An Adverse Revelation.

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>After being a rather tacit bystander for about a month on this site, I soon came to the realization that I’ve probably made the biggest mistake of my life. I already applied to some really competitive schools, schools that everyone, the ostensible cream of the crop, is applying too - but enough of my ranting. I just wanted to know if my money spent on applications and scores wasn’t a complete waste, and whether or not I stand any chance with respect to college admission.</p>

<p>I’m first generation, no one else in my family has gone to college. Both my parents are immigrants. My first languish is a Slavic Language. I didn’t learn English until kindergarten-1st grade.</p>

<p>I attend public school.
GPA: 3.9 UW
Rank: 5/135
ACT: 27 (29 E, 29 M, 27 R, 24 S) Essay 12/12
SAT II’s: 730 US History, 670 Biology M, 750 World History, 620 Math IC
AP Scores: 5 Bio, 5 US History, 4 World History
All APs taken: AP World History, AP Language and Composition, AP US History, AP Biology.
APS this year: Calculus, Govt. and Politics, and Literature.</p>

<p>The rest of my classes are/were Honors Classes.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-I was the Student Council President for three years.
-I participated on the Debate Team, and was captain 10-12.
-I’ve been playing Varsity Lacrosse since 9th Grade. I won the MVP award in 10th and 11th grade.
-I write editorials for a Slavic Newspaper in Europe.
-I’ve attended a Slavic Language school for thirteen years of my life, concurrently with conventional “American” school.
-I’m in the school’s Jazz Vocal Group and All-Men’s Vocal Group. I was also invited to sing at music festivals.
-I’m part of a club that collaborates with a local art museum.
-I’ve done theater 10-12. I was nominated as “The Best Supporting Actor” in the county.
-I founded the school’s “Skateboarding Club.”
-I Lector at Church
-I volunteer at a Local Ambulance station.
-I tutor children in my native tongue.
-Pres. Classroom
-I’m a member of the Math Team
-I’m the President of my school’s Latin Club.
-I’ve been working at a Store since the eighth grade. I work over 40 hrs a week over the summer and 15 during school weeks.
-National Honor Society
-Latin Honor Society
-I also won the Summa Cum Laude award four years consecutively.</p>

<p>As far as I’m concerned, I have a really ambitious list and I’m suprised my GC allowed me to apply to those schools. She said, “test scores aren’t everything.”</p>

<p>Schools: Columbia, Yale, Penn, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Northwestern, NYU, SUNY Binghamton.</p>

<p>I didn’t submit scores to Bowdoin. For Middlebury, I submitted three AP scores and a graded essay that I got a 98 on in Literature AP.</p>

<p>My College Essays are really well written and my teacher reccomendations are phenomenal.</p>

<p>I also have an alumni reccomendation at Yale, but I doubt that’ll help much.</p>

<p>So, any words of wisdom? I feel really crappy at the moment.</p>

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<p>I think you have a fair shot, although the ACT and some SAT II scores seem a bit low. everything else puts you in the running for sure.</p>

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<p>Are you kidding? So not all your academics are absolutely perfect. You have at least as good a shot as I do in all these schools! You don’t even think you’ll get into Northwestern? Come on!</p>

<p>But I think you do subconsciously know that…</p>

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<p>Eh, your ACT score kills almost all of your chances. The rest is real strong.</p>

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<p>I think he or she has a good chance at a little more than Northwestern. The Ivys are always unpredictable though.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>I just picked out Northwestern…didn’t mean I thought he (she? So hard to tell–you should’ve posted more of your demographics!) would ONLY have a good shot at Northwestern. Matter of fact, all but the Ivies seem pretty good for you.</p>

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<p>I don’t want to start a fight or anything, but I think he has a really good shot at all of his schools. Looking at my Fiske Guide to colleges, with the exception of Yale and Columbia, he falls within their ACT range. I mean, my friend was telling me how some kid from his school got accepted to Georgetown with an 1860.</p>

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<p>Now, why would that start a fight? </p>

<p>I just like to handle the Ivies with kid gloves. I suppose it will depend on whether they like pickled’s ECs, teacher recs, and essays well enough, as far as Yale etc.</p>