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<p>I'm from Korea, and it's been three years since I came to the States.
I'm now attending to a private prep school which is ranked at about 50th.
Here are my (poor) grades..</p>

<p>Overall GPA(uw) : 3.40.......
Freshmen : 3.48(3.33, 3.58, 3.52)
Sophomore : 3.28(3.52, 3.21, 3.27)
Junior : 3.52(3.27, 3.47, 3.78)</p>

<p>SAT I : 2260(R:740, M:800, W:720)
SAT II : Math IIC:780,800, World History:650, Physics:660,770, US History:750</p>

<p>AP : AB Cal(5), BC Cal(5), AP Phys(4)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
JVB Soccer Captain(11), JV Tennis MIP(10), Math Team Captain(10,11,12), MIT Math Tournament(10; 2nd place)<- not a significant one, Community Service(9), Peer Tutor(11), Peer Mentor(11), Rock Band Vocalist(10,12),
MUN Delegate(11), Tour Guide(10,12) and other miscellaneous things..</p>

<p>I had my ankle broken for 2 years(9~10th) for a complex reason, and I'm planning to write an essay on it.</p>

<p>Colleges I'm aiming for:(number in parenthesis means number of people from my school who got admitted to certain college)</p>

<p>Northwestern U(0)
Washington U in St. Louis(0)
Johns Hopkins U(1)
Cornell U(5)
Dartmouth C(2)
Columbia U Sch. of Eng.(0)
Carnegie Mellon U(3)
New York U(5)
U Notre Dame(?)
U Illinois at Urbana Champagne(8)
U Michigan in Ann Arbor(2)
Vanderbilt University(0)
Boston College(5)
Boston University(many)
George Washington U(8)
U of Wash in Seattle(?)</p>

<p>Please help me with this. Please tell me where I should or should not apply. It can be any college other than ones on the list.
I have no one around me during the summer to ask questions about the college application process.
Thank you very much in advance!</p>

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<p>No matter what people tell you on these boards, I think you should apply to anywhere you would really like to go. College admissions are unpredictable and an overqualified student could get rejected for a seemingly underqualified student. I think what you should take from the chance boards is just make sure you have enough colleges that are matches or safeties, so that if worst comes to worst, you will go to a university.</p>

<p>That being said, let me get on with the chances.
Are all the GPA's you listed UW? What is your weighted?
Either way, it is a little low for Ivies and comparables.</p>

<p>I recommend bringing up your GPA and retaking SAT II's to get them to 700+.</p>

<p>You have great test scores and you seem to be taking challenging courses. I am a little confused by your ECs; were you only on soccer for one year and you were captain? Or have you played since freshman and in 11th you were named captain?</p>

<p>If you have done those ECs for more than a year each, hopefully throughout your highschool career, than they are great. You have a nice mix of academic and athletic and you have some leadership in there. If that is the case then:</p>

<p>Northwestern U - Low Reach
Washington U in St. Louis - Low Reach
Johns Hopkins U - Low Reach
Cornell U - Reach
Dartmouth C - Reach
Columbia U Sch. of Eng. - Reach
Carnegie Mellon U - Low Reach -> Match
New York U - Match
U Notre Dame - Low Reach -> Match
U Illinois at Urbana Champagne - Match
U Michigan in Ann Arbor - Match
Vanderbilt University - Low Reach -> Match
Boston College - Match
Boston University - Match
George Washington U - Match
U of Wash in Seattle - Match -> Safety</p>

<p>If you did only participate in each of your ECs for a year, occasionally two, it shows no dedication or passion and would make it harder to get into all of the schools.</p>

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<p>Just a word of caution - admissions officers consistently say that they are tired of reading essays about overcoming injuires to athletes.</p>

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<p>Thank you poozislove:)
I've played soccer only in my junior year. Before that, I couldn't do so due to injuries. I think I'll make JV next year. I've been playing tennis since my sophomore year. I wasn't able to play sports for a year and half. I was in the Math team since my freshmen year.
I don't have an UW gpa. I don't even know how to calculate it.</p>

<p>itsbritt12 your words are shocking.. I've been preparing for this for almost a month.. Thanks for reminding me of that. Have a great day!</p>