chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here are the stats..
Don't feel like putting honors/aps. I took the max. aps/honors offered in my school (around 6 aps and 10 honors. not much but meh). Got A's in every single class EVER in high school.
I am saledictorain of my school (tied w/ someone else >.<) out of about 400
Hmm SAT scores
630 V, 780 M, 690 W (took in oct. expect about 680-90's in CR. expect about 690-730'ish in W)
SAT II - 750 math II, chem 770, bio (in november. probably 750+)
Let's see EC's..
Volunteering - 50 hours each at 2 hospitals. 72 hours at a theatre. 1 hour / week since junior year to tutor a kid in school.
sports - tennis varsity 10,11,12. cross country 9,10
clubs - ACE team 9th,10th,11th,12th (got an award for this. Probably am one of the biggest contributers to it.)
SPNHS - treasuer
NHS - just you know..
24/1100 club.
i have a lot more. i just can't think of them atm... anyhow. i particpated in almost every club my school offers.. which isn't saying much. i wonder if they will compare me to other high schools which offer a lot more.. i hope not.
Anyhow this is my stuff. My strong points. Rigor in secondary schooling (never got a B in my life). So-so points - SAT scores (probaly will be around 2200... i know pretty low). Weak Points - EC's (mainly because I don't know what else to do... i tried to be in everything I could..)
Well here you go. I can probably say this for true that, NO ONE in my state will be applying to MIT EA. My counselor was utterly shocked when I told her. So I can safely say I am the only one probably from WV...
I do have more EC's etc.. just can't remember at the top of my head.</p>

<p>Oh and here are the schools (probably guessed on already >.>)
MIT
UPENN
JHU (BME)
GW</p>

<p>Can someone help me also to tell what other colleges are good choices for me. I really only have 5 in mind... and I just can't see any other college fitting for me. Any help?
I love math sciences. I despise english. Thats kinda general.. but eh.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>MIT is big reach. Everwhere else is pretty much low reach except for GW which is low match.</p>

<p>i love your gpa. but scores and especially ec's as you probably know, could be alot better</p>

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<p>Yea scores I think will be about a 2200.. by october. i am pretty content with that. it IS Ec's though that I am lacking. My school offers nothing in it. (no science club. No math team. No math club. No english club. etc etc.).
Anyhow what do you mean by low? low reach or what.</p>

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<p>low reach means you have better chance to get in the reaches..</p>

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<p>Oh so its close to match (which is 50-50 right?).</p>

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<p>ya its close to match</p>

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<p>MIT - Big Reach
UPENN - Reach (but your being val/sal may make a difference here. Penn really likes kids that are val or sal. Admits about 40% who apply)
JHU (BME) - Reach
GW - Low match/safety</p>

<p>Other schools for kids who love math, science, and tech and hate that English stuff:</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon
Georgia Tech
Case Western Reserve
Renssalaer Polytech </p>

<p>All good schools, and they'd all be matches for you.</p>

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<p>what if i didn't do BME at hopkins?</p>

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<p>Oh ya, I forgot. JHU acceptance is 40% and I am in the 50% range in Verbal and am over the 75 in math. How is that still reach? (j/w). is it just because the BME is so hard to get into?</p>

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<p>Yep. That's it.</p>

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<p>yeah their BME is really tough to get into. and by the way.. jhu only acceps 35% of applicants. i would say that it's still a reach too because of your lack of ECs. i agree with someone above who said rensselaer polytech as more of a low match/safety school to add to your list.</p>

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<p>and i would also definitely say it's pretty bold to say that nobody else from WV is applying to MIT early action.. that's quite a broad generalization..</p>