My turn ... ^^;;

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Nothing spectacular unfortunately; My biggest killer is the lack of leadership in extracurriculars and practically no competitions/awards. so here goes nothing ^^;</p>

<p>I am a female Asian from Texas</p>

<p>Note: Our high school is new and has only 1 graduating senior class so far (class of 07). Unfortunately, very few had high gpas or got accepted to the "top colleges."</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted 4.73; Unweighted: 3.75
Class rank: 36/676
Courses: Best ones given for our grade level</p>

<p>SAT: Math 760, Reading 740, Writing 800; Total: 2300
PSAT: 223
SAT II: Biology-E 730, US History 710, Math II 750</p>

<p>APs: Psychology 5, World History 5, Statistics 5, Biology 5, English Language 5, Calculus AB 4, Computer Science A 4, US History 5 (taking 6 more this year)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Activities (not much =/):</p>

<p>Orchestra (9-12) (played violin for 7 years) - Concert Master
Mu Alpha Theta (9-12)
French Club (9-12)
Texas State Math League (9, 10, 11)
Choir (9-10) - Librarian
Literary Club (10-12) - Co-founder and Vice President
Model United Nations (10-12)
School Musical (10th)
National English Honor Society (11-12)
National Honor Society (11-12)</p>

<p>Awards (even less >_<):</p>

<p>Orchestra: Region member, Area member, 1 rating on Solo and Ensemble every year
Choir: Region member, 1 rating on solo and ensemble
National Merit Commended (I'm pretty sure I'll make it to Semifinalist though)
Qualified for National AP Scholar (I don't know if this'll even help)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Intern:</p>

<p>Literary Club: Volunteer at annual Teen Book Festival and Hats Off to Reading program
Memorial Herman Hospital: about 200 hours so far, but I'll have to check on this later. 4 hours per week.
Woodlands Recreation Center Gorilla Hole: biweekly paid volunteer program ... just started so only 8 hours so far >_<
Houston Medical Center: Worked as summer student during the summer of 07. Approximately 108 hours total.</p>

<p>I already know the colleges that are likely to accept me, so those aren't the ones I'm worried about. I want to test my luck and apply to some of more difficult ones too, so posted below are a list of those I'm thinking about choosing. I want to know if I have a shot at any of them. ^^;</p>

<p>Yale
Rice
Duke
Washington U in St Louis
Northwestern</p>

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<p>Yale--Reach
Rice--Match
Duke--Slight Reach
Washington U in St Louis--Match to Slight Reach
Northwestern--Match</p>

<p>Great work, but the rank will do you in at Yale for sure You have decent chances at the rest, but I think Duke is also going to rule you out based upon rank. I expect the others to offer you a spot--though WUASL may be a school that waitlists you first and offers you a spot later on (like in May or June).</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

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<p>You have really good chances. Good Luck! and my school is new too, and this year we will have our first graduating class.</p>

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<p>Ahh .. thanks guys ^^ This helps alot!</p>

<p>and goodluck to you too.</p>