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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hiya! I made one of these a few months ago but I'd love to get some different people's opinions. Plus, I know a few more things now. I'm a junior right now attending a rather well-respected public high school and my list of non-safety colleges is currently Columbia, UPenn, UVA, Duke, and perhaps a top LAC like Amherst. Are these too high of a reach?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.17 W
Rank: 6 out of about 450 (although this may have changed for the better; they just recalculated everything)
PSAT: 201
---I'm taking the SAT March 12 and expect to raise this a bit.</p>

<p>APs (10): World History (5), European History, US History, Psychology, English: Lang, English: Lit, Calc BC, Biology, French, and Government. (I anticipate mostly 5s and some 4s, although who knows with Calc!)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Vice President of Drama Club
-A LOT of time spent working on drama productions (on and off stage)
-Wrote a play that performed at a competition, earning one of the actors an award. We are also performing it at our public library soon. My drama teacher is helping me try to get it published.
-ITS member
-NHS member (I'm hoping to be elected as an officer next year)
-French Club member (also hope to be an officer in this next year)
-Academic Team member</p>

<p>Various honors: Outstanding French II and III, Drama II, and Honors Biology student. Outstanding sophomore female of the year. </p>

<p>Oh, and just to add, I'm getting a job this summer and can write a pretty mean essay. I'm also enthusiastic about all of the clubs that I'm in and haven't joined any just to look good.</p>

<p>Hope I gave all the right info! Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Oh! I forgot about Cornell!</p>

<p>Speaking of Cornell, I also have another question…my grandfather went there years ago, however, he never graduated because he went to fight in WWII. Would I still be considered a legacy? Would I even be a legacy in the first place?</p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>I hope it’s not too early to do this but…bump!</p>

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<p>Those are hard schools for everyone to get into, espeically Penn and Columbia. I think you stand a chance, as a member of the theater club at my school I know what all of your achievements mean. You are probably a legacy at Cornell. Your standardized tests will be important for those schools so don’t sleep during the SAT! Other than that, good luck and keep up the good work.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much, Mr. mrcool!</p>

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<p>No problem, keep it up!</p>

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<p>If you convey your interest in drama well, then I think you’ll have a shot at some of these schools but otherwise many may be too difficult to get in to. </p>

<p>Work on your SATs and you may have a shot.</p>

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<p>You are NOT a legacy at Cornell. Your mother or father had to have gone there in order for you to be a legacy.</p>

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<p>For those of you saying that it is/isn’t a legacy, I would like to see some actual data backing up your claims. I’m just personally really curious about this matter. In my own logic, I feel that it would be a legacy. And there’s that additional respect of leaving college in order to defend your college.</p>