<p>Considering: Carleton, Chicago, Yale, Brown, MIT, Dartmouth, Rice, Cornell U, Amherst, and Williams.</p>
<p>Rising Senior</p>
<p>White
Female
From the Midwest</p>
<p>GPA 3.92 (Top 4%).</p>
<p>AP Chem, Physics, Bio, American History, American Lit., Calc 1, so far.
Cal 2 and 3 at local selective liberal arts college (A in each).
SAT: 800CR, 800M, 770W.
ACT Composite: 36.
SAT II Math: 800.</p>
<p>Active math club, debate (captain), orchestra.
State strings competition "exemplarily solist."
Local youth orchestra and choir (10 years).</p>
<p>Tutor middle school math students (2 years).
Tutor freshman orchestra at high school (4 years).</p>
<p>Volunteer: Community Supported Agriculture.</p>
<p>Member: NHS and Environment Club.</p>
<p>These, I guess, are the main important points.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>You have a very strong profile for the schools you're applying to, and looking at the schools on your list, I can tell that you want a school with strong academics and a strong personality. I assume you have other schools that you are considering as surefire safeties where you will be happy.</p>
<p>Now, think about how you are going to present yourself in your personal statements and essays, especially for a school like Chicago, where who you are and how you think are one and the same.</p>
<p>If you have any Chicago-specific questions, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Thank you. Should also have mentioned that I am looking at Stanford and Pomona.</p>
<p>As safety schools, which, if any, would you recommend?</p>
<p>good stats, but i don't see anything that stands out ( unless you plan to establish your "uniqueness" through your essays). also, you need 2 more SAT II's.....but i'm sure you know that.</p>
<p>2 more? I thought that none of the places I am considering required more than 2. I am mistaken about this? If so, please let me know which one(s) require 3. Thanks.</p>
<p>If you go to a typical HS, your rank and ECs, or lack thereof, will make Yale, Stanford or any school taking 10% unlikely. If you look at CDSs, you'll see that most non hooked kids coming from regular HSs are either val or sal.</p>
<p>You'll do great at the mid and lower ivies that need strong scores.</p>
<p>You wrote, "If you look at CDSs, you'll see that most non hooked kids coming from regular HSs are either val or sal."</p>
<p>How, exactly, can you see that from the CDS? The CDS will indicate what percent are val or sal--and other things as well, but how can the CDS indicate that the non-hooked kids from regular HSs are either val or sal?</p>
<p>Strong chances everywhere.</p>