Please chance me for Yale and Johns Hopkins

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I: Did not take.
ACT: 32-Composite, 32-English, 33-Math, 29-Reading, 34-Science, 8-Writing
SAT II: Did not take.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 16
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available at my school.
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available at my school.
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Anatomy, Senior Math, Problems of Democracy, Spanish II (highest foreign language we can take at our school, Trigonometry (Dual Credit), English Composition I & II (Dual Credit), Introduction to Philosophy (Dual Credit), Calculus I (Dual Credit), U.S. History: after 1866 (Dual Credit).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State FFA Championships, Meats Judging State Champion
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FFA (President), Track & Field (Varsity), Sunday School (CCD) Teacher, Meats Judging (Captain/Creator of team at my school), Drama Club, Football (Varsity), Parliamentary Prodecure (Chair/Captain), Basketball (Varsity), FBLA (Treasurer).
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/CPO trainee at the local pool during the summer. Work on my dad's farm all year round.
Volunteer/Community service: Teaching Sunday School to 5-7 year-olds every week during the school year, mowing the lawn for my local church, making benches and various woodwork for the community in my shop classes.
Summer Activities: Shadowing physicians and other medical professionals, WORK, church trips to rallies, basketball camps.
Essays: CommonApp essay based on living and working on a farm my entire life.
Teacher Recommendation: Will have my English teacher and Ag teacher write these.
Counselor Rec: Might be a little weak. Will have a new guidance counselor this year who is from out of state. Has my old counselor's contact information, however.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: No interview so far.
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology (with pre-med)
State: North Dakota (on an Indian Reservation)
School Type: Rural with no more than 80 kids in my high school.
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): None
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around $100,000
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): underrepresented state and social area.
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<p>I will also be applying to UND and NDSU which are state institutes. I do not think I’ll have any troubles getting into either of these two colleges. I appreciate any feedback.</p>

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<p>I’m going to be quite honest:</p>

<p>Everything is good, but your ACT is a bit low. I would consider retaking-but then again Yale asks for all scores.</p>

<p>Your lack of standardized testing makes you a bit hard to place.</p>

<p>On the other hand, your ECs are brilliant. Although John Hopkins doesn’t really look at EC’s as much as ivies, Yale will look at them for sure and your leadership positions will bolster your application much.</p>

<p>Don’t worry about UND or NDSU, that would be a safety school.</p>

<p>Best of luck!!</p>

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<p>I’m not aware of many other applicants like you. I believe you have a significant chance, due to your farm work. </p>

<p>Your ACT is a little lacking, but I believe can be made up for by an incredible essay about hard, farm work. </p>

<p>On the whole, you have as good a chance as anyone.</p>

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<p>You have strong ECs. Your ACT might be a little low, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get in. Your essay will probably be unique. You have a strong chance. It all just depends on your luck.
:)</p>

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<p>So do you guys think retaking my ACT would be worth it if I improved to a 33 or 34? I mean there is always a chance that it will go down too.</p>

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<p>Right, so make sure you are 80% sure your score will go up through practice testing. </p>

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<p>Are there any things I should do senior year to make my application seem more presentable? I have taken the ACT 3 times already so I think it might hurt me if I take it again. Also, I’m not sure if I could score much higher because my high school isn’t really the most challenging even though I take the most difficult curriculum possible. Any feedback is appreciated. </p>

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<p>i think you have a good chance of getting into these colleges as long as you maintain your grades. make sure your essays are good, and your recommendations. chance back?</p>

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<p>more than 50% of people who retake ACTs get higher scores the second time. I would say that it is worth it.</p>

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<p>But what about the 4th time? This is the number of ACT I’d be on if i retook it.</p>