Chances at schools, other suggestions??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a rising high school senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD. My school does not have class rankings. I've got strong essays and I have a great optional reference, good teacher references and a strong musical supplement (15 minutes of classical piano). Any idea as to my chances? Also, any other schools I should have on my radar?</p>

<p>Claremont Mckenna
Pitzer
Hampshire College
Gordon College
Stanford
UC Berkeley
Tufts
Any others??</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 (unweighted) 4.26 (weighted)
SAT I: 2290 (total) 760 (V) 760 (M) 770 (W)
PSAT: 231 (total) 75 (M) 76 (V) 80 (W) National merit scholar finalist
SAT II: 800 (Math IIC) 740 (Biology)
AP Scores: 5 (Bio); 3 or 4 (Calculus AB); 4 or 5 (Psychology) (my scores have not arrived)</p>

<p>Junior year:
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Psychology
Honors English
Honors Japanese 3
Child Development</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP World History
Multivariable calculus
Honors Physics
Honors English
Child Development
PE
Honors Japanese 4</p>

<p>EC's: Mostly the piano. 12 years experience, DOZENS of awards and competition prizes. I also have done two service trips to Mexico to do charity work (with church). I have spent two summers as a summer intern in a diabetes laboratory at the National Institutes of Health. I have medical research published in scientific journals, the paper was presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting for 2006. At school I am a member of the Gay-Straight Alliance. During Junior year, I held down a job, 15~20 hours a week, at a organic food store. For child development class during the year, I volunteer to teach preschool kids for about 5 hours per week.</p>

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<p>Hi Black metal--mom of a rising senior--you have a strong resume of experiences, and classes. I think your selection of schools are varied, and I am confused as to why. What are you looking for in your choices?</p>

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<p>well I'm looking for a wide variety of experiences, people, chances, etc. My academic record is spotted and I recognize that admissions is something of a shot in the dark sometimes.</p>

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<p>great scores, you should be proud of them. All of your schools are matches except for Stanford, and Berkeley.</p>

<p>Stanford: reach
Berkeley: slight match
Tufts: match</p>

<p>If you are taking any more SAT 2, try to have them be at least 740s.</p>

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<p>If I were you, I would shoot for Ivies!!!!!!! No doubt =D</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=228821&page=3%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=228821&page=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>blackmetal6225:</p>

<p>UCB: Match (out of state)</p>

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<p>bump bump bump...</p>