MY Parents are making me do anotherrr chance thread, can u guys respond

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>can i get into these schools</p>

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<p>IM OOS (live in md), african american
My GPA IS 3.3 unweighted 4.3 weighted (I am in the ib program)(school ranked 11th in nation)
My extracurriculars
3 years varsity tennis
3 years teen court jury
7 years boy scout
Eagle scout
Two years SADD
Two years volunteering in hospital at ER
Two yeras volunteering at local elementary school with hands on science
Founder of DECA at my school
200+ hours of ssl
2 years actor in drama
Boy scout National HOnor society
Democratic campaigning
Senior patrol leader for boy scout troop
Lead younger scouts (den chief)
SAT Score
math- 800
writing-650
CR-700
SAT chem.-800
sat math-750</p>

<p>Schools of interest are:</p>

<p>UNC-chapel hill
UVA
Miami
Penn state
Cornell
UCLA
ucal- san diego</p>

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<p>You might not get UVA because so many kids from the area apply. But you'll almost definitely get UNC-CH, Miami, and Penn State (Safety!!!!).</p>

<p>Cornell depends on the school. But I don't see UCLA happening with your uw gpa, just because I've seen kids with higher numbers rejected.</p>

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<p>I've seen a lot of individuals in your situation and, believe me, you have one of the strongest profiles for an African American IN THE COUNTRY - take that for what its worth. W/ that being said:
Cornell: Slight reach
UCLA: match
All others are safe-match/ match for the most part</p>

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<p>It drives me crazy when people assume that there aren't say 800 perfectly qualified african americans in the US to fill up those spots (approx. 7%) at Ivies.</p>

<p>You've got great stats. But you're from Maryland. You've got TONS of amazing private AND public schools around you. There are going to be plenty of high achieving if not higher achieving blacks in those pools. You're not just going to walk into an Ivy because you scored well and you're black. That's not enough.</p>

<p>And I've saw black kids this year with higher numbers and more awards from more prestigious schools get rejected by UCLA. Do not expect to walk in.</p>

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<p>"And I've saw"????? Hmm...I don't really trust SES that much at all now.</p>

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<p>It's 1:37 in the morning. Cut me a little slack.</p>

<p>Are you having fun stalking me on the boards?</p>

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<p>if ur not gettin in somewhere, i'm definately not. i suck at chances but let me know how ur process goes.</p>

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<p>URM status, therefore:</p>

<p>UNC-chapel hill MATCH
UVA MATCH
Miami SAFETY
Penn state SAFETY
Cornell LOW REACH/HIGH MATCH --> improve GPA for high match status
UCLA REACH OOS
UCSD LOW REACH OOS</p>