Channcee a Canadian

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>heyy guyss,</p>

<p>i've sent in my applications to harvard, yale, columbia, stanford, dartmouth and princeton. more than anything else im interested whether you guys think i should take the february act (im aware that only harvard and yale accept)</p>

<p>My stats are as follows:
born in south africa, living in canada (applied as canadian)</p>

<p>ECs:
Soccer (head coach of u13 team, reffing, player, MVPs, Captain) 3500+ hrs
School youth council (vice-president) 200+ hrs
Outreach project (project I founded which shipped a container filled with collected soccer equipment to South Africa; raised $3500 for shipping; presented project to 2500 students) 150+ hrs
Physics Teacher's Aid (sat in a class three times per week) 250+ hrs
Anti-bully team (leader) 60+ hrs
Volunteer with homeless (organised programs, rallies, soup kitchens) 300+ hours
City Youth Council - 20 hours
International volunteer work (Bronx, New York and South Africa; very well-intentioned and good results) 200+ hours
Environmental club (founder; developing youth program for Green Peace) 140+ hrs</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Shop assistant (packaging, shipping, customer relations, floor cleanup etc.) 1350+ hours
Electrical engineering assistant (understudied, welded, assembled components) 400+ hrs</p>

<p>Awards:
Loran award semi-finalist (prestigious scholarship)
Physics competition (top 20 students in province)
National math contest (top in school; top 25% in canada)
Service awards
Provincial MVP for soccer (one season)
Team MVP (numerous teams, soccer)
Captain (four times)</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 3.92 (definite improvement through the years)
Rank: 1/150 odd
Took high schools most rigorous curriculum in my grade eleven year. Have been studying at local university and taking APs through distance education school (school only offers 3 APs, no IB, no honours) this year
Senior course load:
Online: AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, English 12
Self-Study: AP Physics C (both parts), AP Environmental Science
High School: Theology 12, Social justice 12
University: Calculus II (B+), Linear Algebra (B)
**Expecting fives on all APs, not that it makes a difference
SAT I: 2020 <- trust me you don't have to tell me how bad it is ;) (first and only-attempt)
SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math II
Essays: excellent (if i don't say so myself) all 9.5/10-10/10; common app was about meeting nelson mandela
Recommendations: phenomenal. that is all</p>

<p>so do you think I should take the february act (most likely get a 35 or 36) or do you think theyll overlook it?</p>

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<p>Take the sat once more it’s your only weakness.</p>

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<p>haha don’t know if its my only weakness, but thanks :slight_smile: anyone else? i cant take the january sat so i would be forced to take the february act. has anyone had experience with getting these february scores to schools? also, will only two subject test hurt my chances?</p>

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<p>Crazy EC’s! Which province? I’m Canadian as well :D</p>

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<p>From BC, so there’s bound to be some really tough academic competition :S where are you from?</p>

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<p>anyoneee elseeee?</p>

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<p>To be honest, the colleges you’re applying to are literally THE most competetive colleges for anyone to be applying to.</p>

<p>Your EC’s are great, as is your ranking, however your SAT 1 score is really at odds with the rest of your application,</p>

<p>the thing is… as it is for any1 applying to an ivy league… firstly that the admissions are a crapshoot, and secondly that they’re looking for reasons to reject you</p>

<p>if your essays and recs are as good as you say they are, then that combined with your SAT 2s and class rank + course rigor + ECs would be a pretty strong case for admission, despite ur sat 1 being a 2020, which isn’t awful…just not a match with the rest of the profile that you’ve presented.</p>

<p>are you hoping to get recruited for soccer? or trying out at least? because that may well boost your chances :O</p>

<p>and idk about how much weight the anti-bully thing sounds on an app but kudos to ye for leadin it :)</p>

<p>best of luck =)</p>

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<p>thanks for your response :slight_smile: so you’re trying to say I should write the February ACT eh? Do you know if I am required to take the ACT Writing as I have already taken and submitted my SAT. By not taking the writing I believe it expedites the scoring process.</p>

<p>im not trying to get recruited, although perhaps I should have haha</p>

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<p>BC as well! :smiley: I didn’t know schools here gave GPA’s
Good luck!</p>