Chance me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White/African american Male
Texas
Small, ultra competitive public school(graduating class of 71)
GPA : 3.5/3.4/4 unweighted</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Junior Statesman of America(10-12)
-Quaker Gathering(monthly) (9-12)
-Model UN (10-12)
-Theatre(9)
-Cycling Team(9-12)
-Crosscountry(10-12)
-Service Club(12)(founding member)
-Student Council(12)
-Book Club(12)(founding member)
-Puzzle Club(12(founding member)
-International Club(11-12)(founding member)
-Worldquest(11-12)(only open to juniors/seniors)
-I'm sure I'm missing a couple</p>

<p>Achievements:
-Vice President, JSA
-Vice President, Student Council
-Captain(Varsity), cycling team
-Captain(Varsity), crosscountry
-Head Delegate, model UN
-Leader, South Central Quaker teens</p>

<p>OTHER:
-Following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I organized a local charity benefit concert that raised 2800 dollars for evacuees
-With a friend, a run a small local business which custom builds computers for locals. Current profits are about 1500dollars, total revenue is about 10,000.</p>

<p>APs taken/planning on taking
Psychology(4)(learned on my own)
US History(5)
World History(4)
Euro History(4)
Physics(3)(learned on my own)
English composition(4)
Taking senior year:
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics(learning on my own)
US Government
Comparative Government(learning on my own)
English 4
Calculus
Statistics
Biology
Environmental Science
Chemistry
SAT REASONING: 2310
800 Verbal
730 Math
780 Writing
SAT Subject tests:
700 Physics
680 US history</p>

<p>Basically, I'm wondering if my extracurriculars+essay+SAT can outweigh my low gpa.</p>

<p>In desire to go there:
Haverford (ED)
Claremont McKenna(EDII)
UChicago
Vassar
Boston U
UT austin
and a couple others</p>

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<p>Given what you've told me, I'd bet you get in to all of the schools.</p>

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<p>But forget Haverford and apply ED to Claremont McKenna.</p>

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<p>Why thank you, but an addition. Due to being a small school(school with in a school) we rank separately from the larger one, and as such I'm not 10% and barely top 25%.</p>

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<p>Why forget haverford?</p>

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<p>The counselor write the school report explaining the class rank thing, but how much do you think it will hurt me?</p>

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<p>i dont think it will hurt you at all, and even if it does, your sat scores will overcome it</p>

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<p>thank you :)</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>If you like CMC or U of C more I'd say ED there. You have incredible chances...</p>

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<p>I haven't actually visited claremont mckenna, though I like the business leadership ethos. Basically, what kept me from applying ED there(same nov 15deadline) is that I've never been to the campus, and my friend visited harvey mudd and didn't really like it that much. University of Chicago only has early action, and that was due the 1st.</p>

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<p>Well, my ED app goes in tomorrow. Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>I would not recommend applying ED to Haverford unless you're sure that you would go there over anywhere else.</p>

<p>It might be better to keep your options open if you have any doubts at all.</p>

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<p>I would be ecstatically happy to go to claremont, uchicago, or haverford, and I know more people at haverford, and I really like the quaker background</p>

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<p>Well, rejected at haverford. Now I have 12 essays to write in 14 days.</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>wow, thats some nice stats. i was thinking ur aiming kinda low with those scores. no Ivys??</p>

<p>oh, and college admissions will love the fact that you set up that charity concert, because its unique, not like every other damn kid who volunteers at the local hospital or library for the bare minimum.....</p>

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<p>Eh, my class rank is craptacular. Especially after this semester, which really hurt me. 7 ap classes is brutal. But yeah, I'm thinking I'm going to be ranked something like 30/71.</p>

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<p>Given that my luck seems to blow, anyone want to rechance me on Chicago/claremont?</p>