Finally got some real SAT scores...so please chance!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White male from large public high school in PA
Looking to major in biology</p>

<p>GPA: 97ish/100 UW (making it around 4.0, right?)
Rank: 2/450+</p>

<p>SAT I: 2150
M: 660 (not happy about it)
CR: 760
W: 730 (10 essay)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: taking chem, US History, Math I on June 2nd</p>

<p>APs: US History (projected 4 or 5), Bio (projected 4), Chem (don't ask) and I will be taking 4 more APs next year</p>

<p>ECs
-going to be a Senate page for Arlen Specter this summer
-volunteered at aerobics/hip hop world championships in Los Angeles for 2 weeks each the past two summers, putting in about 10 hr. days unpaid (hip hop championships will be featured on upcoming NBC show World Moves)
-very involved for the past 10 years at my church, literally thousands of volunteer hours for every program imaginable...could get a GREAT rec and verification from my priest if needed
-NHS
-golf team (11,12)
-bowling team(9,10,12)
-hoping to get on our state championship scholastic bowl team next year (must be a senior to participate...I think I should get picked)
-National Merit Commended Scholar...I'm still in the running for semifinalist, but don't think I'll get it.</p>

<p>Work Experience
-job since October 2006 as a dietary aide at local hospital (a good 15-20 hrs a week)</p>

<p>Schools
-UVA (OOS)
-UNC (OOS)
-William and Mary (OOS)
-Duke
-UPenn
-Rice
-Pepperdine
-PSU (In state)
-Pitt (In state)</p>

<p>So what do you think? Do I need to get my SATs up, especially math? Or can my what I consider to be unique ECs and great GPA and rank help me out?</p>

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<p>i dont know much about chancing people but your stats look great. I just got back my SAT scores also and did the poorest on Writing and best in Math. Haha. good luck.</p>

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<p>As I'm sure you know, your last three schools are safeties. Unfortunately UVA/UNC/William&Mary are not good bets for OOS. I would love to go to UVA, I just couldn't stomach paying $30,000 when I know everyone else pays half.</p>

<p>Anyway, Rice should be a "match" for you - which does not mean acceptance - it would in a perfect world, I guess.</p>

<p>Duke and PENN in my opinion, are officially in the "astronomically hard to get into" category, so, sadly, no one has a "great" chance of getting in there.</p>

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<p>Just wanted to give this a nudge.</p>

<p>I was also curious...anyone familiar with Pepperdine--how difficult is it to get one of their Regent's scholarships? Are my numbers in line?</p>

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<p>One last bump. Sorry to do it again!! Just curious.</p>

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<p>Are u going to take SAT Math 2 too? Are u just gonna leave it with SAT Math 1? Just curious. I think ur scholarships chances with Rice is pretty good in my opinion. Just talk beforehand to the colleges first before applying and u will save urself a lot of trouble. Double check. Tripple check. I had a lot of bad experiences this year.</p>