Could someone please chance me?

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<p>Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!</p>

<p>I'm a white female from IL (Chicago suburbs)</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 35
SAT: 2350 (M:790, CR:760, W:800)
SAT II: Bio (E)-700, Bio (M)-680, Chem-750, World History-750
Math II: havent taken yet
Class Rank: 4/604
GPA: nonweighted 5.00/5.00
weighted 5.25/5.00
APs: World History-5 (Calc BC, Eng Lang, US History pending)</p>

<p>Classes:</p>

<p>8th grade (I took an algebra class and received high school credit; I'm a year ahead in math from my classmates, got an A)</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Honors Biology A
Honors Geometry A
Honors English A
Journalism A
Honors Social Science A
Spanish 2 A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Honors Precalc A
Honors English A
AP World History A
Journalism A
Honors Chemistry A
Spanish 3 A</p>

<p>Junior Year
AP Calc BC A
Spanish 4 A
Journalism A
AP US History A
Honors Physics
AP English Language</p>

<p>Senior Year
Calc 3/Differential Equations (a class offered by my local community college)
AP Spanish
AP Physics
Journalism
AP English Literature</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Job: work at Consumer Surveys (5 hours/week)
Do some odd tutoring jobs (math/badminton)</p>

<p>Journalism
Sophomore year, Chief Features editor
Junior, Chief news
Senior, editor-in-chief</p>

<p>Athletics
Been playing badminton since freshman year, this year I played #1 singles and was a State qualifier
Freshman year I played on the sophomore volleyball team (decided I didn't want to come back)</p>

<p>Misc:
National Honor Society
Environmental Club
Peer Counseling (give new students tours of the building)
Spanish Honor Society
Class secretary for past 3 years
Mentor of Student Talent (hang out with a fourth-grader)</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Semi-finalist
NISPA (a journalism organization) Blue Ribbon in feature writing</p>

<p>Community Service:
Every summer, I travel to rural Appalachia with my church youth group to repair homes for the needy
Volunteered at a nursing home one summer
Helped out in my school's chem lab after school
Part of my school's volunteer club
Was a counselor (unpaid) at a daycamp for the children of the migrant workers at a nearby racetrack last summer
Volunteer 2 hours a week at an animal shelter</p>

<p>Major:
Not entirely sure, something in math or physical sciences</p>

<p>Thank you again!!</p>

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<p>Well, your stats are really good. That automatically makes you competitive.</p>

<p>However, this may seem a little harsh, but you don't really seem to have a focus or passion that is projected in your EC's. You say you want to major in math or physical sciences however, I don't see any awards or EC's that are relevant. Nevertheless, your EC's are really good but they seem to be more oriented towards the humanities rather than math/science. </p>

<p>But anyways, overall you seem to have a really good chance and I wish you good luck!</p>

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<p>I think that your ECs are fine. You just need to present yourself well in your application and essay. Also, make sure to ask teachers who know you well so that they can write you thoughtful recommendations.</p>