chance me - top universities, state, and LACs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<li>Boston University (safety??)</li>
<li>UCLA (my first choice but I’m out of state)</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>UNC - main (Uncle was Director of Facilities for years)</li>
<li>Northwestern (Mother did Med School -respiratory therapy- here)</li>
<li>Penn State - Main (safety - chances at honors college?)</li>
<li>UPitt - Main (safety - chances at honors college?)</li>
<li>Vassar</li>
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<p>also (big reaches but let me know if family will help):
9. UChicago (one uncle did grad school here)
10. Georgetown (same uncle ^^ was 4th in his class)</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.05
Class Rank: Top 5% (school doesn’t release rank but I’m around 20th) class of ~450 people
Possible Majors include: Graphic Design, Neuroscience, Econ, International Relations (I know they are all very different)</p>

<p>SAT: CR 720 Math 750 Writing 700 (2170/1470)</p>

<p>SATII: US History 760, Mathematics II 740</p>

<p>AP’s: (Also taking/took stat, macro, spanish, lit, bio)
English Lang - 4
Physics C Newtonian - 4
Physics C Electricity - 3
Calculus AB - 4</p>

<p>EC’s:
Drama Club Technical Crew(3 years sph/jr/s) - Student Technical Director(2 years)
Student Government(2 yrs) - Appointed Position on Intermediate Unit Student Forum(2 yrs)
Student Council - Treasurer(Jr/Sr) and Rep (Freshman)
Key Club - 2 years
National Honor Society - 2 years (only available for Junior/Senior)
National Junior Honor Society - 1 year (freshman)
Spanish Honor Society - 2 years (only for juniors/seniors)
Heifer International - 2 years
STAND (Students Taking Action Now Darfur) - 2 years</p>

<p>It is important to keep in mind that my school district goes 7-9 in middle school, 10-12 in high school. This explains some of the extra curriculars starting late.</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Distinguished Honors every marking period
Freshman Business Award (awarded to 1 freshman in the class)
National Honor Society
National Junior Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Work:
Worked at a hardware store all through Sophomore year
Worked at a grocery store throughout Junior/senior year</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Various volunteer jobs in Key Club and NHS.
Shadowed a doctor for a summer.</p>

<p>Recs should be good as the teachers really liked me and enjoyed having me as a student.</p>

<p>and I live in Pennsylvania</p>

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<p>Hard to say without knowing your UW GPA, but be sure to have ridiculously good essays.</p>

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<p>Unweighted GPA 3.87 i think. School doesn’t tell me but that’s what i calculated</p>

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<p>UCLA - reach
NYU - match</p>

<p>don’t know about rest because i’m ignorant about there stats and etc…</p>

<p>UCLA is tough, but I think with good essays, you have a good chance. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot. Yeah my school sends a decent amount of people to NYU, but I was a little unsure. I could not be certain if the high acceptance rate out of my school came from academics or talent (aka people went to Tisch for acting - drama is big at my school). UCLA I am really pushing for. I know it’s a reach but I am confident in my essay-writing ability. My guidance counselor said that the geographic diversity factor would certainly help, as they like to brag about having kids from every state. Surprisingly few people apply from my area (1 or 2 a year tops), so maybe I’ll get in!</p>

<p>Thanks for the chance and any more appreciated…</p>

<p>Also, why not throw in the chances for Cornell and Penn. I know a kid with lower GPA and far less extra curriculars who got into Cornell last year. Of course, he said that he really nailed the interview and I believe he might have listed himself as a minority. His mother is Latino but he is visibly white as could be!</p>

<p>So yeah… Chance me for Cornell and Penn while you’re at it.</p>

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<p>anyone else have some input?</p>

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<p>yeah Ucla is going to be tough if you’re out of state, but if you have connections/legacies at places like UNC and Northwestern, you should be good. Write sick essays and have stellar recs too.
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