I'm Reaching...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Since I just got back some stellar SATs as well as better class rank info...</p>

<p>Canadian Male, applying in year 2 of CEGEP (pre-university, post-high school system exclusive to Quebec).
GPA: Nice upward trend, currently cumulative at 89% UW, and will probably be even higher by the RD round.
Course load: 5/6 honours this semester, 11/14 honours last year.
Class rank: 9 out of 76 in small honours program within large public, top 6% overall in school.
SAT I: 800 CR/760M/710W
SAT II: Range of about 730-770 on Math IIC, 720-760 on Literature. </p>

<p>ECs: Newspaper Editor and writer (4 yrs.), Lit. Journal Editor (3 yrs.), Battle of Bands Organizer (2 yrs.), Intercity Hockey Asst. Coach (2 yrs.), bass and guitar (5 yrs), Quiz Team (2 yrs.)</p>

<p>Awards: Public Speaking Finalist, English Valedictorian nominee.</p>

<p>Recs are superb, essays are pretty darned good (according to friends, teachers and GC).</p>

<p>I've applied to Penn ED and Chicago EA, and am looking at UC-Berkeley (pre-business/Haas), Princeton, NYU-Stern, Columbia, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore for RD.</p>

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<p>jpps1:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>What about the others?</p>

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<p>are you good at hockey?</p>

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<p>No...I would've mentioned something like that.</p>

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<p>i think that was a joke because you are from quebec</p>

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<p>Maybe not...kid is in Amherst, MA (possibly at Amherst) and a few people from my school have gotten into there because of hockey.</p>

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<p>o oops didnt see you were a hockey coach</p>

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<p>Why is it that most of my threads engender trivial questions and I never get a solid answer about chances?</p>

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<p>Simple, trivial answer:</p>

<p>You're Canadian!</p>

<p>[Blame Canada! Blame Canada!]</p>

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<p>Christ....</p>

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<p>yeah most older kids from canada play hockey ...thats all</p>