Chance me (possible hook?)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay so we all know application season is coming quick and I would like all of your opinions on which colleges I can get accepted into. I havent set in stone where I am applynig yet but I have made a rough list of possibilities.</p>

<p>Northwestern (i would be legacy since my grandfather attended :P)
Stanford
UC Berkeley
All of the ivies (I know, I just want to see)
U Chicago
Purdue
Oregon State
Willamette University
Portland State
Possibly others?</p>

<p>So I will ist my stats below and I would greatly appreciate if you could rank these schools (reach, match, safety) and narrow my choices down a bit ( and also save my hands from all of these essays ).</p>

<p>Basic STATS:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: My school does not do this?</p>

<p>SAT: 1930 (650 W, 680 M, 600 R :/ ) --> should be able to get well past 2000 next time, I have been studying LOTS.</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1 ( there are 13 other students with 4.0's, so we are all ranked "1")</p>

<p>AP Classes: AP US History (4), AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Literature, AP European History.</p>

<p>Of which im taking this (Senior) year:
AP Chemistry
AP Calc BC
AP Literature
AP European History
Also taking College Writing which is rigorous and satisfies some college credit </p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<ul>
<li>National Honors Society</li>
</ul>

<p>-Freshman Baseball Grade 9, JV Baseball Grades 10-11, Varsity Baseball Spring 2012
-Swimming Grade 10
-German Club Grades 9-11
-Engineering Club Grades 9-11</p>

<p>-Clare Bridge Memory Care Senior Living 2009-Present (over 120 hours)
-Dayspring Fellowship Youth Program Grades 7-11
-St. Edwards Youth Grades 9-10</p>

<p>-VEX Robotics Competition Grade 11, 12 </p>

<p>-GAPP, I spent a month in germany immersed in the culture, schools, etc.</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>-Wine Bottling for Brooks Wines Grades 10-12 (over 60 hours)
-K.Y.S.A Baseball Umpire Grades 10-12 (over 70 hours)</p>

<p>My recs should be amazing, I am really close with my German teacher, and he has been known to write great recs... My english teacher will write my other one, and we share common insights, and he is the teacher I have the most respect for</p>

<p>My essays are going to be PHENOMENAL... I am literally going to sit down and write for a weekend about anything and revise until I have the " Great American Draft "</p>

<p>So please give me your thoughts and I will love you forever! Just kidding, that would be weird...</p>

<p>Also does having a grandpa that attended northwestern help my chances there? I have heard it does...</p>

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<p>Right now your scores are way to low for most of schools on that list (Stanford, the ivies, U Chicago, Northwestern). You really need a 2200+ just to be considered and a 2300+ to be a strong applicant. Also it seems that you have not taken any subject tests yet, which means you will be rushing to take them/have to get a good score on the first time (which is unlikely based on your SAT scores). Sorry I can’t speak to the other schools.</p>

<p>Your grandpa attending Northwestern makes you a legacy, though to my knowledge it does not really help you that much/will not get you in if your stats are too low.</p>

<p>Also not to be rude, but what hooks do you think you have (I see none)?</p>

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<p>seriously 555 views and one reply! Come on guys I need opinions!</p>

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<p>Bump! please people:)</p>

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<p>My advice as a parent of one college student and one high school senior:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Go to the Northwestern website and see what the college says about legacies. College policies can differ widely, and the college website is much more reliable than the opinions of strangers.</p></li>
<li><p>Write your essay now. Why wait?</p></li>
<li><p>Determine which potential colleges require SAT subject tests and whether you have time to take them before the deadline for consideration by each college. If you are retaking the SAT, you might not be able to meet the admission requirements of some of the potential colleges, in which case it would be pointless to apply.</p></li>
<li><p>Apply to one of your instate options as soon as possible. If you haven’t yet submitted any applications (and it appears that you haven’t done so if you haven’t written an essay), you might be surprised by how time-consuming applying can be.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks! I appreciate your insights :slight_smile: I have to take my subject tests in December, so i will meet the deadline for Northwestern. I have since started on some essays, so I have begun to realize how time consuming this is…</p>