Chance me. Please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay. I promised myself I wouldn't do this, but here I am. I'm so stressed out, I have no support from anyone around me and I barely know how to navigate this process. I have a bunch of schools I've applied/will apply Sunday to but I'm TERRIFIED of getting rejected from all of them, so yeah. I'm a gap year student, btw, if that makes a difference.
Here goes.
GPA: 3.90 uw 4.51 w
Rank: Top 10%
ACT: 31 (E 31, M 29, R 36, S 28) I plan to retake this, but I may not have the money to.
I never took the SAT
SAT IIs: 650 Math II, 700 on both Bio E and World History I would like to retake Bio and Math II (not WH obviously), but, once more, I may not be able to afford it. :/
Essays: Pretty good. I wrote about my passion for helping the poor because I can relate so strongly to their plights.
Counselor rec: Okay, I guess.
Teacher recs: Seemed VERY receptive to writing them. One from a science teacher and one from an English teacher. The latter said she'd write a glowing rec!
School type: #2 in the state, public magnet, sent about four kids to Ivies from my c/o 2012
ECs: Not a lot. Fwiw, I wasn't able to be in a lot because of my mom's religion. Had I tried to participate in ECs on Sabbath, she would have kicked me out of wherever we were living (already tried). I had one academic comp senior year, book club for two years, flute for three years, 150-200 volunteer hours, spent A LOT of time on my mom's daycare business senior year that fell through because we were unjustly evicted a couple days before Christmas and were homeless, anime club for two years, practiced piano for a year. That's about it. I also spent lots of time searching for places to live, employment and transportation.
Income: >10,000/yr for quite a while. My mom isn't lazy and neither am I. It's just that where we were living while I was in hs didn't have many employment options. She was a substitute teacher, but was not consistently called in for work.
Hooks: I'm an African American female going for a STEM major. My test scores may not reflect this, but I ALWAYS got As in my science classes. Usually 97+ with the exception of an A- in AP Chem & Honors Bio.</p>

<p>I took five APs junior year and six senior year (World History [5], English Lang [5], USH [5], Chemistry, Calculus, Biology, Environmental Science, European History, Psychology, Eng Lit and Statistics). I didn't take that many test because I couldn't afford them.</p>

<p>Here's a list of schools:
Harvard (top choice; unrealistic)
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Dartmouth
UPenn
Cornell
Brown
Uchi (more realistic top choice)
Amherst
Williams
Notre Dame
Duke
Drexel
Stanford
Rice
WashU
Emory
Oakwood (maybe)
Andrews University (maybe)</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Bumpppp.
10 char</p>

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<p>Please?
10 char</p>

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<p>Cornell, Brown, Duke, and Notre Dame youll probably get in. Upenn is a reach for anyone so Im not sure. I think youve got a pretty fair chance at Stanford, Washington, Emory, and Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>You’re severely overreacting. Calm down; your GPA is solid, your ACT is very, very good (although if you have the time and resources, trying to increase it may help you), you seem to have very good recs, and your socio-economic status will definitely give you an advantage here. If your EC’s are not very good because of factors beyond your control, perhaps you could twist this to your advantage (without alienating your family members).</p>

<p>You have a very good shot at all of the universities you’re applying to, although with the Ivy Leagues and universities of similar caliber, it’s going to be a reach for anyone.</p>

<p>I would appreciate a [chance</a> back](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1437274-chance-me-carnegie-mellon-cornell-chicago-will-chance-back.html]chance”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1437274-chance-me-carnegie-mellon-cornell-chicago-will-chance-back.html), thanks!</p>

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<p>Sure, rmi! </p>

<p>And thanks everyone! I’m just soooooo stressed and paranoid these days. </p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

<p>10 char</p>

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<p>Great hook and your family situation will help a lot is you describe it. Harvard, Yale and Princeton are reaches for everyone, but you have a great shot at the others. Calm down, you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>I’d say pretty good</p>

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<p>Thank you for your input! </p>

<p>Anyone else? :3</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance at most of the schools, exceptions being harvard, penn, yale which, as mentioned before, are reaches for most everyone. your background, gpa, rank and act will especially set you apart! Good luck!</p>

<p>Do you think you could chance me? i have a thread called “Chance me for the following sil vous plait!!”, please chance!!</p>

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<p>Thanks! I sure will.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I am giving you a yes/no on whether I think you will get in:
Harvard (top choice; unrealistic) No
Yale No
Princeton No
Columbia No
Dartmouth No
UPenn No
Cornell Maybe
Brown Maybe
Uchi (more realistic top choice) No
Amherst Yes
Williams Yes
Notre Dame Yes
Duke No
Drexel Yes
Stanford No
Rice No
WashU Yes
Emory Yes
Oakwood (maybe) Yes
Andrews University (maybe) Yes</p>

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<p>Thanks! :D</p>

<p>Bumpppp.</p>

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<p>More bump.</p>

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<p>Your stats are slightly on the low side, but you have a very convincing history. Although the ivies are definitely high reaches, I wouldn’t call them impossibilities, we never quite know how the admission process works.</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1439230-chance-me-dartmouth.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1439230-chance-me-dartmouth.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I am giving you a yes/no on whether I think you will get in:
Harvard (top choice; unrealistic) Maybe
Yale Maybe-Yes
Princeton Yes
Columbia Yes
Dartmouth Yes
UPenn Yes
Cornell Maybe
Brown Maybe
Uchi (more realistic top choice) Yes
Amherst Yes
Williams Yes
Notre Dame Yes
Duke Yes
Drexel Yes
Stanford Yes
Rice Yes
WashU Yes
Emory Yes
Oakwood (maybe) Yes
Andrews University (maybe) Yes</p>

<p>Chance me </p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>Others?</p>

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<p>Bump. </p>

<p>10 char</p>

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<p>Bumps.</p>

<p>10 char</p>