Chance me please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p><em>Hi guys, this is my first post so can you please tell me how eligible I am for the
schools I've listed below? I'm an easygoing music-lover, tree-hugger, and science-geek, so if any particular school seems to fit my personality based on your experiences, please point that out. And any place that gives more merit-based financial aid, because my family is relatively affluent--although I have a twin. Thanks!</em></p>

<p>White female(Jewish)
Public High School
Portland, Oregon</p>

<p>GPA: 3.91 unweighted<br>
Full IB
IB Exams:
-Psych SL: 6 (out of 7)</p>

<p>ACT: 31(retaking in fall)
SAT I (not submitting): 2070--Math 640, CR 680, Writing 750
SAT II: Biology 670, Math II 670(retaking Biology and Spanish in fall)</p>

<p>Major: Biology(genetics, microbiology, ecology, or other) </p>

<p>Junior Year Course-load: IB Junior English, IB 20th Century World History, IB Pre-Calc, IB Spanish 7-8, IB Biology 3-4, IB Psychology SL, Theory of Knowledge </p>

<p>Senior Year Course-load: IB Senior English, IB History of the Americas, IB Calculus, IB Spanish 9-10, IB Biology 5-6, IB Physics 1-2, Theory of Knowledge, Constitution Team</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Pacific Youth Choir(10 years)
professional and selective, perform with Oregon Symphony, at religious and secular benefits
accepted into American Choral Directors Association
- Chamber Choir(2 years)
highly selective, challenging level of musicianship, sang for Dalai Lama, with Pink Martini, at fundraisers, etc.
-American Red Cross Club(VP 11th grade, Co-President 12th grade):
Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser, Emergency Presentations, Leadership Conference,
-Constitution Team 12th grade: Unit Captain
-Partnership for Scientific Inquiry at OHSU(11th grade)
-International Studies Center(4 years)
-Crew(2 years)
-Cross Country(12th grade)
-National Honors Society(3 years)
-Viola(1 year), piano(8 years, stopped a while back)<br>
-Jewish Student Union Club(2 years member) </p>

<p>Summer:
-Stangeland Youth Family Choral Academy(11th grade)
rigorous summer program for talented high school singers, at University of Oregon<br>
-Paid Position: Nature Day Camp Counselor for Portland Parks and Recreation(3 years)
-Internship at Oregon Health and Science University(1 summer, 6 weeks/3 hrs a day)
lab work with bacterial genes using PCR, inoculation, Plasmid Purification, Infusion Cloning, Restriction Digests, Fluorescence Microscopy, gel electrophoresis etc. </p>

<p>Awards:
-Co-winner of Oregon Chapter Red Cross Youth Volunteer of the Year
-Honors Role
-IB Diploma Recipient</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Biology and History Teacher
Additional Rec: Choir conductor/Voice teacher</p>

<p>Financials: high income, but have twin going to college, and 65 yr. old parents </p>

<p>Applying to: </p>

<p>Reach for the Stars:
*Brown
Harvard
Cornell
Swarthmore
*Middlebury
Amherst
Williams
Vassar</p>

<p>Match:
Colby
Colgate
Macalester
Grinnell
Carleton
Brandeis</p>

<p>Safety:
Allegheny
Ursinus
Gettysburg
Beloit College<br>
St. Olaf</p>

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<p>My sister is Colgate class of 2017 and got in with a 2000 SAT and similar GPA.</p>

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<p>I think you’re a competetive applicant to those schools. I think it’s recommended to apply to 8 though so maybe cut those down to 12 or less (2-3 safeties, 3-5 matches, 3-4 reaches). If I were you I’d apply to brown, cornell, amherst, Brandeis, grinell, macalester, Gettysburg, and st Olaf.</p>

<p>I have a thread on here too and am applying to similar schools.</p>

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<p>^I agree with Cholgan. You need to focus on 8-12 schools. You’ve done a decent job of chancing yourself. How, exactly, is your twin in college and you’re not? </p>

<p>Chance me? The title is “Let’s chance each other!!!”</p>

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<p>for your ‘reaches,’ you SAT is a little low for the Ivies (50% or less) but you GPA is fine and EC are great, try to find a leadership role to demonstrate to admissions committees.
if u can get SAT up to AT LEAST 2100+,
*Brown low reach / reach (if apply ED)
Harvard reach
Cornell low reach (especially if apply ED)
Swarthmore low reach/match
*Middlebury match
Amherst match
Williams ???
Vassar match</p>

<p>i agree with members above, narrow down the college choices, find the best one that suites YOU. A lot of them are similar but some are very different.</p>

<p>chance back!</p>

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