Chances at Princeton and others...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, i would really appreciate your opinions on my chances</p>

<p>Basics:
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Location: South Carolina
Type of School Attending: Competitive public magnet (second in state only to governor's school), name carrys very well amongst colleges </p>

<p>Test scores:
SAT 2200 (800m, 650v, 750w 11e)
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: 770 Math IIC, 760 IC, 720 Chem, 700 Bio M...</p>

<p>Courses:
All honors except for PE, which isn't offered honors... all A's except for one B in Ap Lang my Junior year, and it was only one point below an A
GPA: W. 4.9 UW: 3.9
Rank: 6/100
APs- Graduating with 11
10- Bio (5)
11- Lang & Comp (4) , Chem (4), Calc AB (5)
12- Physics C (mech and elec), Environmental Science, Government, Macroeconomics, French, Calc BC, Lit & Comp
Senior year is most rigorous course load</p>

<p>Sports
Club Soccer- K-12, lots of tourneys
JV Soccer - 10
Varsity Soccer - 11, 12, State runner-ups 2005
Varisity Cross Country - 12, went to state
Track - 12 (expected)
Ultimate Frisbee Team - 10, 11, 12 </p>

<p>ECs
Student Government - 9, 10, 11, 12 (Class president (10), executive board officer (11, 12) )
African Drum Team - 11, 12, lots of time spent
Fellowship of Christian Athletes - 12 (Founder, President)
National Honors Society - 11, 12, (President)
Mu Alpha Theta (Math club/team) - 10, 11, 12 (Vice-President)
SCJAS (South Carolina Junior Academy of Science) - 9, 10, 11, 12 (Treasurer, attended State Convention 9)
Newspaper contributor - 11 </p>

<p>Community Service - over 500 hours
A lot of church volunteer work, blood drives, can food drives, etc.</p>

<p>Work experience -
Lawn care/pet care, was a bag boy for a while</p>

<p>Summer experiences -
Mission Trips (SC, TN, Los Angeles, CA, Quito, Ecuador)
Palmetto Boys State - Mayor Pro Tem of City. Senator of County. Federalist Runner-Up for Lieutenant Governor, Captain of Championship College Bowl Team
Camp Cherry Grove - Student Government Camp</p>

<p>Awards -
Science Fair - Physics Category Winner, Best in Competition from US Air Force, Yale award for Best 11th grade Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or Chemistry Project
National Merit Scholar (commended)
AP Scholar with Honors
National History Day Regional Finalist
Scholastics Art and Writing- 3 Gold Keys, 1 Silver</p>

<p>Others/Hooks -
African Drumming, essays written about it
Kiteboarding (extreme water sport)
Senior Thesis for high school, I did mine on marketing and advertising
From South Carolina (geographical diversity?)</p>

<p>Application -
Essays: I've been told they are really good, probably 7-9/10, I tend to have strong intros and conclusions
Teacher Recs: don't know, probably 7 or 8/10
Counselor Rec: don't know, guessing 8/10</p>

<p>Schools applying/applied to:</p>

<p>Princeton
Duke
Washington University in St. Louis
Rice (applied interim)
Wake Forest (applied for scholarships)
Furman
Clemson (accepted to Calhoun Honors school)</p>

<p>I think I have a good range of safety/match/reach</p>

<p>I think I have a good chance of getting into everything but Princeton and Duke, with those almost always being crap shoots. What do you think of my chances... Also, for schools that provide merit aid, what do you think my chances are of getting some? Thanks to all that respond</p>

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<p>Prolly can get some merit aid at Furman.
You can get into WUSTL, but you better have shown some interest.
Rice you have a pretty good chance, they also like to see interest, ID helps a lot.
Princeton: Probably no, unless being from SC helps you a lot. You should have done ED, your chances would have been much better.
In at Wake, probably not too much scholarship money.</p>

<p>Are you a soccer recruit? That could get you in at a lot of these places.</p>

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<p>not a soccer recruit. WUSTL interest has been limited due to distance, but I've done what I can. Rice has a little bit more interest as I know students there and keep in touch wiht adcoms</p>

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<p>To others reading it, sorry for it being kind of long...</p>

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<p>how much do you think that being from SC can help?</p>

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<p>i think you havea good shot at princeton. drummerdude_07, why doesnt he have such a good shot? GPA is good, ECs and summer stuff is amazing. the only turn-off would be SATs</p>

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<p>he has an ok shot.....i think i missed the summer mission trips when i read it, but......just look at the ED thread, you have to be a god and a half, and that is ED, not RD</p>

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<p>I must agree drummer, i've seen some of the ED thread, and the kids that are getting rejected are amazing...</p>

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<p>yes, they are amazing but so are you</p>

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<p>hey thanks</p>

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<p>any one else?</p>

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<p>I know it's long...</p>

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<p>How much do you think the senior thesis research will help?</p>

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<p>What do ya'll think of my college list spread? Do you think I covered a good variety of schools?</p>

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<p>I think you have a really good shot at Princeton. Congratz on your amazing stats. As for "WUSTL interest has been limited due to distance", if that means you haven't visited, that could hurt you. I think you'll probably get in anyway, but it's not guaranteed. You also have a very good shot at Duke, but you never know with such a tough school. The rest, you are in. Your list looks great.</p>

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<p>Hey thanks for the input, I've done what I can with Washu (talking school rep) etc. I'm afraid my scores might be a little low...</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Anyone else applying to Princeton with similar stats?</p>

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<p>100th post... refreshing my stats</p>