Chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm going to be a senior in the fall and am wondering what improvements I can make in my application. Here are my stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>Yale University</li>
<li>University of Chicago</li>
<li>Dartmouth University</li>
<li>Columbia University</li>
<li>Boston University</li>
<li>Ithaca College</li>
<li>UVM</li>
</ul>

<p>Standardized Testing:
SAT I:
- June 2011 (620 CR 720 M 610 W - 1950)
- Retaking in October
SAT II:
I'm going to take Lit, Math II, and Chemistry</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 15/649</p>

<p>AP Classes (so far):
-AP Calc AB (predict a 4 or 5)
-AP English Lit (predict a 4 or 3)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
-AP Art History
-AP European History
-AP English*
-AP Psychology
- Video Production 2
- Chinese 3A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-National Honor Society (Social Service Coordinator)
- Class Officer (Communication Coordinator)
-Foreign Language Honor Society (inducted twice for Spanish and Chinese)
-Math Team (Second in New England)
-Destination Imagination (fourth in state)
- Boy Scouts (OA member, Senior Patrol Leader, and Eagle Scout)</p>

<p>Community Service:
-Red Cross Youth Board (Executive Board member) We put on community events like a safe high school dance, and are involved with other countless Red Cross activities.*
-Church Youth Group (traveled to NYC to help out at a food pantry and meet with people suffering from AIDS)
-other miscellaneous service projects</p>

<p>Major Awards, etc:
- Leadership Award
- Spirit of NH Volunteer Youth Group Runner-up
- Published poetry (3 poems)
- Honors diploma</p>

<p>Summers/Work:
Boy's State
Work at a Marketing job*
Shadowed for a lawyer</p>

<p>Other:
- Major: Film Studies/English
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Income: Approx. $100K
- Double legacy for Yale and legacy for Columbia</p>

<p>What can I improve on? Do you a slight chance?</p>

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<p>You look fine for Boston u, uvm, and Ithaca. UChicago is probable but you’re sat is a bit low. If you want to be a contender at the ivies, even with the legacy status. I would try to raise CR and w, get the blue book. Your stats are good altogether though. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me back!</p>

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<p>Your test scores feel really low for Ivy league i would say at least 2100 + and you need all mid to high 700s on sat iis to be in good condition. other than that, you seem to be in solid shape but nothing really stands out and i can’t really tell a passion for anything. Boston U, UVM, seem like good fits and uChicago and Yale seem low reaches because your double legacy. The rest seem to be moderately high to really high reaches, but still apply away! :slight_smile: Please chance back at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1166509-breakdown-my-chances.html#post12823950[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1166509-breakdown-my-chances.html#post12823950&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks everyone. I’ll definitely retake the SAT and hope to get around a 2100. SAT II’s I’m not too worried for it’s more of a knowledge test (like Chem). </p>

<p>I’ll still apply for the Ivies but really hope to get into BU or NYU.</p>

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<p>Improve the SAT I scores…its the only thing really holding you back. If you improve that I’m sure you’ll make it into all the schools you want to.</p>

<p>chance me please!</p>

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