First time posting please CHANCE ME!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>HS Class: 2012
College Class: 2016
State: Florida
Class size: 150ish
Class Rank: N/A</p>

<p>Race/Ethnicity: First-generation African American (Nigerian)-- I do not have an accent lol</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>School type: Competitive private boarding school</p>

<p>Family income: > 300k
WGPA: 3.42 (I know it's low)
Standardized Tests:
SAT (superscored): 2250
CR 760
M 760
W 730</p>

<p>AP tests:
Computer Science AP: 4
Environmental Science AP: 5</p>

<p>Sat Subject Tests:
Math 1: 750
Math 2: 780</p>

<p>SAT II Physics in the fall/winter</p>

<p>Also probably National Achievement Award for PSAT:
194</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C (EM/Mech)
Economics/AP Human Geography
English 12 Honors
History of Music/ Ethics</p>

<p>Athletics:
Varsity Track
2009
2010
2011</p>

<p>4x800 team was fourth in an invitational meet.</p>

<p>Placed 8th in district meet for triple jump</p>

<p>Placed 8th in district meet for 400m
53.7</p>

<p>Varsity XC:
2010
2011</p>

<p>Volunteer Service:
2008:
Worked in a summer camp-130 hrs</p>

<p>Helped out in my church with projections and media-12 hrs</p>

<p>2009:
Habitat for Humanity-4 hrs
Beach Cleanup-4 hrs</p>

<p>2010:
Volunteered to help out in my church in making renovations-2 hrs</p>

<p>Gave food to a food drive sponsored my church to help families for Thanksgiving dinner-1 hr</p>

<p>2011
Dare to Care
I helped offer food to poor families in my local town-8 hrs so far</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
I am an avid runner</p>

<p>I write short stories and poetry and I'm currently working on a short novel</p>

<p>I compose music and have written a sextet, a symphony, and a piece for solo piano which I play to a degree.</p>

<p>I am very good with Yo-Yos.</p>

<p>I went to the Southern United States Model United Nations (SUSMUN) this year and I'm going to the National Model United Nations in New York this year.</p>

<p>I was part of the Young Republicans Club during my Freshman Year.</p>

<p>This summer I will be participating in an engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for 3 weeks. There I will be studying computer science and robotics.</p>

<p>Working on a project for Siemens and Intel in Electrical Engineering.</p>

<p>Magna cum laude on the National Latin Exam 2009</p>

<p>Member of the Math team at my school.</p>

<p>Essay:
My essay talks about my struggle with ADHD and the frustration with which I battled it and how it at the same time was a blessing in disguise. It explains the discrepancy between my grades and my SATs.</p>

<p>Other interests:
1. Theoretical physics (String theory, M-theory, branes)
2. Astronomy
3. Politics
4. Evolutionary biology
5. Philosophy
6. Ethics
7. Cosmology
8. Religion
9. Ancient Rome
10. Climate issues
11. Art</p>

<p>Hooks:
When I was six years old I was nearly hit by a car when running through a street.</p>

<p>I skipped the third grade.</p>

<p>In fourth grade did a presentation on stars (neutron stars, Proxima Centauri, and galaxies) to parents.</p>

<p>When I was seven years old I was nearly hit by a car.</p>

<p>When I was ten years old I nearly pierced a nerve in my left palm when a pencil went through my dominant hand.</p>

<p>When I was fourteen years old I nearly drowned.</p>

<p>Major: Aerospace Engineering/ Electrical Communications Engineering</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<p>Rice University
Cornell University
Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Princeton University
MIT
Purdue University
Washington University in St. Louis
Northwestern University</p>

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<p>It seems derisory to include your story about almost drowning, giving a 4th grade presentation, almost being struck by a car twice, and hurting your hand with a pencil as “hooks”. I understand essays, but not this.</p>

<p>Think about what an admissions officer would say after reading “I almost drowned when I was 14” and “I gave a 4th grade presentation on stars” if they weren’t in essays.</p>

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<p>You don’t want to write you’re college applications like that. The hooks only make you seem stupid rather than giving you a boost at colleges.</p>

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<p>Without the hooks tell me about my chances with colleges sorry I’m a new poster. It’s not my fault, seriously. But ignore the “hooks” and tell me about my chances at certain colleges.</p>

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<p>Those aren’t hooks, they’re stories about your life. Hooks are things like recruited athlete, 1st generation college student, low income (sometimes), URM, legacy and things like that.
Why is your Math 1 subject test score lower than the Math 2 one? Math 1 is easier isn’t it?</p>

<p>Cornell, Princeton, MIT are reaches because of your grades, you still have a good chance though
The other schools seem like matches but your grades could hold you back at some of them.</p>

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<p>Guys can we cease discussion of my “hooks” and just chance me with advice like Newton did???/ Sheeeeeeesh!!</p>

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<p>You’re class rank has a large impact on what colleges you accept you. Many of you’re extra curricular activities such as “Yo-Yoing” are not going to be counted. You want extra curricular activities that you did at you’re school, you put a lot of hobbies rather than EC’s. I think most of the colleges you have stated will be difficult to get into, but not impossible. You have a pretty good shot at GIT though…</p>

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<p>3.42 GPA pretty low, MIT/Princeton might be out of reach.</p>

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<p>Bump bump…</p>