So Far, So Decent

<p>Chance me?
White Male from PA (best public HS)-4 APs senior year(rest are honors), grades have gotten better thru HS</p>

<p>Weighted GPA= 4.1
Unweighted GPA = 3.6-Decent upward trend
SAT Scores= Writing: 730 Math: 650 Critical Reading: 650
ACT Scores= (30) English: 34 Reading/Writing: 30 Science: 28 Math: 26 </p>

<p>~Elected Senior Class Vice President (12)
-Class size of approximately 300
~National Honor Society-Secretary (12)
~One of 4 Male Natural Helpers in my grade (voted by peers to go to a seminar and help kids with problems)
~Co-President of World Affairs Club (9,10,11,12)
-Researched on current events and conducted meetings
-Regularly attended World Affairs Club of Pittsburgh meetings, heard such speakers as Condoleezza Rice
~President (12) and Vice President (11) of CISV Pittsburgh Junior Branch
-A non-profit International cultural understanding program
~Elected Secretary of National Honor Society (12)
~Member of the CISV USA Junior Board of Trustees (11,12)
~Selected to be a Counselor at a CISV Camp in Brazil (2005)
~Participated in CISV exchange program with Hungary (2004)
~Attended CISV camps in Sweden (2001) and Costa Rica (2003)
~Hosted a Thai student and traveled to Thailand in a school-sponsored exchange program (2006)-Attended a private University Preparatory School</p>

<p>~Selected to attend the 2007 Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University (full ride-$3,500)
- less than 15% acceptance(supposedly redic)
~Received the “2007 Paul Harris Service Above Self Award” from Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary International(11)
~Received a scholarship from the Rotary to attend the World Affairs Institute for Student Leaders: India at Center Stage (11)
~Selected to receive a scholarship ($1,000) to attend the Global Scholar Program at Washington and Lee University
-Was unable to attend due to Governor’s School
~Consistent High Honor Roll
~Tutor at elementary and junior high levels (10,11,12)
~Volunteer at South Hills Interfaith Ministries (9,10,11,12)
-Food bank, toy drives and back-to-school programs
~Worked as a Camp Counselor for underprivileged children (9,10)
~Over 250 hours of community service in high school years
~Member of LINK (10,11,12)
-A student outreach program with Pittsburgh’s School for the Blind
~Spanish Club (10,11,12)
~Law Club (11,12)
~Invited to Mentor in Athletes Taking Action (11,12)
-Program that pairs younger athletes with a mentor upon entering high school
~Current member of the Varsity Track and Field Team (10,11,12)
~Freshman and Junior Varsity Soccer (9,10)
~Captain of Travel Soccer (11)
~Member of a Young Men’s Community Basketball League</p>

<p>Schools that I've already applied to:
1.UVa (with Father legacy, Uncle/Aunt are alsoalums-wrote letters, so in-state)
2. U Mich <em>ACCEPTED</em> (can anyone tell me about the Residential College, I guess I got into it but I have no idea what it is)
3. Georgetown <em>DEFERRED</em>(Business School, NOT SFS!)
4. Wake Forest
5. Cornell (applied to both ag school and Arts and Sciences-for Econ majors)
6. UNC
7. Maryland
8. Vanderbilt
9. Northwestern</p>

<p>Chances?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Congrats on UMich! Also in at Maryland and Wake, probably UVA. Don't know on the others. Best of luck!</p>

<p>^id agree with him above. Cornell and UNC are really competitive, so I don't know what to tell you there.</p>

<p>any other chances? expecially for UVa</p>

<p>I would be very surprised if you got into Northwestern with your sat score. On their website, it says that the admitted range (25-75th percentiles) for math and verbal are 700-790 and 690-760 respectively. For enrolled, it is 680-770 for math and 670-750 for verbal. You fall below even the enrolled range. The odds are low. But, good luck nonetheless.</p>

<p>What pubic school in PA do you go to? I'm from PA as well. I have basically the same stats as you, but I'm only a junior (2030, 4.2). I'm looking at a lot of the same colleges as you and I think you have a good shot at UVA because of your legacy, GPA, and strong ECs. Maryland looks good and so does Wake Forest. Not sure how competitive UNC OOS is same with Vanderbilt. And I would say Cornell is a reach but your ECs and GPA are solid so you never know! </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>