hook. Your EC’s are a little dull, however.</p>

<p>Grades are not the only thing that they consider when you apply to college. In fact, at the top schools that you are applying to, grades are worth very little when they are all A’s. I would suggest improving your EC’s a lot. You need to stand out more. Do more leadership stuff… your SAT’s are decent, you could try to retake if you think a better score is possible…</p>

<p>ALSO APPLY TO (get fee waivers, remember):
Swarthmore, PA
Bryn Mawr, PA
Rice, TX
UC-Berkeley (CAL)
Claremont-Harvey Mudd (Calif. East of L.A.)* Engineering Awesome</p>