Class of 2017! :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone, I am currently a Junior and before I know it, I will begin filling out college apps! So, it would be great if you guys could "chance me"!</p>

<p>SAT: 2010 (I will not be sending that in... at all)
SATII: N/A
ACT: 34
GPA: UW 3.98/ W 5.2 at end of this year (honors is 4.5 and AP is 6)
Rank: 12/593 (Top 2%)</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Language
AP Chem
AP Psychology
AP Physics B
AP European History
AP US History
Pre-Calc H</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Lit.
AP Macro/AP US Gov't
AP Art History
AP Calc AB (BC online)
AP Comp Sci.
Dual Enroll
Dual Enroll</p>

<p>Awards: Quite a few regional academic awards, a few schools ones, and I will be National AP Scholar, but that is about it :(</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteering:
French Club VP 9-12
French Honor Society 10-12 (Running for President)
Chemistry Club 10-12 (President next year)
Environemntal Club 10-12 (VP)
National Honor Society 11-12
Science National Honor Society 11-12 (VP this year, President next year)
Frisbee Club 9-12
Habitat for Humanity 11-12 (only started doing it this year, but I love it!) (Secretary)
District Orchestra 10-12
Children's Science Museum 9-12 (very committed)
Total comuunity service hours by the end of this year will be around 350</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Taking a class at a local college (10)
Working at the kids museum for summer camp (9-12)
Applied to the carnegie mellon program this year so cross your fingers</p>

<p>Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering/Biochem/Molecular Biology/French/Art History (i'm not sure, lol)</p>

<p>Hooks: URM and first generation</p>

<p>The schools I am looking into include:
University of Pennsylvania CAS (ED)
Princeton
Duke
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Tufts
Berkley</p>

<p>Thank you guys so much in advance!!!!</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bumpity bumpity bump</p>

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<p>ACT score and GPA are fine</p>

<p>From what I can see, your most glaring weakness is a lack of a big EC focus or “theme.”</p>

<p>You have listed:</p>

<p>French
Chemistry
Environmental stuff
Frisbee
Habitat for Humanity
Orchestra
Museum volunteer</p>

<p>Most admissions officers like each applicant to have a theme of sorts, so that they can use it to describe the applicant when they make decisions in committees. Something like “The extremely dedicated Francophile” or “That person who absolutely loves the museum”</p>

<p>What I am saying is you should focus on ONE of your EC’s and play up how much it means to you, how passionate and dedicated you are about it. I would definitely suggest doing so in your essay.</p>

<p>Right now, I look at what you have posted and think, “I really have no idea who this person is, you have so much going on and no emphasis on any one of them.” I would tentatively say focusing on your museum work would be best because you do say in passing that you are “very committed” to that particular EC.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>