Help a confused senior?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys! I'm needing help on deciding which colleges i should apply to. I really want to get into a school that's both prestigious and fun. I want to study either political science or international relations, depending on the programs offered by the schools. </p>

<p>Here are my stats:
Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 2070 (superscore)</li>
<li>ACT: 32 </li>
<li>SAT II: 680 US history <--- I know i need to take more/ improve</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 </li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/350</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) US History (5) English Lang (4) Euro (4) World History (4) Physics B (3)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Gov/AP Macro Eco, AP Physics C, AP Enviro, Honors Anatomy</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (member of executive board/ treasurer), Varsity tennis (2 years- both state quarterfinalist). UIL academics (regional finalist in current events). Key Club(VP), Tutoring</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Working at a jewelry repair shop.(25 hours a week during summer, around 15 a week during school year). </li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours through Key Club International.</li>
<li>Summer Activities: 2 very prestigious internships. One with a state representative. The other with a U.S Congressman. (For both I was the first highschooler ever to hold them) </li>
<li>Essays: Mainly how an awful family event (sister getting pregnant her senior year while I was a sophomore in a small/conservative town) led me to grow up and mature. I also helped to make sure she pursued community college.(Is this appropriate?!)</li>
<li>Recommendations: One from my APUSH teacher ( I know that he'll write a very personal one). The other one is from my Euro teacher (He got to know me well since it was a class of 7 plus I was the only Junior to take it). Counselor Rec- should be great. Have had many personal talks about my future/aspirations. Said I've taken most challenging courses.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Tx</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): US</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Mid-High </li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Just the stuff with my sis. Both parents went to college.</li>
</ul>

<p>Chance for:
Duke
Rice
Georgetown
TCU
UT Austin
UCLA
UCB
Vandy
WUSTL
UNC
U Chicago
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Most likely acceptance at Vandy, UT Austin, UNC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Georgetown</p>

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<p>Thanks! Does anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>I think everything is perfect except your SAT score is a low…maybe retake it in October?</p>

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<p>Yeah. I was planning on taking the subject tests in October though since Georgetown requires 3? Should I even try to raise my SAT score? Or just send in my ACT only?</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>bummmmmmp??</p>

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<p>Someone help pleaseeee</p>

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<p>Bummmmmmmmp</p>

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<p>The only time fun and UChicago are in the same sentence is when using the old saying, where fun goes to die.</p>

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<p>Duke-low reach, but they’re kind of random with admissions (ive heard they look very closely at essays and ECs)
Rice-match/low reach
Georgetown-match/low reach
TCU-match
UT Austin-match
UCLA-low reach, but it’s not as much of a party school as you’d think if that’s what you mean by fun
UCB-low reach
Vandy-match
WUSTL-match
UNC-match (i know many people at UNC who love it there)
U Chicago-low reach/match but it’s supposed to be so boring</p>

<p>places I would suggest: (Prestigious & fun)
university of miami, MIT (may be a reach but i hear they have surprisingly good parties), NYU, UPenn, UVA, Boston University, </p>

<p>chance me?
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<p>Thanks a lot for your help</p>

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<p>Can anyone else help?</p>

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<p>Think that I could get into any ivies?</p>

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<p>Georgetown does not require 3 SAT2’s anymore.</p>

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<p>Not required, but: “It is strongly recommended that all candidates, whether they have taken the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT, submit three SAT Subject Tests scores. The scores from writing portion on the SAT Reasoning Test and the optional writing portion of the ACT will not be used in place of a Subject Test.”</p>