Average CC Kid Just Dreaming Big! Chance?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>White (immigrant from Poland in 1st grade)
Illinois
105,000 family income
Male</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>ACT: 32, 35 in Reading and English, 28 in Science and Math
GPA: Weighted: 4.08 out of 4, UW: 3.6/4.0
Class Rank~65/570, One of the top 8 schools in Illinois</p>

<p>Course Load</p>

<p>Freshmen Year</p>

<p>Honors Biology
Honors Literature
Honors Social Studies
Spanish 2
Honors Trig.
Intro to Business</p>

<p>Sophmore Year</p>

<p>Honors Chemistry
Honors English
AP World History
Spanish 3
Honors Geometry
Photography (Art req.)</p>

<p>Junior Year</p>

<p>Honors Physics
AP Language
AP US History
Spanish 4
Honors Pre Calc
AP Government US</p>

<p>Senior Year</p>

<p>AP Biology
Advanced Composition/Contemporary Lit
AP Calc AB
AP Spanish
Ap Economics</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>7 Semester Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS,</p>

<p>EC</p>

<p>Club soccer, Spanish Club, Polish School (4 hours a week since 1st grade, top student in class, 35 weeks a year), religion school ( 2 hours/ 35 weeks a year), producing music. Yea weak I know =[ </p>

<p>Applying for economics/international relations/ or business in general (no specific major yet). I know my Ec’s are weak and looking back I feel like I was way too lazy but my essay should be good and rec’s should be great. Thanks!</p>

<p>Northwestern
Wash U St Louis
Notre Dame
U of Illinois
Grinnell
Macalester
University of Chicago
Indiana University (Kelley)</p>

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<p>YOu have good shots everywhere, except Grinnel, Macalester, and Indiana University which I am unfamiliar with. For U o C, make sure you write stellar essays.</p>

<p>OFF TOPIC: you remind me to the polish kid who got accepted to all 7 ivies and stanford, but denied to MIT. haha</p>

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<p>Haha I just wish Polish was considered a minority =P</p>

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<p>^^no he doesnt. slim chance at northwestern notre dame and chicago. Grade inflation school? a 4.08 is top 10%? in a “top school” LOL</p>

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<p>? Half the kids in my class take all AP’s/honors, so there are alot of students getting high gpa’s. Is a 4,08 bad or something? <a href=“http://www.suntimes.com/images/cds/pdf/top50high-2008.pdf[/url]”>http://www.suntimes.com/images/cds/pdf/top50high-2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt; Prospect high school.</p>

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<p>^that says #12 lol</p>

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<p>Oh wow four off. LOL your really funny</p>

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<p>Other opinions? Might apply ED to Northwestern or Wash U</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>It’s a good, balance list unlike most here. You may not make it into your top schools but you should get into several.</p>

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<p>Thank you =]</p>

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<p>I don’t know about your reaches. You’re not in the top 10% in a relatively large class, so chances look bad for your reach schools. You’ll get into the others though.</p>

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<p>don’t listen to collegebound41, you have a great shot at all of the schools you’ve listed!</p>