Final chance List!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So my final ACT results came out this morning! And I won't be taking it again, so here goes. </p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.52-3.58
Weighted: 4.1
Trend: Sharp upward trend</p>

<p>Rank:
top 10-15%</p>

<p>Course Rigor:
I took all the AP/Honors classes that were available to me with the exception of Honors Spanish. The AP classes are:
AP Government (4)
AP Microeconomics (4)
AP Language and Composition (5)
AP United States History (5)
AP Environmental Science
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Literature</p>

<p>Standardized testing:
ACT - Best score in one sitting: 33 Composite; 33 Reading, 32 Math, 31 Science, 35 English, essay score not released yet, but on previous tests, I've gotten 12/12.<br>
Superscore (Where relevant/applicable): 34 Composite; 36 Reading, 32 Math, 31 Science, 35 English
SAT II: United States History - 780, Math level II - 710</p>

<p>ECs:
Debate Team - Captain Sr year
National Forensics League (Speech and Debate Honor society) - Excellence/Sapphire (Well, the last time I checked I was excellence. Possibly distinction now?)
Newspaper Club - Associate Sports Editor Jr/Sr Year
Tennis - Sophomore year
Volleyball - Freshman year
Football + Wrestling - Freshman and Sophomore year
Roughly 100 volunteer hours at a PADS homeless shelter
Attended National Youth Leadership Forum for Law and CSI with a scholarship
Member of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS – Not NHS)</p>

<p>Awards:
2nd place in the Novice division @ the Stagg LD Tournament
2nd place in the Novice division @ Northridge Prepatory School LD Tournament
3rd place at Conference for Lincoln-Douglas Debate
3rd place at ISTA State Tournament for Lincoln-Douglas Debate
All-State Lincoln Douglas Debater @ Novice level
Top 20th percentile
Service Learning Hours Award
United States Achievement Academy – All American Scholar
Young-Nak Scholarship ($1000)
NYLF – Law & CSI Scholarship ($625)</p>

<p>Random:
Race: Asian (South Korean)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >$30,000
State residency: Illinois</p>

<p>So this is a list of all the schools I'm applying to. I know it's a ridiculously large list, but my uncle is willing to pay for the application costs, and has encouraged me to apply to all the schools that I want to. Here are the schools, and my categorization of them in parenthesis. </p>

<p>University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Brown University
Cornell University
Rice University
Vanderbilt University
Notre Dame
Emory
Georgetown
Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon
UCLA
Southern Cal
University of Virginia
NYU
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Illinois
University of Pittsburgh
Fordham
Pepperdine
George Washington</p>

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<p>wow, this thread requires a lot of bumping. >:</p>

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<p>So I think that your EC’s and standardized testing put you at the top of the pack. What will hurt you (I think) is your GPA, especially in UC schools where they get a ton of applicants with a 4.0. Not to mention an abundance of high achieving east asian applicants. But I think you still have a very good chance based on EC’s and ACT.</p>

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<p>sorry that was mostly irrelevant, the ivies and the really top notch choices might be a stretch. But I def think you have a solid chance at all the state schools, CM, pepper, GW,USC, and Fordham.</p>

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<p>@mt2165 - thanks for the input! Yeah, the top notch choices are stretches, but…dreams will be dreams, y’know? ;D </p>

<p>On another note, I don’t know which school I want to “use” my ED application on. I’m thinking NU, CMU, Cornell, or Rice, as I have no shot at those schools if I apply RD. Of course, I don’t think I have a very good shot at some of the other schools on this list, but these four schools are <3. The only thing about ED at CMU that makes me hesitant is the fact that I can’t negotiate my financial aid - they promise to meet 100% of demonstrated need if you apply ED, but I’ve heard that a decent/large chunk of that comes through loans. Maybe Northwestern? I’ve visited twice, and I plan on officially spending the night there once that option becomes available again. Any suggestions? Also, some random stuff to add to the resume: AP scholar, and GPA will be 4.15 by the end of 1st semester, not 4.1, which is significant because I think that pushes me over into the magical top ten percent.</p>

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<p>So…I’m thinking of applying ED to NU, otherwise I have no shot. Even with ED, I don’t think I have a real shot, aha.</p>