Chances: Brown, Dartmouth, Pomona, U chicago etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying to:
-Brown
-Dartmouth
-Grinnell
-Pomona
-University of Chicago (dad and grandparents went there)
-Smith
-Colby
-Carleton</p>

<p>UW gpa: 4.0
SAT: 2380
Math: 800
Reading: 780
Writing: 800
SAT IIs
Math 2: 800
Lit: 750
ACT: 35
5s on AP lit, calc BC, psych</p>

<p>ECs:
-Gymnastics all four years
-jazz band all four years (1st tenor)
-Colorguard (Captain sr. year)
-Job at old navy junior and senior year
-NHS
-Math team junior and senior year
-short exchange to germany</p>

<p>Current classes: 3rd semester calc at UW madison, ap chem, ap euro, ap language, german v, band</p>

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<p>Everything looks great. You’ll be a very competitive at all the schools you listed.</p>

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<p>I would venture to say in at all but Pomona, Dartmouth, and Brown. Your ECs seems somewhat lacking in color (unless, of course, you have leadership positions or awards you haven’t disclosed, or are a state-or-nationally-ranked gymnast).</p>

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<p>Strong shot at Brown and Dartmouth, in at the rest. You probably could lose one of the safer schools (colby, smith, grinnell, carleton) and add a HYPS or a higher ranked LAC like Amherst or Swat just to give yourself the maximum options.</p>

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<p>You appear to be top of pool from Wisconsin. Good shot at all.</p>

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<p>You appear to be top of pool from Wisconsin. Good shot at all.
^Wait how do we know already know that? Just wondering.</p>

<p>5s on AP lit, calc BC, psych
You only have 3 AP classes in your school career.
(But this is different, if you are only allowed to take APs from Junior year.)</p>

<p>I think Chicago should be your match.</p>

<p>Others, not sure. (Brown+ Dartmouth)</p>

<p>But in at Grinell, Colby,…etc.</p>

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<p>Not a lot of scores like that coming out of Wisconsin. School probably does not offer many APs. If the OP comes from a farm, she’s in. Good chance anyway.</p>

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<p>Oh wow, have you perhaps checked the pdf document of College Board?
There are more than 6000+ scorers who scored higher than 2300.</p>

<p>2000+ scored higher than 2350.</p>

<p>By the way, what an acerbic comment toward Wisconsin students. “Not a lot of scores like that coming out of Wisconsin”</p>

<p>I highly doubt your credibility.</p>

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<p>Way to be pretentious, facebook. Redroses is definitely one of the better chancers here, if a bit frank at times. By the way, you are aware that the state information from the CollegeBoard with regards to SAT scores per state does not mention any stratified information as to individuals’ total scores? Where do you get your numbers? And are you from Wisconsin?</p>

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<p>well i agree somewhat with facebook
i mean you probably knew your stats are good for these schools, and they’re pretty good
but are these real scores? or just something to intimidate other cc members? or just something you use for your own psychological satisfaction?</p>

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<p>Way to be pretentious, facebook.</p>

<p>Are you kidding me?
No I am not being pretentious at all.</p>

<p>I am just saying that it is funny how Redroses overgeneralizes everything.</p>

<p>Yes, I am fully aware of the fact.
No, I am not from Wisconsin, but three of my friends who have 2320, 2390, and a 2280 are from Wisconsin.</p>

<p>I am just saying OP has a good chance.</p>

<p>This just offended me: You appear to be top of pool from Wisconsin.</p>

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<p>@typowers101:</p>

<p>Haha, let us give the OP the benefit of the doubt.
I am sure they are true.</p>

<p>but are these real scores? or just something to intimidate other cc members? or just something you use for your own psychological satisfaction?</p>

<p>Intimidate other CC members?? How?
We are all helping each other here.
I doubt that this is for an ego-boost. OP just wants know his/her chances.</p>

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<p>Ha ha. Well, typowers, as you will learn, CC is a bit on the obsessive side when it comes to academics. Christiansoldier had a 2400/4000 (i.e. 5 800s SAT IIs) a while back, or something of that sort. He still didn’t get into his “dream” school, but I believe he got into Princeton, so I think it’s well justified that students of all calibers can come here for chances. </p>

<p>As for facebook, I certainly hope I didn’t imply that I had any dislike for Wisconsin students (though I’m not sure why one would). Fair to say, with a score of 2380, the OP definitely has among the highest scores, at least by percentile, so in many ways, it does represent near the top of the pool. Then again, such definitions are inherently subjective.</p>

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<p>My apologies.
I agree.</p>

<p>I was just tired of Redroses overgeneralizing her arguments, and everyone following them like as if it were a golden nugget.</p>

<p>I seriously hope nobody is misled by any of these harsh posts.
If you want to apply, then apply! It is that simple.</p>

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<p>Exactly my line of thinking!
As they say, it’s your life to live. </p>

<p>Admittedly, Redroses has a rather tough reputation, but I think it’s an issue of personality rather than intentional harshness.</p>

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<p>I don’t think Redroses meant to belittle Wisconsin students in terms of academic performance in anyway, but it is pretty well known on CC that coming from a state like Wisconsin or Montana or Idaho (states that have very little representation at top universities, not because of a lack of competitive students, but because of a lack of actual applicants) will probably double one’s chances of admission.</p>