My New (Special Case) Chances...

<p>When I was in 10th grade, my mom went through some severe problems including paranoid, depression, and psychosis. It resulted in me missing overal about 30 days of school that year, but I still managed to salvage some of my grades. My current school does not rank, nor calculate GPA's. It lets the colleges do the GPA's.</p>

<p>SAT Scores
Math : 680
CR : 670
Writing : 630
1350/1980</p>

<p>Will retake...</p>

<p>I went to a large public school in 9th and 10th grade.</p>

<p>I go to a private school (11th and 12th) which i think helps because of the competitive curriculum. It sends one or two (out of a graduating class of 40) to one of the best schools each year. This year was JHU, people have been sent to MIT etc...</p>

<p>Sports :
Freshman Basketball Team (9th)
JV Basketball Team (10th)
JV Soccer (9th,10th)
Snowboarding through a school program (11th,12th)
Varsity Baseball (11th,12th)
Varsity Soccer (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Other Extracurriculars :
Math Team (9th,10th)
Quiz Team (9th, 10th)
Speech and Debate (9th)
HMMT Harvard-MIT Math Competition (11th,12th)
High Scorer from the Darrow School team
Math Prefect (12th)
Science Prefect (12th)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work :
Hands to Work (Volunteer Work) - 125 Hours
An additional 200 hours will be done this summer at a local animal shelter (SPCA) and a local hospital.</p>

<p>AP Tests :
Calculus AB - Projected 4
AP European History 3</p>

<p>Any classes that offered honors i took.
My current private school does not offer any honors or AP classes, but is a "college preparatory" school.</p>

<p>Getting a job this summer as well...40 hours a week.</p>

<p>On my regents finals for New York
Biology - 94
French I - 97
French III - 99
Math II - 98</p>

<p>Ive taken 5 years of French and will have taken 2 years of calculus by the time i graduate.</p>

<p>There might be other stuff that I missed.</p>

<p>8th Grade
French I - A+
Math I - A+</p>

<p>9th
Money Management - A+
Biology - A+
English 9H - A+
French II - A+
Global Studies 9H - A+
Math II - A+
Studio in Art - A+</p>

<p>Summer 9th grade - Field Biology - A</p>

<p>10th
Chemisty - WF (Withdrawn Fail)
Physics - D
AP European History - C
French III - A-
Math III - B
English 10H - B+
Health - A+</p>

<p>11th
Philosophy - B+/A-
American Literature -B+/A-
Calculus I - A-
Chemistry - A/A+
US History - B+/A-
French IV - A-/A</p>

<p>First semester senior year :</p>

<p>Economics
Astronomy
Environmental History
Russian Literature
Women's Literature
Physics
Dual - Independent Study in Advanced French</p>

<p>Second Semester</p>

<p>Advanced Environmental Science
Ornithology
Geology
Photography I
Photography : Traditional & Digital
Physics
Dual Independent Study in Advanced French</p>

<p>I was suspended for 3 days for being behind a closed door with a girl. (Private school rule)</p>

<p>Oh and I'm a lower class white male.</p>

<p>My sister graduated from Cornell and is now in Vet School
My brother currently goes to Cornell
My mom was a high school drop out
My father is a Russian Orthodox Priest</p>

<p>What do my chances look like?</p>

<p>Applying for Pre-Med & Neuroscience</p>

<p>This was my old list, but obviously I'm going to change it around quite a bit...after taking the SAT's...</p>

<p>Boston U
Bucknell U
Colgate U
Cornell U
Dartmouth C
Franklin/Marshall C
U Pennsylvania
Washington & Lee U
Washington U St. L. </p>

<p>Any other suggestions for school that I might apply would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Other schools to chance me for...</p>

<p>Dickinson C
Gettysburg College
Connecticut College</p>

<p>My actual list is probably like this...
Boston U
Bucknell U
Colgate U
Connecticut C
Cornell U
Franklin/Marshall C
Washington & Lee U
Washington U St. L.</p>

<p>Bump..........</p>

<p>comments please</p>

<p>Boston U - match
Bucknell U - match
Cornell U - reach</p>

<p>Don't forget to take the SAT II's, which are very important at Cornell.</p>

<p>thanks, anyone else?</p>

<p>F&M--looks about 50/50
Washington U in St. Louis--reach
Washington and Lee--slight reach</p>

<p>Dickinson is lame - don't go there. Preppy snobby white kids :p</p>

<p>conn=match</p>

<p>Hello once again. I'm using your current SAT scores for chancing purposes, so clearly your chances will go up if you improve the second time you take the test. Also, be sure to let the colleges your applying to know about your sophomore year difficulties because on first glance, your grades from that year stick out as a negative (as long as your explain, you're fine). As usual, chances on a scale of: high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety. </p>

<p>Boston University... LIKELY.
Bucknell University... GOOD FIT.
Colgate University... GOOD FIT.
Connecticut College... GOOD FIT.
Cornell University... SEMI-REACH. (due to "contacts")
Dickinson College... LIKELY.
Franklin & Marshall College... LIKELY.
Gettysburg College... LIKELY.
Washington & Lee University... SEMI-REACH.
Washington University in St. Louis... REACH.</p>

<p>i agree w/ the guy b4 me</p>

<p>so also it turns out im going to be going to a new school next year. probably another boarding school. how will that effect my chances?</p>