Completely lost... Chance/help!

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<p>Thank you everyone!
I'm very lost right now... I will cling to your advice.</p>

<p>Applying to CoEngi. ED
Large, Competitive High School in Louisiana</p>

<p>Current is GPA 4.326 (Weighted) , PSAT score 232, SAT score 2200.
Math- 770
Verbal- 680
Writing- 750
Rank- about 15 of 1200? 1.5%</p>

<p>12th Grade
Academic:</p>

<p>National Merit Semi-finalist (pending)</p>

<p>US Academic Decathlon “Honor” student (pending)</p>

<p>National Honor Society National Convention- Academic Scholars Bowl </p>

<p>Extracurricular:
National Honors Society Activities Coordinator
-Organized student volunteer groups to help charities and local programs, including
National Kidney Foundation
EDS Balloon Festival </p>

<p>Stanford University Summer Research Internship
-IVMS Group, Mobile Augment Reality Research
-Dr. Bernd Girod, 40 hours a week, unpaid, 7 weeks</p>

<p>Key Club Activities Coordinator</p>

<p>11th Grade
Academic:</p>

<p>Princeton Review/GSN National Vocabulary Championship
-Placed in the top 50 national finalists out of 100,000 competitors around the nation</p>

<p>Reflections 2008: Photography
-2 Honorable Mention Awards</p>

<p>Science Fair
Qualified to School, District, and Regional Levels
District Fair-Honorable Mentions</p>

<p>Extracurricular: </p>

<p>Mission Trip to Mexico (Summer)
-Taught Basic English at a poverty- stricken school in the city and provided financial support</p>

<p>Global Challenge Award 2007-2008
-Collaborated with partners in Shanghai, China, to create an energy saving initiative titled the “Sound Powered Traffic System”
First Place- Technical Innovation Plan
Third Place- Overall Team Pointss
1000 Dollars Scholarship Money Awarded</p>

<p>Member Varsity Quiz Bowl team
-Nationals Qualifiers</p>

<p>World Affairs Council Academic World Quest
-Placed 3rd in region</p>

<p>Ivy Camerata Youth Orchestra
-Non Profit community orchestra, rehearsed and performed at various outreach events</p>

<p>10th Grade
Academic:</p>

<p>DFW Importance of Community Service Essay Contest
-Honorable Mention</p>

<p>F</p>

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<p>are you being sarcastic? you’re obviously very competitive…and the fact that you’re from Louisiana speaks well for your chances…</p>

<p>now go ahead and apply ED…</p>

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<p>Awesome chances</p>

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<p>No, sorry…
I’m quite a noob when it comes to colleges..
No far sight </p>

<p>:(</p>

<p>But thanks for your comments.. I’ll remember it forever.</p>

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<p>you have soo many ECs :open_mouth: ^ i agree with the statements above, you have an awesome huge chance of getting in, good luck =]</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance, maybe. Are EC’s more important than grades ED?</p>

<p>Anyone know?</p>

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<p>While the admissions office utilizes grades and test scores, “ECs” are what set you apart from the 30,000 other applicants who have exactly the same gpa and test scores…</p>

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<p>why did your score go down 120 points from psat to sat?</p>

<p>Anyway, you will most likely get in.</p>

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<p>Failed ability to concentrate 4 hours +
:frowning:
Thanks for the input though.
Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Wow…your high school has 1200 seniors…that’s big.</p>

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<p>As long as you write creative essays, I would say near above a 85% chance, which is really rare for any ivy.</p>

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<p>Yea… my school is huge.
11-12 is about 2800 total.</p>