*Insert cheesy chance me quote here*...Yale, Brown, Duke, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT superscored (took twice): 690 CR 800 M 780 W 11 E (probably sending to all schools excluding the IVYs)
ACT (took once): 35 C 36 M 36 R 35 E 32 S 31 E/W 8 E
APs: Euro 5, USH 5, German 4, Calculus AB 5, Env. Science 4
GPA: 4.0 UW; 97.7/100 UW
Rank: school doesn't rank but probably 2 out of 80ish</p>

<p>ECs: sports! sports! sports! they've taken up my whole life
V Basketball - 4 years, might be captain this year, got a school award 10th grade
V Volleyball - 2 years (JV other two years), captain senior year, will probably get a school award
V Lacrosse - 4 years, i might be a captain this year
i've attended 3 summer sports camps throughout high school</p>

<p>German Club - 3 years, treasurer 11th grade
NHS - 3 years, hopefully i'll be an officer this year, but i kind of doubt it; i received a school award from our NHS in 11th grade
BBYO - 4 years, Jewish youth group, treasurer of chapter fall of 11th grade</p>

<p>Awards:
Jefferson Book Award from UVA
National Merit Commended
2x gold medal on state German exam; 6th in state in 10th grade
NLE Latin Awards - Magna Cum Laude Latin 1, Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) Latin 2, Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) Latin 3
Excellence in Physics and German IV awards from my school</p>

<p>Work/Community Service:
Hospital Volunteer - 11th grade, >100 hours CS
school camp counselor in training ~40 hours CS
secretarial assistant at law firm - 10th grade, 40 hours paid
work scoreboard at my school's middle school games ~60 hours paid
Math tutor - 11th, 12th grade about 2x a week</p>

<p>Senior Schedule: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Eng. Lang</p>

<p>looking for chances at Yale, Brown, UVA, UNC, Duke, WashU, and Cornell
i have legacy at UVA and Cornell and a cousin went to WashU if that makes a difference
also, i'm from Virginia</p>

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<p>It might help a little if I knew your ethnicity. It’s not crucial, but is a factor. Your ACT score is solid, but do you know your SAT II scores? If not, you better take them now, and fast. The sports help diversify your application, but it would be better if there was more focus i.e. what do you like to do and/or want to do. If your school doesn’t rank, see if there’s a way they can report which percentile you’re in. Overall, Yale, Brown, Duke and Cornell are reaches as always. Wash U and UVA are match-high match. UNC shouldn’t be too hard.</p>

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<p>I am a white female. Forgot to put down my SAT IIs: 770 Math 2 700 Physics 690 USH
I’m going to take the German SAT II in November and I’ll most likely get a 750+ so I’ll probably just end up reporting the math and German scores. I’m definitely in the top 5% of my class. Anyways, thank you for chancing!</p>

<p>Also, I went on an exchange program to Germany this summer for almost a month. I’m probably going to write about it in one of my essays so hopefully that will show passion although I don’t really want to continue studying the language in college. I’m applying as a math major so that could be interesting coming from a white girl.</p>

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<p>Your ACT is great, you don’t have to send your SAT anywhere if you don’t want to.
Yale=mid-high reach
Brown=low-mid reach
UVA=safety (in-state and legacy)
UNC=match(solid essays and your in)
Duke=low-mid reach
WashU=???
Cornell=high match (legacy w/ solid essay=in)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chances. I’m only worried about my ACT because of my essay score. I hate my CR SAT score but I hate my ACT essay score, too. That’s why I was going to send both to show that I still had a high score on my SAT essay and reading ACT. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>All right. So you are neither a true ORM or URM. That being said, not too much changes, and I concur with theRADtomato. Now write some good essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response. Anyone else???</p>