I dare you to chance me... I CHANCE BACK!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey all,
Round two for chancing, with some updated information. Please give me your honest, straight-forward opinions. I chance back. </p>

<p>PERSONAL
*White male
*Applying for financial aid, family in low tier of income
*Not first generation</p>

<p>ACADEMICS
*Public high school that rarely sends students to top schools
*Class rank 6/197
*Weighted GPA: 98.5
*Unweighted GPA: 95.4
*SATs: 690 CR, 800 W, 800 M
*ACTs: 31 (but will likely not be submitting)
*SAT Subject Scores: 680, 670, 690 (in Math II, English Lit, and US History)
*5s on AP English Language and AP History tests (only ones taken junior year)
*All honors/AP classes for all four years with only one C+ total in Calculus
*Senior year consists of 5 APs: Gov't, Psych, Lit, Calc BC, Latin Vergil (along with two honors courses and an arts requirement)
*Eight years combined of languages (4 Spanish + 4 Latin)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS
*Founder/president of school's debate team
*XC Captain for 2 years, team member for four
*Elected to serve on city's School Committee and Finance Subcommittee as high school's representative (tons of hours/dedication put into this)
*Volunteer Coordinator with same-sex marriage campaign in Maine (leader and captain with campaign, tons of hours/time)
*Editor-in-Chief of student-run school newspaper
*Sole coordinator of donation drive in which I raised $700+ for victims of sex trafficking
*Vice President of school's Key Club (involved in soup kitchen, tutoring gifted youths, Big Brothers / Big Sisters program as mentor for 3 years)
*Coordinated voter registration drive at my school
*Member of steering committee for nonprofit that works to prevent underage drinking
*Total volunteering time around 300 hours, plus many uncounted hours with other ventures</p>

<p>AWARDS/HONORS
*National Honor Society member for 2 years
*Brown Book Award recipient
*Won "Student Leader of the Year" award from local organization (League of Young Voters), first ever high schooler to win an award from them
*National Merit Commended Scholar
*AMC 10 School Winner
*Honor / High Honor Roll every semester
*Spoken on leadership on two occasions</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
*Ran online Ebay business for 2 years with multiple clients
*Worked at a locally-run small store for 5 years</p>

<p>ESSAYS
*Should be good. I can write well and will pass them by many eyes- CommonApp essay about collecting autographs and tying it into developing as an individual (going for the unique points)</p>

<p>REFERENCES
*Should be very good. Also getting one from Superintendent of school district.</p>

<p>INTERVIEWS NOTED NEXT TO SCHOOLS BELOW</p>

<p>Schools I'm applying to:
-Harvard
-Princeton
-Georgetown (interview went extremely well, said he would recommend me and we really hit it off)
-Stanford
-Claremont McKenna
-George Washington U (interviewer said he would definitely recommend me, and said I would likely be in the Honors Program)
-Amherst College
-Vassar
-Colgate (did an interview but it was not evaluative; but it went well nonetheless)
-Hamilton (interviewed with Dean of Admissions, she basically tried to recruit me during the interview)
-Wesleyan (interview went pretty good- weakest of all the ones I've had though)
-Brown</p>

<p>THANKS IN ADVANCE!</p>

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<p>-Harvard: In the running probably, but its iffy
-Princeton: Better chance, but same
-Georgetown: Very Well Qualified
-Stanford: Competitive but a 50/50 shot
-Claremont McKenna: N/A
-George Washington U: IN
-Amherst College: IN
-Vassar: N/A
-Colgate: IN
-Hamilton: N/A
-Wesleyan: IN
-Brown: Match</p>

<p>Im planning on transferring to Georgetown if you could give me your opinion that would be great, and how did your interview go? Mine should be coming up soon and I was hoping to gain alot of points with it, Interviewing is my greatest strength.</p>

<p>Chance Please
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<p>thank you for the generous chances- bump</p>

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<p>-Harvard - higher reach
-Princeton - reach
-Georgetown - in
-Stanford - not sure probably reach
-Claremont McKenna - in but i dont know much about this college
-George Washington U - in
-Amherst College - in
-Vassar - in
-Colgate - in
-Hamilton - dont know much about this college
-Wesleyan - in
-Brown - probably in but iffy</p>

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<p>-Harvard - reach
-Princeton - reach
-Georgetown - in
-Stanford - reach
-Claremont McKenna - in
-George Washington U - in
-Amherst College - in
-Vassar - in
-Colgate - in
-Hamilton - dont know much about this college either
-Wesleyan - in
-Brown - I think in, ALMOST SURE</p>

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<p>Harvard - reach
-Princeton - reach
-Georgetown - in
-Stanford - match
–George Washington U - in
-Amherst College - in
-Vassar - in
-Colgate - in
-Wesleyan - in
-Brown - match</p>

<p>good luck
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<p>-Harvard - High reach
-Princeton - High reach
-Georgetown - Match
-Stanford - High Reach
-Claremont McKenna - Match
-George Washington U - In
-Amherst College - Low Reach
-Vassar - Match
-Brown - Mid Reach</p>

<p>If you have time, I’d retake the SAT IIs.</p>

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<p>Jersey- Thanks for the realistic “chances,” I appreciate it. And yeah, I retook the SAT IIs this month, once again I feel I did horribly on them. Definitely my weak spot.</p>

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<p>Harvard- doubtful
Princeton- doubtful
Georgetown- in
Stanford- very tough if you’re in state that will help
Brown- probably in
Amherst- doubtful (music and athletics would really help)
ALL OTHERS IN </p>

<p>You have a very strong application, but taking only 2 APs until Seniors year might look low relative to harvard and princeton applicants. If you apply to Harvard/Princeton, I predict that you will be deferred for the reason that they will want to see if you are able to handle the workload of 5 APs. BUT, knowing that, i highly advise you to work your ass off and prove to them that you can do it, and ultimately, the deferring will work in your advantage. Chance me back</p>

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<p>also the ebay business leadership is one of the most unique ECs i have ever seen, and that will DEFINITELY have a large factor in whether you are admitted or not</p>

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<p>Schools I’m applying to:
-Harvard- reach for anyone, but a chance
-Princeton- reach, but had a friend with similar numbers that got in.
-Georgetown- match
-Stanford- mostly match
-Claremont McKenna-match
-George Washington - match, definitely
-Amherst College- don’t know
-Vassar- don’t know
-Colgate- don’t know
-Hamilton- match
-Wesleyan-match
-Brown- mostly match</p>

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<p>-Harvard - Reach
-Princeton - Reach
-Georgetown - Match
-Stanford - Reach
-George Washington U - In
-Amherst College - High Match
-Vassar - Match
-Brown - Good shot. still low reach?</p>

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<p>-Harvard: reach
-Princeton: reach
-Georgetown: low reach
-Stanford: reach
-Claremont McKenna: low match
-George Washington U: in
-Amherst College: match
-Vassar: good match
-Colgate: definately in
-Hamilton: idk a lot about this school
-Wesleyan: in
-Brown: low reach
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<p>You see too many people with better stats so you should get into most of them.
Chance back? I’m on phone sorry for no link.</p>