the Uber Cool Chance Thread

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me at Georgia Tech, Emory, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[list][li]October 2009, 2nd SAT-690 CR, 770 M, 790 WR, 2250 Cummulative[/li][li]January 2009, 1st SAT-650 CR, 760 M, 680 WR, 2090 Cummulative[/ul][/li][li] ACT:[/li][</em>] SAT II: 740 US History, 660 Math II, 640 M.Bio. [I am retaking both the Math II and M.Bio on November 7]
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology 5, USH 4, Eng. Lang. 4, World History 4, Stats 3
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Scientific Research, Advanced Scientific Internship, AP Government, AP Econ., AP Lit., AP Chem., AP Calc AB and AP Calc BC
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
12th Grade[list]
[</em>]LEO Club Secretary
[<em>]NHS Secretary
[</em>]Varsity Lacrosse-most likely will be named the defensive captain
[<em>]Beta Club
[</em>]Health Occupations Students of America
[<em>]Fellowship of Christian Athletes
[/ul]
11th Grade[ul]
[</em>]Leadership Experience Opportunity (LEO) Club
[<em>]National Honor Society
[</em>]Varsity Lacrosse Defensive Captain
[<em>]Beta Club
[</em>]Health Occupations Students of America
[<em>]Fellowship of Christian Athletes[/ul]
10th Grade[ul]
[</em>]National Honor Society
[<em>]Varsity Lacrosse
[</em>]Beta Club
[<em>]Health Occupations Students of America
[</em>]Fellowship of Christian Athletes[/ul]
9th Grade[ul]
[<em>]Marching Band[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 274.25 hours of community service
[<em>] Summer Activities: Georgia Governor's Honors Program, Volunteered at my Local Hospital, Band Camp
[</em>] Essays: I have an essay about diversity that I've given to people already and they think it's good
[/list]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 60,000-80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul]</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech= dunno
Emory=great shot, especially since you’re from GA
Duke=mid-high reach
Harvard=least likely
Princeton=high reach
Yale=high reach</p>

<p>Also: You’re a very strong applicant; apply everywhere because I think you have a decent chance at all of these schools.</p>

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<p>GT-in
Duke-match
Emory-not sure
Harv,Princ,Yale-reach</p>

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<p>Thanks skas12 and crystal91, do anyone else want to chance me? I will chance you back in return.</p>

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<p>Widly05, the Ivy schools are reaches for everyone. You look great for Georgia Tech, but I do not know very much about Duke or Emory. :frowning: Good luck to you there, though! </p>

<p>Chance me too? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/802020-texas-has-bison-but-vermont-has-ski-slopes-where-shall-i-end-up.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/802020-texas-has-bison-but-vermont-has-ski-slopes-where-shall-i-end-up.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>widly, I think you’ll get in GT and Emory
have a good shot at Duke
and will probably get into one of those last three.</p>

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<p>Everything looks good</p>

<p>Georgia Tech - match
Emory - match
Duke - low reach/high match
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Yale - reach</p>

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<p>You’re so in at GT and Emory. Congratulations!</p>