Please Chance me for These Top Schools (I will chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.81 UW (3.446 freshman year, 4.0's sophomore and junior years), note- very rare to get a 4.0 junior year at my school (it's a competitive magnet school)</p>

<p>Courseload: 12 IB Classes (very difficult at my school), and 2 APs</p>

<p>SAT I: 2300
SAT II: 780 (Math II), 760 (US II), 750 (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Volunteer Work- 300+ hours (worked in a library and soup kitchen every week for grades 10/11; designed a community service project at Georgetown, have done many service based things through church Youth Group</p>

<p>Awards- 2x winner of the Presidential Award for Community Service, won three big writing competitions, won a prize at my state's history competition, won many first place awards through DECA since 9th grade, won many Model UN awards, placed for the Federal Reserve Challenge, won a teen marketing competition sponsored by a well known national company</p>

<p>Clubs & Organizations- DECA (president), MUN (chaired a chapter event), leadership positions on two student run not for profits, started three not for profits that were successful, turned each of them into clubs at my school, manager for the school store, NHS, Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, Business Professionals of America, FBLA, Fed Challenge</p>

<p>Work Experience- Internship for a well known finance company, economic research internship, summer and part time jobs</p>

<p>Summer Activities: led a service trip to Cambodia for a club I have a leadership position on, attended camp for economics at Brown Universtiy, studied abroad as part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by the US gov. </p>

<p>Other- Varsity Golf, political campaigning, published in a national magazine more than once</p>

<p>Essays- all very good</p>

<p>Recommendations- pretty good</p>

<p>Schools: Princeton, Yale, UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Columbia, Georgetown, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Boston College, NYU Stern, University of Michigan, Duke, Williams, Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Note: For the Ivies, I know its pretty much a reach for everybody who applies, but please let me know if you think that I would have a solid chance (basically if I am on par/above the other applicants). </p>

<p>Thanks in Advance! (I know this was pretty wordy)</p>

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<p>8% chance </p>

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<p>So for the Ivies, you were right when you said that they are a reach for everyone! But your SAT and ECs are stellar so you are definitely a competitive applicant. However, your unweighted GPA is a bit low for their standards. But getting a 4.0 Junior year will certainly show an upward trend and help your case!</p>

<p>Ivies and Johns Hopkins: Reach
Georgetown, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Duke: High Match
Boston College, NYU Stern: High Match/Match
U Mich, Williams: Match</p>

<p>You are a competitive applicant for all of these schools and the only week part of your app is the accumulative GPA. Best of luck to you in the application process! Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1670335-chance-me.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1670335-chance-me.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think you are easily a match for NYU, Boston College, and Michigan and have a pretty good chance at Northwestern and the smaller Ivies like Cornell and Dartmouth. Your ECs look great- your volunteer work and Presidential Awards stand out, and your involvement in other academic ECs and leadership and internships make it solid. The more difficult Ivies like Harvard… well, like you said, it’s always a reach, but I think you’re definitely competitive. Good luck!</p>

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<p>@batman4321 Duke is more selective than Dartmouth, Cornell, Penn CAS, and JHU. Please educate yourself before chancing others. An uninformed opinion doesn’t help anyone :)</p>