Hey, I just met you. And this is crazy. But here's my info. So chance me maybe?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a girl going into my junior year in high school. My top two dream colleges are Stanford and Columbia, but I will apply to all Ivies and a lot of Ivy like schools.</p>

<p>Top Schools:
Stanford
Columbia
John Hopkins
U Penn</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.93
Rank: 9 out of 380
(I probably would be higher, but my freshman year was a little shaky. But since I’m doing better, I’ll probably rise)
I haven’t taken the SAT yet, but I hope to get over a 2200, though my actual goal is a 2400. My first unprepared practice this summer was a 1960.</p>

<p>I took AP World History and got a 3, unfortunately. </p>

<p>Throughout high school, I plan to take AP: Calculus, US History, French, Biology or Chemistry, English 3, English 4, Government, Economics, Psychology, and Music Theory.</p>

<p>I take Honors/Pre-AP classes whenever available.</p>

<p>EC’s:
President of French Club
French National Honor Society
National Honor Society
Student Council
A program where upperclassmen go to underclassmen dens and take a “leadership” role there
Varsity Tennis
Played piano for eleven years (But only taken lessons for eight of those)
Taken drum lessons for three years
Have a part-time job at my church as a child-care worker
Am shadowing a doctor (40 hours)
<em>I plan to join HOSA, as I decided I would like to be a doctor, Key Club, and the Academic Team. I realize I should have joined these earlier, but I recently revised my priorities.</em></p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
A camp where we fix houses for those in need
Bible School
A mission group at my church
A program for kids, in my church (for part of freshman year)
<em>I’ll try to get more.</em></p>

<p>Awards: (I don’t have many)
Tennis Freshman Girls Singles District Champ (I might have been JV this year, but I tore my ACL)
I have had perfect attendance nine years of my life.
I was also nominated for the Chemistry Pre-AP Award, but I didn’t win.
I’m in the G&T program.
<em>I’m going to try for NMS</em>
<em>I compete in French Symposium every year, and hope to win an award this year.</em></p>

<p>I don’t know if this makes a difference but I am a black female. I was born in England and moved here when I was about five. My dad says that it might hurt me, because I wasn’t born in the US, but I don’t know.</p>

<p>I know this is quite long, but if you could give me advice on how to stand out and better my application, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.</p>

<p>P.S. Could you tell me what you think of my chances for other Ivies as well?</p>

<p>ALSO…</p>

<p>Could you tell me how to better my application?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Not particularly strong for Stanford but pretty good chance at Columbia, good chance for JHU & UPenn</p>

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<p>Chancing is usually a useless exercise because we don’t know enough about you (in that sense your title goes perfectly) and these things can be a total crap shoot either way. Unless you rank high nationally for a certain sport (in which case you would be recruited) or won first place at the Intel competition, admission is not guaranteed at any top school. My advice, take the classes that truly interest you and don’t get into too many EC’s. What you have now is more than enough as long as you dedicate a lot of time to them and such shows in your application. Why are you going to apply to so many schools? You already have identified your tops, I would stick to those plus a few matches and safeties.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks for your advice!</p>

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<p>With a high SAT, anything is possible. What are you majoring in? Whatever your major is, make sure your EC’s relate to it so you have a “spike” and seem passionate about what you want to study. You seem to do a lot of EC’s, so narrow them down to things that are relevant to your major. Best of luck!
Could you chance me for Princeton? Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would like a pre-med major, something like Biomedecial Sciences or Neurobiology, since I’d like to be a Pediatric Psychiatrist. Thanks. I will chance you!</p>

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<p>Lol this thread should win an award for best title</p>

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<p>1) your title is HILARIOUS xD</p>

<p>2) Your ECs (including your volunteer work) seem all over the place. Adcoms can tell when applicants are just trying to get ECs for the sake of it, and you seem to plan on joining even more. Don’t do it. No one likes a laundry list, and resume padders are painfully obvious. The things that stick out to me are tennis and french, since you seem the most involved in them. I would drop a few others. What you’re really interested in sort of gets lost. I would suggest not joining anymore and dropping a few. Panther Pals and Student Council seem the most detached to me. I also wouldn’t mention Kidstown since you were involved in it for such a small time anyways.</p>

<p>3) Don’t apply to Ivies just for the sake of applying to Ivies. Going after top schools is fine, even ideal. But I would try to narrow your list down. The Ivies vary greatly in their environments and approaches to education. There is no way that you would be happy at all of them. Do some research, and see what you’ll like. You probably already know this, but make sure you apply to a few safeties (that you’ld actually be OK with going to) and matches as well.</p>

<p>good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me! Anyways, I’m looking to go into medical school. All of of my volunteer work is at my church even though it seems random. But I’m planning to start volunteering at a hospital, and hopefully do research with a doctor (preferably a psychiatrist). That’s also why I plan to join HOSA (Health Occupation Students Association). I also would like to add some awards, and I am interested in math, spelling, and debate, which is why I’m joining the Academic team. I guess I don’t need to join Key Club though. I admit, that was just to make the list longer. </p>

<p>Panther Pals and Student Council don’t take up too much time, and I get to have fun w/ my friends and help out the school, so I think those are okay. </p>

<p>And don’t worry. Though I would like to go to a good school, I certainly like to weed out ones I don’t fancy and find others I do…</p>

<p>Again, thanks for chancing me!</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>One more bump.</p>

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<p>Sorry for Reviving this thread
Actually your race and gender will help you in the college admissions (you are a URM). Do you think it is possible for you to get recruited for tennis?
Your ECs are good for a rising junior. Try to get some more ECs.
A 2250+ will make you extremely competitive for all of those schools.
To make yourself stand out, apply to summer science internships. It will show passion to adcoms.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure you can get into Stanford </p>

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<p>Thanks for answering!</p>

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<p>With a 2200 and especially a 2400 you have a great chance at any school in the country, but using the practice score 1960 all of the schools listed are reaches.</p>

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<p>Call me maybe girl-- love the headline. OK, as a parent and also an alum interviewer, here is my advise:

  1. You need to “go deep” on one or two ECs. Many competitive schools look for content & substance over the long list approach. you have a good list started, but for jr and sr year really follow your passion on a few substantial activities that show depth.
  2. Have a RANGE of schools you apply to. Your stats are good, but your current list of schools get 25,000 other apps that have better scores, higher GPAs or stellar award winners. Consider a smaller LAC with awesome stats of students getting into the grad program you are interested in, too. There are several non-Ivies that are EXCELLENT schools with incredible reputations. Look at and VISIT to see where you feel most comfortable.<br>
  3. Research award opportunities for girls in science and submit, participate and engage. There are a LOT out there.
  4. Look into a summer science program or school year opp for medical studies. Look at National Youth Leadership Forum for medicine and ask a teacher or counselor to nominate you to attend.<br>
  5. Take a hardcore course for PSAT and aim for Natl Merit commendation.
  6. Take a hardcore SAT course and take tons of prep tests online. You have a ways to go to 2200… Which for Ivies should be at 2300…
  7. Do, invent, create something so exceptional that the NY Times calls you for an interview. Begin your own podcast on a passion; create a local science program for disadvantaged youth; develop a new training tool for tennis players recovering from ACL surgery on YouTube. Etc. Build on a current EC activity… Go deep.
  8. Be sure that you can handle all the APs… Do not sacrifice your GPA for classes you cannot do well in. The Tufts Admissions rep emphasized this at a session and it is true; take the hardest most rigorous workload without hurting your GPA.
  9. You have time to focus on these things, but begin your “personal plan” this summer.</p>

<p>How competitive is your high school? Is it nationally ranked? Is it tops in your state? How many kids go to the top 40 colleges/Univ? Do you need aid?</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying!</p>

<p>@proudmama2016
I hope to help our French Symp. team do well this year. What are some of the awards for girls in science? Is a Rice Summer BioScience camp good enough for next summer? And most of those (#7) ideas sound great, I just have no idea where to start. I think I can handle the APs. My high school is just your basic high school. I mean, some people last year got into Brown, and another for a close by got into Stanford. But our status in our state is “recognized” which is one lower than the best - “exemplary.”</p>

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<p>If I am in Student Council, but am not very involved in it, and don’t plan on involving myself in it, should I quit?</p>

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<p>Boy, you came into my life and I missed you so bad! So bad! (Ok I’ll stop) </p>

<p>But your EC’s are tremendous. If you are really looking into the Ivies apply to ALL of them, at least one will accept you. Stanford’s admissions are hard to decipher because they rejected so many qualified applications. But you are qualified for Stanford which helps quite a bit. Better to be qualified, than under-qualified.</p>