Chance me please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Male from Jersey :/
I go to a solid magnet school in south jersey.
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: (Officially our school is unranked) 6/243
I have taken only APs/Honors all 4 years and have among most rigorous schedules in school.</p>

<p>SAT I Critical Reading: 710
SAT I Writing: 660
SAT I Math: 700
SAT score: 1410/2070 (will take again, expect higher score in October)</p>

<p>SAT II Math 2C: 780
SAT II Chemistry: 690
SAT II Literature: 630
May take some SAT IIs again (your thoughts?)</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Statistics: 5
Taking AP Econ, AP Com Sci, and AP Bio, as well as Calculus 3 and Organic Chemistry at local college this year (and Honors Latin, Physics, Literature)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Science Olympiad-6 years (including all of HS), now captain of team. My team has won state championship for 6 years. Have won many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals at state competition and won a 4th at nationals this past year. Now am a state judge and coach of local middle school team.
-Intern in Behavioral Neuroscience Department at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, did some pretty serious research, will continue to work throughout the year after 350 hours working this summer.
-Lifeguard/Swim Instructor at local pool for two years
-Red Cross certified instructor of CPR/Lifesaving skills, I teach classes some weekends at local YMCA
-National Honors Society-Secretary
-Red Cross Club-Treasurer
-Have volunteered 50+ hours this summer at local hospital and 50+ hours last summer at local community center
-Math League- 4 years, won state competition once and two honorable mentions
-Swim team for 10,11,12
-Won state math award in 10th</p>

<p>Should have pretty good essays and great recommendation letters.</p>

<p>Schools I plan to apply to:
Swartmore (first choice atm)
Amherst
Penn
Vanderbilt
Duke
Case
Delaware
Pitt
Rice
Boston
USC
Tufts
WashU
HPY</p>

<p>Any suggestions would be great!
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>You look pretty solid. Your scores are low for the majority of the schools on your list…so I would definitely consider raising them and retaking some of your SATII tests. Maybe try the ACT as well? Your ECs and grades are great, though. </p>

<p>Swartmore (first choice atm) - reach
Amherst - reach
Penn - reach
Vanderbilt - reach
Duke - reach
Case - ?
Delaware - safety
Pitt - safety
Rice - match
Boston - BU or BC? (safety/match respectivley)
USC - match
Tufts - match
WashU - reach
HPY - reach</p>

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<p>I’d have to say even USC, Rice, Tufts, BC are significant reaches with current scores.</p>

<p>HYP would not be worth the effort without much higher scores and are unlikely even then with ECs.</p>

<p>Coming from NJ, you are in a very competitive pool and most all of these schools.</p>

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<p>^^ true HYP is not worth the effort, but USC and BC are definitely not reaches with your GPA/Rank/Scores. Rice and Tufts are reaches.</p>

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<p>Swartmore - Reach
Amherst - Reach
Penn - High Reach
Vanderbilt - Reach
Duke - High Reach
Case - Match
Delaware - Match
Pitt - Safety
Rice - Match
Boston - Reach
USC - Reach
Tufts - Match
WashU - Match
HPY - Very high reach</p>

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<p>if i ED at swarthmore do you think there is a decent chance i would get in? (i have visited 3 times and went to an invitation day there)</p>

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<p>ED does not mean they let in students with lower stats than they would RD. The admit percentage looks much higher because of all the hooked candidates who apply in that round.</p>