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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chances at:
UChicago
Georgetown
Penn
Tufts
Brandeis</p>

<p>GPA
-3.65 GPA UW at prestigious private school in the South-West (4.33 = A+, 4.0 = A, etc). My school does not give bumps for honors/AP classes
-School doesn't rank, but I am approximately 15/105
-Very smart school with very little grade inflation (e.g. the top 10% ranges from ~3.7-~4.1)</p>

<p>ACT (taken June 2009)
32 English, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 33 Science, Composite 33, Writing 11, English/Writing 32</p>

<p>SAT IIs (taken June 2009)
-Math IIC: 800
-Biology M: 740 (please notice that in my curriculum I did not take a Biology course junior year, so I was very happy with this score).
-World History: 670</p>

<p>I am not going to submit World History. I am retaking SAT IIs in October to see if I can get a better score on Biology M, and to get a better grade for my third SAT II.</p>

<p>Curriculum
-Freshman: Core English 9, Core Western Civ History 9, Core Chemistry 9, Honors Geometry, Honors Latin II, Band
-Sophomore: Core English 10, Core Western Civ History 10, Core Bio 10, Honors Alg II, Honors Latin III, Band
-Junior: Tragedy (1 trimester), Poetry (1 trimester), Nature and Uses of Language (1 trimester), Cold War History (1 trimester), AP Government (2 trimesters), Honors Physics, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Latin IV, Band
-Senior: Senior Rhetoric (1 trimester), Sublime Darkness (1 trimester), Short Fiction (1 trimester, "I, Claudius" (1 trimester), Military Strategy (1 trimester), Beginning 3-D Animation (1 trimester), AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Latin: Vergil, Band</p>

<p>*** My school does not allow freshmen and sophomores to take APs. As well, juniors and seniors are restricted to taking 3 AP courses per year. All classes that say "core" are required of everyone in the class (i.e. there are no remedial or honors classes).</p>

<p>ECs/Activities (including Senior year)
-Political Action Club (4 year member)
-Science Olympiad (4 year member)-Captain 9th grade and 12th grade
-Math Club (3 year member)-Have competed in multiple math competitions (AMC12, Purple Comet, TXML, Texas A&M, et al.)
-Junior Classical League (4 year member)- most likely Vice-President for senior year,
-Snack Bar (4 year member)-unofficial president for senior year, sell food to students at rock-bottom prices with proceeds going to student clubs
-QuizBowl (3 year member)- 3 time captain, 1 championship in intramural competition, 1 runner-up in intramural competition
-Boy Scouts of America-Eagle Scout, former Senior Patrol Leader, former Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, other various leadership positions
-Swim Team (4 year member)
-Band (4 year member)- concert band (trumpet), pep band (trumpet), jazz band (guitar), jazz combo (guitar), brass ensemble (trumpet)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
-Science Olympiad: Multiple medals won at Regional and State competitions
-Math: 3rd place in pre-calculus division at TAMS Tournament
-Latin: 1 perfect score, 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals on National Latin Exam, multiple ribbons at Area and State level at JCL conventions
-Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout
-Swimming: 3 year letter winner
-Academic: 3 year Academic Pin Winner (3.5 GPA for all three trimesters, aka 3 trimesters of what we call "high honor roll")
-Band: 2 time all region band member (trumpet), multiple 1st Division rankings at regional and state solo/ensembles, 3 time band letter winner</p>

<p>Work Experience
-2 Summers of life guarding (privately and at a community center)
-1 Summer of teaching swim lessons to young children</p>

<p>Misc
-Eagle Scout (as I have said)
-National Young Leaders Conference Alumnus ('09)</p>

<p>Hopefully double majoring in economics and political science. I HAVE visited all the campuses except Penn. My writing is pretty good (or at least that's what I'm told!), so my essays should be solid especially at UChicago. I know my GPA looks low for typical applicants at these schools, but am fairly confident that at some other schools it would be a bit higher (I know how terribly arrogant that sounds, but I go to a very smart school with very little grade inflation, as I said). Thanks and I'm willing to chance back! Just provide a URL.</p>

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<p>You have an English course called “I, Claudius”? So do you just read that one book (or 2 books, if you read the sequel) the whole trimester? Those books aren’t particularly long… seems a little odd.</p>

<p>Anyway, Brandeis is a definite safety. Tufts is around a target to lowish target. Georgetown is a low reach and Penn is a medium/high reach.</p>

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<p>oh actually I, Claudius is a history course for us. it centers around study of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, but uses the book as the primary text i guess. i just decided to take it because i love ancient rome and latin (as you can see in my curriculum) and it fits rather nicely in my schedule.</p>

<p>any thoughts on u of c?</p>

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<p>Oh that actually sounds like a pretty cool course, I always wondered how much of that book was historical and how much was fiction.
Yeah I guess UChic is somewhere between Georgetown and Penn, although they tend to take a more holistic approach I guess so the essay probably weighs a bit more heavily there</p>

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<p>well having a 3.65 GPA at your school is more impressive than a 4.2 at most so dont worry about that, the ACT is SOLID so dont retake and dont retake the BIO, anything over 700 on an SATII is impressive even for the very top schools so focus on USH or any other one you might be taking, i think you have excellent ECs. I loled at the snack bar, thats awesome!!! Colleges love eagle scouts, im not sure why and your awards are impressive, i dont know how youre going to take Calc BC before AB, its not like you can skip integration, but w/e here are your chances.</p>

<p>Penn-SLIGHT reach
UChicago-match
GTown-low match
Tufts-low match
Brandeis-low match</p>

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<p>oh well earning my eagle was probly the hardest thing ive ever done. it takes patience, leadership, hard work, etc. i guess thats why. as for BC, my precal class moved rather quickly and we’ve already learned the longhand way to do integrals and ive learned the fundamental theorem of calculus by myself. and im a pretty solid math student anyways…</p>

<p>thanks a lot? anymore?
btw, what does bump mean?</p>

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<p>i’d say you are a match for georgetown, tufts, and brandeis. uchicago would be a slightly higher match. and penn, as it is for most everyone, would be a reach just because of how highly selective it is. your stats are really great, but i think i would consider finding a really SAFE safety school. while i think you could get into most of your list, and i’m assuming brandeis is your safer one, you should try and find an even safer school just in case. good luck!!!</p>

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<p>yeah thanks! thats not my whole list, i just figured “why make people write ‘safety’ for the schools that i know i’ll get into?” </p>

<p>my whole list is
BC*
Brandeis
Chicago
Georgetown
UPenn
University of Richmond*
SMU*
Texas A&M*
Tufts

  • denotes safety</p>
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<p>buuuummmmpppppppppppp</p>

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<p>i think you have a good chance at all of them, but penn might be a reach depending on which school you apply to - artsci, wharton, nursing, or engineering. as long as you write good essays, that should help, and good recs will help you also. solid grades and good ecs. i took the world sat II in june also and got a 660, much harder than i expected. good luck though!</p>

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<p>ps. why do you wanna go to uchicago - it’s where fun goes to die? lol just kidding</p>

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<p>Penn- low reach
UChicago-match
GTown-low match
Tufts-low match
Brandeis-low match</p>

<p>ull deff get in 3 maybe you should try the UCs</p>

<p>your gpa is alright but idk if you can make note that there is no weighted gpa. Im sure you’ll do very good where ever you go</p>

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<p>i was thinking about taking the act how was the science section</p>

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<p>the science section just takes practice. i did a few practice tests and i was set: 33. </p>

<p>ive got a whole slew of reasons why i want to go to chicago haha… but thats what my essay is for</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump</p>

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<p>buuuummmmppppp any one else? i’ll chance back</p>

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<p>UChicago reach
Georgetown in
Penn reach
Tufts in
Brandeis in
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<p>UChicago - Match
Georgetown - 50/50, Sometimes Georgetown is pickier than the Ivies
Penn - REACH (It’s Ivy League, meaning it’s a reach for everyone)
Tufts - No Idea
Brandeis - No idea</p>

<p>You may want to retake USH SAT II, but your ECs and Awards are great!</p>

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<p>yeah im gonna take USH SAT II (because i was clueless on World Hist) retake Bio M and possibly Lit just for the heck of it. thanks!</p>

<p>bumpp</p>

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<p>slight reach/ reach at upenn
maybe slight reach at georgetown</p>

<p>no idea for the others. good luck!</p>

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thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>UChicago- low reach
Georgetown- lowish reach
Penn- reach
Tufts- high match
Brandeis- low match</p>

<p>You have great chances. good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks, btw 25or6to4, you have an AWESOME username.
bumpity bump</p>