Short and sweet--chance a senior for Top 30 schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White female
Lower-class first-generation college student
Attend poor public school in East Tennessee</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (35 English, 34 math, 34 reading, 33 science, 8 writing)
SAT: 2200 (690 CR, 710 M, 800 W); retaking in November
PSAT: 217
Taking SAT IIs in December</p>

<p>AP US History (5)
AP English Language (5)
AP European History (May 2010)
AP Calculus AB (May 2010)
AP English Literature (May 2010)
*note: these are all the APs my school offers</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12): historian (10, 11), president (12); 1st place awards for scrapbooks and oratory at district level; 310 hours of community service, organized extensive fundraising
-Literary magazine staff (9, 10, 11, 12): asst. art editor (10), art editor (11), editor-in-chief (12)
-Young Democrats of America (9, 10, 11, 12): treasurer (11), president (12)
-Environmental Club (11, 12): founding member and president (11), vice-president (12); chair of local KAB affiliate Youth Advisory Board
-Varsity girls soccer (11, 12)
-Academic team (9, 10, 11, 12)</p>

<p>Awards:
-National Merit Semifinalist
-Volunteer Girls State representative 2009
-Governor's School student 2009
-3rd place regional calculus competition
-1st place state essay competition</p>

<p>Recommendations: excellent; one supplemental recommendation from the vice-chancellor at the college where I attended Governor's School</p>

<p>Chance for..
Tufts University
Vanderbilt University
UNC Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University
Yale University? (obviously a reach for anyone, but is it worth my time at all?)</p>

<p>I appreciate any feedback! Just trying to gauge how realistic my goals are...</p>

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<p>Excellent chance for all but Yale and a very real chance there. Low income, first gen applicants with strong stats from TN are hard to come by. I’m hoping/assuming you’re at the top of your class. With a strong application you have a good shot anywhere.</p>

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<p>Thank you! I forgot to include class rank…as of now I’m ranked 1 out of around 300 students. Because my school doesn’t weight GPAs though, I share the spot with five other students, most of whom haven’t had the same caliber of curriculum which I’ve had…I don’t know if that has any bearing on a college’s impression of my class rank.</p>

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<p>Bump bump.</p>

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<p>I think you have a strong chance at all and even Yale (agreeing with what hmom says). You could try for some lower-tier ivies and other schools like University of Chicago, Duke, Northwestern, etc. if you’d like, I think you have a strong profile! Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Wow, good stats all around. Looks like you have a good chance at all the schools. Yes, Yale is a reach for anyone, but people like you wouldn’t be wasting their time by applying.</p>

<p>Depending on your major or area of interest, maybe you could look at other Ivy programs as well. Good luck</p>