Last Chance Thread (Honestly, this time)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm being serious in saying that this is the last thread I'm going to make. Thanks in advance to those who help me out! Please leave a link at the bottom of your post. I've tons of free time, and am willing to chance you. I'm a senior, by the way. </p>

<p>State: Illinois
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian </p>

<p>Intended Major: Political Science</p>

<p>ACT:
35 (35, 33, 35, 36) and 11 W (from a different date) </p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.944 (2 B's, neither Junior year)
W GPA: 4.556
Class Rank: 5 of about 320, or Top 2%</p>

<p>11 AP courses, or 12 tests, including senior year (3 5's, 4 4's)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (leadership in parentheses):</p>

<p>Congressional Debate (2 year captain) (9,10,11,12)
Scholastic Bowl (4 year captain) (9,10,11,12)
National Honor Society (11,12)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
Leadership Conference
7 Semester Honor Roll
Prairie State Achievement Award in Reading, Science, Math
Invited to be an Honorary Page at Illinois General Assembly
A bunch of awards from debate and scholastic bowl</p>

<p>Recommendations:</p>

<p>From APUSH Teacher: Probable 9/10
From Debate Coach: 10/10
From Pre-Calc Teacher: Probable 9/10 </p>

<p>Essays:
Main U Chicago Essay: 10/10 (everyone who read it said it was excellent)
Common App Essay: 8/10 (not bad at all, just not good as U Chicago essay) </p>

<p>Schools (in no particular order):</p>

<p>University of Chicago (EA)
University of Virginia
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern University
Georgetown University</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Forgot to include:</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
USH: 710
Lit: 710</p>

<p>I’ll only send these where they are necessary, or highly recommended.</p>

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<p>Really good chance, just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>I certainly hope so. This post also serves as a bump.</p>

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<p>Good ACT and GPA, but everything else just seems kind of weak.
University of Chicago (EA)-reach
University of Virginia-match
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign-safety
Northwestern University-high match
Georgetown University-high match</p>

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<p>UChicago - Reach(for everyone)
Uvirginia - Match</p>

<p>Rest are safeties. :)</p>

<p>Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577091-please-chance-i-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577091-please-chance-i-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just curious what high school do you go to?</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t feel comfortable saying. You can see my state, but I’m not going to get any more specific than that.</p>

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<p>Bump .</p>

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<p>My school does scholar bowl too!</p>

<p>University of Chicago (EA): Low Reach-Reach
University of Virginia: High Match
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Match
Northwestern University: Low Reach
Georgetown University: Low Reach</p>

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<p>Thanks. Also, bump.</p>