I think i'm the kind of guy these forums are here for, completely on the edge.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, figured I'd give a chance thread one last shot, here's what I'm looking at.</p>

<p>Personal
-White Male
-Illinois resident, birth to present
-No legacies anywhere</p>

<p>School
-Public
-No AP offered
-Ranked #2 of 50-55
-3.952 GPA on a 4.0
-Most rigorous coarse load offered
-Earned an A in an AP government class online</p>

<p>Testing
-30 on the ACT, 10 on Writing
-640s on SAT with a 690 on writing</p>

<p>ECs
-Baseball (4 years Varsity, 3 as captain)
-Scholastic Bowl (3 years Varsity, all as captain, 1 year JV, will be top 10-20 alltime leading scorer at a school with a reputation for producing very good teams year after year)
-Football (2 years Varsity, one year JV)
-Hockey (played all through high school, but school doesn't have a team)
-Junior Class President
-Letterman's Club (2 years, both as one of three "leaders")
-WYSE (4 years test taking competition, won 2nd in the Biology test at regionals junior year)</p>

<p>Honors
-NMSC Commended Student
-National Honor Society
-Student of the Year awards at school in many subjects</p>

<p>Volunteer
-Key Club (our club wasn't very active though, and I often had conflicts with other ECs)
-Assistant Baseball coach (3 weeks of volunteer work for a grade school team)</p>

<p>Job Experience
-Summer job year 2008, 20-25 hours per week</p>

<p>Internship
-Illinois Governmental Internship Program
+One of 11 applicants accepted from entire state of Illinois
+Work as intern in a congressional office 9-5 mon-thurs
+Complete a full coarse load while I'm there, including AP level online Calculus Class</p>

<p>Schools (in order of desire)
-Washington & Lee
-William & Mary
-University of Illinois
-University of Virginia
-Allegheny College
-Knox College
-Washington & Jefferson College</p>

<p>Intended Major
-Currently undecided
+Political Science
+History
+Education</p>

<p>If you took the time to sort through this all, I thank you. Please leave your thoughts, any opinion I can get is valued. If I'm completely off-base, let me know.</p>

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<p>I just want to clarify... so you have a 1920 total on your SATs?
Anyway, I think you're stats are a pretty good fit with washington and lee. Are you being recruited for baseball?
I would think that you're a shoe in at UIllinois, but the situation with the VA state schools is interesting. On the surface it looks as though you have the profile to be accepted, but it's harder to get in if you're out of state: their acceptance rate (both W&M and UVA) is 33ish% but out of that 33% they take 66% in state. That means that out of staters like yourself (and me too!) will have a significantly harder time getting in with the same stats. Still, I think your chances are decent, perhaps 60% or a bit lower? Probably closer to 50/50 unless you're being recruited.</p>

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<p>1970 total on the SAT.</p>

<p>Not being recruited for sports, regrettably. If I go D3 however, I plan on playing football, which I missed this year because of the internship, but i wasn't gifted with D-1 game in any sport.</p>

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<p>Ok, I know someone who plays football at Washington and lee, their program is good for d3 and the school itself is highly regarded, as you must know if it's your top choice.</p>

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<p>Did not know about their football, but i know all about the school and Lexington itself (which I tried to show in my interview). See i never thought I wanted to play in college until I watched my teammates play this year, and thats after i visited and did not really think to ask about Generals Football.</p>