Stanford EA, Rice, Harvard, etc...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! Thank you very much for chancing me. I've posted a few other chance threads on this page, and hopefully this is my last one!</p>

<p>Sex: Male
Location: Idaho
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Fresh GPA: (4.00uw, 4.00w)
Soph GPA: (4.00uw, 4.125w) (1 AP)
Junior GPA: (4.00uw, 4.5w) (4 APs)
Senior Schedule:
-AP Physics
-AP Lit.
-AP Env. Science
-AP Government
-AP Macro Econ
-AP Micro Econ
-AP Stats
-AP Calc BC/II
-German IV</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Bio (5), Chem (5), Calc (5), Lang. (5), US History (4)</p>

<p>ACT Score:
Comp: 34
English: 33
Math: 35
Reading: 33
Science: 36
Essay: 10</p>

<p>SAT II Scores: Total (2300)
Chem: 790
Bio: 760
Math II: 750</p>

<p>SAT I Scores: Total (2150) (Colleges I've talked to say they'll use my ACT score instead)
CR: 680
Math: 720
Writing: 750</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Jump Rope (11 years, 10-18hrs/wk, 48wk/yr)
-jumped on David Letterman Show
-jumped in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
-appeared on FOX, ESPN, and JUMP! movie
-jumped at multiple Utah Jazz and BSU halftimes
-helped start team in Hawaii
-mentored/trained a team in New Mexico</p>

<p>Piano (9 years, 5-6hrs/wk, 48wk/yr)</p>

<p>Self Study Languages (2years, 7hrs/wk, 52wk/yr)
-French
-Italian
-Spanish</p>

<p>Awards:
-2nd place team in world (2006)
-1st overall national male jumper 14 and under (2007)
-2nd overall national male jumper 15 and up (2009, 2010)
-6th overall world male jumper (2010)
-80 jump rope regional gold medals
-35 gold national medals
-18 silver national medals
-10 plaques (2nd in event across all ages)
-8 trophies (1st in event across all ages)
-Hold 4 age division records
-Hold 1 grand national record
-Hold 1 Guinness World Record</p>

<p>-earned 5 (top score) at state piano competition past 3 years
-have trophy for having 15 points or more</p>

<p>-National Merit Commended
-AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Volunteer/Leadership:
-Jump Rope Captain (3 years)
-Teach Kids jump rope (5 years, 1hr/wk, 20wk/yr)
-International Club (3 years, co-pres 1 year)
-Science/Math Quiz Bowl (2 years, captain 2 years)
-NHS (2 years, secretary 1 year)
-Volunteer at Science Museum (2 years, 3hr/wk, 52wk/yr)
-Tutor Kids in AP Bio (2 years, 30min/wk, 40wk/yr)
-Start AP Chem Tutor next year (30min/wk, 40wk/yr)</p>

<p>Colleges I'm looking at, in order of desirability:
Stanford
Rice
Harvard
Columbia
Yale
Duke
U of Penn
Georgetown
U of W in St. Louis
U of Chicago
Berkeley</p>

<p>Phew!!! Thanks for reading all of this, and I certainly don't blame you for skimming! haha. Obviously all the colleges I listed are difficult to get into, so does anyone have any idea on some matches/safties that would be a good fit? I always seem to have trouble finding those. Thanks again, and I will GLADLY CHANCE BACK if you want me too.</p>

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<p>Bump! Wow, 45 views and zero comments: I can’t tell if that’s good or bad…</p>

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<p>Bump again</p>

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<p>I think you can predict yourself your chances at these schools.</p>

<p>The fact you have a unique and uncommon EC (jumprope? for real?) makes you a very interesting and desirable applicant. Ditto for being from Idaho.</p>

<p>The only thing not in your favor is that you’re a white male. It’s a gamble for all of these schools, but do your best in your applications, get great rec letters and make sure you can afford these schools and you should be OK!</p>

<p>Make sure you have a safety or two!</p>

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<p>^Oh yeah, because white males have it so hard -rolls eyes-</p>

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<p>I think you’ve posted a chance thread before…not sure. But you’re national level EC is incredibly unique and you have a “shoe-in” at most if not all 2nd tier schools and a good shot at Ivy’s too!</p>

<p>Chance back please?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1177138-vandy-ucs-jhu-umich-uchic-rice-hypsm-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1177138-vandy-ucs-jhu-umich-uchic-rice-hypsm-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Incredible EC, and you are from Idaho (quite frankly, not too many strong applicants from Idaho). If you really want Stanford, go for it EA and I think you’ll get it.</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

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<p>There are too many white males applying for spots at the top 20 schools – so, yes, bring a white male (and probably not a low income white male) does put you at a disadvantage!</p>

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<p>^ haha I would agree. So many white males apply. I wish I was a native american female! But obviously that’s not going to happen.</p>