Chances...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I’m a white male, and a junior at a rural PA high school.</p>

<p>GPA: 101.5 Weighted (you get 1.3 percent added for APs)
Rank: 1/115</p>

<p>SAT: 700 CR, 720 M, 710 W, for a total of 2130 (will definitely take again, hope to bring math up)</p>

<p>Courses:
these are all the highest offered, as my school doesnt really have honors courses</p>

<p>freshman</p>

<p>English - 99
US History - 100
Algebra II/10 - 95
Earth Science - 100
Biology - 100
Spanish - 100
Home ec/shop/art - 98
Gym - 100
Computer - 100
Geometry* - 100
*I actually took this in middle school (i skipped some middle school math classes), but they gave me hs credit for it anyway</p>

<p>soph</p>

<p>English - 97
AP World History - 100
Pre-Calc - 99
Chemistry - 100
hs Spanish II - 100
gym - 100
Health - 99</p>

<p>jr - thus far</p>

<p>English - 100
Physics - 100
Gym - 100
AP US History - 100
Spanish III - 100
AP Chemistry - 94
AP Calc AB - 96</p>

<p>sr schedule</p>

<p>AP English
AP Physics
Stats
Bio II
Gym
Calc (II) - online course/self study for BC exam since there’s no more math to take
Psychology
Sr. Social Studies</p>

<p>AP Classes (school only offers 6 and i will have taken them all): AP World History (5 on exam), AP US History, AP Physics, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP English</p>

<p>Some ECs:
-Assistant Capt of hockey team (3 yrs) - high school team, but not my hs, so its not really a school sport
-Volunteered at mentoring camp for at-risk kids (2 wks soph summer, 2 weekends) - also meet/talk with these 3 kids weekly (450+hrs)
*Got Pres student service award for this
-Helped w/ bible school @ local church
-Varisty quiz bowl (2 yrs)
-Math team
-Student Congress-Jr Rep (this is the first yr of its existance)
-got trophies for best science student (9th, 10th), best comp student (9th)
-academic letter (9-11)
-AP History club (10-11)
-Spanish club (11)
-Math club (9)-dissolved after frosh yr
-Perfect attendance award.
-PA Jr Academy of Sci comp. - 1st regionals (9th, 10th), 1st states (9th)
-honor roll, other various school awards
-Some other generic stuff like whos who that i wouldnt dare list, i realize some of the stuff above is generic and useless,too.</p>

<p>This summer:
-PA gov school for health care (if i get in)…if rejected will do other 6 wk pre college program
-2 more wks @ same mentoring camp
-1 week of helping w/ bible school</p>

<p>Do i have a shot at any of the following?:</p>

<li>Johns Hopkins (ED)</li>
<li>Tufts</li>
<li>U of Rochester</li>
<li>UPenn</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Case Western</li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh</li>
<li>CMU</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
</ol>

<p>feel free to suggest any areas of improvement, i realize i desperately need it.</p>

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<p>wow lol</p>

<p>how do you get 100's and 99's in all of those classes....</p>

<p>100% in AP US History?</p>

<p>Is there some major grade inflation at your school?</p>

<p>probably why it wasnt reflected in that sat score.</p>

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<p>lol not particulary...i mean in ap us theres maybe 4 people/30 with A's...i just write well/study nightly, bc 2 essays a wk is tough...in ap world i think i was the only person with a A all four quarters, they were all 100s too, and i still didnt get student of the yr</p>

<p>ill admit thought, some of those required frosh courses are easy a's</p>

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<p>hate to do it but: buuump</p>

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<p>Obviously, someone with your grades/boards has a shot at any school. Princeton/Columbia/ect are reaches for nearly everyone except star athletes. But I think that you'll have a great chance at John's Hopkins ED, in particular.</p>

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<p>How much extra credit does you school give. I know in almost all classes here, they only give out a 100 if every test and quiz was 100.</p>

<p>And make sure you get higher on the sats. Your grades and Sats dont match up.</p>

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<p>that 2130 was with no prep, so id hope with some major prep i can get to 2250 or so...yeah here 99.5+ rounds to 100, so not all of those 100s are truly 100.0% , although a few are :)</p>

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<p>Match everywhere but UPenn and Princeton</p>

<p>Upenn- 75%
P'ton- 30%</p>

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<p>91+ views....c'mon, comments, opinions ill take anything</p>

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<p>Well, obviously you have a shot all of your schools because of your amazing grades, but your SATs don't match your grades at all (even without prep). I am a sophomore, and only one person in my grade has a 100 average, and she got a 237 on the PSAT as a sophomore, so her stats match. So, if you get your SATs up, it would help significantly.</p>

<p>Also, for SAT prep, you should take a PR course, because they guarantee a 200+ point increase or you can re-take it for free.</p>

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<p>For what score should i aim for (realistically, of couse) for my sat score to, for the most part, match my grades?</p>

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<p>sorry: bump.</p>

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<p>one last bumpage...</p>

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<p>ziggyman, aim for 2000+ on your SATs or 30+ on your ACTs.</p>

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<p>i already have a 2130 man...how much higher to match grades?</p>

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<p>Alot. I got a 2110 (first time, no prep) with a 91/92 GPA, and you have a 100+ GPA. Your SAT GPA is about 9/10 points higher than mine, but your SAT is only 20 points. Also, only about 8/10 people at the most in the senior class at my school have over a 4.0, and they ALL scored over a 2250. So, about 100+ points higher...</p>

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<p>sounds reasonable...ill look for a 2260 or so...thanks</p>

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<p>Your grades are impressive; your extracurriculars are not. There is nothing nationally competitive or incredibly original on that list that will push you above all the other impressive applicants to Columbia/Penn/Princeton. However, because you live in rural PA, they might take your lack of opportunity into consideration..</p>

<p>And exactly what "ville" is this?</p>

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<p>yeah i know my ecs are weak..im prob not really applying to P, i just wanted to throw a hyp in there to see whatd ppl say...ive been entering numerous national essay and exam contests hoping to win something, any suggestions for ecs - like contest or camp, etc wise? i really dont wanna pile anything on my jr yr that looks obvious</p>

<p>btw its blairsville if you must know, 45 mi sw of pittsburgh
what "district" are you from lol? (dc perhaps?)</p>

<p>suggestions plz, thanks.</p>

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<p>boosting the post count: buuump.</p>