Senior Year IS HERRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEE

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>and I am applying to colleges =D !</p>

<p>Cornell University - College of Human Ecology</p>

<p>Swarthmore College</p>

<p>John Hopkins University</p>

<p>University of Michigan Ann Arbor</p>

<p>Villanova University</p>

<p>Boston University</p>

<p>George Washington University</p>

<p>William & Mary</p>

<p>Washington & Lee</p>

<p>Stonybrook University Honors Program</p>

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<p>SAT: 2100 (Superscore)
Math: 710
CR: 700
Writing: 690
Essay: 11</p>

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<p>ACT: 32
English: 36
Math: 33
Reading: 33
Science: 27
Writing: 7 (***)</p>

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<p>GPA (There is no 4.0 or 4.3 scale in my school)
UW: 89.495
W: 113.478
Top 10% of Class</p>

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<p>SAT II's:
Math IC: 700
Bio: 710
US History: 740</p>

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<p>7 AP Courses:</p>

<p>AP World History - 4
AP US History - 5
AP English Lang - 5</p>

<p>These are the ones I'm taking right now:
AP Bio
AP English Lit
AP Gov
AP Stat</p>

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<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis 9-11 (Received Varsity Letter Each Year/ Co-Captain during 11th Grade)</p>

<p>Volunteered in Tom Suozzi's 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign (170 Hours)</p>

<p>Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Summer Research Program (Intern for 180 hours)</p>

<p>Attended Cornell Summer College for the class Genius and Madness in Literature, received a B+ and 3 credits (The class average was confirmed to be a B-)</p>

<p>Volunteered in India under the Vatsalya Foundation, in which homeless, parent-less children are rescued and taught the essentials: English, math (60 Hours)</p>

<p>Member of several unimportant (right?) school clubs</p>

<p>Leader of S.C.O.R.E. in which me and several other players act as tennis coaches to mentally challenged young adults, sessions are once a week for an hour (75 Hours)</p>

<p>East Islip Math Tutoring - 60 Hours</p>

<p>Volunteered at Good Samaritan Hospital - 60 hours</p>

<p>Founder/President of Comparative Literature Club</p>

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<p>*Note: my college essays will become renowned pieces of literature in years to come.</p>

<p>in other words they'll kick major azz</p>

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<p>Chance?</p>

<p>Anyone?</p>

<p>Anyone?</p>

<p>Bueller?</p>

<p>Bueller?</p>

<p>Ohh, P.S. Should I bother sending my ACT with such a LOW Writing Score?</p>

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<p>Cornell University - College of Human Ecology–Slight Reach
Swarthmore College–Slight Reach (easiest to get into of your Slight Reach schools in my opinion–that is, easier than Cornell or John Hopkins–for you)
John Hopkins University–Slight Reach
University of Michigan Ann Arbor–Match to Slight Reach (probably closer to Match–if you go to high school in Michigan, then definite Match, but I don’t think this is the case)
Villanova University–Match
Boston University–Safe Match
George Washington University–Safe Match to Match
William & Mary–Match to Slight Reach (closer to Slight Reach)
Washington & Lee–Match
Stonybrook University Honors Program–Match to Slight Reach (closer to Match)</p>

<p>Okay, here’s your strong and weak points:</p>

<p>Strong points–
(1) Great SAT and ACT scores–especially the English and Math scores on the ACT–so be sure to send both sets of scores to your colleges–since you want them to see the high English and Math from the ACT–and the better Writing score from the SAT.
(2) Lots of AP courses (7 is quite high compared to most people)–and good scores in the tests you took (all 4s and 5s).
(3) Wonderful volunteer service in service for lower-income/disadvantaged students
(4) Leadership in the one sport you pursued–tennis</p>

<p>Weak points–
(1) An 89.495 is the equivalent of about an unweighted GPA of 3.45–so without all the extra APs which boost your W GPA you would have no chance at all at most of the top schools on your list.
(2) Your extracurriculars show no academic competitions at all–which are needed for schools like Cornell and John Hopkins</p>

<p>In my view, you are going to have to do really well during the next semester in your classes, and then submit a mid-year grade report to some of your top schools (along with recommendations from at least one of this semester’s AP classes professors) to have a good shot at these schools. Othewise expect to get into the Match schools only.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>