Chances???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Male
Caucasian
Class of 09
medium sized (1600) Public MA high School</p>

<p>My school doesn't weight GPA, so</p>

<p>unweighted: 3.72
Class Rank: top 10%</p>

<p>SAT: 2340; CR 800; Math 800; Writing 740</p>

<p>ACT: 33; English 34; Math 35; Reading 33; Science 31; Combined English/Writing 34 (11 Essay)</p>

<p>SAT II: Math II 800; US History 750; Lit 690</p>

<p>AP: US History 5; Literature 5; Statistics 5 (taking Physics, Calc AB, and Psychology)</p>

<p>Highest level classes all four years, 6 AP's when done, honors in everything else. Doubled in math jr. year.</p>

<p>EC's: EIC School Newspaper (winner of New England Scholastic Press Association award for best student newspaper). Involved for 4 years, full editor junior and senior year. EIC senior year.
Model UN: Financial Board Member, helped organize trips to Harvard MUN, NHSMUN in NYC.
Katrina Project: Member of New Orleans Habitat for Humanity trip, helped organize coffeehouses and concerts to raise funds.
Varsity Tennis: 3 yrs
Varsity Golf: 2 yrs</p>

<p>Schools: Really really really want to go to Stanford, but I've kinda resigned myself to the fact that I'm not getting in. In addition, am applying to Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, BC, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, and UVM as safety.</p>

<p>Thoughts??? Any input is appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Your stats are good but Stanford, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth are still going to be reaches. Your scores and GPA only make you average in their pool of applicants so you gotta stand out in your essay. Even Duke is pretty selective in terms of SAT scores. I'd say you definitely have a good shot at Georgetown, Vanderbilt, BC, and UNC CH. I wouldn't be surprised if you got into some of those ivies but your essays gotta be good.</p>

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<p>thanks. yeah, that's what I figured. anyone else?</p>

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<p>Well you're SAT scores aren't average, they're outstanding. Writing doesn't matter as much so don't worry about not getting an 800. </p>

<p>You're GPA is relatively low but you've taken the toughest classes, they'll see that. </p>

<p>Like nooob said, write amazing essays and you'll get in to a bunch of places, maybe even Stanford.</p>

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<p>Dhunt, I actually think you have quite a shot at Stanford and some of the other Ivies. They might not be definites at all, but you definitely have a shot I would say.</p>