Chances at LAC's

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Russian Immigrant white male (U.S. citizen now)
Attend the most competetive private high school in Washington state (really deflated grades and all classes are basically honors/ap without being called them)
Lots of applicants making into top schools every year, even though school is only like 450 ppl 9-12.</p>

<p>Came from public middle school, made it a very tough transition to private school.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7
SAT: 2340
SAT II: 760 Math IIC, 740 Physics, 730 U.S. History</p>

<p>AP
World History 5
US History 5
Chemistry 5</p>

<p>Will take a couple more senior year</p>

<p>classes are basically honors, only "intensive" class was chemistry (probably my weakness that I didn't take 'intensive' math classes)</p>

<p>National Merit Semi-finalist (will be finalist)</p>

<p>EC</p>

<p>150 hours of community service (animal shelter, summer camps, other)
9-12 soccer team (will be varsity senior year)
9-12 xc team (varsity this year)
Science Olympiad team 10-12
- various awards there, state level also, made it to nationals with team sophomore year
Outdoor club 11 and 12
- one of the leaders this year
Earth corps 11, 12
Student Awareness Council (activist group) 11,12
- participated in three day diversity leadership conference junior year
SAVIE (diversity of viewpoints organization) 12</p>

<p>Very good teacher recommendations, one from intensive chem other from history elective</p>

<p>Very good counselor recommendation</p>

<p>Common App essay is good!</p>

<p>Chances at the following LAC's</p>

<p>Williams
Haverford (first choice - had very good interview over there, boosts chances)
Carleton
Bowdoin
Pomona
Grinnell
Whitman</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Harvard is a definite reach from GPA and what not. Your ECs are decent. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Haha its not harvard... its Haverford College... maybe you haven't heard of it..</p>

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<p>i'd be surprised if ur not in</p>

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<p>This is why I'm not getting into college.</p>

<p>Apologies.</p>

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<p>I guess that just one downside of LAC's - they don't get the name recognition like the big research universities, which is alright with me</p>

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<p>Your male applying to LA; you should get in :P</p>

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<p>if ur not in, go check with ur teacher, maybe she called the school and said something bad</p>

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<p>And then beat him/her up.</p>

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<p>like shlacktman?</p>

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<p>I want the admissions officer to post on here and tell me im in lol, cuz i hate not knowing where im gonna be next year</p>

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<p>Yes like Shlacthman. </p>

<p>Hate the feeling of suspense don't you? We all do.</p>

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<p>One of my teachers is actually the scariest teacher ever, it took some guts to actually ask him to write me a recommendation</p>

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<p>Trust me, I've seen scarier. :X</p>

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<p>if the recs go well, ur in, the only thing i can think of is if some teacher hates ur guts and screwed u over</p>

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<p>That possibility is always there lol, unless you were able to specifically ask them "are you going to write me a good application"? Which i didn't, but i picked the teachers that I was pretty sure would write the best out of the ones I had</p>

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<p>You'll probably be fine :D</p>

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<p>if u did what u said, i would be surprised if ur not in.</p>