<p>I'm wondering about my chances with the top 20. Perhaps someone could suggest some safeties/mid-level colleges that still have significant financial aid and possibly merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Senior in a small, rural Arkansas high school (any regional affirmative action?)
ACT:34 (35 superscore, but only Wash U cares)
SAT I: 800CR 690M 680W (relying more heavily on my ACT score, but am retaking.
GPA:4.0 UW, 4.2W averaged with all four years, 1/170 (tied with one other person) </p>
<p>Courses-AP Biology (5) AP Lang and Comp (5) AP U.S. Hist (4) Am taking AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Lit and Comp and AP Euro Hist (most challenging schedule achievable at my school)</p>
<p>EC's
I'm not sure how well academic competitions will be received, but they are the anchor of my EC's as I have spent by far the most time preparing and participating in them of anything in high school. I'm pretty dedicated to all of them and have been successful in all of them, with positions of leadership.</p>
<p>Quiz Bowl (9-12) Captain (11,12) Regional high point player for two years. State champions in 11th and went on to compete at the NAQT national tournament. I also have some misc. high point player invitational tournament awards.</p>
<p>Science Bowl (11,12) Co-founder. Won Arkansas-Oklahoma regional in our first year and went to Wash. DC for national tournament.</p>
<p>Economics Challenge (9-12) Captain (10) Have won the state competition for the past three years and each year gone to compete in the mid US regional in Minneapolis. Except for last year, we had the same honor but the competition was online due to funding issues.</p>
<p>Model UN (10-12) Head Delegate (10-12) Won an Outstanding Delegate award.</p>
<p>Debate (10,12) Captain
Soccer (11)</p>
<p>Work
School employed tutor. (8hrs per week)</p>
<p>Volunteering
Food pantry on Tuesdays in the summer
Some Kiwanis fund raising banquets
A few other minor things that elude me presently</p>
<p>Thanks. I tried to be pretty detailed. I dream of Harvard or Columbia but also strongly like Washington University in St. Louis, UChicago and Standford. Looking at majoring in economics.</p>