Chances @ Vandy & Colby?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>EDI for Vandy and EDII for Colby? Chances please!! Thanks a lot. (Assuming for Colby that I don't get EDI for Vandy, of course.)</p>

<p>Location: Smryna, TN
Race: White
Sex: Female
Class:Rising Senior
Class Rank: 5/375
GPA: 3.976 unweighted/ 4.5 W
First Generation
Widowed single parent family
Younger siblings
Classes:</p>

<p>Freshman: Span I - A
Physical Science - A
World History H - A 1st sem, but when I moved B (by 1 pt!) 2nd semester
Eng I - A
Alg I H - A
Wellness - A</p>

<p>Sophmore: Span II H - A
Engl II - A
Biology - A
Driver's Ed - A
Nutrition and Food - A
Alg II H - A
Prin of Business - A</p>

<p>Junior: Chem I H+ - A
Geometry H - A
Eng III - A
Virtual Enterprise - A
Drama I - A
US History - A</p>

<p>Senior - Physics AP
Chem II AP
Prec Calc H
Eng III H
Goverment/Anatomy
Drama II</p>

<p>(I will do everything in my power to make all A's Sr. yr. -- if I do, I will be Salutatorian)
(Also note: Junior yr lowest grade is 97 [only made that low once].. not sure if that counts for something)
-This gives me a total of 10 Honors or above honors courses.</p>

<p>-Will have a total of 5 sciences and 4 maths by end of next yr.</p>

<p>-Varsity Swimming three yrs... a school record was won.</p>

<p>-Job over summer and Sr yr</p>

<p>-TN Governor's School 2006 (I completed two college level courses. History of Tennessee (HIST 2030) and Historical Geology (GEOL 1050) and recieved an A in both.)
-TN Volunteer Girls State Delegate (won and elected a Senator's position [only 20 awarded out of 500+ girls])
-Clubs by end of next yr will include: Mu Alpha Theta, National Honors Society, Student Council, Historical Society, Thesbian, Spanish, Science, Interact, Beta, Beta Epsilon (Thinking about dropping a couple)</p>

<p>-ACT score: First time = 27, Second time = 27 too! Everything went up several points but science, which for some reason plumated. Hopefully a 30 in Oct. I'mma get a ACT tutor and study like no other.</p>

<p>-In addition, I got the lead role in a theatre preformance in Drama, and am hoping to be equally as lucky in the upcoming Musical this year.</p>

<p>-Volunteer at a Nursing Home, but not the typical 100+ hours yet... I'm working on it. So little time anymore.</p>

<p>-I'm good at essays, so counting on essay to be good. (If I could ever get started)
-Student of Month twice, Soph & Junior academic award, etc.
-Major: I want to go pre-med, w/ a major of Chemistry and a minor in Psychology.</p>

<p>Note: I know my AP's are low, but our school only offers 5 and others conflicted with my schedule. Also, there is no 3rd foreign lang. offered at my school... not enough people sign up for them.</p>

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<p>You are working against two things:
1. Low test scores
2. Weak curriculum- I don't know what is offered at your school, but the lack of calculus sticks out like a sore thumb.</p>

<p>The test scores are easily fixed. Hire that tutor, come up with a goal for each subscore, and shoot higher than you think you can get (maybe a 32).</p>

<p>Not a lot can be done about the curriculum. Are you taking the toughest courseload offered? If so, then the weak curriculum is not as big a deal. Just hope that the colleges truly mean it when they say they evaluate you in the context of your own high school.</p>

<p>I don't know anything about Colby but I think Vandy is a slight reach.</p>

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<p>ED could well put you over the top at Vandy.
Bates and Bowdoin in Maine are both similar schools to Colby and both offer the option of not submitting SAT-ACT.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! I did make an error though >.<. I accidentially copied my wrong stats! I changed my Sr. yr schedule and I now have the hardest schedule of any other sr this yr.</p>

<p>Pre Calc H
Calculus AB AP
Physics AP
Chemistry II AP
English IV H
Drama/Gov</p>

<p>Our school only offers 5 APs and the others conflicted with my schedule. Sorry again.</p>

<p>Thanks for all of the input. Minus the courseload now I do hope that have a realistic shot at these two schools. If I could bring up my ACT I'd really be happy.</p>

<p>Danad -- I didn't know that, thanks, but I still think I would send one in, shouldn't I? Because even if they don't make you they want to see them. I would think it would put you at a disadvantage not to.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Why are you taking PreCalc and Calc? If you can handle Calculus, there is no reason to take a course that comes before it.</p>

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<p>I can handle Calculus, but it is required to complete the level of math under each step you take. ie. you can't take alg 2 and not alg 1, the same with geometry etc. I am doing fine in both classes, but to be honest my school bent the rules for me because of my academic record. Anyway, to the point, I have to take PreCalc and Calc if I want to take the latter. Trust me, I wish I didn't have to take Precalc.</p>

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<p>Gotcha. 10 char</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any other input on my chances?</p>