You know you want to chance this, so why don't you?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a white male Floridian (born in NY) who attended a small Christian Academy not very well known by colleges for Freshman and Sophomore years, and now (as a Junior) attend a competitive Catholic School because it offered more than my other school (ranked in the top 50 Catholic Schools in the nation)</p>

<p>In Short...
Cumulative GPA........
Courseload.................Most rigorous possible (12 honors, 3 AP)
E/C's.............................V Tennis (since 8th), V Cross Country, V Track, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, NJHS, FCA, FBLA
Awards/Recognition..U.S. National Achievement Award in Science (2 consecutive years), All American Scholar Award, MVP in Tennis (2 consecutive years), Placed 2nd at districts in tennis
Leadership..................President of Sophomore Class, Founder and President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (10th), Captain Varsity Tennis (9-10 grade)
Service.........................Old Steeple Community Church, Samaritan's Purse
Special.........................Internship at Smith Barney (9th), People to People Student Ambassador to Australia (10th), Took College courses through Eastern Washington University (12 Credits)
Hooks...........................I like a challenge, and is shown by how I took the extra step by taking online AP courses Sophomore year, Internship @ Smith Barney, college credits, took part in varsity sports</p>

<p>9th_____________________________________________________________
Average GPA: 4.3 Weighted, 3.79 Un-weighted
Rank: Top 4 out of 80
Courseload: Hardest Possible (4 Honors)
Mu Alpha Theta
NJHS
Varsity Tennis- 1st Chair, MVP, Captain (placed 2nd at districts)
Intern @ Smith Barney (Stock Brokerage)
Swim Team
Dean's List
U.S. National Achievement Award in Science
All American Scholar Award</p>

<p>10th____________________________________________________________
Average GPA: 4.5 Weighted
Rank: Top 4 in a class of 80 kids
Courseload: Hardest Possible (5 Honors); Online Web Design Class; AP Microeconomics online
Varsity Cross Country- SACC All Conference, "Rookie Runner" award (13-15 hours/week)
Varsity Tennis- 1st chair, captain, MVP (12 hours/week)
Varsity Track (Same season as tennis)
Future Business Leaders of America
Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Founder and President: Has become school's largest club
Student Council- President- Generated most funds ever as President for class, started school's largest fundraiser, Dodgeball Tournament (7+ Hours/week)
Yearbook Club (~7 Hours/week)
National Honor Society
People to People Student Ambassador to Australia
College Credits (through Eastern Washington University)
a.) Comparing Cultures and Societies - 4 Creds.
b.) Exploring Cultural Diversity - 3 Creds.
c.) World of Arts - 5 Creds.</p>

<p>11th_____________________________________________________________
Average GPA:
Courseload:2 AP, 3 Honors -- AP British Lit. , AP U.S. History (I should get a 4 or 5)
Varsity Cross Country (on a team that makes top 10 in states) (12 Hours/week)</p>

<p>12th
Most likely all APs, same EC's, possibly a few awards, etc.</p>

<p>Supposing I get some great recs and write an awesome essay with SAT scores 2000+, what are my chances? (do you agree/disagree my college list predictions?)</p>

<p>REACH:
Princeton
Harvard
Columbia
MATCH:
NYU Stern
Cornell
Georgetown
SAFETY:
Rutgers</p>

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<p>cornell should also be a reach</p>

<p>although you probably have a good shot at cornell, no ivy should be considered a match/safety since theyre all unpredictable</p>

<p>if u get at least 2200 on SATS, you should have an average, if not decent, shot at all of them,</p>

<p>And where in the world are your SAT IIs?</p>

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<p>go bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Georgetown and Cornell are definitely reaches. NYU is very difficult too, more like a high match.</p>

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<p>Nothing's set in stone until you know for sure what your SAT scores are. A 2000 is definitely not enough to call Cornell a match in pretty much any circumstance. I agree with above posters that you need something higher, but your ECs (especially that internship) are VERY impressive. I would keep GTown and Stern in the match column if you can score even 2100+ while the Ivies can be considered slight reach (as is for everyone) if you can score mid 2100s~2200+
PS: Don't write about liking challenges by taking AP tests. That is a very cliched choice of topics. Try to talk about your internship and/or how you got interested in business in the first place. Oh, and Answer the Prompt.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any comments/suggestions?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>Subject tests?</p>

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<p>Where are your SAT II's? Without those then you have no chance at HYP Cornell etc. </p>

<p>If you get a 2000 most of those are reaches, but if u get a 2200+ along with awesome SAT II's then you got a very good shot as all of them</p>

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<p>can you get recruited for tennis? have you tried..?</p>