Perfection?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance me?
White Male from PA in very tough public HS-4 APs senior year, grades have gotten better thru HS</p>

<p>Weighted GPA= 4
Unweighted GPA = 3.6
SAT Scores= (2000) Writing: 730 Math: 640 Critical Reading: 630
ACT Scores= (30) English: 34 Reading/Writing: 30 Science: 28 Math: 26 </p>

<p>~Elected Senior Class Vice President (12)
-Class size of approximately 300
~President (12) and Vice President (11) of CISV Pittsburgh Junior Branch
-A non-profit International cultural understanding program
~Elected Secretary of National Honor Society (12)
~Member of the CISV USA Junior Board of Trustees (11,12)
~Selected to be a Counselor at a CISV Camp in Brazil (2005)
~Participated in CISV exchange program with Hungary (2004)
~Attended CISV camps in Sweden (2001) and Costa Rica (2003)
~Hosted a Thai student and traveled to Thailand in a school-sponsored exchange program (2006)
-Attended a private University Preparatory School</p>

<p>~Selected to attend the 2007 Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University
- less than 15% acceptance
~Received the “2007 Paul Harris Service Above Self Award” from Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary International(11)
~Received a scholarship from the Rotary to attend the World Affairs Institute for Student Leaders: India at Center Stage (11)
~Selected to receive a scholarship to attend the Global Scholar Program at Washington and Lee University
-Was unable to attend due to Governor’s School
~National Honor Society Member (12)
~Consistent High Honor Roll
~Tutor at elementary and junior high levels (10,11,12)
~Volunteer at South Hills Interfaith Ministries (9,10,11,12)
-Food bank, toy drives and back-to-school programs
~Worked as a Camp Counselor for underprivileged children (9,10)
~Over 250 hours of community service in high school years
~Co-President of World Affairs Club (9,10,11,12)
-Researched on current events and conducted meetings
-Regularly attended World Affairs Club of Pittsburgh meetings, heard such speakers as Condoleezza Rice
~Member of LINK (10,11,12)
-A student outreach program with Pittsburgh’s School for the Blind
~Spanish Club (10,11,12)
~Law Club (11,12)
~Invited to Mentor in Athletes Taking Action (11,12)
-Program that pairs younger athletes with a mentor upon entering high school
~Current member of the Varsity Track and Field Team (10,11,12)
~Freshman and Junior Varsity Soccer (9,10)
~Captain of Travel Soccer (11)
~Member of a Young Men’s Community Basketball League</p>

<p>Schools in order of choice:
1.UVa (with legacy, so in-state)
2. U Mich
3. Georgetown
4. Wake Forest
5. Cornell
6. UNC
7. Maryland
8. ??????? Any suggestions?</p>

<p>Could anyone give me a % chance? I will reciprocate</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your stats look very similar, if not slightly better in the EC department to graduating seniors from my school last year (I'm from Virginia) who went to UVA. You should have a decent shot.</p>

<p>U Mich (Ann Arbor I'm assuming) will be a reach because you are OOS. You are a match for UNC and probably even more so for Wake Forest. Cornell is a big reach.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't say U Mich is a reach when you consider UNC a match. Both schools would be considered high matches for him.<br>
Cornell-Reach
Georgetown-Slight Reach/Reach
U Mich/UNC CH-High Match
Wake/U Va.-Match
Maryland-??? (I would guess match)</p>

<p>Cornell could be downgraded to slight reach/reach like Georgetown if you ED and bring those SATs up to 2200.</p>

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<p>is this a good list, my parents are pressuring me to add another safety, and i've thought about it. a school like Indiana with a good business dept., any other schools? will it be easier for me to get into Georgetown b/c the business program is kinda par?</p>

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<p>Adding another safety is good. Maybe you should consider some public schools in PA.</p>

<p>Would Penn State be considered a safety for this guy? I hear too many conflicting opinions about that school.</p>

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<p>yes i think penn state would be a safety. My school in nj does scatterplots. tons of people that are less then him get in, and they are oos (not sure if that matters much).</p>

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<p>michigan is a match- UNC is a bit of a reach... you'll get into all of those</p>