Chance Me Please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Male
Texas
GPA- W- 3.7/4.0 UW-5.8/7.0
Top 10% </p>

<p>ACT(Predicted and Retake)- Composite- 30
Math-33
Reading- 31
Writing- 29
Science- 35
Essay- 9</p>

<p>SAT IIs- October (late I know)</p>

<p>PSAT- 170 (Didn't study, I'm not gonna mention on app)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule-
AP U.S. Government
AP Eng Lit
AP Bio
AP Calc AB (BC maybe, depends on the teacher)
Honors Economics or Journalism I (have not decided)
Band
Debate IV (Introdution to Public Speaking in the title, for state credit)
Honors Spanish III</p>

<p>APs- Couldn't take any until 11th grade
11- APUSH- 4-5
Eng Lang- 4-5
12- U.S. Gov, Bio, Lit, Calc AB (BC?), Human Geo, Psych, Comp Gov</p>

<p>Taken one Community College Course- College Algebra- B
Probably going too take another online this year</p>

<p>Band:
Marching Band- 4 years (State level once, hopefully twice)
Wind Ensemble- 4 years (Best in Region)
All-Region Band Member- 4 years
Band Officer- 2nd Lt. (10, 12), Tuba Section Leader (12)</p>

<p>Academic Events:
Debate-
Policy Co-Captain (10, 11)
NFL School Squad President (12)
State Debater (top 16 this year)
Won about 30 awards in 3 years
Debate II Award (10)
Overall Speech Department Award for Debate III (its a medal =]) (11)
National Forensics League Member of Special Distinction
NCFL Grand National Tournament Qualifier (9,10,) (11 to but no money to go)</p>

<p>Persuasive Speaking-
Regional Level (11)
Captain (11, 12)</p>

<p>Social Studies Academic Team (11,12)</p>

<p>Current Events Academic Team (11, 12)
Co-Captain (11, 12)
3rd in District</p>

<p>Lincoln-Douglass Debater (10,11,12)</p>

<p>Math Academic Team (12)</p>

<p>National Honor Society:
11, 12 (only junior and senior year)
Maybe Officer when I apply
11 hours of Community Service</p>

<p>FBLA:
9, the club got ended due to no sponsor my 10th grade year
5 hours of community service</p>

<p>Summer-
9th- Nothing
10th- UNT Mean Green Workshops- 2 weeks- Policy Debate Camp
11th- UNT Mean Green Workshops- 2 weeks- Policy Debate Camp, and some community service</p>

<p>I want to be a Political Science Major and go Pre-Law</p>

<p>I haven't done alot of research into colleges but some friends have made some suggestions and ive look around a little on CC and heres what I have</p>

<p>Harvard (My dream school)
Duke
UCLA
Northwestern</p>

<p>I need to expand my list in places and maybe narrow it in others</p>

<p>My back up is A&M- College Station</p>

<p>Any Colleges for me suggestions would be great-
Don't care about size or place</p>

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<p>Hmmm, you would probably need at least a 34 on the ACT to even be considered at Harvard and a 33 for the other three schools on your list. I would have to say you probably have the best chance at getting into Northwestern. UCLA will be tough b/c you are out of state and for Duke you would need higher test scores. SAT IIs should fall in the 750 + range (if you seriously want to get into Harvard). Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I honestly do not think you are a sure thing at any of the schools on your list.</p>

<p>I would apply to some safeties considering that a 30 isn’t that high for top tier schools.</p>

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<p>I have safeties (in Texas, the whole 10% in thing)…</p>

<p>Thanks, I know I need to retake the ACT (I took the SAT in June too but I really can’t predict my score, but hopefully its high)… I should be able to get 750+ on SAT IIs im studying all summer for them and if all else fails I can still take them in November </p>

<p>I’m taking the ACT again in September (unless my prediction is way lower than my actually score) and once I get my score I am gonna study for the rest of the summer also</p>

<p>Anyone have any comments about my app that isn’t about test scores?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>write a good essay about your debating. your ECs arent stellar… which is why everyone is talking about your scores. your ECs are good enough… but your test scores are currently your biggest obstacle. also, your GPA should be converted to 4.0-pt. scales for the purpose of everyone understanding them… i dont know if thats good or bad to be honest. 3.7 WGPA isnt too great…
expand your list to some schools that are easier to get into…</p>