Cheerleading = Hook?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm posting for my friend. The stats below are NOT mine!</p>

<p>Academics
SAT 2250
GPA 4.0/4.33
Rank 9/350
AP scholar
National Honour Society
Honour Roll
Senior Speaker (valedictorian)</p>

<p>ECs
Captain of cheerleading team
Student govt chairperson
Prom Committee chairperson
Charity Function Group Chairperson
ballet 8 years
gymnastics 10 years
member of youth orchestra (1st violin)
qualified kayaking instructor (i met her through a kayaking expedition)
Cheer coach at cheerleading camp
Has worked as a model and has acted in a few commercials and movies (Bring it on 2&3 as cheerleader)</p>

<p>awards
National cheerleading competitions (finals) as team captain
a few other cheering awards
Oustanding young leaders
a few awards on being best speaker and comedian (both regional and state level)
awards on community service etc.</p>

<p>She wants to know her chances in getting into Harvard, UCLA, Stanford or some suggestions of safety schools. Thx for the help!</p>

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<p>You mean hook like on the Gong Show right? The one where they hook you around the neck and remove you from their stage????</p>

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<p>dunno wt your talking about! Lol, that's the question she asked me anyway. I think it means something special that makes you stand out from the crowd?</p>

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<p>I don't really think Cheerleading is a hook. Doing really well in it, winning national competitions probably, but not just being part of it.</p>

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<p>State schools who are big on sports may be recruiting cheerleaders but who knew??</p>

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<p>cheerleader becoming a hooker?</p>

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<p>ROFL........ahaaaa ahaaa ahaaaa that was so great.</p>

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<p>I don't really think colleges will like cheer, but the leadership involved with it may be good...</p>

<p>Harvard: Slight reach
Stanford: Slight Reach/match
UCLA: Safe match</p>

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<p>No, Harvard is not a slight reach. No, Stanford is not a slight reach.
They are both reaches. If the above post was sacrastic, it was funny.</p>

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<p>She has unique ECs.</p>

<p>The difference between a reach and slight reach is 5%.</p>

<p>Trying to be that picky?</p>

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<p>Flippy, it think the point was that slight reach was not a possibility. This looks like a below average candidate at Harvard or Stanford, who has less than 10% chance of getting in. Let's go with huge reach.</p>

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<p>^^^Basicly what suze said</p>

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<p>If she were both a math/science nerd and a cheerleader it might serve her well. If she's just an all-around hard working smart girl and a cheerleader, it's not particularly distinctive.</p>

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<p>Lol, the thing is that I misread the GPA/rank.</p>

<p>I thought I saw valedictorian in her ECs, which would put her above the average pool.</p>

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<p>Thanks you guys, I'll tell her that, anyway, I do think that she's pretty accomplished and well rounded. Good academics, outgoing, and she is pretty accomplished with her cheerleading (seeing she got a part in Bring It On as a cheerleader). Wish I'd be more like that!</p>

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<p>btw, I think people are a bit discriminative towards cheerleaders. They're protrayed as a bunch of pretty/stupid/slutty/clueless bunch in movies. But a lot of them are not in real life, most cheerleaders are really positive, encouraging, nice and love their school. Besides, it really is harder to cheerlead than it looks.</p>

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<p>I know that businesses are really looking into hiring more cheerleaders (teacher told me this) as they are more energetic, outgoing, the kind of people you want to work with (I know, making generalizations here). If businesses think it's a hook, maybe colleges do as well. It's better than quiz bowl and math club, i'll tell you that much.</p>

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<p>yeah, I think colleges are getting bored by those...</p>

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<p>I would say she has a shot at any school given her grades, scores, ECs etc...</p>

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<p>I think she has an excellent chance at all of her college applications. There are simply not that many cheerleaders with her stats and THAT will make her stand out. Plus I have to believe that Harvard and all the Ivies get so many apps of people with perfect test scores, accomplished musicians, debate winners, etc. This application will stand out. And if anyone on the admission team fully understands how many hours are involved in cheerleading, they will be impressed that this girl is able to be in the top 2 % of her class after spending countless hours in her sport of choice. At my school, cheerleading involves more hours that being on the football team and our football team is an award winning state team.</p>