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>I know how you feel man. I’m in the same boat. It looks like you’ve done all you can. I hope they don’t look down on us because of how our schools are. I’m sure you’re as frustrated as I am sometimes. Your EC’s are really stellar! I’d say you have as good a shot as anybody out there. Good luck with everything.</p>

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<p>its so weird how the standards for state runners change across the country. here in california, i had a 17:05 and could NEVER think of making state… but i guess you could out did the competition there. so congrats on that :)</p>

<p>i rarely comment on these kind of threads 'cause who am i to say whether someone will get accepted or not, but you’ve done a lot and accomplished a lot. so good job and you’ll go somewhere good :)</p>