Chance me please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian Female, WA, public "choice" (somewhat like magnet) school.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.96 UW
No rank, class of 49.
Hardest courseload all 4 years, most courses taken
SAT: 760 V, 800 M, 750 M (2310 composite)
ACT: 35 (35R, 35M, 36S, 34E)
NM Semifinalist
SAT2: Math IIC 800, Literature 780, Chemistry 760, US History 710
APs: 5555543 - AP scholar with distinction</p>

<p>Current class: AP EnviSci, Psychology Honors, AP English Lit, AP Comparative Gov, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>Volunteering:
- Puget Sound Blood Center, 9-12th, volunteered in two different positions at their normal center and on mobile drives; ~200 hours
- This summer volunteered with a campaign committee for a parks levy; I also designed their website</p>

<p>School EC's
- FBLA co-founder/co-president, 11-12th, various awards on the state/local level, organized several fundraisers @ school
- NHS 10-12, Treasurer 11th, but we don't do anything here.
- Ignite Mentoring for 7-9th graders. 10-12, started as a mentor and now am a lead executive; we plan out activities to integrate grades together and do activities during advisory.
- Mock Trial 11th (it was a class, unable to take it again this year)
- Math - AIME qualifier 9-11th, scored 2 and 4 in 9-10th grade. couldn't take it in 11th grade. some small team awards in 9-10th grade at the state/regional levels.</p>

<p>Work
- Courtesy Clerk @ a Grocery Store for 10 months; ~ 16 hours/week.</p>

<p>My counselor keeps telling me "you're a NimSquat finalist, you'll be fine!" but I don't believe that, of course.</p>

<p>So...Reach-Match-Safety me please?</p>

<p>Schools:
Princeton
Duke
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt
Emory
Washington University in St. Louis
Yale
Brown
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
Carnegie Mellon
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Out of State)
Sewanee - University of the South
University of Washington
University of Washington Honors</p>

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<p>relative to your stats your ECs are a little weak, but then again you have supurb stats. Write good essays and chances are you'll get into at least one your top choices.</p>

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<p>Yeah ECs seem to be my major weakness.
I've felt like I've been doing a lot throughout my high school career, but in the end when I look back on it, it's actually not much, and I can't go back and change that.</p>

<p>I'm only applying to 8 of those schools (not saying which), but I really want to know if I'm missing out on any matches that I have taken off of my list...</p>

<p>I am most interested in knowing my chances for UNC - chapel hill as an out of state applicant as I may be in the situation of having to not apply to U Washington, but I wouldn't want to remove a safety if I don't have a really good shot at UNC.</p>

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<p>I hope this isn't offensive, it isn't meant to be. But, it will help that you are Asian.</p>

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<p>I thought that it would actually hurt me, or at least not help me at all, since I'm applying to a lot of top schools where Asians are already overrepresented...</p>

<p>But no, I don't find comments like these offensive at all. :)</p>

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<p>Being Asian does not help you; in fact, it hurts you. You're a minority but not underrepresented.</p>

<p>Being female helps you at tech schools, but you are not applying to any of them.</p>

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<p>^Yeah that's what I was saying...</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>Your 2300+ test score will carry you into most of these schools. Yale, Princeton and Duke are still longshots because the ECs are a bit light relative to the competition.</p>

<p>You'll get into at least 80% of the rest of your list.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>anybody want to break them down for me? reach-match-safety so i can compared to how I personally ranked them? thanks</p>

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<p>Princeton: reach
Duke: slight reach - reach
University of Chicago: high match - match (depending on your essays)
Vanderbilt: match - safe match
Emory: match - safe match
Washington University in St. Louis: slight reach - high match
Yale: reach
Brown: slight reach - high match
Johns Hopkins: high match - match
Georgetown: match
Carnegie Mellon: match - safe match
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Out of State): match
Sewanee - University of the South: not sure
University of Washington: safe match - safety
University of Washington Honors: match</p>

<p>These are approximations, of course.</p>

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<p>I strongly suggest that you don't apply to Vandy and UNC. Why? Because you'll take my spot, that's why.</p>

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<p>Sewanee -- safety, with a great shot at a merit scholarship</p>