chances on the apps I sent?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<ul>
<li>SAT I :2220</li>
<li>ACT:33</li>
<li>SAT II: Biology E (750) Math II (730)</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%, probably top 3/60 or so</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (5), Spanish (4), US History (3)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load 1st semester: Chinese 4, AP Literature & Composition, Knowledge and Truth (similar to theory of knowledge), Advanced Biology, US Government, college Calculus 1</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load 2nd semester: Chinese 4, AP Literature & Composition, Design & Illustration, Advanced Biology, Economics, college Intro to Environmental Studies</li>
<li><p>Major Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar</p></li>
<li><p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):CC Running (captain), CC Skiing (captain), Track and Field (Captain), NHS (vice president), Student Council (student body secretary/treasurer), Envirothon (Captain)-won state and went to nationals twice, 2nd at state once, Science Bowl, Poetry Out Loud-won the school competition, SCSU Mathematics competition-top 10% last year, School Literary Magazine (evaluator, editor)</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: Greenhouse</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer/Community service: Hundreds of hours-Library volunteer, youth ski league coach, writing center tutor</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities: library volunteer, envirothon, 1 month immersion in germany, 1 month canoe trip in Canada</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation: knows me well, i had him for a writing/analysis class and did well. he's also a college fys teacher, so he has good perspective</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation: knows me very well, likes me a lot. She's my bio and enviro teacher and the coach for the envirothon.</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Knows me and was my cc running coach</p></li>
<li><p>Essay: strong and unique (it's about growing giant pumpkins with my friends and trying to use them as boats)</p></li>
<li><p>State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: Private College Prep</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Caucasian </p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Female</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Schools:
UC Davis, Pomona, Whitman, Reed, UBC Vancouver, McGill, Bowdoin, Smith, Cornell, Dartmouth, U MN Twin Cities</p>

<p>What are my chances? Do you think the list is broad enough?</p>

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<p>Looks like a good balanced list with appropriate safeties/matches/reaches.</p>

<p>Only question is why you would want to spend private school prices at Davis?</p>

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<p>I’m interested in biology and more specifically botany/plant sciences. The price may be steep at Davis, but the program is very strong.</p>

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<p>How about adding CalTech, Carleton, Grinnell, Harvey Mudd, Haverford, Kalamazoo, MIT, Swarthmore, UChicago for consideration? They’re all in the top ten for future PhD prep in life sciences.</p>

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<p>bump. a little more on chances, please, if possible.</p>

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<p>Reach at the Ivies (like everyone), match at most others, maybe safety at some I don’t know. If you are a 50% match at ten schools, you have a one-in-a-thousand chance of not being accepted at any of them. :-)</p>