I tried so hard to think of something witty for the title... =(

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: Kstater
Gender: M
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 0.00
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 467
IB Diploma Candidate </p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 700
ACT: 34
SAT II U.S. History: 790
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Chemistry: 760</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Boy Scouts, Swimming (School and city Swim Club), Orchestra (School and Youth Symphony), Science Olympiad</p>

<p>Leadership positions: ECO (President 11, 12), Science Olympiad (Vice president 11, 12), Spanish Honor Society (vice president), National Honor Society (treasurer), Boy Scouts (Assistant Junior Scoutmaster, now den leader for cub scouts)</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Swimming (Varsity)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Volunteer Services (250 hours+ at hospital), Coordinating red cross blood drives (120 hours), Recycling for school and other locations (100 hours)- my state has a lack of an environmental agenda</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: </p>

<p>Eagle, AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-finalist
National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars
District Orchestra, All City Orchestra, State Solo and Ensemble (II in 10, 11)</p>

<p>College Summer programs: N/A- worked at Target for 25 hours per week during summer</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City, Rural
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, Midwest
Importance of cost: Secondary</p>

<p>CHANCE ME FOR: YALE (SCEA), CORNELL, JOHNS HOPKINS, WASHU, NORTHWESTERN, HARVARD,</p>

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<p>You don’t really need to make a new thread if your old one is on the front page. Even then you could just bump it :)</p>

<p>Your grades are excellent, and your test scores are quite good [your SAT is near the lower end of the middle for Yale and Harvard and I think middle-to-top for the rest]. The SAT II scores are all fine.</p>

<p>Your ECs are solid [not spectacular]. Nice leadership, Eagle Scout and varsity Swimming are definite pluses. Same deal with the community service and awards - solid, but not necessarily great.</p>

<p>Overall I’d say you have a pretty strong app, although your ECs seems a <em>bit</em> laundry-list. IMO Yale and Harvard are mid-high reaches and the rest are low/match. I would be surprised if you didn’t get into at least 1 or maybe 2.</p>

<p>P.S. I wouldn’t include National Society of High School Scholars as an award. Admission is based almost entirely on ability to pay the fee, and as such it’s not very prestigious.</p>

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<p>bump! bumpity bump bump</p>

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<p>Also</p>

<p>AP US History: 5
AP Calc AB: 5</p>