Chances? s'il vous plait?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: female
Grade/type of school:Ending Junior year, public school in MidAtlantic region
GPA(unweighted/weighted): 4.0/ 4.454
1st decile (my school doesn't rank)
SATS:
Critical Reading: 770
Math: 780
Writing: 710, with a 10 on the essay (considering retaking for this score)
SAT II for US History: 770
SAT II for Math II: 800
taking the SAT II for World History on June 7th </p>

<p>APs:
US History: 5
took Calc AB, Lang. & Comp. and World History this year still waiting for scores</p>

<p>Course load: all honors and the abovementioned APs plus 3 years of advanced art and music classes. I skipped ahead a grade in math and took precalc over the summer after sophomore year. next year i'll be taking AP French, AP lit. and comp., AP physics, AP Calc BC, and AP studio art</p>

<p>ExtraCurriculars: major band geek for clarinet: 4 years of marching band, drum major my junior year, drum major and clarinet section leader my senior year (those positions add about 100 extra hours to an approximately 300 hour commitment)
2 years pep band
3 years pit orchestra for the musical
3 years woodwind ensemble
North Jersey Area Band, 1st chair 3rd seat symphonic band
3 years private clarinet lessons
10 years private piano lessons</p>

<p>2 years Science League
3 years Math League
2 years on newspaper as writer
1 year mock trial
3 years debate team; captain Junior and Senior year. sophomore and junior year our affirmative team were regional champions. </p>

<p>National Honor Society, secretary senior year
National Art Honor Society, treasurer junior year
Tri- M Music Honor Society
World Language Honor Society
Girl Scout, working towards gold award, youth delegate to northern new jersey council sophomore year</p>

<p>Accepted and going to New Jersey Governor School for the Sciences this summer</p>

<p>Chances for:Rutgers, St. Olaf's University, Case Western University, University of Rochester, University of Chicago, Tufts, Swarthmore, Amherst, Columbia, Harvard, Yale (that's pretty my own estimate of my chances, ordered from sure thing to slim as a thread)</p>

<p>Any help you could give would be SO appreciated</p>

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<p>From what I know of these schools...</p>

<p>You'll be in at Rutgers, Case Western, and Rochester.<br>
You're a good match for St. Olaf's, University of Chicago, Tufts, Swarthmore, and Amherst and will probably be accepted to at least some of them.
You've got a shot at Columbia, Harvard, and Yale, but no one can predict admissions at those schools. </p>

<p>Those are my predictions. Try to knock em dead with your essays, as that can be a big help with Ivies. Any idea which school is your first choice?</p>

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<p>At the moment my 1st choice (other than the Ivies) is probably Rochester or Chicago. I haven't seen the campuses yet though so that'll probably be a factor in deciding.</p>

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<p>for someone with impressive credentials and yet admit that chances at schools like Harvard and Yale are as you say, "slim as a thread", shows a level of maturity that's refreshing :) (you'll know what I mean if you read some of the chances threads here). </p>

<p>I think you're right on with your ranking, and that the first four schools can be considered your safeties. You should definitely apply to those 3 Ivies, and you have a pretty solid shot at the remaining others as well. Just make sure you turn in a kick-rear essay for the U of Chicago. Good luck rolledeyes.</p>

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<p>great chances :)</p>

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<p>Ivies are always slim as a thread for everyone. unless you're a national superstar in some field. what i'm wondering about most is probably my writing SAT... how much do the high tier schools look at those and is 710 good enough? should I definitely retake or just consider it or not even bother?</p>

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<p>I would say let it go. Many colleges, even Ivies, don't give the Writing section very much credit because it's so new. Your other scores more than make up for it, so you'll be great.</p>