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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chances for:</p>

<p>*Rice ED
Carleton
Brown
Pomona
Tufts
WashU</p>

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<p>Personal
Kansas, Male, Asian-American, upper-middle class
Semi-competitive public high school
Prospective majors: double major in Philosophy and Psychology; these are my passions in academics, especially philosophy (my IB Extended Essay is about philosophical zombies). Also, I don't imagine that there are many Asians dying to get philosophy degrees.
Prospective career: Superhero</p>

<p>Academics:
IB Diploma Candidate
UW GPA: ~3.7-3.8, W GPA: ~4.5
Rank: Top 5%, though I'm on the edge
SAT: 2330/1580 (780 M, 800 CR, 750 W)
ACT: 34 (10 Writing)
Tests: Psych AP 5, Calc BC 3, Environmental Systems IB 5</p>

<p>ECs:
1)Cello<a href="9,10,11,12+">/u</a> [11 hours/wk]
-Symphony and Chamber Orchestra (School)
-Lancer Maestros (performing at a nursing home)
-Orchestra Letter
-All-District Honors Orchestra
-Ottawa Suzuki: Sound Encounters Music Camp
-I'm also learning to play the Singing Saw, if that counts for anything =P
2)Varsity Lacrosse<a href="10-12">/u</a> [15 hrs/wk] [10 wks/yr]
-Local League (10, 11, 12)
-School Team (10, 11)
3)Philosophy Club <a href="President/Founder">/u</a> (11,12+) [2 hrs/wk]
-Lead discussions every week
4)Food Appreciation Club<a href="President">/u</a> (9,11,12) [2 hrs/wk]
-President; adminstrative and organizational work (the club meets at restaurants to eat/discuss)
5)Broomball <a href="11,12">/u</a> [2 hrs/wk]
-Pioneer in local community; helped start local pickup games in the area, and promote interest in and awareness of broomball
6)Improv Club<a href="Vice%20President">/u</a> (11,12) [1 hr/wk]
-Vice-President; help organize meetings and suggest improv games
7)Recycling <a href="9,10,11,12">/u</a> [2 hrs/wk]
-Help collect/dump recycle bins for school and dump them for community
7)Bodybuilding <a href="9,10,11,12">/u</a> [3 hrs/wk]
-Lift weights at the gym and read about nutrition and weight lifting; I've given class presentations on weight lifting/nutrition, and helped teach many of my friends, as well as design training programs</p>

<p>The CommonApp only allows 7 ECs, so I don't know which of those to take out. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>Work Experience:
1)Youth Soccer Referee<a href="9-12">/u</a> [5 hrs/wk] [24 wks/yr]
-U7 to U17; Center and Linesman
-Employer/Certification: United States Soccer Federation
2)Panera Bread <a href="12">/u</a> [20 hrs/wk] [8 wks/yr]
-Crispani Maker
3)Election Worker <a href="11,12">/u</a> [14 hrs/wk] [1 wk/yr]
-Student Worker at local voting sites
4)Usher <a href="11">/u</a> [5 hrs/wk] [1 wk/yr]
-Ushered at local ballet</p>

<p>Awards:
Academic Worldquest Competition (International Affairs Competition) 1st Place Regional/30th place National
Philosophy Paper (about zombies!) published in a online journal
Likely to be National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Offbeat and pretty unique, I think.
Recs: Decent.
Interview: I think I'll do well.</p>

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<p>I would include the seven extracurriculars that mean the most to you, but the common app encourages you to put additional extracurriculars (the ones that didn't fit) into the extra info section, so you'll be able to include all of your extracurriculars.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Bump.</p>

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<p>You have a good list, but it's reach and match-heavy -- no safeties?</p>

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<p>I didn't put my safeties on there. Just the more selective schools I'm applying to.</p>

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<p>Food Appreciation Club, first time I heard of that. Cool.</p>

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<p>I predict you'll get into Rice ED. You would get into WashU ED but regular will be harder. Brown is hard for almost everyone. You'll probably get into Carleton and Tufts regular.</p>

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<p>Mr. Womble must post his resume on here for the 100000th time. God. </p>

<p>:D hehe</p>

<p>(No one other than the op should respond to this post.)</p>

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<p>all are safeties/matches for you
gl .</p>

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<p>I agree with sars. You should aim for some reaches, your stats are very good!</p>

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<p>Oh come on, Karen, this is only the second time. And it's legitimate because my stats are much different than before.</p>

<p>And I don't want to aim for "higher reaches". These are the schools I'd want to attend. Thanks for all the comments so far though.</p>

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<p>ToastWomble: I think you have a great list, right-on-target, and if you genuinely would like to attend all of them, there's really no reason to add other reaches you aren't as interested in. Bravo!</p>

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<p>Thanks. (10 char)</p>

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<p>Bump......</p>

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<p>I would totally suggest Carleton, I live in Minnesota, and have visited the campus a lot and I love it! It is a great little school.</p>

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<p>Well, I definitely plan on applying to Carleton. It's my 2nd or 3rd choice. I haven't visited yet, though I think I will in September.</p>

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<p>bump......;</p>

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<p>You are an outstanding applicant.</p>

<p>Honestly, I couldn't see any reason why Rice wouldn't want you to be part of the Class of '12. I think you could get a very good merit scholarship too.</p>

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<p>One last bump.</p>