URM trying to get into college...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello I am an African-American male junior from a commendable public high school in Washington State.</p>

<p>Current GPA: 3.84 UW, 4.4ish weighted
SAT II's: US History - 750, Chemistry - 680</p>

<p>AP World History - 5,
AP Chemistry - 4
AP Statistics - 5
AP English Language - 4
AP United States History - 5</p>

<p>EC's:
1000+ Hours of Community Service thus far...
Youth Link Board Member (11)
Youth Link Grant Committee Founder/Chair (11)
Founder/President of Teen Coffeehouse Initiative (9,10,11)
DECA (9,10,11) -- Currently President
Debate (9,10,11) -- Currently LD Captain
Youth Council Member (9,10,11)
Safe Rides Program Executive Committe + Design Team Member (9,10,11)
Community Leadership Awards Speaker + Planning Committee Member (9,10,11)
Youth Involvement Conference Speaker + Exec. Committee Member (9,10,11)
JV Tennis (11)
Have played the piano for 7 years</p>

<p>Awards Won:
AP Scholar With Distinction
Wolverine Guard Award for Excellence in Community Service
1st Place at Area in DECA Sports & Entertainment Marketing Category, advancing to state competition soon</p>

<p>Freshman Year Schedule:
10th Honors English A/A
AP World History A/A
Honors Precalculus B/B
Speech/Video Production A/A
Honors Chemistry A/A
Spanish 3 A/A
P.E. A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Schedule:
AP American Literature B/A
Health/Wt. Training A/A
AP Statistics A/A
AP Chemistry B/A
AP US History A/A
Spanish 4 A/A
Wt. Training/Computer Graphics A/A</p>

<p>Jr. Year Schedule:
AP English Literature & Composition A
AP Calculus AB B
AP Biology A
AP Spanish 5 B
Advanced DECA A
Photography/Adv. Photography A
Drawing+Painting/Adv. Video Production A</p>

<p>ok so what are my chances at:
Harvard (bro is a freshman right now)
Stanford (other bro will be a freshman next year)
Princeton
Yale
Wharton
Columbia
Brown
University of Washington
Northwestern</p>

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<p>Wow you have a great chance!</p>

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<p>i agree you should get into a few of those ivies at least and definately uw. Being african american from the northwest is definately going to help you in an east cost dominated admissions pool at most of the schools you are applying to. good luck!</p>

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<p>I think your chances are great! Just get around a 2000-2200 on the SAT, and you'll be set for every college :).</p>

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<p>Just compare your stats to your bros that got into stanford and harvard.</p>

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Just compare your stats to your bros that got into stanford and harvard.

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Yep, he's pretty much right. You may get distorted answers due to increased emphasis everyone on CC puts on affirmative action and geographical admissions. Just do well on your SATs and you'll be competitive for the top ones, and guaranteed at Northwestern and UW.</p>

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<p>Dude, you are a strong candidate w/o being a URM. With it you're pretty much going to whatever school you choose.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you are a good candidate. </p>

<p>Harvard - Low Match
Stanford - Slight Reach
Princeton - Slight Reach
Yale - Match
Wharton - Match/Slight Reach
Columbia -Match
Brown - Match
University of Washington - Safety
Northwestern - Safety</p>