FINAL chance me (I promise) and I'LL CHANCE BACK (I also promise)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>(Underrepresented) Asian female
Illinois, competitive public high school
Undecided Engineering</p>

<p>3.91 UW
5.00 W
35/1000 rank</p>

<p>32 ACT (34 E, 32 M, 30 R, 30 S, 8 W - 31 E/W)
33 Superscore (34 E, 34 M, 32 R, 30 S, 10 W - 33 E/W)</p>

<p>Course Load:
- Junior APs: English Lang (4), Spanish Lang (4)
- Senior APs: English Lit, Calc AB, Environmental Science, Computer Science A, Microeconomics
- All accel classes freshman and sophomore year except for Honors math and English
*School only offers Honors math and English for freshmen and sophomores. All other classes are prep or accel. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- Track & Field (9, 10, 11, 12)
- Hospital volunteer (10, 11, 12) ---> 120 hours community service
- Business Professionals of America (11, 12) ---> placed at Regionals
- Engineering club (11, 12)
- Peer tutoring (10, 11) ---> tutored others in math and Spanish
- Captain of Relay for Life fundraising team (9, 10) ---> team raised $1,000+ both years
- Fermilab engineering program/internship (11) ---> paid, worked with HR and physicist for 6 weeks
- Church mission trip (10) ---> 30 hours community service
- Saturday Morning Physics at Fermilab (11)
*Total community service hours: 200+</p>

<p>Honors:
- National Honor Society
- National Spanish Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- School Honor Roll</p>

<p>Recommendations:
- Physics teacher 8/10
- Spanish teacher 7/10
- Counselor 7/10</p>

<p>Essays will most likely be mediocre. I'm not good at writing about myself. </p>

<p>FINAL list of schools:
University of Dayton EA
Tulane EA
Missouri S&T EA
Colorado School of Mines EA
Syracuse RD
University of Delaware RD
University at Buffalo - SUNY RD</p>

<p>Would I get the highest merit scholarships at any of these schools? That would be great to know (and of course my overall chances)!</p>

<p>Thanks! And I WILL CHANCE BACK</p>

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<p>Feel like you’re underestimating yourself a little. Your standardized test scores aren’t that bad and you may actually consider ranked 40+ schools. And I never knew you can EA that many schools?</p>

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<p>You should be able to get the highest merit scholarships at all of these schools except maybe Syracuse but even there you have a good shot! You shouldn’t be too worried about getting into those colleges, especially with your test scores and extracurriculars.</p>

<p>Chance me back! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1696851-where-do-i-have-a-shot.html?new=1”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1696851-where-do-i-have-a-shot.html?new=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@alafae @Alec43 thanks!</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>

You probably will get into all those schools, but probably not get their “highest merit scholarships.” Those scholarships go to people with more like a 35 on the ACT. Nonetheless, you will get excellent merit aid. Just not the best of the best.</p>

<p>At the University of Alabama, you would definitely get a full tuition scholarship plus honors program, and maybe a room and board discount. 'Bama is better than SUNY-Buffalo or Missouri S&T EA, and every bit as good as U.Dayton. Tulane and Syracuse are the best schools on your list, but Alabama is a better value unless you just like spending money. Deadline for the full tuition scholarships is December 15th.
<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://eng.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate/”>http://eng.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You will get in at all of those schools
I don’t know if you will get the highest scholarship but I know you will get money.</p>

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<p>By the way, you do understand the Tulane only offers Chemical and Biomedical Engineering? Right?
<a href=“http://tulane.edu/sse/academics/undergrad/bachelors-programs.cfm”>http://tulane.edu/sse/academics/undergrad/bachelors-programs.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@NROTCgrad‌ I’ve already applied to University of Alabama and have indeed received the presidential full tuition scholarship plus the extra $2500/year engineering scholarship. I’m applying to Tulane because I’d love to go there, and I will most likely go into chemical engineering or comp sci, but I know Tulane is still insanely expensive. Do you think I would have a shot at Tulane in the first place? It has 26% acceptance rate so I don’t know if it’s iffy for me. Thanks for the reply. </p>

<p>@SStephen2015 thanks for responding! If you have a chance thread and want to be chanced just let me know. </p>

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<p>I do but I can’t link it on my mobile phone
Just look for the thread I made in the chance me section
Thanks</p>

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<p>Yes, I think you will get into Tulane. Your ACT is in the top 25% along with a great GPA and excellent EC’s.</p>

<p>Just remember, Tulane really does not like being a backup school. Tell them you love Tulane and New Orleans. Visit if at all possible… the sooner the better. After they accept you and give you a financial aid package, then – and only then – decide between it and 'Bama.</p>

<p>Personally, I love Tulane. I actually wish that I had gone there with my NROTC full tuition scholarship. Don’t know how much more I would be willing to pay above going to 'Bama. For me, probably not more than $10,000 per year. But, only you and your family can make that decision.</p>

<p>Regarding the question from “1939er”… safeties are great places to get superior merit scholarships. The better the school, the less merit money you get. Plus, Tulane is not a safety. It’s a solid match.</p>

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<p>Probably every school you will get into. Chance me back!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1698531-chance-me-northwestern-ed.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1698531-chance-me-northwestern-ed.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You are a strong candidate. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You have high test scores and good ECs so I wouldnt be that worried. Maybe even apply to schools a little higher ranked. Also kill those essays, those are very important.</p>

<p>chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1698120-stanford-princeton-mit-final-chance-thread-questbridge-finalist.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1698120-stanford-princeton-mit-final-chance-thread-questbridge-finalist.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@SStephen2015‌ I will chance you back later, but I promise I will get around to it
@jsweets17‌ @biggestsunsfan‌ thanks for replying!
@NROTC thanks for all of your help! Tulane, Dayton, and Alabama are my top 3 choice schools</p>

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<p>Bump, just a reminder I chance back!</p>

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<p>Seriously, You will most likely get in to all your schools w/o a problem. </p>

<p>Chance Me: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1684358-chance-me-ill-chance-back-within-24-hrs.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1684358-chance-me-ill-chance-back-within-24-hrs.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You will get in. No doubt</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1691716-chance-and-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1691716-chance-and-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@wildfactor thanks! but if you could tell me which schools are safety/matches/reaches that’d be great
@bboy219 I will get in to which schools and are those safeties/matches/reaches? Thanks for replying though</p>

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<p>I don’t know anything about those schools, but from what I can gather, you seem to be a top notch student. I would put them all at match/safety level. Nice stats.</p>

<p>Oh and I really don’t know anything about merit aid, but you look like a very strong candidate at all those schools, so you’d probably get quite a bit. Good luck!</p>

<p>Also, 35/1000??? You have 1000 students in your grade? Holy, I thought my school was big.</p>

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<p>@bonsly haha yeah my school is pretty big, 4,000+ kids total. Thanks for your input btw! If you have a thread that you want me to chance back just let me know</p>