Top 20 Schools. Any Chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (750CR,770M,770W)
[</em>] SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, TBD Math II
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/427
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (4), Microeconomics (4), US History (4), Stats (5), Spanish (5), Psych (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, APES, AP Physics B, 4 Dual Enrollment Classes
[<em>] Major Awards ): AP Scholar with distinction, National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club Swim Team (3hrs/day), Varsity Swim Team (Co-Captain), Designed Website for an Orphanage in Colombia in which I help with fund-raising and activity coordinating, National Spanish Honor Society (Secretary)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Two basic jobs that only require an average of an hour or two per week. Lifeguard Certified. Looking to get a job in that field
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Swim Meet Volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: Swimming..traveling...not much thats on my application
[</em>] Essays: Very good common app essay. Supplements are above average.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Read one. It was pretty good. Have yet to read the other one. Should be good but i don't know how well this teacher writes.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Positive but probably generic. Public School</p>

<p>[/ul]Other:[list]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $50000-80000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>I usually hate these chance threads but I thought I might as well. I am perfectly well aware that there is only one 'yes' that matters...but its hard to look at my own application objectively.</p>

<p>I am interested in mostly Top 20 Schools. My main goal is Rice. I am also applying to Yale (I know..super reach), Cornell, Northwestern, Georgetown, Wash U, Vandy, and Brown.</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone.</p>

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<p>You have a great senior year course load. Your UW GPA is not very high though. Your SATs are very good though. The fact that you are a minority will make you stand out and that you are a first generation college student. I think with the right interview and essay you should be good for Rice, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern. Georgetown, Brown, and Cornell all range from mid-reach to low-reach.</p>

<p>You have decent ECs as well.</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1569158-florida-state-university-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1569158-florida-state-university-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks. I am not a first generation college student though. I was, however, born in latinamerica and talk a lot about my experiences in a third world country. And I know my GPA is bad… Far too many B’s.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is low, but your class rank is good. Your SAT is also above average for most top 20 schools. With URM and first generation, you do have a decent chance at any of them.</p>

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<p>Deferred from Georgetown today. Any new opinions?</p>