Chances for a Virginian!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools: Washington&Lee (ED), Boston College, UVa, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown.</p>

<p>Sex:Male
Race: White
Location: Virginia
Rank: 5/324
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Unweighted GPA: 3.9 (one B came in 8th grade in Geometry (high school credit)..will they count that still?)</p>

<p>Only APs are weighted at my school. APs are given 5's for A's. All other classes are unweighted, including Honor classes.</p>

<p>SAT: Verbal: 690
Math: 660
Writing: 650
So 1350 old, 2000 new. Have taken only once, will take again in Nov. or Dec. if i dont get into my top choice. </p>

<p>SAT IIs: Taking in October.</p>

<p>APs: AP USH:4; AP WH: 4; AP English:4; AP Calc AB: Did not take exam.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule: AP German, AP Stat, AP Pysch, AP English, AP Govt., Honors Physics, Creative Writing, study hall.</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
German II Student of the Year
German III Student of the Year
AP World History Student of the Year
AP US History Student of the Year
National Latin Exam Level I Silver Medalist
National Latin Exam Level II Gold Medalist</p>

<p>ECs:
Boys State Virginia Delegate(was elected a senator, and senate clerk at the camp)
German Club (9-12)
Latin Club (10-12)
Part time job (during schoolyear, 18 hrs/week, had to pick up a job after my dad left), (11,12) </p>

<p>Soccer:
Have been playing soccer for highly compettitive travel team (8 years) year round. ~12 hrs/week for practices, games, and travel.
JV (9) Varsity (10-12)
Honorable Mention All-District (10)
1st Team All-District (11)
2nd-Team All-Region (11)
2nd Team All-Area (11)
Team Captain (12) Season is in the spring.</p>

<p>Winter Track: JV (9) Varsity (10,11,12)
All-District 1000m (10,11)
Top Newcomer Award (10)
Boys Team Captain (11,12)</p>

<p>Cross Country: Varsity (11) (Had to quit this year b/c of parent's divorce, now i have to work)
All-District
Team MVP Award</p>

<p>Community Service:
70 Hours at Nursing Home
40 Hours teaching little kids soccer.</p>

<p>Miscellaneous info: I dont qualify for financial aid, my dad makes triple figures, he's just a jerk and refused to pay over what the courts force him to (which consequently is barely enough for bills). My mom is in community college and my brother is in Iraq.</p>

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<p>bump..please</p>

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<p>Push your EC's as far as you can, IMO, they're solid. You're grades look solid, but that B in 8th grade might not be as bad as it looks. Showing initiative and all that. Your senior schedule looks good. I'd say Hopkins is a reach, as is Gtown, Cornell is low reach/high match, and everything else looks good. Good luck.</p>

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<p>^^How is Hopkins a reach and Cornell a low reach/high match for the OP?</p>

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<p>I just always thought Hopkins was harder to get into than Cornell. Oh well, I could very well be wrong.</p>

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<p>What about W&L, BC, and UVa (theyre probably my top three choices).?</p>

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<p>They are all solid matches for you.</p>

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<p>i agree with the above poster, but i would try to raise your SATs just to solidify your chances!! (im a fellow VAer and im looking at UVA too)</p>

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<p>ehh..i just decided to drop my AP Pysch class because after a week of school, I'm finding that it will be almost impossible to keep up with my ECs while maintaing good grades with 5 APs. </p>

<p>That will push my senior schedule to 4 APs..my GPA will only end up to be about a 4.16 at the end of the year and I think I might drop a place in rank to 6/324.</p>

<p>Will this have an affect on my chances? I know I sound retarded but I just want to be sure.</p>

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<p>no, that won't hurt your chances. just remember that colleges like to see that youre taking the hardest possible courseload! but your schedule is pretty solid so i wouldnt worry about it. but do you have 2 study halls now? you might what toreplace pysch with an elective that interests you.</p>

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<p>Yeah I'm going to try to fill in my opened class with an advanced type class. I'm thinking Latin III (I took Latin I and II already) or maybe another science class.</p>

<p>Its just the AP Psych class required like 2 hours homework/night and with my schedule of work and sports, it just wouldnt fit in.</p>

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<p>W&L - visit, call, write -- demonstrate that interest! Assuming that you are already in touch with coach. When you go for fall recruiting visit, schedule an on campus interview. And schedule another interview w/ your local W&L alum if possible. Go ahead and get that app in as early as you can. Go Generals!</p>

<p>And don't obsess about your schedule -- that's plenty of APs - just do well at everything you put on your plate. And don't forget to take your SAT IIs.</p>