Chances? :]

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>white female from Georgia, upcoming senior at a public high school</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA = 3.97 UW, 4.47 W (96.87 UW, 98.61 W)
Class Rank: 2 out of 638
APs - World History, Physics B, US History, Psychology, Latin: Vergil, Macroeconomics, US Government/Politics, English Literature/Composition, Latin Literature, Calculus BC, European History [4 on W.H., projected 4 or 5 on the rest]</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 760
Total SAT score: 2300 out of 2400; 1540 out of 1600
Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: piano, viola, Classical Languages (Latin and Greek), photography, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Grayson Ping Pong Coalition, YoungLife, church, job as tutor, Kendall Honors Orchestra</p>

<p>Leadership positions: section leader of violas in Philharmonic Orchestra</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: softball - local recreational league & All Stars, ping pong - school intramural team, tennis - hobby</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: 40+ hours each year (including weekly tutoring in various math subjects and volunteer piano performances), involved in raising money for Habitat for Humanity by holding an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament with the National Honor Society</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: 6 nominations for Governor's Honors Program, orchestra, chosen as pianist for school musical, piano accompanist for several fine arts performances, National Merit (Commended), National Beta Club, National Honor Society</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:
Duke University
Emory University
University of Georgia
Vanderbilt University</p>

<p>I feel like my ECs are terrible! I really only did things that I enjoyed, and on paper it really looks as though I didn't put much time into anything. I'm hoping to make up for this with spectacular essays- maybe I'll be able to explain myself? Anyway, any input that anybody has will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! :]</p>

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<p>in at all of them</p>

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<p>You sound like a really interesting person. Try to show how interesting you really are. Yes, you can explain yourself, but don't apologize for yourself and your "terrible ecs." Be proud of what you do.</p>

<p>You will be fine at those universities (Duke's slightly risky). Have you thought about colleges higher on the ladder?</p>

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<p>You will make it in at all of them (don't worry about Duke, they will most likely take you, and if not, Emory will (and will give you $$))</p>

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<p>Great Chances at all...probably accepted at all. Duke is somewhat of a reach though (for anyone).</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone! and jenkster - yes I have thought about colleges "higher on the ladder," but I really would like [or maybe my parents would like.. lol] to go to a college at least in the southeast so I'm not too far away from home. And it's been seeming like the really amazing colleges aren't too close to Georgia, so I don't know about that. And of course UGA is appealing because of HOPE, and I've thought about just going there for a year or two and possibloe transferring somewhere else.
Also, perhaps my ECs aren't terrible, but I feel like I don't have leadership in them! It seems like everyone wants people who are "captains" or "presidents" of their club or sport, or people who've founded stuff! And I'm none of those. Hopefully that'll be ok :]</p>

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<p>I'm sorry, but no one knows your chances. people either guess or lie. PERIOD. Even if you ask admission officers, they don't know your chances.
I was a sure-admit for MIT because of certain awards, but then they realized what cou ntry I came from, and hoe ultra-competitive it was to be in an east asian country so I got rejected. So no one knows until you apply.</p>

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<p>shes not International, hence the grey area of uncertainty that applied to you, doesnt apply as much to her. I believe she has really good stats, and if she can display passion, she ll be very hard to reject.</p>

<p>No international, from east asia or east europe for that matter, is ever a sure-admit for MIT...bascially because of their <4% admit rate. </p>

<p>I find it pretty offensive to say that those who predict chances are guessing or lying. I mean obviously, they arent professionals, but their opinion is very valuable. Some may be too generous, whilst others are very stingy, but theres no way that they are always guessing or lying. Most of them hypothesise...which is fair enough and about the only thing we can do for those that have yet to apply for college.</p>

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<p>"I'm sorry, but no one knows your chances. people either guess or lie. PERIOD. Even if you ask admission officers, they don't know your chances"
But this is a chances thread, so we shall persist despite your wonderfully worded doubts.</p>