ChAnCeS?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello all,
I'm applying to Dartmouth ED... but jsut wondering what you think my chances at Princeton, Colby, Cornell, Bowdoin, or Middlebury are if I were to get deferred or...dun, dun dun!.. rejected come December. Also, do you guys think my SATiis are too low, and if you ave any suggestions on schools that are lie kthe ones I listed (I'm looknig into Pre-Med or a Pre-Med related major), that woudl roxorz.</p>

<p>SATI: 1420 (740V, 680 M)
ACT: 30 (34 Eng, 29 reading, 27 math, 28 science)</p>

<p>Have Only taken 2 APs
World Hist: 3
Us Hist: scored a 4</p>

<p>and taking AP Bio Exam come the end of Senior year.</p>

<p>I also had a stellar interview, on campus, and have another local interview scheduled- a Dartmouth Alum called me up and asked for an interview, so I said yes.</p>

<p>SATII:
Writing 630
Chem 680
US His 660</p>

<p>Challenging Course load, taking two courses offered from Communnity college (College Economics: 94 avg so far; and College Government- next semester) and a Writing course offered at our school by Syracuse University.</p>

<p>Ranked: 37/468 at a public school
Weighted GPA: 94.39 = 3.94? and improving!</p>

<p>Grades show tremendous improvement, went from 89-93 overall averages in 9th and 10th grades to 95- 98.2 overall averages Junior year (with a challenging course load, mind you)- I started putting a lot more effort into my studies (hopefully that won't hurt me).</p>

<p>Perfect Score on Math BII (it's a New York thing) regents exam
Scored a 97/100 on English Language Arts NYS Exam</p>

<p>EC:
Scholastic:
· National Honor Society
· National Junior Honor Society
· Vice- President of Junior Class
· High Honor Role (Junior year)
· Honor Roll (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years)
· Professional Horizons Program- a mentorship program at Rome Memorial Hospital; formerly The Regional Program for Excellence (Senior year)
· Scholar Athlete (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years)
· Student Association (Junior and Senior years)
New York State Merit Scholarship (awarded for having second highest average of final exams in my class of 468)</p>

<p>Sports:
· Woods Valley Ski Team (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years)
· Qualified for, and participated in, varsity Skiing in 8th grade (earned varsity letter)
· Varsity Track (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years and plan to participate during Senior year)
· Varsity Cross-Country (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years)
· Co-Captain of Varsity Cross-Country (Junior and Senior year)
· Participated in Sectionals for Cross-Country (Sophomore and Junior years)
· First alternate for Varsity Cross-Country Sectionals (Senior year)
· Varsity Swimming (Sophomore and Senior years)
· Most Improved Swimmer- Varsity Swimming (Sophomore year)
· Participated in Sectionals for Varsity Swimming (Sophomore year)</p>

<p>Community Service:
· 30-Hour Famine Participant (Freshman and Junior years)
· Raised money for the Heart Run and Walk (Junior year)
· Raised money for and participated in the Relay for Life (Junior year)
· Card games with senior citizens at The Bethany House nursing home (Senior year)
· Raised funds for the Ronald McDonald House charity (Senior year)
· Raised money for the Crop Walk (Senior Year)
· Volunteered at school blood drive- Oct. 8, 2004 (Senior year)
· Christmas caroling to invalids, hospitals, and nursing homes with church (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years)
· Helped with National Honor Society Induction (Senior year)
· Anonymously, and sometimes openly, shovel people’s sidewalks in the winter</p>

<p>Musical:
· Independent singing group: “The Primes” (Junior year)
· RFA Select Choir- one out of only four basses in my school that were selected (Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years)
· RFA Musical (Sophomore and Junior years)
· Perfect score at NYSSMA with the RFA Select Choir (Sophomore and Junior years)
· A score of 97/100 on Level 6 (most difficult) Bass II NYSSMA singing solo (Junior year)
· Selected as an alternate for Mixed Chorus All-State (Senior year)
· Area All-State Choir (Senior year)
· Selected as a Bass in local Area All-State (Senior year)</p>

<p>Religious:
· Steubenville Christian Youth Conference, Steubenville, Ohio (summers of ’03 and ‘04)
· Involved in “Life Teen” Christian youth group (Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years)
· Involved with American Baptist Youth group (Freshman year)
· Member of Team Possible- a Christian youth leadership group (Senior year)
· Confirmation Team- a group that helps with Confirmation classes (Senior year)
· Helped with Confirmation retreat at Saint Matthew’s in Syracuse (Junior and Senior years)</p>

<p>Clubs:
· BSI Club- student communications (Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years)
· Key Club (Senior year)</p>

<p>I know these colleges' admissions decisions are a crap-shoot anyways, but thanks in advance for your help :-).</p>

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<p>LOL you are very involved, very impressive, your bound to get into one of them. so good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks :-),</p>

<p>Anyone else have any recommendations for schools I have a chance at?</p>

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<p>Bumpizzle d</p>

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<p>SAT IIs are too low, but your SAT I is in da range for shizzle. You are really involved, I wish you luck : 0</p>

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<p>I don't think your SAT IIs are going to hurt you very much. A little, maybe, but everything else definitely makes up for it.</p>

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<p>thanks :-)... bump... evaluation isn't really neccessarry if you don't wish too, I know it can be a drag and noone is really qualified (don't get me wrong, I appreciate everyones input :-P), but I would like your suggestions for schools that are like these ones...thanks :-)</p>

<p>and thanks for the luck :-D</p>

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<p>I almost didn't read this thread because you typed the title as ChAnCeS.
You are very involved and have great grades, so I think your chances look pretty good, but please, dear God, don't say 'it would roxorz if I got into ____' ;)</p>