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<p>Chance me yeah!!! You probably hate me now, but don't let that affect your decisions! </p>

<p>UW 3.92 GPA
30 ACT [30 English, 32 Math, 28 science & reading]. Additionally, I achieved a score of 29 with these scores [32 English, 31 Math, 26 reading, 27 science]
Notable classes taken:
Adv. Lang 10&11
APUSH
AP Physics B
AP Econ
AP Gov & Pol.
Pre-Calc (1 year advanced in curriculum)
Adv. Biology</p>

<p>Next year:
AP Chem
AP Lang
AP Calc
AP Psych</p>

<p>Class rank=32, Class size 587, top 5%,</p>

<p>Moderately competitive Public School</p>

<p>Music:
Orchestra (violin) 3 years (made it to state once)
Piano (made it to state once)
Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Drum player</p>

<p>Sports:
Cross country and track (3 years each, will be 4). Cross country captain for 2008.
Member and captain of first-ever public high school swim team (1 year)</p>

<p>Other:
Student Council: Junior class president, Sophomore VP, Freshmen VP.
Link Crew (helps freshmen)
Science team (1 year)
Math team (2 years)</p>

<p>Service hours: 68</p>

<p>Spanish 3 years</p>

<p>Volunteered approx. 30 hours for Obama Campaign</p>

<p>Job: two summers of lifeguarding</p>

<p>White male <--- colleges seem to hate these lol)</p>

<p>Also, do i have any chance at financial aid? My parent's combined make 80K but I have to pay alone.</p>

<p>If you need any other information feel free to ask. Thanks again!</p>

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<li> Colleges don’t hate us. lol.</li>
<li> Pretty decent chance.</li>
<li> You’ll definitely get aid.</li>
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<p>Very tricky…</p>

<p>In all seriousness (and honesty), your chances are pretty low. The fact that your rank of 32 in a “moderately competitive” high school does not bode well for you. Your stats are that impressive and neither are your ECs. (I don’t think ivy league schools care very much about activities such as lifeguarding).</p>

<p>Your chances could improve if you apply to less selective colleges like SEAS or Nursing (if that’s what you’re into). I can also see you getting in if you get yourself recruited for a sport.</p>

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<p>you’ll get aid but they expect parents to contribute. By their logic: if a millionaire doesn’t want to pay for his son’s education, why should the school? So your parents’ contributions are expected.</p>

<p>What will drag you down: class rank and abysmal service hour count.</p>

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<p>alright. thank you much for your time!</p>

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<p>hmmm…I would apply ED because you don’t stand out too much. Yes, you’ll get aid unless your parents (or you) have crazy assets.</p>