chances please

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I am a middle class white american male on a substantial scholarship at a canadian prep school (Ridley College) that consistantly places kids in ivies. I attended american public school in upstate NY for freshman and sophmore years and ridley for my jr year. I just started my senior year. </p>

<p>stats:</p>

<p>SAT: 780 R 740 M 780 W (12 essay) = 2300
PSAT: 233
SAT II: English 750 World History *** American History 720
AP: American History 5 English 5 more scheduled
GPA: around a 98 average 9th and 10th grade, around a 96 last year (they grade much harder in prep school)
* school does not rank, but I would be in the top 5%</p>

<p>ECs:
9th and 10th grade:
- Science club (Science Olympiad medalist)
- Mock Trial
- Food Pantry Volunteer
- AFS club (10th)
- Church Education Commission (10th)
- Jazz Bands
- Varsity X- country (9th)
- JV Soccer (10th)
- Varsity Hockey
- Club Hockey
- Club Rugby (10th)
- others I can't think of at the moment</p>

<p>11th grade:
- Politics Club
- Debating
- Philosophy Club
- Amnesty International
- Jazz Band
- Peer Tutoring
- Cadet Star Program
- First Team Soccer
- First Team Hockey
- First Team Rugby</p>

<p>Colleges:
- HYP
- Dartmouth
- Penn
- Georgetown
- Duke
- Stanford
- Williams
- Amherst
- Bowdoin</p>

<p>Ok, tear me apart!</p>

2

<p>Colleges would want you to have more leadership positions that you do.</p>

<p>Also, you NEED safeties.</p>

3

<p>very good points. could you suggest some safties please. thanks.</p>

4

<p>well before we can suggest safeties (you definitely need a couple of safeties because you're applying to the most competitive schools), we need to know a little bit about what you're looking for in a school</p>

5

<p>well i am probably looking to go to law school after college, so a strong poli- sci/ history program would be a big plus (and those are my favorite subjects anyway). i am considering playing college hockey, and if so, it would be DIII (hence williams, amherst, bowdoin). i believe i would be more comfortable at a smaller school than a larger one, although medium-sized is fine too. i am a huge fan of seminar- style classes. i want somewhere where people care about both their schoolwork and other things such as sports, etc.</p>

6

<p>bumpity bump</p>

7

<p>am i that boring to everyone?</p>

8

<p>Some less selelctive choices for you might be:</p>

<p>Skidmore
Colby
Bates
Haverford</p>

<p>A safety would be American U.</p>

9

<p>thanks a lot. i appreciate it.</p>