Please Chance Me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please let me know what you think. I am a senior trying to decide where to apply. :)</p>

<p>User Name: ivygirl11
Gender: F
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.90
GPA - Weighted: 4.80
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 530</p>

<p>I only had one B (in an honors class) until this year. I am taking 7 AP classes (Latin, Spanish, English, Government, Biology, Economics, Stats) for my senior year, and will have a B for the first 9 weeks in AP Spanish and possibly a B for the first nine weeks in AP Statistics (interestingly, I got an A in AP Calculus last year and a perfect on my math SATs). Other than that I have all As. Will the Bs ruin my chances?!</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 770
SAT I Writing: 730
SAT II Literature: 760
SAT II World History: 750
AP US History: 5
AP English Language: 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Play in a major youth symphony orchestra and have won awards on my instrument.
Youth and Government
Marching Band (Pom Pon Squad)
Ballet
Mock Trial
National Honors Society
Moot Court Competitio</p>

<p>Leadership positions: First chair in the youth symphony.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court in Youth in Government.
Captain of the Pom Pon Squad
Lead in ballet productions
Mock Trial team leader
National Honors Society</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity letters in Marching Band and Academic Games</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Play instrument for local events, charitable organizations, at churches
Volunteer through national honors society</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Highest Honor Roll,Music competition awards (1 major national competition), Marching band competition awards, various local awards</p>

<p>College Summer programs: Brown pre-college, Carnegie Mellon University (got an A in a credited World History Class)</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest: no legacy status :(</p>

<p>Brown University
College of William and Mary
Georgetown
Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
U Penn
Vanderbilt
U Virginia
Yale</p>

<p>I have also experienced a tragedy in my life that will make a great essay on how I have overcome adversity. </p>

<p>Any suggestions?!</p>

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<p>Chance me and I’ll chance you!!! It will only take a sec please</p>

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<p>Will the Bs ruin my chances?!</p>

<p>Having a couple of B’s in four years will not ruin your chances. Your stats and resume indicate that you will be a very competitive applicant at all the colleges on your list, however, it is always a crap-shoot when applying to the ivies and Stanford. Even Georgetown is somewhat unpredictable, but I think your chances of acceptance are really good there. You say you are “top 5%”, but you may be even higher since your GPA is so high and your HS doesn’t appear to be that competitive. Being a top 1% or 2% will greatly increase your chances at the top-tier schools. </p>

<p>Questions:</p>

<p>Do you have any hooks, such as being a URM (under-represented minority)?
Is UVA in-state for you? Make sure you have a financial safety on your list, if you are not from VA. </p>

<p>I have a feeling that this will be a year that your HS sends one of its grads to a top school because I think you will get in to W and M, UVA, GU, and at least one of the ivies on your list. Your essays could be the difference-maker… Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you! I’m in the top 1% of my class, I’ll have to change my stats profile. Unfortunately, I am not a URM. I am not from Virginia, though looking at all of the colleges there I wish I was! I do have other safety schools, just not listed.</p>