FINAL CHANCES for a 35 ACT URM? Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Basics:
Gender--Male
From--Suburban Chicago public school
Financial aid--Yes
Ethnicity--Hispanic
LD/ADHD--Yes, not diagnosed/treated until end of junior year</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA--3.02 unweighted, 3.88 weighted (see ADHD/LD)
Class rigor--All honors/AP
AP schedule--English Lang., US His. (jun.); Calc. AB, Biology, US Gov't, English Lit., Economics (sen.)
Class Rank: Surprisingly enough, top 16% (class of ~650)</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT--2220 cold (just for NM)
ACT--35 composite (36 R, E; 35 M; 33 S) <== only took the test once
AP--English Lang. (5), US History (5)
SAT Subj.--US History (760), Literature (770)</p>

<p>Leadership/extracurricular activities:
Varsity scholastic bowl--Co-captain (9-12); MVP (9-11); top scorer (9-10, but only because my coach liked pulling me out of Saturday morning tournaments for falling asleep)
Jeopardy!--Finalist, invited to and completed audition in Kansas City. Didn't make the show, but I used the experience for my CA essay
School newspaper--Copy editor (established position, 12); production editor (11); staff writer (10)
Blogger--I spend, and this is a pure guesstimation, about 15 hours per week researching, interviewing, and writing for two incredibly popular hip-hop/music/fashion blogs. One of my sites just finished up an interview with Nas, and I interviewed up-and-comer Mac Miller (he of the Billboard chart-topping Blue Slide Park) last Saturday (11-12)
Chicago Tribune--Staff writer for teen newspaper (11-12)
Varsity baseball--Hurt junior year, but came back during summer (LHP, 10-12)
Travel baseball--Co-captain/member (LHP/OF, 10-12)
Freshmen swim team--Member (9)
Wind symphony--1st chair, alto sax (9-10)
Jazz band--Alto sax (9-10)
Marching band--Alto sax (9-10)
Saxophone lessons--Alto/tenor sax (9-10)
Parish volunteer--Eucharistic minister/misc. volunteer (9-12)
Assistant teacher--Surprisingly selective program for a summer job (only 40 applicants were picked out of a pool of around 150, 11-12)
French Club--Member (9-10)
Italian Club--Member (11-12)</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist (223 PSAT)
National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
Illinois State Scholar
Prairie State Achievement Award in Math, Science, English, Writing
Tri-M Music Honors Society
Northwestern Midwest Academic Talent Search Award Winner (36 ACT R/E, presented freshman year)
Honor roll member every semester</p>

<p>Assume that essays are in the upper-echelon--not to toot my own horn, as a few people seem to do here, but writing's my thing; my recommendations are coming from a counselor I'm quite close to, an English teacher that loved me to death (put me #1 on his "big board" for most likely to kill the AP test), and a Gov't teacher who thinks I could run for the White House one day (no kidding. love that man). Pulling off what would be a 4.71 GPA this semester, which would bump me up about 20-30 spots in my class...</p>

<p>List:
VANDERBILT (ED II)
BC
Clemson (rolling, but stilllll waiting)
Dartmouth
Georgetown
Indiana
Miami OH (EA)
Michigan
Notre Dame (huge legacy)
Richmond
Tulane (actually showed genuine interest, wrote a pretty good "Why Tulane")
Washington & Lee
William & Mary (wrote optional essay)
Williams
[already into Fordham EA, SMU EA, Alabama (NMF full ride), Illinois (preferred)]</p>

<p>Thanks, yooo.</p>

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<p>BUMPPP? happy new year!</p>

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<p>From your test scores and ECs I’d say you have a good chance at any of these schools. Dartmouth like any other ivy is unpredictable but I think you could be a competitive applicant if you raise your gpa and get decent recs/essays. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1267499-chance-me-ill-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1267499-chance-me-ill-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your GPA is going to be the only stumbling block - no one could find fault with your scores or your EC’s. Yeah, Dartmouth is hard, but you have a shot. You should be into W&M and Richmond - I’m from VA so I know lots of people at both those school and you’re on equal footing with them. BC is unpredictable, but I think you’ve got a good shot at GTown as well. Miami, Michigan - you’re in.
Oh chance back?</p>

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<p>If your gpa wasn’t so low, I would honestly say you had a strong shot at every school in thr country. But it is what it is. I think you’ll get into vandy , and if not then definitely a few more on the list. You have unique ECs and a great ACT score.</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance in the ivies (and in the other ones, basically 100%), all you have to do is basically explain your ADHD, and say how you made a huge effort to do well in your classes (in your essays). the gpa is the only thing holding you back, those test scores and EC’s are great!!</p>

<p>chance me back!</p>

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<p>Thanks, y’all! Add Northwestern (legacy) to that list as well!</p>

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<p>Got into Miami and Clemson with a fair amount of cash from both. Bump!?</p>

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<p>I agree with the other posters about your GPA, but if you show an upward trend then I think your chances will increase for every school.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1266989-will-i-get-rejected-cothc-holy-cross.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1266989-will-i-get-rejected-cothc-holy-cross.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Depends on much they count your GPA. If they put a lotta weight on it, don’t count on your test scores, ethnicity, or ADHD saving you.</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt '16. Thanks, y’all!</p>