Please Chance Me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I thought that I had my schools pretty well sorted out until last night when a friend's mother told me that I wouldn't have a chance of getting into Hamilton or Colgate. So now I'm a little nervous. I know that Brown and Chicago are reaches, but I honestly thought that I'd have a legitimate shot Hamilton, Colgate, Grinnell, etc. Please let me know if I need to adjust my thinking.</p>

<p>Thanks
Gender: M
Location: Downeast/rural Maine</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
Class Rank: Top 1 or 2
Class Size: 120
Will grad with Honors</p>

<p>APs
Stats - 4
World History -5
US History - tbd
English Lit & Com - tbd
Chemistry - '09-'10
Calculus - '09-'10
English Lang & Comp - '09-'10</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 770
SAT I Writing: 730
SAT II World History: 800
SAT II US History: planned
SATII Math II: planned</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Certified US Hockey Referee - 2 yrs
Math Team - Top Team - 2 years
Academic Decathalon - Top Team
Pep Band - French Horn - 3 yrs
Concert Band - 1st Chair French Horn 2 yrs ('08-'09 scheduling conflict)
Orchestra Pit - Gilbert & Sullivan production</p>

<p>Leadership
Section Leader - Concert Band</p>

<p>Tennis-JV - 3 yrs
Cross Country - JV - 1 yr
Ice Hockey - House - 1 yr (aged out of system and HS doesn't have hockey team)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work (approx 250 to date)
Museum Tour Guide
Archive historical documents
Provide support for major Museum Fundraisers
Youth Hockey student coach
Community Band - French Horn
Math Tutor
Freshman Mentor
Rotary Club major fundraiser
Elementary School volunteer</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
National Honor Society (since sophomore yr)
National Merit Semi-finalist
Top Math Student 2006-07
Top Foreign Language Student 2007-08
Top Score EHS Math Team 2008
State Academic Decathlon
Silver medals in Sociel Studies and Music
Medalled - Top score on team
6th Place finish at State competition</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:
Reach schools
Brown University
Hamilton College
University of Chicago
Target
Colgate University
Grinnell College
Haverford College
Lafayette College
Swarthmore College
Trinity College - Connecticut
University of Rochester
Safety
Ursinus College
UMaine</p>

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<p>I think you have excellent chances at all your schools. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>You have just a good of shot at Grinnell, Colgate, Chicago, or Hamilton as anyone. I’d say it’s a pretty solid list with Brown the only really big reach, bit it’s a big reach for everyone.</p>

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<p>Awesome, thanks</p>

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<p>That’s quite rude of a friend’s mom to tell you that, I mean she’s not YOUR mom right? What was she smoking? I see you have excellent chances for those you mentioned.</p>

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<p>idk. my mom actually told me about it lol</p>

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<p>Clearly, your friend’s mother is ignorant. I’d say you have a very good shot at all of them except Brown, as Ivies are hard to predict.</p>