Stressing out, chance me? I would GREATLY appreciate it!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, so I'm applying to 10 schools and 9 of them are reaches and the last one is a target/safety school so here is my resume:</p>

<p>99.4 weighted average on a 100 scale
Ranking: Top 3 % (out of 500+)</p>

<p>Grade trend: more rigorous courses every year, grades consistent</p>

<p>1410- SAT without writing
1980 SAT with writing
31- ACT w/ writing
730-SAT II Lit
690-SAT II US History
660-SAT II Latin</p>

<p>4 English courses
4 Math
4 Science
4 Foreign Language (Latin)
4 Social Studies
3.5 Religion
2 Art</p>

<p>I have taken a total of 8 AP Courses (art history, us history, environmental science, psych, latin 4:vergil, lit, calc: AB, us gov&comp gov) I'm taking 5 AP courses this year (my senior year) and the 3 I have taken so far, I have gotten all 5s. All my other courses are honors except for studio art and the religion classes(these classes are mandatory and no honors are available for these)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
School Tennis Team: 4 yrs (1 varsity letter)
Yearbook: 3 yrs (Editor)
Art Club: 4 yrs (Vice Pres)
Latin Team: 4 years
Liturgy Leadership: 3 yrs
National honors society: 1 yr
Communtity service: 4 yrs (over 112 hrs)</p>

<p>Awards:
1. Accepted into exhibition that selected students' works from various high schools
2. AP Scholar
3. National Latin Exam: Gold Metal - 3 yrs
4. Latin District Exam: Superior (highest rank)-2 yrs
5. IL State Latin Tournament: Superior-1 yr
6. 2nd Place REgional IL Certamen League- 3 yrs
7. Ignation Medal of Service (at school level)
8. Writer of the Month (school level)</p>

<p>Extra: Attended Illini Girls State this summer
Planning to submit arts supplement</p>

<p>Race: African American</p>

<p>I'm applying to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Amherst, BC, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Middlebury, Stanford, & Swarthmore.</p>

<p>So what are my chances? Senior year just started a little less than 3 weeks ago but it may just be the beginning but I'm already not doing well in a couple of my classes. When do colleges look at senior grades? Especially if I'm applying early action to 3 schools? If my GPA drops a little but not drastically (to around a 98) and I am taking 5 AP courses this year... does it make a huge difference?</p>

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<p>You’re grades look awesome, and so do your activities. Your test scores are a little low for the top schools, but you will gain a huge boost being African American. I would give you around 30-40% into your top schools.</p>

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<p>my strategy regarding test scores is that for G-Town & ND, they dont look at the writing portion for the SAT so I’ll just submit the 1410, and for the others my ACT. I also took the ACT again yesterday so I’m really hoping for a 32, and my number 1, Amherst takes the highest subsection in the ACT (which I have taken a total of 3 times now) and the super score would be a 32 then. Anyway, thanks for replying! I really appreciate your input.</p>

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<p>I would give you a 40-45% chance for your reach schools and a 99% for safety (don’t want to guarantee anything). You have great stats, grades, and ec activities. Perhaps you would consider taking the SAT ONE more time? In October? You scores are far better than mine are, but then I’m not applying to any Ivies. I wish you the best of luck in your admission process!</p>

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