<p>Now that I have your attention, I would appreciate it if you would chance me. I didn't get much response for schools other than Princeton last may when I did this, so please chance me for the other ones too.</p>
<p>White Male from Missouri, at the state's best private school (among the best in the nation)
Third generation legacy to Princeton, 12+ other relatives have attended, mostly Remingtons
3.83 (out of 4) unweighted, taken most rigorous schedule (except math)
Class Rank: School does not rank, top 10 % definitely for test scores, somewhere around there for GPA
2200 SAT, 720 math 730 CR 750 writing, 33 ACT
Expecting national merit semifinalist (I was 99th percentile)
SAT IIs
US History-800
Biology Eco-700
Math II-710
I only took math and bio because my CC told me to. I plan to take spanish and retake Math II, aiming for 750+
AP Tests
European History:4
US History-5
Biology-5
English Literature-4
ECs-Spanish scholar--Founder and President of the Spanish Club, "A" in Advanced/AP spanish since freshman year, inducted into foreign language honor society, gold medal on the National Spanish exam since freshman year, going to Spain this summer to study, volunteer at a head start program with Hispanic inner city kids during the summer.
President of the Campus Republicans
Staff Writer for the school newspaper
Model UN
Varsity soccer & golf</p>
<p>I know that the college is trying to fill out some of the less popular majors and I will most likely pursue Spanish as my "hook." How can I best do that?
PRINCETON IS MY #1 choice, but other schools:
Dartmouth (pipe dream)
Duke
Williams
Vanderbilt
Washington & Lee
Colgate
Wash U (safety, my step-grandpa was provost for like 50 years, my two other grandparents went there, and my high school's acceptance rate there is 61 %)</p>
<p>You've got a decent shot at Princeton, but mostly because of your legacy. Dartmouth might actually be slightly more reasonable than you think, because they look for different things in a student.</p>
<p>Williams and Duke are reaches. Vandy is a high match. W&L and Colgate are more low matches/safeties.</p>
<p>You're lucky in that you've got connections, geographical and legacy wise, at two institutions.</p>
<p>Yes yes we've all come to the conclusion that democrats are evil; and I appreciate your concordance. Does anyone have anything to say about my chances?</p>
<p>Hmm well I know for a fact that it's not in the top five most popular majors, and my Uncle who's chairman of the art committee says that the university is really trying to throw weight behind languages, arts, and other useless majors. Post the link for the prospectus, though.</p>
<p>^Languages in general may not be that popular as opposed to preprofessional majors. But you can bet that they're hurting for Slavic Languages more than they are for Spanish.</p>
<p>Oh yeah definitely, but my cousin ('08 Princetonian) said his friend wouldn't have gotten in if he hadn't expressed interest in the Classics. I mean, I figure showing a passion for Spanish is better than showing a passion for a more crowded major...economics or history for example</p>
<p>hmm I appreciate all the posts but I was looking for more depth, something along the lines of a list like this:
Princeton: watilist
Dartmouth: reject
and so forth</p>
<p>I like that you volunteer for Head Start (me too) but you're president of the campus Republicans, a party that has been consistently working to cut funding for Head Start since its inception.</p>
<p>Rence: are you serious? If you are that is an incredibly racist thing to say and you should be ashamed of yourself. If not...still not funny.</p>
<p>Well the one for which I work is funded primarily by a private charity...anyway CHANCES JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE STOP ****ING CHATTING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Okay, i have no idea what kind of pull your connections have, but I'd say if just taken at face value you would not make it into princeton, you might have a shot at duke, and maybe at dartmouth. call the latter two semi-reaches.</p>
<p>i will keep my political opinions to myself.</p>
<p>Can I also add that these kind of connections make me sick? Wash U as a safety? Kids from my school with exceptional grades and test scores get rejected from Washington U left and right... I'm not trying to complain, but that kind of admissions procedure is not conducive to building a fair system at all. What about the brilliant and un-connected students? </p>
<p>Oh no, here comes a rant-</p>
<p>My dad spent the time after high school painting houses to feed his mother who was dying of cancer. My mom wasn't allowed to take the ACT or even apply to college. Both entered the workforce and had to pull themselves up by the grace of God and by working 14 hour days. I'm not saying that I deserve some sort of consideration for that, because in all truth it hasn't effected me all that much. But now here I am, breaking my back to get into schools that will be suitable to my intellectual talents. I have no one to ask about college admissions. My guidance councelor is used to sending people to low-grade state schools, none of our students get into Ivy League schools (except one who got recruited fpr football, which is another rant topic), and my parents have no idea what goes on at college or how to apply or pay for it. How does a system that allows anyone to consider Wash U a safety because of grandparent connections have any place in our society when we have so many brilliant kids who just so happen to be as qualified, if not more qualified, who will not get in because of the family they were born into? Those people want it so much more, and they will take nothing for granted. I know I sure haven't.</p>
<p>OK that was the kind of stuff I DON'T want people to write. I respect your opinion though, it's not my fault that I have the connections (just like it's not your fault that you don't). URMs get huge boosts at EVERY school, I have a small advantage at two. Is that fair to me? No. Just like my advantage over you isn't fair. Life's tough, get a helmet.</p>
<p>CDS32090- Well spoken... "Life's tough, get a helmet". I think people ought to live by that phrase a little more then they do in our current society.</p>