Chance Me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender, etc: Male, White
Location: Tennessee
Need LOTS of financial aid: 1 parent retired, 1 w/income ~$40m
School: Average to Good: sends a few top grads to Ivies, many to Duke, Vandy, Emory, etc.
GPA: 3.85 unweighted
4.0 approx weighted
Rank: 42 of 484 (top 10%)
ACT - 32 (Sub scores - all 32 except reading - 33)</p>

<p>Courses taken or scheduled / Grades -</p>

<p>Freshman: Engineering Design - A
Latin 1 - A
Honors English 9 - A
ROTC 1 - A
Honors Biology - A
Geometry - 1
Wellness 1 - A
Latin II - A</p>

<p>Sophomore: Intermediate Algebra - A
Honors Econ / Honors Adv Am Gov't - A
Honors Latin III - A
Wellness II - A
Algebra II - A
Adv Sports & Conditioning - A
Honors English 10 - A
Honors Chemistry - A</p>

<p>Junior -
AP Psychology - A (full year course)
AP European History - A (full year course)
Trig - C
Honors Biology II (prereq for AP) -A
Honors Physics - B
Pre-Calc - 2nd Sem - no grades yet - predict B
AP Biology - 2nd Sem - no grades yet - predict A
Honors English 11 - 2nd Sem -no grades yet - predict A</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Lit & Composition
AP Statistics
AP US History
Honors Philosophy
Honors Chemistry II
Ceramics - (Fine Art requirement)
Advanced Architectural Design</p>

<p>ECs/Awards:</p>

<p>Latin Club - 9, 10 (took National Latin Exam - Bronze award)
SHOUT: 10, selective community-based student leadership program - 1 of
30 kids chosen from 5 area high schools based on application & interview.
SCOPE: 11, Student Congress on Policies in Education - 1 of 4 students in district chosen to travel to state capitol and attend SCOPE Conference
Beta Club - 10, 11
National Honor Society - 11</p>

<p>Athletics:
School:
Swimming: Varsity Letter 9, 10,11 - state qualifier 9, 10, 11, Regional Champ 11 - Recruitable at all but top Div I Programs
Cross Country 9, 10, 11
Tennis - 9
Track & Field - 10</p>

<p>Outside School:
Cycling: 10,11 Nationally-ranked cyclist (i.e. top 10-ish)
3x State Champion
USA Cycling Selection for National camp at the US Olympic training center
in Colorado Springs, CO - Oct `10
10-30 hours per week depending on schedule - traveling approx 40 weekends
per year for competition</p>

<p>Triathlon - 9, 10, 11 nationally ranked triathlete
2-year Member of USA Triathlon SE Region Junior High Performance Team
Train and compete in 7-9 triathlons per year</p>

<p>Potential Major - Biology / Neuroscience</p>

<p>Schools - (in rough order of selectivity)</p>

<p>Duke
Davidson
Vanderbilt
Grinnell
Sewanee
Rhodes
Clemson
College of Charleston
Rollins College
Lees Mcrae</p>

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<p>Certainly you will be accepted at Sewanee and Rhodes, and should be a strong candidate for a significant merit scholarship at both in addition to any financial aid awards. Probably accepted at the most selective schools on your list but less likely to receive significant merit scholarships.</p>

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<p>Sandstone - thank you. But, 43 views and only one response? Can someone please chance me?</p>

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<p>I’m about to slide off page one again…one more bump?</p>

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<p>Well, I would say the duke is a reach, although it is for nearly everyone. Vanderbilt and davidson would be low reaches to high match, and all of the others would be matches to safeties. I think it is fair to say that you’ll get into either Davidson or Vandy, and, quite possibly, both, although I can’t really say for Duke. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Does anyone have some good suggestions for schools that might be generous with merit aid given my stats? I prefer to stay in the Southeast, but am not 100% opposed to going elsewhere. I am aware that privates will likely do better than OOS publics, but I’m not sure what level of aid I can expect. Are there any schools at all that could help me out enough to make it affordable for my parents? Their EFC is in the $2,000 - $3,000 range.<br>
Thanks!</p>

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<p>haha - sorry! Make that an A</p>

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<p>From page 1 to page 4 in a day, and still only two people legitimately responded. Could someone please chance me or give suggestions on other schools I might look at?</p>

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<p>Are you interested in a conservative school or a more liberal leaning school?</p>

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<p>Probably more conservative. I’m not exactly the hippie type, but I can get along with anyone. I don’t think I’d rule out a school that was more liberal, but I’m not a candidate for Reed College, if you know what I mean.</p>