chance me please?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I was just wondering if you could pass your wisdom on to me, a soon to be senior,embarking on the exciting admissions process. My college list so far is:
1. Princeton
2. Harvard (definitely a reach...more like a 50 ft. jump)
3.Yale
4.Georgetown
5. Dartmouth
6.UVA
7. Boston College
8. UGA (hopefully the Honors Program)</p>

<p>Class of 2010
Rank: Top 10% (1 out of 7 for my school)
GPA 9th-11th unweighted: 3.8
GPA 9th-11th weighted: 4.1</p>

<p>(Here are the rough parts)
ACT Composite: 27
SAT I: 1790
SAT II's: (will take Bio, Lit., and U.S in June)
AP's (hopefully= waiting on scores): Bio 4, English Language 5, U.S History 5, Calc AB 4(hopefully), Environmental Science (5 hopefully), English Lit. (5 hopefully), Spanish (5 hopefully), Gov't (5 hopefully), Econ (5 hopefully)</p>

<p>Ec's/Interesting Facts:
-Mock Trial (3 years as attorney)- 3 Year Region Champions. 6 Outstanding Attorney Awards at Region Level, 2 Outstanding Attorney Awards at State Competition Level
-Princeton Renaissance Award Recipient
-National Honors Society Inductee (sophmore year...1 of 5 out of 84)
-Class President Freshmen- Sophmore Year; Student Council Rep. Junior Year, Senior Trip coordinator next year
-Cum Laude Society Inductee (1 of 7 out of 84)
-Louis Armstrong Award (Jazz band- saxophonist for 6 years)
- played during the 2009 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Ceremony (great stories about this)
-Headmaster Award for Varsity Track ( highest GPA on the team)
-2 year Varsity Soccer Player
-1st place mention in Georgia Science and Engineering Fair
- don't know my junior year awards (school doesn't end for another week...will know on honors night)
-VP of Students Celebrating Diversity (sophomore year)
-P of Students Celebrating Diversity (junior,senior years)
-1st place winner of Shakespearean Recitation Contest
-2nd place winner of Regional/State Shakespearean Recitation Contest
- 1st Generation Ghanian American (again...this makes for an interesting story)
-Jobs: Law firm receptionist, Summer camp counselor, receptionist in OB/GYN clinic
-Travel: Ghana,West Africa every other summer (interesting stories), 3 years of building houses in New Orleans area (amazing stories/amazing people)
I know everyone can receive awards or titles of various chapters/societies/clubs, but for me... I just really love learning.I know this may sound corny but there is nothing more exciting than arguing the basis for a current politic policies in Gov't, or presidential doctrines in U.S, or finally solving the 2-pages-of-work integral in Calc, or testing the effects of UV radiation on fungi in Bio (the list can continue). My main passions and interests are politics, law, and advocacy. But if you have any advice, I will GLADLY accept it! Thank you for your time...reading all this empirical data.</p>

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<p>I don’t think your SAT’s are good enough for those schools, although your EC’s are impressive. Take tutoring and bring up the SAT’s— I know that 1-5 and 7 would most likely not accept you on the basis of SAT’s-- though your GPA is pretty decent.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Princeton–no</li>
<li>Harvard–no</li>
<li>Yale–no
4.Georgetown–no</li>
<li>Dartmouth–no</li>
<li>UVA–no</li>
<li>Boston College–no</li>
<li>UGA (hopefully the Honors Program)–no</li>
</ol>

<p>Come on, you have to think realistically! Sure, SAT ISN’T everything, but for those schools (besides UGA), you really have to get >2000 on the SAT to be considered. And UGA, your scores are at the low end of the spectrum, but honors, your scores are not in the range =/</p>