VERY Small School...Chances?

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<p>I come from a very small high school in Wisconsin (only 125 in the entire high school).</p>

<p>Our school offers zero AP classes and has zero clubs (well...except pep club, but I'm NOT joining that). I exhausted our curriculum in both science and math after my junior year, so I'm taking indepedent calc and chem this year, both for no credit or grade.</p>

<p>*4.0 GPA (UW)
*5 credits of math (algebra 1, algebra 2, advanced math, geometry, calculus)
*5 credits of science (biology, chemisty, physics, anatomy and physiology, advanced biology)
*4 years of Spanish
*4 years of band (marching, concert, pep, etc...first chair clarinet for all four years...went to state solo/ensemble my soph. and junior years and most likely this year)
*4 years of varsity cross country (P.R. of 18:59...captain this year...our team went to state)
*3 years of varsity basketball (starting center...averaged about 10 PPG last year...captain)
*3 years of varsity baseball -counting this year- (3 year starting pitcher...2 year ace...around a 1.25 ERA last year...captain last year)
*3 years of NHS
*Went on Spanish trip to Mexico two years ago and going to Costa Rica next summer</p>

<p>*ACT - 33 (E-33 M-34 R-35 S-30 W-8)</p>

<p>I think that's about it. What are my odds?</p>

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<p>ED or RD?</p>

<p>10 char</p>

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<p>RD since I applied SCEA to Stanford</p>

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<p>I'm not sure if the not having any APs will hurt you or not, if your school has no APs then there's nothing you can do and therefor you made the most of it... However, I know alot of people with 4.0s unweighted simply because they didn't take any APs. Grade-wise, I'm not sure.</p>

<p>ACT looks good and the varsity sports + leadership in one should definately help. I'll just repeat what everyone says, make the essay and statement solid.</p>

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<p>If your school offers no APs it won't/can't be weighed against you. NU has seen this before and will know how to evaluate you. Your ACT is obviously solid. As you've already been advised, you must write an essay that sings. Also, have you visited the campus? If so, be sure to work that into your application.</p>

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<p>I'm having trouble with my essay because I don't really know a lot about the school. I'll do some research this weekend. And I don't think I'll be able to visit the campus because it's a couple of hours away and I don't think I'll have time.</p>