(witty chances thread title here)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Personal Info:
Senior at large, pretty uncompetitive PA school, though it sends maybe 2-3 to top schools (usually Penn) every year
White male
Hoping to major in bio (perhaps a bio/marketing double major)</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.0 UW, 103.71 W (not sure how that converts onto 4.0)
Rank: 1/488
Courseload: most difficult available, taken every AP of the 7 my school offers and all other classes are honors throughout all 4 years
SAT I: 760CR 710M 730W, 2200 total
SAT II: 740 US History, 690 Math I
APs: 5 US History, 4 Bio, 3 Chem (taking 4, possibly 5 more tests at the end of this year)</p>

<p>ECs:
--greatly involved in my church for my whole life and have racked up 1000s of volunteer hours in all sorts of activities--altar server, usher, volunteering at bible school, setting up for the church picnic, anything possible really--I can get a great rec from my priest
--United States Senate page for Sen. Arlen Specter in summer 2007...I'm most proud of this, seeing as I applied and got accepted on my own merits and without connections
--internship at the World Aerobic/Hip Hop Championships in Los Angeles for three weeks two summers in a row (Hip Hop Championships will be featured on upcoming NBC reality series World Moves!)
--chosen as "Scholar of the Year" from my school, where each district in the area picks the most well-rounded student for a newspaper piece and radio interview
--Scholastic bowl team (12); my school does things backwards and ONLY chooses seniors...we won states and went to nationals last year, hoping to live up to that!
--National Merit Commended Scholar
--AP Scholar
--National Honor Society
--Spanish club (9,10,11,12)
--school golf team (10,11); nothing special here, just something I enjoy
--school bowling team (9,10,12); won most improved in the scholastic league in 10th
--won photography contest in our decently large local newspaper (100,000+ circulation)
--pretty extensive world traveler...don't know if this really counts as an EC, but it did help to shape my world outlook and thus my essay, which I think came out great!</p>

<p>Work experience:
--job as dietary aide at local hospital from Oct 2006-August 2007, about 15 hrs/wk
--job as dietary aide at nursing home from August 2007-present, about 10 hrs/wk</p>

<p>Recs are glowing!
I wrote my essays. I think they're good. Most others do as well...so we'll see!</p>

<p>School List:
Stanford SCEA
Duke
Pepperdine
William and Mary (OOS)
UVA (OOS)
Davidson
Rice
Tulane</p>

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<p>You should be in for sure at Pepperdine. Probably Davidson and Tulane too. </p>

<p>UVA, William and Mary are matches. </p>

<p>Stanford, Duke (and maybe Rice) are reaches. Nothing personal though - top schools are reaches for everyone.</p>

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<p>you should get it...no worries</p>

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<p>Thanks for the thoughts so far!</p>

<p>Just giving this a little nudge towards the top...</p>

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<p>I'm really sorry to bump this again, but I've tweaked my list to completion:</p>

<p>Stanford SCEA
Duke
Pepperdine
Pomona
William and Mary (OOS)
Emory
UVA (OOS)
Davidson
Rice
Tulane</p>

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<p>New offer. Chance me and receive a puppy.</p>

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<p>you'd probably want to take another sat ii, a 690 on the math I is not going to do you any favors at top universities</p>

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<p>Your looking pretty good for all.</p>

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<p>i would think your in at pepperdine and tulane too...
you're competitive for UVA for sure</p>

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<p>I was planning just forgetting about the SAT IIs. I really don't feel prepared for any other subject tests at a 750 level. I hope they just look at my SAT I and APs and chalk up the 690 to a bad day. I'm awful at math standardized testing--not a speed person! Took a lot of studying to get that SAT I math to 710!</p>

<p>Would I seriously face rejection for a 690 SAT II? I really hope everything else I've done would overshadow that.</p>

<p>And, as promised, a puppy:
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<p>I have a 700M and a 710IIC (subject test was on a bad day), you should easily get a 700 on the IIC and, by your ap test, you should try chem and/or bio</p>