What type of chances do I have?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I know you're all going to love me for this. I appreciate all the feedback!</p>

<p>White middle class male from Massachusetts (Russian if that makes a difference)
SAT: 1470 -- High math, low verbal (790m, 680v)
New SAT: Not yet
SAT II: Absolutely not yet</p>

<p>Class Rank: fluctuating from 3-6 out of 196...probably will end up 5, hopefully higher...and by higher I mean lower, or rather, better 3 than 6.
GPA: weighted around 4.3, unweighted near 4.0 (from a very competitve public high school)
AP's to be taken: US Hist, Government, English, Calculus BC, Economics, Physics</p>

<p>Activities:
Mock Trial-- hopefully an officer next year(10, 11, 12)
Political Action Club-- (11, 12)
International Relations Club-- (11), (12
Student Council-- Class Rep(10, 11), (hopefully School Treas(12)
Chess team -- Captain/second board
Math team -- won a few awards for top Junior (hopefully Captain next year)</p>

<p>Varsity Track -- pretty good, just barely didn't make states, hopefully will next year--probably not. Not good enough to be recruited.
Varsity Tennis -- Not as good as I am at track, probably First Doubles next year, or Third Singles
Ping Pong - Captain</p>

<p>National Honor Society</p>

<p>Piano -- Seven years, not concert pianist, but not bad</p>

<p>Helped administer a relatively popular website for three years</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Top Geometry student 9th grade
I can't remember many of them but I did win the:</p>

<p><strong><em>Presidential Physical Fitness award</em></strong>: Something to be proud of</p>

<p>Trips:
Harvard Model Congress (11,12)
Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (11,12)
Youth to Israel (A trip to Eastern Europe last year to find out more about heritage)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
30 hours for Jewish Community
Helped a woman learn to use a computer over a few weeks
Habitat for Humanity </p>

<p>Schools:
Brandeis (I have Legacy here but not my top choice at all)
Georgetown
Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
Harvard???
Columbia
Brown</p>

<p>That's about everything. Many thanks for evaluating anything and everything. Your input is very appreciated.</p>

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<p>You obviously have at least an O.K. chance at all these places. Brandeis should be an easy in. Harvard is the only really big question mark, but it always is. Any Ivy League school is at least somewhat a question mark. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick response, tore.
I realize my stats are around where I need them for a few of the schools, and a bit below where many applicants have them for some of those schools.</p>

<p>My biggest question is one that I am not sure you guys will be able to answer:
How would you rate my EC's? Are they strong, normal, or not so good? How much of a distinguished pianist do I have to be in order to use it to my advantage. I'm not really distinguished, but I have played at a few minor concerts recently--nothing big or more than fifty people. Is playing the piano just good for by all-round development/being renaissance man, or will it help me more than that? </p>

<p>Same thing with the website? Is that even something I should put on the application? It's a PDA gaming website -- so it deals with Palm/Pocket PC games. By the way, I'm a geek. Keep smiling :).</p>

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<p>normal EC's</p>

<p>Sure, mention the website, people mention stuff like that.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump it up</p>