Chance Me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying to:</p>

<p>Princeton, CalTech, Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, MIT, Stanford + safeties</p>

<p>GPA: 3.92 UW/ 4.56 W (4.0 Junior and Senior ytd)
Valedictorian (1/96)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2170 (770V, 700M, 700W) [Will retake in Oct.]
SAT II, US History: 800
SAT II:, Math II: 780
SAT II, Math I: 750</p>

<p>APUSH: 5
AP Psych: 5
AP Stats: 5
AP Calc BC: 4
AP Euro: 4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Student Government:
9-10: Class Representative; Dance Committee Chair; Teacher Appreciation Committee Chair
11-12 (New School): Founder of Student Council; Executive Council; Leadership Committee Co-Chair
Honors Orchestra
Kansas City Youth Symphony, Symphony Orchestra
DECA
FBLA
FHS
Varsity Policy Debate
JSA Princeton Summer Program
Tutored violin
Mentored at-Risk Children at Head Start
Staged Successful ($3000) Save the Rainforest Fundraiser</p>

<p>College Classes:</p>

<p>Princeton:
Political Communication A
Government: A</p>

<p>Local, unimportant Community college:
Political Science: A</p>

<p>Mitigating Factors:
Extreme hardship, prefer not to share details. Definitely covered in essays.</p>

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<p>I don't usually "Chance" people but I noticed your stats are very similar to mine and I applied to the same schools plus a few more minus Georgetown. I'll show you how we compare, where i got in, and hopefully give you some peace of mind :]</p>

<p>Same: Val, SAT I, range of ECs w/ leadership apparent, classes outside HS
Diffferences: I had more Aps but your scores are higher, your SAT IIs are higher (I suggest you take AT LEAST a science SAT II, especially for MIT/Caltech), I had research work, higher UW GPA.</p>

<p>I got into HYPSM+Caltech so I think you have a good chance. You really never know though so make sure you have some matches and safeties. For your essay be careful not to make it a sob story. No offense to your hardship understand, just make sure to focus on what you learned in the process and how it has shaped you as a student, I had an essay I had to rewrite because it didn't focus on those aspects.</p>

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Hope this helps!</p>