My FIRST what are my chances post...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Female
GPA:97.2 unweighted
Rank: Top 1%: 6/530 weighted
SAT I: 730 CR
690 M
690 W
(Planning on taking SAT IIs in chem and math II this dec)</p>

<p>Honors/AP
10th Grade: Honors English
Honors World History
Chamber Orchestra (had to audition)
11th Grade: Honors English
Honors/AP U.S. History (5 on exam)
French IV Honors
Chamber Orchestra
12th Grade: AP Physics B
AP English
Precalc Honors
Latin IV University (credit through SUNY Albany)
French V University (credit through SUNY Albany)
Chamber Orchestra
(I've been taking Latin for 3 years, French for 4 years, violin for 4 years (3 in my school's competitive chamber orchestra)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
(highschool departmental) English Award in 9th grade
(nominated as my chem teacher as) Best Chemistry Studen in 11th grade
Who's Who of American High School Students (since 9th grade)
National Honor Roll
(my highschool's) High Honor Roll
(my highschool's) Award for Academic Excellence
(my highschool's) School Commendation for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
Silver Medal Recipient for National Latin Exam performance
St.Michael's College Book Award (11th grade)</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Freshman Girls Soccer
JV Girls Soccer
National Honor Society
Latin Club
Secretary of LEO Club (stems from national Lion's Club)
New York State Math League participant
NCBI (National Coalition Builiding Institute) organization teaching how to fight discrimination and learn tolerance
Youth Court Officer (peer youth court in which officers serve as prosecutors, defenders, jury, or judge and help sentence peers in juvenile court appropriate community service sentences in lieu of criminal charges)
DECA Club
Junior Classical League
I've taken German and Italian lessons
Private Violin Lessons and private guitar lessons</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Tutoring
Relay For Life (2005,2006) Walk for cancer
Give A Child A Christmas
AIM Services (not-for-profit organization)
Children's Museum
Youth Court
(Will have 100 hours total)</p>

<p>I'm confident that my recommendations will be stellar, (I'm my guidance counselor's student with the highest average, my English teacher has told me that I was her best student, I did very well in my history teacher's class, and my chem teacher nominated me as his best student). I'm also confident that my essays will be strong as well. </p>

<p>UMMM also, I'm not quite sure how I will mention this in applications, but my father was incarcerated for my first 2 years of highschool and this was a tough time for me, so maybe they will take this into consideration...I don't know...</p>

<p>(WHEW! that took a lil' bit to type)
In college I want to continue violin, study classics (Greek and Latin), Romance Languages (Italian, French, Spanish) and also chemical engineering.
These are the schools I would like to be chanced at :) :
-Williams
-Amherst
-<em>Bowdoin
-Boston College
-Middlebury
-Oberlin
-</em>Smith
-*Swartmore
-Vassar
-Wesleyan
-Tufts</p>

<p>(P.S.>Thanks again guys :) )</p>

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<p>daiea, I believe that all of the colleges on your list would find you a person of interest. I don't want to give you "chances" but you seem to be in the ballpark. Amherst, Swarthmore and Williams are of course extremely selective. </p>

<p>Williams especially likes the music+leadership+academics combination plate; you should submit a recording as a supplement to your application.</p>

<p>Unless it makes you uncomfortable an essay about your reaction to your father's situation could be compelling. If it's too close to home for you but you still want the colleges to be aware of this difficult time for you, perhaps your guidance counselor could mention it in his/her recommendation.</p>

<p>Music seems to be your #1 EC. I'd try to focus in on a #2 as your list is a bit rambling. What is really important to you?</p>

<p>PS, Many of these colleges don't offer engineering.</p>

<p>Good luck and let us know how you do.</p>

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<p>Wesleyan doesn't have an engineering department either, BUT, you may want to take a look at its Chemical Physics x-disciplinary program. As with all the natural sciences at Wes, there's the opportunity for a free 5th year leading to an M.A.:
[url=<a href="http://www.wesleyan.edu/chem/chem_undergrad/res_chem_physics.html%5DChemistry%5B/url"&gt;http://www.wesleyan.edu/chem/chem_undergrad/res_chem_physics.html]Chemistry[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

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<p>you have a wonderful list of schools, and a good shot, but if i were you i'd add one definite safety- as i'm sure you know, they are all quite selective, and you never know what can happen.</p>

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<p>Yeah, Northeastern and some SUNY schools are my safeties I guess. Thanks, everyone. I will let you all know. Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>bumpp? 10char</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump bump</p>

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<p>ONE MORE TIME.. Any other opinions here? I'm planning on applying to a lot of schools, but if my hopes are unrealistic, then perhaps I'll reconsider considering the amount of money it takes...Pleasey weasy?</p>

<p>OHHh I forgot to put I'm in Yearbook club, as if that was the deciding factor...</p>