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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me for:
Johns Hopkins and Northwestern</p>

<p>User Name: xrednailpolish
Gender: F
Location: VA
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public
High School Type: like NEVER sends grads to top schools maybe once a year.
Income: <40,000
Ethnicity : African-American....</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Unweighted: 3.95
Weighted: 4.3
Class Rank: No rank but I'd say top 3%
Class Size: 505</p>

<p>Career Interests: Engineer
Testing:
SAT I: (720,660,650) 1380/2030</p>

<p>SATII: 740 Math 1 , 650 Physics (had to take it for engineering programs, currently in AP Physics B, didn't even cover all the material for the test in physics honors)</p>

<p>AP Scores: 5 AP World History, 5 AP Statistics, 4 AP English Language and Composition
I have the most rigorous schedule at my school.</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
Sports (25 hours a week)
Varsity OUTDOOR TRACK (9,10,11,12)
Varsity INDOOR TRACK (10,11,12)
Varsity CROSS Country( 10,11,12)
SPORTS ARE 25 HOURS A WEEK</p>

<p>Societies (4 hours per week)
Spanish Honor Society member (9,10,11,12)(tutor/celebrate cultura latina)</p>

<p>Math Honor Society(tutoring society)11,12( only juniors and seniors can join)</p>

<p>That is a grand total of 29 hours per week
I've dibble dabbled in a few things too, but they aren't super notable.</p>

<p>Leadership positions:
Captain for track (kind of, explained in my app)
Spanish honor society vice president (11th grade)
Spanish honor society president (12)
Math honor society officer (12)</p>

<p>Work:
Tutoring for the money (currently tutoring a teacher in math-related things)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
AP Scholar
Top Physics Student
Top Stat student
Scholar-athlete award
girls state delegate</p>

<p>Track:
MVP
ALL-REGION
State qualifier
top 25 state performance for track and others.</p>

<p>SO CHANCE MEE.</p>

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<p>simple fact is that you have a very good chance at either of these schools but because of your income apply to an in state school so it could be more affordable plus they can double as your safetys. chance me back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1033113-chance-me-ill-chance-you-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You have quite a good chance to get in at both taking your race into account. But apart from that, your academic performance is great and your EC’s are decent. The thing about your EC’s is that they really don’t reflect your interest in engineering. Maybe it was because of the limited opportunities at school?</p>

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<p>Totally. I know from the lack of engineer-esque ec’s it’s hard to believe that I want to be an engineer.I’ve done (small) in school engineering projects and I love my math and physics classes. So I’m pretty sure engineering is the right direction for me.</p>

<p>My school does not have any robot teams or USAMO or AIME or all of those programs.</p>

<p>My only math/science EC is math honor society, which is sort of like a club. Since I am an officer, I help to plan some really fun events for the school like PIE DAY and we’re starting and E day this year. The society also sponsors math team competitions (we compete against people in our county) but our team isn’t great and doesn’t really go anywhere.</p>

<p>BUT. I love to run. Love love love love it. I mean sure, I could have donated those 25 hours a week to something more strategic and/or impressive looking like searching for places where I could do high-school research. But running is fun, I enjoy it, I love it. Although I don’t want to be an Olympian, I don’t regret doing it in high school.</p>

<p>So my ec’s are probably a weakness. I put a lot of effort into them though and they are very meaningful to me. If admins don’t like it then oh well haha.</p>

<p>THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK :)</p>

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<p>That’s great :)</p>

<p>As long as you’re taking advantage of the opportunities presented to you and you are doing things that you like, I have no criticism.</p>

<p>Keep going!</p>