Chance this redneck

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please let me know what you think about my chances. My school sends about 1 student to Ivy each year. Getting very little help from school. They are too worried about students getting in State schools.</p>

<p>White Male
Small Private School Not very Competitive
Location: Ark.
Middle Class - no hooks
Took all APs offered, 6 total.
Honors program
All A's 10th grade on</p>

<p>ACT 35
SAT 2240 V 800, M 690, W750
SAT II USH 800, Math II 790, Physics 740
GPA UW 3.92 W 4.4
Class Rank top 3% class size <165
PSAT 229 - NMSF should be finalist</p>

<p>Eagle Scout
Editor School Newspaper 12
Managing Editor 11
Academic Team - Captain
National Academic Tournament (4th place)
Model Security Council
Debate
NHS
Cum Laude Society
Mu Alpha Theta
First Place State Trig.
Junior Classical League
JETS - officer
Gold Medals National Latin Exam
School Leadership Task force
Subject Awards: AP US history, World History
APUSH-5, APLang-4</p>

<p>Volunteer work
Inner City tutoring
Habitat for Humanity
Katrina Relief</p>

<p>Part Time work 9th & 10th</p>

<p>Interested in Economics and Sciences
Will have good recs and should have good essays</p>

<p>Chances at:
HYPS
Penn
Virginia
Penn
UNC
Duke
Stanford SCEA</p>

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<p>Your ECs, scores, gpa, everying--perfectly stereotypical for a HYPS applicant. It's completely hit or miss, don't count on admission to any one of HYPS.</p>

<p>UVA and UNC are high matches. Duke and Penn are low reaches.</p>

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<p>You're from Arkansas which helps.</p>

<p>But the Ivies are still reaches and so is Stanford.</p>

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<p>If everything comes together, strong recs and good app, I think you would get into an ivy below HYP or that caliber. Arkansas, 35, decent ECs should get you into at least one. Your problem at HYPS is not being val or sal which admits from less competitive schools usually are.</p>

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<p>the admission process is so arbitrary, so it's difficult to tell, as mj's said.</p>

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<p>I know all this right now is a guessing game, but I still am trying to decide about SCEA. If anyone else has advice on what to improve, play up, or delete let me know. Thanks</p>

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<p>reject at HYPS and Upenn. raise your math sat score.</p>

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<p>Are you kidding? The guy has a 35 ACT which is in place of his SAT score. OP has very good chances considering he's from Arkansas.</p>

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<p>A 2240 is fine, you'llsee, I really don't think you know what you're talking about. If that were a 690 CR you wouldn't say anything--believe it or not, not everybody has to get 800s in math to get into good schools.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your support southeasttitan. You make me feel better, but I know the essays are the next hurdle. Thanks</p>

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<p>HYPS - I'd say you'll get into 1 out of these 4 if you're really lucky.
Penn - Reach (they like students from underrepresented states)
Virginia - Match
Penn (State?) - Safety
UNC - Low Match
Duke - Low Reach/High Match
Stanford SCEA - Don't waste it, ED to a less competitive school unless you really love Stanford b/c the benefit in applying SCEA Stanford is almost negligible. </p>

<p>a) I agree with some other poster who said you are too stereotypical.
b) Don't call yourself a redneck, it sounds almost derogatory.</p>

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<p>I don't mean redneck as derogatory, just a statement of fact. I mean we have indoor plumbing, and shoes to wear, but the way of like down here is just different than city folks.</p>

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<p>The political correctness patrols are out again. Dont listen to what people tell you that you can call yourself. I think people are being a bit harsh on the odds. You have a shot at HYPS. You are a match-slight reach at Penn because it can be random. I think you will get into Penn and Duke. Everything below them will be no problem. HYPS is a slight reach for everyone, even people with your stats.</p>

<p>Duke: Match
Penn: Match-Slight Reach
Virginia (oos): Safe Match
UNC (oos): Safe match
HYPS: Slight Reach-Reach (only because they are for pretty much everyone)</p>

<p>It deff helps that you are applying from Arkansas. I think you have a good shot at getting into one of HYPS and i think personally that you will likely get into Penn and Duke. You should be good for UNC oos and Virginia oos. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>What do you think about U of Chicago? I have seen that they give some merit aid. Do you think I have a chance at that? Or Carolina Scholars? If I can't get in HYPS, I would like to know about good schools that offer merit aid.</p>

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<p>HYP- its really a toss up, your application looks very similar to others, you have strong grades, strong EC's/community service (eagle scout) helps a LOT
S- i feel you probably have a better shot than hyp cause stanford doesnt look at your 9th grade grades, and seeing as u have all A's from 10th, you got a 4.0 going for you, hyp, doesnt give this benefit
Penn - reach
Virginia - Low match
UNC - Low Match if not a safety
Duke - Low Reach/High Match
your app would be flawless if you had maybe 1 more thing to make you stand out, but being from the arkansas and an eagle scout are pushing you a great deal already
good luck!</p>

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<p>Please give advice if you see something I need to know.</p>

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<p>sorry, but I'm not familiar with Eagle Scouts. What is it?</p>

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<p>It's the highest rank of a boy scout - very prestigious and difficult to obtain.</p>

<p>I think Princeton doesn't look at frosh grades also.</p>

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<p>You have a good chance at all of them, and have a 99.99999999% chance of getting into the top schools id say</p>