SATs Are In!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Eth: White
Sex: Male
State: NC
Grade: Junior
Major: Economics or History (History if I decide to persue law)
School: Ranked 83rd in the country, 6th in the state (sends at least 1 to an Ivy every year, then again nobody wants to leave the Southern climate, so they don't apply to Northern schools anyway. Several students get into Duke each year.)
Courseload: Most rigorous that is available</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<ul>
<li>Unweighted - 3.93 (Will increase to 3.95 at end of year)</li>
<li>Weighted - 4.64 (Will increase to 4.89 at end of year)</li>
</ul>

<p>Rank:
10/404</p>

<p>AP's - Through End of Junior Year
- AP World History (5 on the test)
- AP Calculus AB (Currently taking)
- AP English Language (Currently taking)
- AP US History (Currently taking)
- AP Environmental Science (Currently taking)</p>

<p>Current Grades: Straight A's in 4 APs and Spanish 2</p>

<p>Senior Schedule (Projected):
- AP English 12
- AP Statistics or AP Calculus 3 (Which should I take?)
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Human Geography
- AP European History
- H. Spanish 3</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 2110/2400 and 1380/2400
I plan on retaking in either May, June, or next October.</p>

<p>Sports-
Soccer (9-11)</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Beta Club (10-11) - Elected Beta Club President this year (BETA is basically a service organization of around 300 members)</p>

<p>SEAL Club (11) - Environmental protection organization - We do litter pick ups around school and other projects</p>

<p>FCA (11) - Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Basically just a for fun thing - Meet weekly and play games and have competitions </p>

<p>Interclub Council (11) - All the club presidents join together and talk about stuff</p>

<p>Community Service (Will add on):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Volunteer at least 2 hours a week at the public library. It is in a disadvantaged side of town if that makes any difference. (Exposure to diversity?)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer for Special Olympics every year</p></li>
<li><p>Help at hospital where my mom works occassionally</p></li>
<li><p>SEAL Club litter pick-ups (Roughly an hour every few weeks)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Honors, Recognitions, Awards, Programs (Kinda weak right now):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>I guess being the President of BETA Club?</p></li>
<li><p>Our school doesn't really give awards aside from Most Improved Student which usually goes to kids who were suffering but then improved their grades</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Other:
- I referee youth soccer games, which my teacher claims is an excellent demonstration of leadership. Is that accurate? Will that look good on a college application.</p>

<p>In my freshman year I really screwed up and got a B in a joke class. The class was called Freshman Seminar and was mandatory for all freshmen. I did not take it seriously and neglected to turn in a major project. Unfortunately, this lowered by grade to a B. I would be #1 in my class if it weren't for this mishap. However, I have made straight A's since then and plan to make straight A's my senior year. Will this blunder hinder my chances at getting into my schools of choice?</p>

<p>My College List:
UNC (Most Likely Destination)
University of Chicago
Duke University
Wake Forest
Brown (I know this is a HUGE stretch!)
Davidson
UVA
Georgia (Honors Program)
William and Mary
Emory</p>

<p>Thanks for all of the help!</p>

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<p>Any takers?</p>

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<p>You should apply to more Ivy Leagues. Your stats aren't bad, especially since you have so many AP classes. The only trouble is your SAT/SATII, work on those!</p>

<p>(Anyways, so this is how it feels to be a senior looking back in time at the chance threads when I first posted as a junior. So nostalgic.)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! I plan on buying a test prep book such as Barron's and retaking it in either June or next October. My main area of concern is math, I can't seem to remember geometry at all! (740 V/640 M)</p>

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<p>1380/2400 </p>

<p>Hope that's a mistake. It's really.... inconsistent. I'm assuming out of 1600?</p>

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<p>Whoops! Haha, yes that's out of 1600. Sorry, that's a pretty big typo! :)</p>

<p>Both those scores are from the same test.
The actual breakdown is:
(740CR/640M/730W)</p>

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<p>I was captain of the soccer team during my junior year. I neglected to mention it, but it seems to be designated on posts by other people. That will count towards my "leadership experience", but I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make.</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I am attempting to find a job for the summer. If that is not possible, I will volunteer at the hospital more often.</p>

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<p>I've never heard of ap calc 3...</p>

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<p>^ There is not AP Test for it, it is just a continuation of topics addressed in AP Calc AB/BC. It is considered an "AP" by my school district because it is based on the AP Grading Scale (6 points for an A).</p>

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<p>wow, dude nice resume, you are very well qualified.</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Scores are a little low, and EC's may be a touch thin on passion for UChi and Duke, but you seem to be okay for the other schools.</p>

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<p>Get your SAT's up and UVA, W&M= match/low-reach</p>

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<p>Following my college tours of the local circuit (UNC, Davidson, and Wake), Davidson is definately my top choice! I would appreciate any "chancing" specific to Davidson! :)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>What should I plan on doing over the summer?</p>

<p>More chances specific to Davidson, or any of the aforementioned colleges, would be greatly appreciated.</p>