What the heck- Chance me? (Pton,UofC and more!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>ME:</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: Montana (Lived in 4 other states- born in Hawaii)
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Homeschooled
High School Type: sends no one to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes
Major: International Relations</p>

<p>ACADEMICS:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.0
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 1
Standard Curriculum
Senior Year Courseload includes 4 AP classes and one in Genetics, 3 years Mandarin Chinese</p>

<p>SCORES:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 590
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 710</p>

<p>Taking SAT II in October (Math II, US History, and Lit)
Will Retake SAT for my math score</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>

<p>Figure Skating (9-12)
Volunteer Assistant Teacher, Basic One and Hockey Tots
USFSA Basic Skills Tests Basic One- FreeSkate 4
About 10 hrs a week</p>

<p>4-H (9-12)
Delegate to National 4-H Congress, 2008 (Possible Youth Leadership Team Member)
Delegate to State 4-H Congress, 2007, 2008
2nd place overall in Public Speaking @ Congress, 2008
Rabbit Leader 08-09, Co-Leader, 07-08, Junior Leader 06-07
Projects include Teen Leadership, Rabbits, Scrapbooking, and Self Determined
Applying to be Youth Member of State 4-H Council (Find out in October)
Various Community Service Projects (Food Drive, Soda Tabs, etc)</p>

<p>Piano (9-12)
Will submit supplement- Concert level piece
Volunteer Pianist @ my church
Pianist for eight years
Competitor in the 2008 Montana Young Artist’s Competition (Find out if Finalist in December)</p>

<p>Drama (9-12)
Numerous Community theatre productions
Short films for college students
Member of Montana Actor’s Studio
Volunteer @ MT Film Festival
Will Submit Supplement
Currently writing a play</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:</p>

<pre><code>Taco Bell, August 2006 - May 2008 (20-40 hrs. a week)
Potato Sorter, June 2008 (12 hrs. a week)
Intern at US Senator’s local office, September-December 2008
Possibly p/t Barista, too
</code></pre>

<p>OTHER:</p>

<p>Finalist in the Elder and Leemaur Essay Competition, 2007</p>

<p>Strong Writer, my essays are strong
Theatre/Music Supplements will be strong
Recs: Good, maybe great?
Applying for Fin Aid</p>

<p>SCHOOLS:</p>

<p>Harvard
Princeton
Georgetown (SFS- EA)
U of Chicago (EA)
Boston U (Trustee Scholar Applicant)
American
George Washington (Honors Program Applicant)
Johns Hopkins
Seattle U (Sullivan Applicant)
University of Rochester</p>

<p>Thanks for reading. :D :D</p>

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<p>Harvard -reach for everybody
Princeton -reach for everybody
georgetown-low reach
U of Chicago-match
Boston u- match
John Hopkins- low reach</p>

<p>help me? =]</p>

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<p>Wow I’m seeing quite a few more homeschooled students posting now. </p>

<p>Harvard - High reach
Princeton - High reach
Georgetown (SFS- EA) - Reach
U of Chicago (EA) - Mid/High Reach
Boston U (Trustee Scholar Applicant) - Match, unsure about Trustee Scholar
American - Match/Safety
George Washington (Honors Program Applicant) - Match
Johns Hopkins - Reach
Seattle U (Sullivan Applicant) - Safety, reach for Sullivan
University of Rochester - No idea</p>

<p>I see some focus on Music/Theater, but the EC list is still laundry-list like. Try to focus on the image you want to project.</p>

<p>Obviously you need to increase your math score…there is like a 1% chance of getting into your top 4 universities with that score and not having a huge hook. Try to aim for 650+. Are you sure you should take Math 2? I would only take it if you are confident of a 750+ or it’s required.</p>

<p>It’s hard to give you an accurate prediction though since you didn’t provide an outline of your coursework, which is something especially important for homeschooled applicants.</p>

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<p>Okay, here’s my courseload. My first years may be missing a couple electives, hard to think back that far. :slight_smile: And I didn’t know I could take APs until Spring of my jr. year- something I’ll mention on my app.</p>

<p>Freshman:
Physical Science
Algebra 1
US History and Geography
English
International Studies- China
Health</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Biology
Algebra 2
World History
English
Russian Classics
Introduction to Mandarin Chinese</p>

<p>Junior:
Chemistry
Advanced Math
US History
English Composition
Chinese
Piano
Theater</p>

<p>Senior:
Physics
Calculus
Genetics
Mandarin Chinese
AP European History
AP American Government
AP Psychology
AP English Literature and Composition</p>

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<p>Ok, pretty challenging, so you don’t need to worry there. Although why take USH freshman and junior year?</p>

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<p>^ I looked it up - it was actually World Geography with Political and Cultural Profiles. My bad.</p>

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<p>Should I mention that I play Fantasy Figure SKating? I’m not sure how I’d mention it, I’ve never ranked high in the National League…but I try. :)</p>

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<p>Fantasy Figure Skating?</p>

<p>LOL.</p>

<p>No, you probably shouldn’t mention that.</p>

<p>Most of those schools and programs you are going after are going to be reaches.</p>

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<p>Should I try QuestBridge for Pton?</p>