Sarah Palin doesn't stand a chance. Do I?

<p>LOL don't hate on me because of my political opinions. Chances please :)</p>

<p>EDUCATION
Newsweek Top 20 High School
Date of Graduation: June 2010
Unweighted GPA: 4.00/4.00
Weighted GPA: School doesn't weight, but full IB course load + AP Calc + All honors classes for 9th and 10th grade + Dual enrollment at University
Class Rank: Doesn't rank, but I'm 1 of 2 people with a 4.0</p>

<p>PSAT score: Not taken yet (will take this October) Projected (based on practice tests): 220+
SAT score: Not taken yet</p>

<p>EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Youth Symphony (and a good and well known one)
o French Hornist for 5 years
• Spanish Club Founder and President: 10th-12th Grade
• Model UN Club Vice President: 10th and 11th grades
• Model UN Club President: 12th Grade
• Member of Spanish Honors Society & Officer: 11th and 12th grades
• National Honor Society (will be a member this year and next
• Science Olympiad Participant
• Recipient of numerous awards in Model UN
• Student Government (secretary for 10th and 11th Grade, will probably run again next year)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE
• 200+ Hours community service (counselor for Hispanic Outreach Camp and volunteer at nursing home)</p>

<p>OTHER
-Legacy at Harvard
-Teacher Recs will be awesome
-I hope to do Telluride this summer (if I am not admitted I will be doing research at a nearby University)</p>

<p>Where I want to apply:
UPenn- Vagelos Program
Brown- PLME
Harvard
UMichigan (my "safety")
UC Berkeley
Washington University in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Assuming I get a 2250+ on the SAT and do well on my SAT IIs, what are my chances?
Thanks.</p>

<p>Oh and if it helps I am a white male, from the Midwest (definitely not international) and my parents fall into the middle class income bracket (mom is a teacher, dad is an engineer, so I would need some aid but not a full ride).</p>

<p>Are you for sure going to be the MUN President? Haha
Keep up the good work.</p>

<p>^ LOL yeah unless the current prez is held back lol. He won't be though, he is an academic fiend.</p>

<p>i know for sure that UCB probably in.
I'm not sure about the other schools.
Probably reach?
Harvard im going to have to say high reach?</p>

<p>Thanks! I love UCB so that helps. Yeah, Harvard is a dream, but hopefully my legacy will help me a little?</p>

<p>Oh, you're legacy there... Well, that definitely changes things. I'm sure it increases your chances, but i don't know too much about how much it affects (because personally, my dad never graduated from college and my mom got a bachelors).</p>

<p>Be aware that getting into Berkeley OOS is almost as hard as getting into Harvard.</p>

<p>^ True, but I am counting on "almost" lol
Any more chances? Bueller? Bueller?</p>

<p>hehe...i love your thread title...</p>

<p>um, it's hard to chance you without any test scores. But, assuming you score a 2250+...</p>

<p>UPenn- Vagelos Program Reach
Brown- PLME High Reach
Harvard Reach...accept (legacy helps a lot)
UMichigan (my "safety") accept
UC Berkeley Reach b/c you're out-of state....
Washington University in St. Louis match...accept
Johns Hopkins match...accept</p>

<p>good luck with everything!</p>

<p>Thanks for the chances. Legacy really helps that much? Wow, I love my mother even more lol!
Oh, and about the thread title, rock on :)</p>

<p>Assuming your pretty good, if you plan on playing french horn in college you have a good chance anywhere.</p>

<p>UPenn- Vagelos Program - Reach, 10% chance
Brown- PLME, I'm not familiar with this
Harvard - Low Reach, legacies really do help
UMichigan (my "safety") - Low Match
UC Berkeley - Low Reach
Washington University in St. Louis, Don't know much about Washing Univ.
Johns Hopkins - Low Reach</p>

<p>^ Finally playing French Horn pays off lol</p>

<p>If you chance me I will chance you! Anyone else?</p>

<p>UPenn- Accepted
Brown- Accepted
Harvard- reach
UMichigan- safety
UC Berkeley- accepted </p>

<p>Man ur stats r pretty amazing</p>

<p>so far so good! just keep it up.</p>

<p>UPenn- Vagelos Program - high/reach, vagelos LSM or vagelos scholar?
Brown- PLME - higher reach. it's harder than harvard..
Harvard - crapshoot
UMichigan - not a safety, but a pretty good bet
UC Berkeley - match
Washington University in St. Louis - high match/low reach
Johns Hopkins - high match/low reach</p>

<p>this is based on what you have so far and your predicted SAT/PSAT scores. best of luck with everything!</p>

<p>Thanks TPhilip. Unfortunately, when I was talking to my mom today about colleges she said that my EFC is going to be really high at the Ivies because my parents are divorced and my father makes a lot of money. Sadly, he is unwilling to contribute, so it looks as though my Ivy dreams have had weed-killer sprayed upon them in epic quantities. Oh well, UMichigan Honors here I come... Oh, and they better dole out some serious merit scholarships lol.</p>

<p>UPenn- Vagelos Program: I don't know about the program, but I think you have a decent chance.</p>

<p>Brown- PLME: PLME only accepted 79 out of 1200ish last year. But probably a decent chance at Brown too.</p>

<p>Harvard-most likely in, but no one can tell for sure with that ridiculously low acceptance rate
UMichigan: accepted
UC Berkeley-accepted
Washington University in St. Louis-accepted, or waitlisted if they think you're too good for them ("Tufts syndrome" perhaps?) just be sure to demonstrate some interest
Johns Hopkins--match</p>

<p>You have amazing extracurriculars. Focus on doing well on those standardized tests keep up that GPA. You're doing great!=)</p>

<p>Chance me back please?</p>

<p>frist of all, well done in high school!</p>

<p>UPenn- Vagelos Program Reach
Brown- PLME Reach
Harvard Reach, is for everyone but legacy will help!
UMichigan 99% in
UC Berkeley OOS prb a reach
Washington University i Safety
Johns Hopkins Match</p>

<p>UPenn- reach
Brown- (for PLME) def high reach for anybody
Harvard - I'd say mid reach? definitely apply since you're legacy.
UMichigan safety
UC Berkeley out of state, so reach
Washington University in St. Louis safety
Johns Hopkins - high safety</p>