For once I want to be the car crash// Not always just the traffic jam

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>CHANCES!</p>

<p>Here is a list of the schools I am considering applying to. I want to cut the list down a lot because of application fees. My choices of which schools to cut will not be based on the responses you give me.</p>

<p>University of Florida (IN STATE)
University of Central Florida (IN STATE)
Rice University
Northwestern University
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie Mellon
University of Virginia
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Bucknell University
Lehigh University
University of Rochester</p>

<p>Prospective Major: Chemical or Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>And here are my stats:
(excuse my occasional lack of proper grammar, punctuation, etc.)</p>

<p>Florida Resident
White
Female
My school used to send a dozen or so to Ivies but in recent years its been cut to 5 or less (which is sad).</p>

<p>U.W. GPA: 4.0
W. GPA (on a 6pt scale: APs worth 6, Honors worth 5, Reg worth 4): 5.1429
Rank: 5/640
SAT I - CR 640 M 800 W 680
SAT II - Math II - 790 US - 650 (eek, <em>shrugs</em>)
PSAT - 210</p>

<p>Taking hardest classes available, with straight A's
APs:</p>

<p>10th grade
World History - 4</p>

<p>11th grade (with predicted grades)
Calc AB 4/5
Eng Lang 4/5
USH 4
Physics C - Mech 3/4
Physics C - EM. Hah.
Span Lang - 3</p>

<p>12th Grade APs will be:
Chem, Bio, Calc BC, Euro, Govt, Eng Lit</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta
member for four years, treasurer for 11th, president for 12th, won a few local, regional, and state awards for individual and team
Newspaper
11th grade writer, photographer, graphics, selling ads to finance paper, 12th entertainment editor
Lacrosse Club
10th-12th. Maybe co-captain in 12th.
Save Whats Left (environmental club)
11th and 12th, working with the club 4 days/week for an hour + occasional campus cleanups, beach cleanups, canal cleanups, and other environmental service projects.
Foreign Language Honor Society
member for four years, treasurer for 12th, earned 60 in club service hours for it over the years.
SMILE (club devoted to helping assisted living facilities and their members)
it was created in 11th (not by me), VP for 11th probably for 12th too. we held an item collection drive, sorted the items, and delivered them to ALF for the residents. We will continue to do more of the same next year.
I was also the Girls Basketball team manager for 9th and 10th where I earned almost 100 (non-inflated) service hours.</p>

<p>In total I have 189 service hours with another 100 or so next year.</p>

<p>My recs will be from my math teacher of 3 years and my physics teacher of 2. Both know me very well and should write excellent recs. </p>

<p>My essay should be decent, a lot of voice.</p>

<p>Please let me know how I am doing, what I can do to improve, and thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I am from Florida and I think that UF and UCF are safeties for you. </p>

<p>You have solid academics and a lot of leadership positions so I think you are a good match for most of the schools you put up there.</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>where in florida?</p>

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<p>UF is no ones safety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>...least thats what our horrible counselors say</p>

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<p>I'm in Broward County, fellow south Floridian.</p>

<p>And our counselors are trained to say that it's not a safety. I will talk to one of my advisors and they will be confident and say "Of course you will get into UF" but at the end of the conversation they say "No one is for sure at UF, it is very hard to get in to, don't be so sure you will make it, etc"</p>

<p>Sigh, my counselors aren't very helpful.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>Anyone? I'd really appreciate it.</p>