Chance Me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'll be applying this fall to the following schools (in no particular order):</p>

<p>Duke
UC-Berkeley
UVA
UNC-Chapel Hill
Michigan
Penn State
Northwestern
Cornell
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>I am a Pennsylvania resident.</p>

<p>My stats go like this.</p>

<p>SAT II Math II: 800 Chem: 720 Physics: 720
ACT: 34 Math: 35 Science: 35 English: 34 Reading: 33 Writing: 8
Unweighted GPA: 3.73 Weighted GPA: 4.18
School does not rank.</p>

<p>By graduation I will have taken all available AP Math and Science courses at my school.
My grades show an upward trend in terms of unweighted GPA and course rigor.</p>

<p>12 Honors Classes/12 AP (Stats, USH, Chem, AB/BC Calc, Lit/Comp, German, Java, Bio, Physics, Micro, Macro</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>NHS Member/Tutor/Tutor Coordinator
German Club Member/Vice President
Chess Club Member/Treasurer/President/Co-Founder
SADD Member
Computer Club Member</p>

<p>Freshmen B-Ball Captain
JV/Varsity B-Ball (1 Year)
Freshmen Soccer
JV Soccer Captain
Varsity Soccer Player (2 Letters/Captain Senior Year/Team reached state playoffs both years I lettered)</p>

<p>Over 550 Volunteer Hours
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Church Youth Group
Special Olympics
Eruption Athletics
Veterans on Deck
Camp Laugh A Lot</p>

<p>Work Experience
Babysat boy with severe autism during summer break after junior year(10 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>My essay is about my experience with mentally handicapped kids and is excellent from what I have been told. Both my teacher recs are great. Counselor rec is fine.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think.</p>

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<p>I intend on studying either chemical or biomedical engineering.</p>

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<p>Duke: High Reach
Vandy: High Reach (GPA)
NW: Reach
Cornell: Reach</p>

<p>Good chances at other colleges</p>

<p>Penn ST: Safety</p>

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<p>Thanks, 20more!</p>

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<p>bump please, would like more input</p>

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<p>UNC: Reach
UMI: Match/High match
Penn State: Safety
Vanderbilt: Reach</p>

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<p>uwGPA 3.73 and ACT 34 would make you a a high match for UMich engineering oos. For CoE, your ACT is good and above average (near 75%), while your uwGPA is below average of 3.85 and at ~25%.</p>

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<p>Really solid volunteering and ACT, GPA is good but not great (better than mine at least)</p>

<p>Duke - Low Reach/High Match
UC-Berkeley - High Match
UVA - Match
UNC-Chapel Hill - High Match
Michigan - High Match
Penn State - Safety
Northwestern - Low Reach
Cornell - Low Reach
Vanderbilt - Low Reach</p>

<p>Looks like you may want a few more matches</p>

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