<p>Hey guys, I was just wondering if I have any shot at getting into any of these being from NJ"</p>
<p>Georgetown
Boston College
George Washington
UVA
UNC Chapel Hill
American University (would i get any merit aid here?)</p>
<p>I plan on doing history.</p>
<p>I go to a very competitive private high school in New Jersey. Widowed parent, income around 40k ish, first generation college student.</p>
<p>I guess I'll just list some stuff and you can let me know if you need anything else to tell me my chances.</p>
<p>white male (double damn)</p>
<p>SAT I: 2020 690 CR, 630 Math, 700 Writing (maybe math won't hurt me that much since I want to do history?)
SAT II: Haven't taken any yet but plan on doing Both histories, lit/math</p>
<p>GPA: 3.8 something UW I did incredibly poor freshmen year and had to work instensely hard to get my grades up. I don't know if they'll see that but the self-improvement was immense</p>
<p>Rank: #9/10 out of 250</p>
<p>Junior year coursework: Honors English, Honors Chem, Honors Alg2/Trig, Ap US History, Honors Spanish 3, Religion (required)</p>
<p>four quarter grades and then year grade</p>
<p>Honors English- 97 97 99 98 98
Alg2 Trig Honors 95 94 96 95 95
AP USH- 99 99 99 99 99
Chemistry Honors 99 99 98 99 98
Spanish 3 Honors 96 97 97 96 95
Religion- 99 99 99 99 99</p>
<p>Senior year: AP Eng, Honors Physics, Ap Art History, Ap US History, Honors Precalc</p>
<p>My school only offers ap classes in English, Art History, US History, and Calc BC, so I'm taking all I am qualified for. I tried starting a US Gov AP and Euro Hist AP but the head of the department turned me down.</p>
<p>Taken 2 courses at a local community college, intro to philosophy (freshmen year- A-), sociology (sophomore year A), looking into another one now.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Academic Team- Captain</p>
<p>Robotics Team-builder and participant when we won the 2005 and 2006 state championships for FIRST (possible hook? Idk..)</p>
<p>New Jersey Regional Science Fair-participant</p>
<p>Spanish Honor Society- helped fundraise and tutored students</p>
<p>Model United Nations</p>
<p>NJ American Legion Boys State representative</p>
<p>Intermural Basketball League assistant coach/player</p>
<p>Chess team</p>
<p>Intermural Ultimate Frisbee League- Co-Founder, captain of a team, and player</p>
<p>American Cancer Society Relay for Life-helped organize and set up event, three years</p>
<p>Worked at Afterhours Formalwear</p>
<p>Awards:</p>
<p>· The Elmira College Key Award, 2006
· Excellence in Spanish 2 CP, 2004-2005
· Excellence in English 2 CP, 2004-2005
· Honorable Mention in Eastern Civilization CP, 2004-2005
· Excellence in English 3 Honors, 2005-2006
· Excellence in United History 1 Advanced Placement, 2005-2006
· Honorable Mention in Spanish 3 Honors, 2005-2006
· New Jersey Regional Science Fair Rutgers Student Award, 2005
· National Spanish Examination Certificate of Achievement and Merit¸ 2004-2005 and 2005-2006
Perfect Attendence Sophomore and Junior years</p>