*SIGH* Never would've thought.. Chance me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a senior from New England, trying my chances at a handful of impossible schools. My tops include: Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, Williams. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.128/4.33 (unweighted)
SATS: CR-750, M-750, W-760 (2260)
SAT IIs: Math II-800, Biology-780, US History-730
APs: Bio-5, US History-5, Calc AB-5
I'm taking BC Calc, English Lit, Spanish Lang, and US Gov this spring...
Total of 7 APs, and a bunch of honors classes.. </p>

<p>ECs:
Class President, 4 years
Varsity Field Hockey, 4 years - Captain, All-Academic Team, 2 State championships
Varsity Lacrosse, 4 years - 2nd Team All-D, Academic All-American, 2 State champs
Piano - active player for 11 years
Vocal - All-State chorus (ranked 4th alto), Choral Ensemble
Environmental Club - President
National Honors Society
Honor Roll (blah blah blah)
Volunteer at soup kitchens, food bank, lots of local community events...</p>

<p>I honestly cannot believe I'm doing this, but I'd appreciate the help!</p>

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<p>How is your GPA above 4.0 unweighted. Does your school use a 5 point scale or something…</p>

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<p>Nope, it’s a 4.33 point scale, a 4.33 would mean straight A+'s</p>

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<p>Is your schedule most rigorous for your schools?</p>

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<p>Yes, I’d say so. Although you technically could take as many APs as you want, 7 is the highest I’ve heard in a while…Any more and we’d literally go insane, and probably never sleep.</p>

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<p>are you gonna be an athletic recruit?</p>

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<p>No, I didn’t want to get recruited… Plus, most of my schools are D-I</p>

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<p><strong><em>bump</em></strong></p>

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<p><strong><em>bump</em></strong></p>

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<p>Harvard- reach
Columbia- low reach
Dartmouth- low reach
Penn- low reach
Williams- high match</p>

<p>pls chance back
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<p>Wow, very impressive scores</p>

<p>Harvard: possible
Columbia: High chances
Dartmouth: High chances
Penn: Fairly high chances
I don’t know much about Williams</p>

<p>Chance me back?
What are my chances?</p>

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<p>high reach for ivies, high/medium reach for Penn, low reach for Williams</p>

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<p>Focus on your leadership and chorus. Emphasize these factors and you should be a good 60-70% shot at even harvard</p>

<p>chance me
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<p>Harvard- reach
Columbia- match
Dartmouth- match
Penn- match
Williams- match</p>

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<p>wow, you put many of us to shame…good for you! I would say you are well-qualified for all of these schools but you probably have the best shot at Penn, Williams, or Dartmouth. My reasoning is that you are very well rounded and you have great stats and ECs. We had a handful of Dartmouth acceptances last night and what strikes me is that you have a VERY similar background to all of the kids that were accepted. Are you applying to all of these schools regular or ED II to these schools? Penn applicants seem to do well ED. I think coming from New England you would do well in admissions at a school like Penn.</p>

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<p>Also, you clearly have a “hook.” Whether it be your music playing or your athleticism but what good is this edge if you have nothing to show for it? Even if you aren’t being recruited you should definitly send some game film or email a coach, that way they knwo that you are “interested” but you aren’t committed to play. Or, you could make an arts supplement (making a tape, scheduling an audition) either way, you need something that will count and push you over the margin.</p>

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<p>really impressive! these schools are all very competitive, but you’ll put your foot in the door with these stats- good luck!!</p>

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<p>You seem to have really good stats, as well as varied extracirriculars. However, you have to be careful, because your athletic and music achievements might also show that you are not passionate about one single area. But, you never know. Harvard and Darmouth might be reaches, whereas Columbia, UPenn, and Williams are more matches/low reaches. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I think Harvard is never a match for anyone, but it’s a definite maybe for you. Harvard is just way too competitive.
Columbia? who knows, they are crazy over there. everyone from my school got rejected for ED except one person who is lazy and doesn’t even have outstanding scores.</p>

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<p>bumparoonie</p>