Final List/ Please advise on list/ Will Chance Back!!!! Thanks : )

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Background Information
~ From: NJ
~ Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (born outside the US)</p>

<p>Current School
---- Rank: 1 out of 295
---- Cumulative Unweighted GPA: 4.0
---- Type: rarely sends grads to ivy leagues, competitive schools
---- Graduating in June 2010</p>

<p>Classes Taken & to be Taken
(My school offers very few APs, and i have taken the most challenging schedule possible at my school.)</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores (I plan to retake SAT/ACT)
~ SAT Scores (2240/2400)
---- Math: 800
---- Reading: 700
---- Writing: 740
~ SAT II Scores
---- Bio: 790
---- Physics: 740
---- Math 2: 750</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
~ Science Club (president)
~ Health Care Careers Club (vice-president)
~ National Honor Society (vice-president)
~ New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences
~ Future Business Leaders of America
-- Won first place in regional FBLA competions two years in a row (10th and 11th)
~ Volunteering at a local hospital (summer) and at a local school for disabled children (during school year)
~ Tutor since 10th grade once a week
~ ERASE club (member/ a club concerned with culture awareness, etc.)
~ Rotary Interact Club (member)</p>

<p>Recommendations
~ AP English Teacher (should be excellent)
~ AP Calc teacher (should be pretty good)</p>

<p>Notes
~ I plan to major in biochemistry and attend medical school in the future. </p>

<p>Schools:
~UPenn (ED)
~Harvard
~MIT
~Yale
~Columbia U.
~Cornell U.
~Washington in St. Louis
~University of Notre Dame
~Vassar University
~Lafayette University
~Colgate University
~Macalester University
~Rutgers University</p>

<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this!! </p>

<p>I am not sure if this is a good list for me; if I'm shooting too high? Thanks for your input : )</p>

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<p>bump please</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at many of them, even in the reach category I think you should be able to get into at least 1
Reach- as is for everyone
~Harvard
~MIT
~Yale
~Columbia U.</p>

<p>Mid Reach/almost match
~UPenn (ED)
~Cornell U.
~Washington in St. Louis</p>

<p>Match/in
~Macalester University
~University of Notre Dame</p>

<p>Not too familiar with the rest</p>

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<p>Excellent gpa and class rank
raising your SAT scores will help for some of the top colleges on your list like mit
I think your college choices are good, enough fit/safeties to be safe.
penn, hyp columbia and MIT are still reaches, but you have some chance at least, so definatly try.
cornell, wash u should be low reach.
other colleges, you should be fine for.
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