Chance me, pretty please? :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>After much soul-searching and deep introspection, I have broken down and decided to start my own chances thread.</p>

<p>My dream schools are Brown, Yale, Northwestern, and the UMich Honors Program!</p>

<p>I've taken the SAT and ACT once and plan to take assorted SAT IIs soon.
SAT: 2280 (800 CR, 760 W, 760 M)
ACT: 34 (36 R, 36 W, 34 S, 31 M)
PSAT: 229 (hoping for NMSF/NMF!)</p>

<p>I took all honors my freshman and sophomore years and am now a junior IB full diploma student (part of my school's first-ever IB class). I've also taken four years of theater classes!</p>

<p>All As (and one A-minus in sophomore year math)</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars (arranged by year for your convenience):
Freshman: spring play (lead role), current events club, speech team, volunteer for the friendship circle (working with kids with special needs)
Sophomore: soph class secretary, fall/winter musicals, spring play, speech team, current events club (vice president), friendship circle, big sis/little sis program at school
Junior: executive student council vice president, fall/winter musicals, spring play (lead role), speech team (state qualifier), current events club, big sis/little sis, christmas service trip to kentucky</p>

<p>and senior year I plan on pursuing all of the same activities- I was recently elected executive student council president and am extremely excited about that!</p>

<p>I suppose it might be relevant to tell you that I am a white female from the Midwest.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think! I'm tough- I can take it!</p>

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<p>Any thoughts at all on any of those schools would be appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Northwestern seems like a match, but Yale and Brown are a reach. Don’t really know about UMich. You have great extracurriculars and the IB program will give you an advantage, but there is no guarantee. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Sorry to be nit-picky, but 800 + 760 + 760 equals 2320.</p>

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<p>Your numbers (SAT, ACT, grades) are high enough for the standards of the schools you’re thinking about.</p>

<p>However, your ECs might cause some trouble. Not sure about UMich, but for Northwestern, Brown, and Yale it’s a problem. I can’t really tell what your passion is by looking at your ECs; they are all good, but they lack a common theme. If you’re passionate about business, then make your ECs geared toward that. If you’re passionate about poetry, then start a poetry circle at your school. Something to show that you’re truly motivated in a certain area.</p>

<p>I know that everyone says you should be “well-rounded” and try to be involved in a little bit of everything. However, that will only take you so far. Schools like the Ivies are not necessarily looking for the most well-rounded applicants. They pick and choose people who are extremely dedicated in certain areas to form a whole student body that is well-rounded overall.</p>

<p>Just something to consider. But like I said, your stats are Ivy-caliber. Just work on the ECs and you’re definitely a strong candidate for any school you apply to. :] Best of luck!</p>

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<p>thank you :)</p>

<p>and, yes, I did the math wrong- i got a 2280 (800, 740, 740)!</p>

<p>my biggest passions are theatre and student council, for what that’s worth.</p>