Halp pleese!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hullo,
Please Chance Me!</p>

<p>SAT I: Math-750 CR-700 Writing-710
SAT II: Math1-740 US-680</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 UW
Rank: top 10% in a class of 300</p>

<p>ECs: lacrosse 3 years, cross country 3 years (should i say that we won regional championship?), track 3 years
VP of honors society
VP Model UN
Captain Quiz Bowl (we go on TV)
Pres. Book club
Editor of literary magazine
VP of science club
Founder of nutrition club
American Red Cross Swim Instructor (should i mention this?)
Shadowed Neurosurgeon 10 hours
research at U Maryland med center 20 hours
lifeguard
Worked for the new MD governors campaign and will work for Obama; is this important, how do i slip it in?</p>

<p>notes: 9-10 AP's by the time im done
My fresh/soph years SUCKED(3.3) but i have a 4.0 junior/senior... how does that work out?
Ive only taken 2 years of spanish, should i take a 3rd year???
I'm retaking the SAT I but i also realize that only 2 SATIIs isnt enough (and a 680 isnt pretty) so how should i schedule when i take my final SATs???</p>

<p>Can you list the likelyhood and chances of me getting into these schools?</p>

<p>Cornell (ED)
UChicago (brother goes there, is that considered by admissions?)
Wash in St Louis
Johns Hopkins
Bowdoin
Tufts
Emory
Reed
Dartmouth
Brandeis
McGill
UMD</p>

<p>Im interested in Psychology/neurology and english... does anyone suggest a school not on this list?
thank you!</p>

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<p>Reed (match) is a quirky fit school (be sure to visit), academically as difficult as UChicago. Other somewhat similar schools are Carleton, Grinnell, Oberlin, Swarthmore. I think your team winning cross country regional championship is immaterial, but ARC is worthwhile, working for political campaigns is a plus if it was significant work, rising GPA is good, third year Spanish would be good.</p>

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<p>Everyone works for Obama :), but if you were to major in pol sci, I would recommend putting it in an essay or something</p>

<p>Cornell (ED) - low reach (considering ED)
UChicago (brother goes there, is that considered by admissions?) - don't think so...but reach
Wash in St Louis - reach
Johns Hopkins - reach
Bowdoin - match(not familiar)
Tufts - reach/match(not familiar)
Emory - match
Reed - match(not familiar)
Dartmouth - reach
Brandeis - match (not familiar)
McGill - match (not familiar)
UMD - match</p>

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<p>i think having a sibling at a college does boost your chances -- at least i remember colleges asking if i had siblings at their college when i applied last year</p>

<p>mcgill and umd are probably safeties for you. you'll almost certainly get into scholars. at umd. i think bowdoin is more of a high match than a match.</p>

<p>i'm with vossron, leave out the cross country team award</p>