Chance me (URM) and I'll chance back!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm an 18 year old male high school graduate currently taking a post-graduate gap year. I'm planning on majoring on International Relations/Latin American Studies</p>

<p>*Born, raised, and currently residing in Puerto Rico
*Graduated in 2010 from Commonwealth High School, a small private school in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
*GPA: 4.00/4.00
*Ranked between 1st and 4th in class since 7th grade (I think, my school doesn't rank)
*SAT (710M, 690W, 630R). highest SAT score in recently school history (highest in 10 years... I'm not kidding)
*Senior Courses:
AP English Lit
AP Art Hist
Honours Calc
Work Experience (year-long internship)
Honours Puerto Rican History
Printmaking/Songs As Poetry (one semester each)</p>

<p>(took the most AP courses -AP Chem, AP Spanish Lit, AP English, AP Art Hist- in school's history... AP courses were first introduced 5 years ago)
*Tri-Lingual: English, Spanish, Italian</p>

<p>*Spending current gap actively year working at a local homeless shelter (Iniciativa Comunitaria) and taking 15 credits at the University of Puerto Rico (honors program)</p>

<p>*2010 Acceptances: Vassar, Emerson College (with Dean's Scholarship), Swarthmore (with very large scholarship, acceptance rate of 16%). I applied to mostly liberal arts schools last year </p>

<p>*Took two college-level courses (Astronomy 120 and Calculus 112) at Yale University's Summer Session in summer of 2009. Passed both classes with B+</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>*Secretary of Model United Nations Club
*NJHS President in freshman year
*Student Council Member
*Forensics (English Acting League) and Oratoria (Spanish Acting League) captain and 5-time finalist
*Invited to become a member of The National Society of High School Scholars
*Chosen to represent Puerto Rico as a national scholar in the National Young Leader's Association in recognition of exemplary leadership throughout middle and high school</p>

<p>*Received an honorable mention in a college-level poetry contest hosted by the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
*Currently a paid freelance writer for the Writing Company and Freelance.com
*Two-time participant in college-level poetry readings in the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras
*Participant in 2010 Los Nadie poetry contest (held in Spain)
*Published various poems in the local ARSEMPI literary magazine</p>

<p>*Frequent volunteer in the Humane Society of Puerto Rico
*Volunteer: Rotary/Interact Club
*Volunteer and event organizer in Higer de Ni</p>

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<p>Why are you even asking?</p>

<p>You are golden.</p>

<p>But remember an IVY is a reach for everyone. No matter how good you are you could still be denied.</p>

<p>Syracuse, you are in with some serious cash and probably in honors as well.
Besides the Ivy’s and Syracuse I do not know enough.</p>

<p>But seriously, good luck!!!
I wish my stat’s looked as good as yours. You make the rest of us look bad. lolz</p>

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<p>oh, chance me back?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1087918-hey-chance-junior-bu-neu-umass-amherst-_.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1087918-hey-chance-junior-bu-neu-umass-amherst-_.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think you should not put your essay on the internet. Take it down ASAP.</p>

<p>Harvard, Princeton, Penn - big reaches
Georgetown, Duke, Hopkins are reaches, but URM status may help
GW is a match, Syracuse is a low match, and IDK about W and M.</p>

<p>Are you in the applications process now, are are we talking about next year?</p>

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<p>Harvard: reach
Duke: reach
Penn- reach
Georgetown- low reach
Duke- low reach
JH- low reach
GW- in
Syracuse- in</p>

<p>chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1099023-chance-me-hyp-others.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1099023-chance-me-hyp-others.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>jleww114: you put Duke under reach AND low reach hehe.
schmohawk: I applied for admission for fall of this year</p>

<p>bump ba bump bump :D</p>

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<p>Being that your an international and hispanic student you probably have priority than any one else with outstanding awards and ECs. </p>

<p>You are mostly likely in for the non IVY although you shouldn’t be worried for the IVY schools. Your in good shape.</p>

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<p>As an international student, you may have a lesser chance at some of the top schools. </p>

<p>Harvard-reach
Princeton- reach
UPenn-reach
George Washington U-low reach
Georgetown (legacy)- in perhaps
William and Mary- low reach
Syracuse- don’t know enough about this school
Duke- low reach
Johns Hopkins- low reach</p>

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<p>Well Puerto Rico is a US territory and you probably have US citizenship, so are you considered an international applicant? If not, here are your chances:
Harvard - High Reach
Princeton - High Reach
UPenn - Reach
George Washington U - Match
Georgetown (legacy) - High match (because you are legacy)
William and Mary - High Match
Syracuse - Match (probably in)
Duke - Reach
Johns Hopkins - Low Reach</p>

<p>Please chance back and disregard Georgetown: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1096996-harvard-stanford-mit-caltech-georgetown-upenn-northwestern-uva-uf-um.html#post12093365[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1096996-harvard-stanford-mit-caltech-georgetown-upenn-northwestern-uva-uf-um.html#post12093365&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Harvard: Reach
Princeton: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Duke: Low Reach
John Hopkins: Low Reach
George Washington: Match
Georgetown: High Match
Syracuse: In
William and Mary: High Match</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1072869-what-do-you-think-my-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1072869-what-do-you-think-my-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;