Chance me, pretty please??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior right now and I plan on majoring in the sciences...maybe neuroscience</p>

<p>can you chance me?</p>

<p>possible colleges I'm applying to: UofM and Johns Hopkins (tell me if these are reach, match, etc.)</p>

<p>Location: Michigan</p>

<p>GPA
3.7 unweighted</p>

<p>Class Rank: 50/433</p>

<p>ACT: 28
plan on taking SAT BIO & SAT US His.</p>

<p>APs by senior year: 7 (school offers 10)</p>

<p>Teacher recs: 3, beyond amazing...</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Community Service
1. 300+ Hours</p>

<p>Work Experience
1. Office assistant in a Medical Clinic (3 years since freshman year)
2. Office assistant for a Medical Equipment Supplier (2 years since sophomore year)</p>

<p>Sports
1. Tae Kwon Do
a. Second Degree Black Belt (7 years)
b. Won several regional and state tournaments
c. Official Certified Instructor</p>

<p>BPA (Business Professionals of America)—Kind of like FBLA
1. Competitions (these competitions are very hard and are much harder than FBLA competitions)
a. 4th place in Economic Research Project—Team in the National Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
b. 5th place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the National Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
c. 6th place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the National Competition and Leadership Conference (9th Grade)
d. 2nd place in Economic Research Project—Team in the State Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
e. 1st place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the State Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
f. 3rd place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the State Competition and Leadership Conference (9th Grade)
g. 3rd place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the Regional (district) Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
h. 2nd place in Administrative Support Research Project—Individual in the Regional (district) Competition and Leadership Conference (9th Grade)
i. 1st place in Economic Research Project—Team in the Regional (district) Competition and Leadership Conference (10th Grade)
2. Awards
a. Executive Torch Award [School Level (Torch Awards are for community service activities and they are really hard to get BTW)]
b. Diplomat Torch Award (Region/District Level)
c. Statesman Torch Award (State Level)
3. Officer Positions
a. Historian (9th Grade)
b. Treasurer (10th Grade)
c. Conference Coordinator (10th Grade)</p>

<p>Arabic Language Club
1. Officer Positions
a. President (10th and 11th Grade)
2. Arabic Magazine (Magazine is in English—promotes the Arabic culture in a creative, fun way): Yallah! (Means: Let’s Go!)
a. Founder and Editor-in-chief of this magazine (10th and 11th Grade)</p>

<p>Discover Islam Club
1. Officer Positions
a. Secretary (10th Grade)
b. Secretary (11th Grade)
2. Activities
a. Coordinator of a major food drive that fed underprivileged Muslim families during the fasting period/month</p>

<p>Interact (Community service club, similar to key club)
1. Member for 2 years (10th and 11th Grade)</p>

<p>Peer Mediation (10th and 11th Grade)</p>

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<p>If you don't mind the location, you might want to consider Stanford. It may be a reach for you, due to your stats, but your ECs look good. 98% of entering freshmen last year had ACT scores above 24, so you should be okay there especially considering your commitment to ECs. Looks like you're really devoted to tae kwon do and BPA, so perhaps you can write some great essays about why you enjoyed them and what you learned from them. Remember to reveal who you are and what you're interested in your essays; don't just laundry list or describe your activities.</p>

<p>The reason I suggest Stanford is because its psychology program is #1 in the nation (okay... that's grad school, but I think it's fair enough to generalize and say that its undergrad psych kicks butt too). There is no neuroscience major at Stanford, but there is a neuroscience focus in the psychology department. Another option is to major in biology and focus on neurobiology; Stanford is also #1 in biological sciences. (My source here is US News.) You can check out <a href="http://bulletin.stanford.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bulletin.stanford.edu&lt;/a> to look at what classes are offered in the different focuses (foci?). You will have opportunities at Stanford to learn from and work with some of the best!</p>